MacEwan University is a public undergraduate university in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, located in the city’s downtown core.
Formerly a two-year college, in 2009, it became Alberta’s sixth university. MacEwan University offers ten baccalaureate degrees, one applied degree and 43 diploma and certificate programs. In addition, MacEwan University serves as the largest transfer-in post-secondary institution in Alberta. The university’s four faculties and two schools offer programming in fine arts and communications, health and community studies, liberal arts and sciences, engineering, physical education, nursing, and business.
The university also offers non-credit professional and personal development courses on a part-time basis, in addition to programming for university preparation and English-as-a-Second-Language courses.
Its student body is more than 60% female, with more than 12,000 full-time students in credit programs and just over 19,000 students across all credit- and non-credit programs.
Academics
MacEwan University is an undergraduate institution divided into four faculties and two schools: Faculty of Arts and Science; Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications; Faculty of Health and Community Studies; Faculty of Nursing; School of Business; and the School of Continuing Education. The university offers ten baccalaureate degrees, one applied degree and 43 diploma and certificate programs. Some programs are offered in-classroom and full-time, in-classroom part-time, online and distance.
MacEwan University considers itself to be a student-centered institution with a focus on teaching. The university states it “provides student-focused instruction in a warm and supportive atmosphere.” It also says, “We focus on teaching, so our students can focus on learning. It’s been a cornerstone of who we are for more than 40 years. And we continue to build on that reputation.” Maclean’s Magazine notes the university’s emphasis on “small class sizes and individualized learning.
MacEwan has two libraries, the Alberta College Library and John L. Haar Library. Both are member libraries of the NEOS Library Consortium, The Alberta Library, Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL), and the Canadian University Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement (CURBA).
In an effort to support the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada‘s Calls to Action, the university established kihêw waciston, (Cree for “eagle’s nest) to support the proportion of its students who are indigenous peoples. MacEwan university flies the flags of Alberta, Canada, and Treaty 6, and also features a statue marking the area as Treaty 6 territory.