Université Sainte-Anne

Université Sainte-Anne is a French-language university in Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia, Canada. It and the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick are the only French-language universities in the Maritime Provinces.
History
It was founded on September 1, 1890 by Gustave Blanche, a Eudist Father, to facilitate the higher education of Acadians in Nova Scotia. The University was named after Saint Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary.
In 2003, the provincial government merged the university with Collège de l'Acadie, a French-language community college with campuses throughout Nova Scotia.
Its enrolment for the 2005-2006 academic year was around 650-700 students, while in 2018, it had 390 full-time undergraduate students, 120 part-time undergrads, and 30 graduate students.
From 3 March 2022 to 20 April 2022, the 39-member faculty union went on strike. At 49 days, it was one of the longest university strikes in Canadian history.
Beginning in September 2023, a student-led anti-rape culture campaign, SA Change Now, posted anonymous accounts of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape at the university. The campaign is requesting an on-site counsellor and a sexual-assaults complaints officer, and calling for an overhaul of the university's sexual-assault policy and sexual-assaults hearing process.
Academics
Université Sainte-Anne offers many university-level programs as well as college-level diploma programs. It has two faculties and one school: the Faculté des Arts et Sciences, Faculté des Programmes Professionnels and the French Immersion School. In the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, one may pursue studies in several fields: French language, literature and linguistics, history, Canadian studies, Acadian studies, commerce, English language and literature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Sciences, Pre-Veterinary Studies, and Health Sciences. In the Faculty of Professional Programmes, students may pursue studies in Administrative sciences or in education. The most popular majors are: French, commerce, business administration and education.
In addition to the Pointe-de-l'Église main campus, students may take courses through the university at other locations: Tusket, Halifax, Petit-de-Grat and Saint-Joseph-du-Moine. Its Halifax campus offers a 1-year Bachelor of Education program and a Master of Education program.
Degree programs
At the Université Sainte-Anne, students may pursue the following degrees and diplomas:
Master's Programs
Master of Education, teaching French as a first-language (M.Éd.)
Master of Education, teaching French as a second-language (M.Éd.)
Master of Education, teaching French as a first-language in a minority environment (M.Éd.)
Baccalaureate Programs
General studies (B.A.)
Science (three-year program) (B.Sc.)
English studies (B.A.)
Canadian studies (B.A.)
Acadian studies (B.A.)
French studies (regular degree or Honours program) (B.A., B.A. Hon.)
History (B.A.)
Commerce (B.A.)
International Commerce (B.A.A.)
Social Work (B.A.)
Business Administration (regular degree or co-op program), (B.A.A.)
English and French studies with concentration in translation (B.A.)
Health studies: public health (B.tech.)
Education (two-year program) or Arts/Education combined degree (B.A., B.Éd.)
Diploma Programs
Business Administration, Administrative assistant diploma
Business Information Technology or Computer Technology
Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Federal Government Office Clerk
Early Childhood Education or Special Education: Teaching Assistant
Health Sciences or Pre-veterinary Sciences (two-year programs)
Human Services, Human Services Counselling or Continuing Health Care Services
French (Diplôme de français fonctionnel)
French as a second language (beginner, intermediate and advanced)
English as a second language
Immersion
Sainte-Anne is known for its French Immersion programs. Programs take place year round including winter, spring and summer intersessions. The program is very strict about using immersion to learn the French language. If a student is caught speaking in any language other than French three times, the student is asked to leave the program, without a refund. Cultural activities and workshops are designed to allow for French to become second nature, even at a beginner level.
Notable alumni
Louis LaPierre (B.A. 1964; honorary Ph.D. 2001), former professor of ecology and professor emeritus at the Université de Moncton, who resigned as professor emeritus at the Université de Moncton and also resigned from the Order of Canada after it was discovered that he had falsified his academic credentials.
See also
Higher education in Nova Scotia
List of universities in Nova Scotia
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian government scientific research organizations
Canadian university scientific research organizations
Canadian industrial research and development organizations
References
External links
Université Sainte-Anne
Universities in Nova Scotia
Catholic universities and colleges in Canada
Education in Digby County, Nova Scotia
Acadia
French-language universities and colleges in Canada outside Quebec
Buildings and structures in Digby County, Nova Scotia
Educational institutions established in 1890
Catholic Church in Nova Scotia
1890 establishments in Canada