Enjoy a rich academic experience at King's with renowned academic programs like the Foundation Year Program (FYP), our interdisciplinary Honours Programs, the School of Journalism, Writing & Publishing, or multiple degree options in Arts & Humanities, Science and Music offered jointly with Dalhousie University.
Foundation Year Program
A year that changes your life.
Cinema & Media Studies • Canadian Studies • Classics • Contemporary Studies • Costume Studies • Creative Writing • Early Modern Studies • English • Environment, Sustainability and Society • European Studies • French • Gender and Women’s Studies • German • History • History of Science and Technology • International Development Studies • Law, Justice and Society • Music • Philosophy • Political Science • Religious Studies • Sociology and Social Anthropology • Spanish • Technical Theatre • Theatre • Theatre – Acting • Theatre Studies
The Bachelor of Journalism and Media (Honours) program, beginning in September 2027, offers an ideal combination of academic studies and hands-on skills to prepare you for multiple careers in which you write and produce multimedia content, think critically and work quickly and productively.
Actuarial Science • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology • Biology • Chemistry • Earth Sciences • Economics • Environment, Sustainability and Society • Environmental Science • Marine Biology • Mathematics • Microbiology and Immunology • Neuroscience • Ocean Sciences • Physics & Atmospheric Sciences • Psychology • Statistics
General studies • Composition • Musicology • Performance. There are many instruments you can specialize in, including: Voice • Oboe • Guitar • Clarinet • Piano • Bassoon • Organ • Saxophone • Violin • French Horn • Cello • Trumpet • Double Bass • Trombone • Flute • Tuba
King’s unique upper-year programs allow you to engage more deeply with the questions that arise from FYP. Explore the History of Science and Technology, Early Modern Studies and Contemporary Studies.
Do you want marketable skills for journalism and related fields? And do you want these skills quickly? The one-year Bachelor of Journalism may be right for you.
The King’s/Dalhousie Master of Journalism program is for those who want to be leaders in their field, be that journalism or another career that demands excellent research and writing, top production skills and critical thinking.
Whether you are a mid-career writer, a journalist, or an aspiring author, King’s MFA is designed for you. Bring us your idea for a narrative nonfiction book, a collection of essays, or a biography or memoir and we can help you turn it into a manuscript that’s on the road to publication.
Where is your imagination taking you? Whether the story you want to tell is a mystery or thriller, science fiction or fantasy, romance or historical, or a more current tale, King’s MFA in Fiction will help you bring your imagined world to life on the page. Bring us your idea for a fictional book, and we’ll work with you to turn it into a manuscript that’s on the road to publication.