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Burnside Hall (French: Pavillon Burnside) is a McGill University building located at 805 Sherbrooke Street West, on the university's downtown campus in Montreal, Quebec.It is named after Burnside Place, the Montreal estate of James McGill, the university's founder. [1]
McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter, [12] the university bears the name of James McGill, a Scottish merchant, [13] whose bequest in 1813 established the University of McGill College. In 1885, the name was officially changed ...
Mathematics was taught at McGill as early as 1848 when it was a discipline of Natural Philosophy. [1]Mathematics at McGill was initially divided into two largely independent departments, one under the Faculty of Arts and Science and another under the Faculty of Engineering; the two departments merged in 1924 under the chairmanship of Daniel Murray.
Teams composed of McGill students, faculty, alumnus, and the general population pitch their start-up ideas to seasoned experts for feedback, mentorship, and a chance to win up to $100,000 in start-up capital. [59] The McGill Dobson Cup has attracted over 1000 innovators and helped create 97 start-ups and approximately 500 jobs. [60]
In May 2016, McGill University established the School of Religious Studies in the Faculty of Arts which provides a range of Undergraduate and Post Graduate programs. The School incorporates many methods and disciplines, mixing the focused historical study of religious traditions with approaches that explore contemporary expressions of religions and public policy.
Architecture Students Association (ASA) is a non-profit student-run society within the School of Architecture. The society serves as an organizational body for student activities and affairs, a voice for students in academic and university issues at McGill, and a link between other schools of architecture across the country.
Students enrolled in McGill University's Medicine Preparatory Program are not part of the Faculty of Medicine. They are members of the Faculty of Science for the duration of their "Med-P" year. [15] Upon successful completion of the year-long medical preparatory program, students are transferred to the Faculty of Medicine as "Med-1" students. [16]
SIS has been offering programs at McGill since 1897, and its Masters program has been continuously accredited by the American Library Association since 1929. [1] The School is located in a historic [citation needed] building at 3661 Peel Street on the downtown McGill University campus.