Undergraduate Programs
Computing, Mathematics, and Analytics
Concurrent Education
Queen’s Concurrent Education is a five-year + one summer term program that prepares secondary school graduates to become educators and qualify for Ontario College of Teachers certification. Our graduates are out into the job market a year earlier, since most other Ontario faculties of education offer their programs over 6 years with typical fall/winter semesters.
With Queen’s ConEd, you will be working on two degrees at the same time – an Honours Bachelor of Arts (including French), Science (including Kinesiology), or Music, and a Bachelor of Education degree – both from day one! The BEd degree from Queen’s is widely accepted for teacher certification across Canada and around the world. What makes Queen’s grads more marketable is that they will all graduate with a concentration in one subject area.
Data Analytics
Data Analytics is a new way of understanding complex systems by building computational models that are consistent with the observed data about those systems. If you want to play a positive role in shaping the way people make important decisions based on the presentation of data, then this is the right certificate for you.
For more information about certificate eligibility and how to apply, visit our webpage.
Disability and Physical Activity
The Certificate in Disability and Physical Activity (DIPA) is offered through a collaboration between the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies and Revved Up , an adapted exercise program. The goal of the Revved Up program is to provide world-class, community-based exercise programming that fosters healthy living and quality of life among people living with mobility impairment, intellectual disability, and/or cancer.
For more information about certificate eligibility and how to apply, visit our webpage.
Drama
Acting, directing, music theatre, design, playwriting, theatre technical production, puppets, opera, theatre history, dance. The DAN School of Drama and Music offers a well-rounded program designed to equip resourceful thinkers with the communication, collaborative, and leadership skills that will enable them to excel in any field they choose. A key part of Drama at Queen’s is the enormous range and number of opportunities offered by many exciting productions, both on stage and backstage, as directors, writers, designers or producers.
Earth Systems Science
The Earth Systems Science Specialization pairs the applied multidisciplinary perspective of environmental studies with in-depth scientific training in physical geography. Students take a holistic view of the Earth and emphasize the interactions between land, water, and air to understand and address the impacts of environmental change.
Economics
What determines the prices of goods and services? How do individuals decide how much to spend and save? How can government policies help reduce environmental pollution? These are questions we all face every day. Economics is our attempt to analyze and understand them. Often seen as being all about money, at its more basic level, economics is concerned with the material well-being of human societies. Economics at Queen’s is widely recognized as one of the leading Economics departments in Canada. The programs are challenging, rigorous, and of small to medium size.
Education
Concurrent Education
Queen’s Concurrent Education is a five-year + one summer term program that prepares secondary school graduates to become educators and qualify for Ontario College of Teachers certification. Our graduates are out into the job market a year earlier, since most other Ontario faculties of education offer their programs over 6 years with typical fall/winter semesters.
With Queen’s ConEd, you will be working on two degrees at the same time – an Honours Bachelor of Arts (including French), Science (including Kinesiology), or Music, and a Bachelor of Education degree – both from day one! The BEd degree from Queen’s is widely accepted for teacher certification across Canada and around the world. What makes Queen’s grads more marketable is that they will all graduate with a concentration in one subject area.
Concurrent Education students can apply for a program track in their final year. Program tracks include , , , and .
Consecutive Education
Our on-campus Consecutive Education program is for those who are interested in becoming educators or working in the field as educators. The Bachelor of Education program provides university graduates with a second bachelor’s degree. The Consecutive Education program is completed in four successive terms, starting in May and ending in August the following year, which enables our graduates to be out in the job market by September. Candidates chose a teaching division: Primary-Junior (K – Grade 6) or Intermediate-Senior (Grades 7 -12). Our Consecutive Education program includes four program tracks: , , , and .
