Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
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Academics
It offers over forty undergraduate and graduate programs. The university is especially well known for its researchers in aluminium (with two research centres), forestry, icing (in French, givrage), geology and historical population studies.
In 2005, UQAC opened programs for students from foreign countries in partnership with universities from Morocco, Lebanon, China, Senegal, Colombia, and Brazil.
In 2006, Université de Sherbrooke opened a building of its medical school on UQAC's campus, allowing its students to register at UQAC for other courses, such as biology.
Engineering students can choose to specialize in the following disciplines: Computer Engineering, Geological Engineering and Génie unifié[1]
UQAC also offers a number of French as a Second Language programs through its École de langue française et de culture québécoise (School of French language and Quebec culture)[2]
In 2008, the School of Digital Arts, Animation and Design (commonly referred to as NAD) located in Montreal was merged with UQAC.[3]
Notable faculty
- Sarah-Jane Barnes
- Gérard Bouchard
- André Francoeur
- Claude Villeneuve
Honoris Causa
UQAC has granted 23 honoris causa doctorates during its existence.
- Mgr Victor Tremblay (1977)
- Mgr Félix-Antoine Savard (1979)
- Paul-Gaston Tremblay (1980)
- Jacques Gagnon (posthumous, 1980)
- Father Pierre-Paul Asselin (1981)
- Jean-Paul Desbiens (1983)
- François Brassard (posthumus, 1984)
- Sister Imelda Dallaire (1984)
- Father Georges-Henri Lévesque (1985)
- Bernard Lamarre (1987)
- Dr. Albert Jacquard (1987)
- François Sénécal-Tremblay (1989)
- Judge Pierre Bergeron (1992)
- Jean-Marie Couët (1992)
- Gérard Arguin (1994)
- Carroll L'Italien (2001)
- Michel Dumont (2001)
- Gaston L. Tremblay (2004)
- André Imbeau (2005)
- Lucien Bouchard (2007)
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali (2007)
- Pierre Lavoie (2010)
- Félix Blackburn (2013)
References
Further reading
- Ferretti, Lucia. L'Université en réseau: les 25 ans de l'Université du Québec. Sainte-Foy: Presses de l'Université du Québec, 1994.
External links
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