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The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is a French-language university in downtown Montreal, part of the Université du Québec network. Its central campus and the Pierre-Dansereau Science Complex are in the Quartier Latin and the Quartier des spectacles, directly accessible from the Berri-UQAM and Place-des-Arts metro stations, and it has four more campuses in the metropolitan region: Lanaudière, Laval, Longueuil and Montérégie-Ouest.
UQAM offers more than 375 programmes at bachelor's, master's and doctoral level in eight main areas:
- Arts and communications
- Education
- Health
- Management
- Political science and law
- Science
- Social sciences
Teaching is in French; the École de langues offers courses and certificates in several languages, including French as a second language. Each year UQAM welcomes more than 5,000 international students from 95 countries and has agreements with over 400 institutions in 60 countries. Applicants with a diploma from outside Quebec who do not meet the French-language criteria must submit a recognised French test result. All bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes make graduates eligible for Canada's post-graduation work permit.
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+1 514-987-3000
, Montréal, Canada, H3C 3P8
Applications for bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes are made online in six steps:
- Choose a programme and check its admission conditions (some programmes have limited places, interviews or tests)
- Apply online and check the deadlines; up to three programmes can be chosen at bachelor's level and two at master's or doctoral level
- Send the required documents and pay the application fee
- Receive the admission decision
- Register for courses to confirm admission
Applicants with a diploma from outside Quebec should check the access conditions for their country and, if needed, submit a recognised French test result.
Teaching at UQAM is in French. Applicants with a diploma obtained outside Quebec who do not meet the criteria showing command of French must include the result of a French test recognised by UQAM with their application. The École de langues offers French as a second language courses and certificates.
Hundreds of scholarship programmes support UQAM students, including institutional master's scholarships for international students, universal doctoral support scholarships and scholarships from the Fondation de l'UQAM. International students may work on campus from their arrival, and some may work off campus under federal immigration rules.
International students can live in the UQAM university residences or in shared accommodation. In UQAM's typical 12-month budget for an international student (as of March 2025), accommodation costs CAD 6,280 to 11,700, and the total minimum living costs are CAD 15,239 to 21,631. Phone line and unlimited internet are included in the residence fees.