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Former names | Mount Saint Vincent Academy (1873–1925), Mount Saint Vincent College (1925–1966) |
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| Motto | Veritas ad Deum ducit (Latin) |
Motto in English | "Truth Leads to God" |
| Type | Public liberal arts university |
| Established | 1873 |
| Endowment | CAN$29.98 million[1] (as of March 31, 2018) |
| Chancellor | Sister Margaret Mary Fitzpatrick |
| President | Dr. Joël Dickinson |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Joël Dickinson |
| Students | 4,418 [2] |
| Undergraduates | 3,318 |
| Postgraduates | 1,100 |
| Address | 166 Bedford Highway Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M 2J6 44°40′15″N 63°38′47″W / 44.67083°N 63.64639°W |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colours | blue |
| Nickname | Mystics |
| Affiliations | AUCC, IAU, CBIE, CUP. |
| Mascot | Captain the crow |
| Website | http://www.msvu.ca/ |
Mount Saint Vincent University, often referred to as the Mount, is a public, primarily undergraduate, university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and was established in 1873. Mount Saint Vincent offers undergraduate programs in Arts, Science, Education, and Professional Studies. The Mount has 13 graduate degrees in areas including Applied Human Nutrition, School Psychology, Child and Youth Study, Education, Family Studies and Gerontology, Public Relations and Women's Studies. The Mount offers a doctorate program, a Ph.D. in Educational Studies, through a joint-initiative with St. Francis Xavier University and Acadia University. The Mount offers more than 190 courses, over 10 full undergraduate degree programs and four graduate degree, programs online.[3]
The university attracts many students in part because of its small class sizes, specialty programs, and location. The Mount has Canada Research Chairs in Gender Identity and Social Practices as well as Food Security and Policy Change. This institution is unique nationwide as it has a Chair in learning disabilities, Master of Public Relations program, Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies, and numerous other programs, faculty, and research initiatives.[4]
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- ^ "2018 MSVU Enrolment Statistics". Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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- ^ "Quick Facts". Mount Saint Vincent University. Archived from the original on August 7, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2019.