Graduate Diploma in Education
Our fully online, part-time Graduate Diploma in Education program is designed for educators and other professionals who want to take their career to the next level. Students have the unique opportunity to focus their graduate learning in a chosen concentration of study and apply that learning to solve problems of practice and effect change in their professional context. Consisting of only five online courses, this program is an excellent way to begin your online graduate studies experience and earn a graduate diploma. Should you decide to continue on after you finish the Graduate Diploma, take an additional five courses to earn a Professional Master of Education degree as well.
Professional Master of Education
Our fully online, part-time Professional Master of Education program is designed for educators and other professionals who want to take their career to the next level by exploring educational theory in relation to their practice and the broader field of education. The program provides students with the unique opportunity to focus their graduate learning in a chosen concentration of study, apply that learning to solve problems of practice and effect change in their professional context, and broaden their understanding of enduring, contemporary, and emerging educational theories, approaches, and mindsets in relation to diverse professional contexts. The program consists of 10 graduate courses - five required and five elective.
Master of Education
Working with our outstanding researchers and experts in education, you will develop innovative research, writing, teaching and leadership skills. Our on-campus Master of Education program gives you the flexibility to choose your research focus. We offer a diverse range of courses and, as a researcher in our community, you will have opportunities to engage in outreach initiatives in the community and in local, national, and international partnerships. Research with us!
Master of Education in World Indigenous Studies in Education (WISE)
The World Indigenous Studies in Education grants Master's degree that allows you to pursue your research interests without leaving your community, family, or job.
The program is offered in a part-time blended format (online and on-campus) for students with experience in Indigenous communities or World Indigenous issues. We welcome allyship and students with experience and demonstrated commitment to Indigenous truth, reconciliation, and knowledge mobilization.
Doctor of Philosophy in Education
Join our inclusive research community of education experts. Our PhD program works on a mentorship model where new scholars work closely with established experts and collaborative research groups. Coursework is completed under the supervision of leading experts across the education spectrum. Our PhD graduates contribute innovative work transforming theory, policy and practice. We offer competitive funding packages and opportunities for our PhD students to be teaching or research fellows, as well as research or teaching assistants.
Electrical and Computer Engineering: Innovation Stream
Get all the benefits of Queen’s leading Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) programs with a specialized curriculum starting in your first year that prioritizes entrepreneurship and business skills. All of the robust engineering education of our ECE program is paired with team-based learning, networking, and guidance and coaching on business models and innovation development.
Electrical Engineering
Undergraduate studies: Electrical Engineering is a broad discipline that spans from the physical world to the purely information-based world. In this program, you will build on a base of applied mathematics and physics and learn to use the laws of physics that govern electrical systems to design new products and services.
Streams of specialization include:
- biomedical engineering
- communication and signal processing
- communication streams and networks
- microelectronics and photonics
- mechatronics
- power electronics and systems
- robotics and control
Graduate studies: With collaborative research opportunities, a strong sense of community between faculty and students, and exceptional teaching and research, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) prepares you to excel in your graduate studies. We offer research-oriented doctoral and master’s programs, including our unique Master of Applied Science in Artificial Intelligence. Our students graduate as experts in their field with strong technical and academic skills.
Degree Offerings: MEng, MASc, PhD, MASc in AI, Accelerated Master’s
Employment Relations
The world of work is changing. Rapid technological change has led to unprecedented challenges. But while technology may have accelerated the economy, it will always be people who keep it running. Employment Relations focuses on the complex relationships between people - the employees and employers who keep the world of work running - and the laws and government policies that ensure an equitable and inclusive workplace. Because an equitable and inclusive workplace isn’t just about creating a more productive economy, it’s about sustaining happy and healthy people.
For more information about certificate eligibility and how to apply, visit our webpage.
Engineering Chemistry
The only program of its kind in North America, Engineering Chemistry graduates are accredited as both chartered chemists and as professional engineers. Get a strong foundation in two disciplines, covering organic and inorganic chemistry, reactivity, structural determination and molecular materials and focusing on the pillars of chemical diagnostics, alternative energy, and process synthesis.
