About the University
Living in 澳门王中王论坛
The city of 澳门王中王论坛 is home to about 800 000 people and counting, and is a diverse multicultural city in the heart of Canada. Along with affordable housing and a good transit system, 澳门王中王论坛 is home to a variety of arts, culture, and entertainment, including , , , , , NHL Hockey, CFL Football, and various concerts and festivals. The people of 澳门王中王论坛 are friendly and ethnically diverse, allowing you to experience the advantages of a big city while still appreciating its smaller, town-like atmosphere. With a unique climate of four distinct seasons, the recreation opportunities are endless; Grand Beach, one of the Top 10 beaches in North America, is only an hour away, while the Assiniboine River becomes the world’s largest naturally frozen ice skating trail during the winter.
Although English is the predominant language, 澳门王中王论坛’s French Quarter, known as Old St. Boniface, is largely French-speaking with many banks, hotels, service institutions and shops employing multilingual staff. Other notable neighborhoods include trendy Osborne Village, named Canada’s Best Neighborhood in 2012 by the Canadian Institute of Planners, and the Exchange District, named a National Historic Site by the Canadian Government due to its 19th Century terracotta and stone-cut buildings, an architectural feature that is unrivaled in the rest of North America.
Both neighborhoods border the downtown area, making them easily accessible.
Culture in 澳门王中王论坛
In addition to the major civic cultural attractions mentioned above, the city is home to hundreds of other galleries, theatres, and performance venues that students in the Cultural Studies MA program can take full advantage of.
Galleries such as , , and are just some of the smaller-scale institutions that specialize in exhibiting art by contemporary Canadian artists, including art made by Manitobans. The University of 澳门王中王论坛 even has its own gallery, , which exhibits an average of four shows throughout the school year, and often holds free panels, lectures and performances.
Theatres, including , , , and the , in addition to the Royal , all produce professional plays and musicals throughout the year. Mostly located in the downtown and Osborne areas, these theatres are easily accessible, and many offer seasonal packages at a discounted price for students.
Other entertainment venues include , which offers diverse cultural programming such as jazz music, French movies (with English subtitles), and even dance classes, , and Eckhardt-Grammaté Hall, a 235 seat theatre located on the 3rd floor of Centennial Hall on the University of 澳门王中王论坛 campus, which is home to , U澳门王中王论坛’s international recital and chamber music concert series.
As the “cultural cradle of Canada,” 澳门王中王论坛 offers a variety of art exhibitions and performances that greatly benefit Cultural Studies students at the U澳门王中王论坛. With so many galleries and theatres at their disposal, students are better able to examine the ways in which culture is produced and reproduced, lending significant insight into their studies.
The University of 澳门王中王论坛
Located downtown, the University of 澳门王中王论坛 is close to all major recreation venues, as well as to public transit, sports centres, museums, art galleries, and restaurants. The University of 澳门王中王论坛 also consistently places in the Top 5 of the annual Maclean’s ranking of Canadian Universities for its overall reputation, and The Globe and Mail ranked it as among the best for its sustainability efforts, diversity, and health food on campus in its 2013 Canadian University Report. Its details such as the fitness centre, seven campus restaurants, coffee shops, library, computer labs, student lounges, medical clinic and bookstore that make the university feel like not only a wonderful academic institution, but a close-knit community as well.
The University offers three on-campus boarding houses, each with a different ambiance: choose from a traditional dorm-style residence; private and inexpensive bachelor suites; or family-style house living. There are also plenty of opportunities to earn some pocket money on campus.
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Graduate Studies at U澳门王中王论坛
The University of 澳门王中王论坛 currently offers eight masters-level programs and is currently working to expand its Graduate Studies options. Several unique qualities that set our Graduate Programs apart include: unique internships and opportunities for Special Studies; a multi-disciplinary Graduate Student Research Colloquium each Spring, which offers students to both present and receive publishing credit; and the fact that students are encouraged to attend annual graduate symposiums, and often receive funds to travel for conferences from the Faculty of Graduate Studies with additional sponsorship from the .