Our Mission
We are committed to providing a unique undergraduate education through a project-based core and a variety of multidisciplinary majors and professional programs.
Our Identity
Augustana welcomes students from all walks of life to participate in a learning experience that blends theory with practice and encourages active engagement with each other and our environments. We prepare and educate students for life.
What we do
Students at Augustana are encouraged to be creative and critical thinkers and to collaborate across a wide spectrum of disciplines.
The 3-11 Calendar
Traditional Calendars
Fall
14 weeksWinter
14 weeksTraditional calendars have students taking five courses at the same time for 14 weeks.
Our Calendar
Fall
3w
11 weeks
Winter
3w
11 weeks
Our calendar has a three week “block” allowing students to focus on a single course while potentially travelling or taking part in an experiential learning opportunity. This is followed by an 11 week “session” taught in a more traditional style.
Augustana's Project-Based Core
Our project-based core gives students the chance to work together, and with community organizations, to tackle real-world problems.
The core is made up of four courses that build on each other every year. Students will have the chance to create projects based on their own interests, cultivating the skills they need to excel in their future careers.
First Year Seminar
Learn skills and knowledge to succeed at university.
Disciplinary & Collaborative Learning
Learn ways of working effectively in a team.
Community Partnership Project
Get real-world experience working on an issue posed by a community partner.
Advanced Integration Project
Work in small groups to propose a solution to a real-world issue.
What you'll get
Academic Skills
We equip our students with the transferable skills needed to succeed in their careers in any field in the 21st century: critical thinking, research, communication and collaboration.
Thinkers
Thinkers reflect and reason through complex ideas and discoveries that move our world forward.
Researchers
Researchers find and assemble ideas that enable us to explore new possibilities.
Communicators
Communicators convey ideas confidently and strategically in ways that connect to their audiences.
Collaborators
Collaborators engage with, support, and motivate others to develop constructive and creative ideas.
A University of Alberta degree
Graduating from Augustana will give graduates a robust undergraduate degree from one of the top five universities in Canada. The U of A is:
- a top-5 research-based university in Canada
- 5th in Canada for graduate employment
- in the top 150 universities in the world