Engineering Physics
Engineering physics combines the practical skills of engineering with the deep knowledge of a scientist, applying analytical and lateral thinking to modern engineering challenges. Courses in quantum mechanics, laser optics and nanotechnology will help prepare you for an engineering career at the leading edge of technology. You will acquire advanced problem-solving and instrumentation skills, and will be able to apply superior mathematical, analytical and abstract-thinking ability to modern engineering challenges.
English
When you study English at Queen’s, you’ll learn to read perceptively, analyze clearly, and above all, communicate effectively. Students take courses that involve a wide range of critical methodologies, historical periods, and literary genres. The department’s vibrant intellectual community is developed and sustained by the synergies between the knowledge and passion of our distinguished faculty and the ideas and inspirations of our outstanding students.
Enterprise Sales
Smith School of Business has partnered with edX to offer the Professional Certificate in Enterprise Sales.
Selling is one of the most crucial and oldest professions and is an extremely marketable skill for most consulting, technology, management, and executive positions. In this program, you will have the opportunity to learn, review, and critique the sales process through the use of role playing, interviewing, and lectures. This program will take a hands-on, practical approach to help you understand sales strategy and concepts which lead to successful sales careers, from sales reps, sales managers, to enterprise sales executives. Enterprise Sales will prepare you to take the next step in a rewarding career in sales.
This program is designed for:
- Founders leading sales in your start-up organization.
- Recent graduates in the early stages looking for that first role in a promising career.
- Experienced professionals exploring a career change to become a sales professional.
The program consists of three courses:
Enterprise Selling: Learn essential concepts to align marketing and sales strategies, find and qualify customers, and conduct sales conversations.
Strategic Account Management: Learn the sought-after skills required to effectively maintain, retain and grow existing enterprise partnerships and customers.
Sales Enablement & Analytics: Learn how to use data, tools, and technology to drive productivity and set yourself apart as sales leader.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Creativity
This pan-university certificate in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity will enable learners to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, and to execute intrapreneurial innovation. Bringing together nine Faculties, Schools and Departments, this certificate is open to all Queen’s students regardless of home Faculty. The curriculum touches on marketing and promotion, finance, business planning, digital resource management, design thinking and business communications with time to practice brainstorming, researching, and being a team player and / or a group leader.
For more information about certificate eligibility and how to apply, visit our webpage.
Environmental Biology
The Environmental Biology specialization pairs the applied multidisciplinary perspective of environmental studies with in-depth scientific training in biology. Students draw on foundations in genetics, physiology, evolution, and ecology to address challenging topics like pollution, conservation, and climate change.
Environmental Chemistry
The Environmental Chemistry Specialization pairs the applied multidisciplinary perspective of environmental studies with in-depth scientific training in chemistry. Students draw on these foundations to understand the behaviour of chemicals in the environment and consider how chemicals and industrial processes can be improved to reduce their impact.
Environmental Geology
The Environmental Geology Specialization pairs the applied multidisciplinary perspective of environmental studies with in-depth training in geological sciences. Students learn about the processes and structures associated with the solid-earth, including geological resources and issues associated with their extraction.
Environmental Life Sciences
The Environmental Life Sciences Specialization pairs the multidisciplinary perspective of environmental studies with in-depth scientific training into how the human body works and how issues such as water quality, environmental contaminants, and infectious diseases, affect human health.
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
The Earth’s environment is under stress, and the search for solutions is anything but simple. It requires an interdisciplinary approach to problem-solving and education. Our program emphasizes the diverse contributions of the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences to understanding and solving environmental problems.
Environmental Toxicology
The Environmental Toxicology Specialization pairs the multidisciplinary perspective of environmental studies with in-depth scientific training on the adverse effects of pollutants and contaminants on living organisms and ecosystems.
Film and Media
With a focus on critical thinking, our students examine a wide variety of media – including film, television, web and social media – in order to better understand and contribute to contemporary visual culture. Our program integrates this material with a diverse range of studies courses in history, theory, and criticism as well as foundational and advanced production courses in digital video, animation, and open media.