University of King's College

University of King's College

The University of King's College, established in 1789, is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is the oldest chartered university in Canada, and the first English-speaking university in the Commonwealth outside the United Kingdom.^[5] The university is renowned for its Foundation Year Programme, a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of Western culture through Great Books, designed for first-year undergraduates.^[6] It has also garnered acclaim through its upper-year interdisciplinary programs - particularly its Contemporary Studies program, Early Modern Studies program, and its History of Science and Technology program. In addition, the university boasts a journalism school which attracts students across the world^[7] for its intensive Master of Journalism programs^[8] and its Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction, the first of its kind in Canada.^[9] Its undergraduate Journalism programs are known for leading content in digital formats.

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