Faculté des arts et des sciences de l'Université de Montréal

What Faculté des arts et des sciences de l'Université de Montréal does

The Faculté des arts et des sciences (FAS) is the largest constituent faculty of the Université de Montréal, a public research university in Quebec, Canada, established in 1972. It delivers more than 300 academic programs across all three cycles — baccalaureate/major/minor, master's/D.E.S.S./microprogrammes, and doctorate — spanning humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, arts, and interdisciplinary studies, with some programs unique in Quebec or Canada (notably the only francophone 2nd cycle journalism D.E.S.S.). The faculty serves over 20,000 students taught by more than 600 professors, organized across 22 departments, 7 schools, 1 institute, and multiple study centres and 'Carrefours' (interdisciplinary hubs such as C3N for digital culture and the Carrefour en intervention).

Operationally, FAS runs on a public-university revenue model: primary funding flows from the Quebec Ministry of Higher Education, supplemented by tuition fees set by the Université de Montréal Registrar, grants, donations (channelled via central UdeM fundraising), and continuing-education revenue through the PRAXIS centre. Program delivery is primarily on-campus at Pavillon Lionel-Groulx, Pavillon Marie-Victorin, and the expanding MIL Campus, with selected online offerings (e.g., the Microprogramme d'Exploration en sciences humaines et sociales) and a continuing-education arm for working professionals. Supporting infrastructure includes the StudiUM digital learning environment, the GESFIM internship-management platform, and the LaM multimedia laboratory (70 workstations, HDTV and radio studios, editing suites).

Distribution and reach are anchored by international exchange agreements with more than 100 partner institutions and cotutelle doctoral partnerships with universities in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, alongside cross-faculty programs (notably the joint Maîtrise en muséologie with UQAM). Strategic direction is set by the 2023-2028 plan 'Élargir nos horizons', which prioritizes generative AI integration, equity/diversity/Indigenous relations, and interdisciplinary research. Recent accolades include a QS World University Rankings top-100 placement in social policy/administration and media studies, an Ordre national du Québec to an Innu-language professor, and the 2026 A.M. Turing Award to Gilles Brassard for quantum cryptography.

Name

Faculté des arts et des sciences de l'Université de Montréal

Legal name

Faculté des arts et des sciences de l'Université de Montréal

Website

https://fas.umontreal.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Faculté des arts et des sciences is the largest faculty of the Université de Montréal, a public Quebec research university, delivering 300+ academic programs across undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral cycles to more than 20,000 students in humanities, sciences, social sciences, and arts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Comprehensive Graduate & Professional Schools (EDAHAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Selective/Highly Selective Liberal Arts Colleges (EDAHACAJ)

Keywords

• Higher education programs
• Undergraduate degrees
• Graduate programs
• Doctoral programs
• Continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government funding (public university): As a public faculty of the Université de Montréal, primary revenue derives from the provincial government of Québec (Ministry of Higher Education). Tuition fees from Canadian and international students supplement government funding. The faculty also generates revenue through donations, grants, and continuing education programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Faculté des arts et des sciences (FAS) is the largest academic faculty at the Université de Montréal, delivering more than 300 programs across undergraduate (baccalauréat, majeure, mineure), graduate (maîtrise, D.E.S.S., microprogramme), and doctoral cycles. Instruction spans 22 departments, 7 schools, and 1 institute covering humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, arts, and interdisciplinary studies, with specialized offerings in journalism, museology, big data analysis, forensic mental health, and Jewish studies.

Product overview

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Université de Montréal is an educational institution offering over 300 academic programs across all cycles (undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral). The portfolio includes single-disciplinary and interdisciplinary programs in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and arts, with notable offerings in Museology (joint with UQAM), Journalism, Environmental Studies, and various specialized micro-programs. The Faculty operates learning platforms including StudiUM (digital learning environment) and GESFIM (internship management), and maintains facilities such as the multimedia laboratory (LaM) for hands-on training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baccalauréats, majeures et mineures programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Among the top 100 universities worldwide in social policy and administration according to QS World University Rankings, ranked 2nd among all French-language institutions globally.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• École du Louvre (France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe master's program in Museology includes exchange agreements with the École du Louvre in France, allowing students to benefit from the partnership through student mobility and academic collaboration.
• Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudents in the master's program in Museology can benefit from agreements with the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in France, providing international research and internship opportunities.
• Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Faculty co-administers the joint Maîtrise en muséologie with UQAM and partners with UQAM's Association des étudiant(e)s de muséologie. Both programs share resources, courses, and co-organize student activities.
• Faculté de droit de l'Université de MontréalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe D.E.S.S. en journalisme is created by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in partnership with the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Continuing Education (FEP) of the Université de Montréal.
• Faculté de l'éducation permanente (FEP) de l'Université de MontréalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe D.E.S.S. en journalisme is created jointly with the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Continuing Education (FEP). The FEP also collaborates on AI and professional development certificates.
• Institut d'études religieuses (IER)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Microprogramme d'Exploration en sciences humaines et sociales is administered in collaboration with the Institut d'études religieuses (IER).
• Institut d'études religieuses (IER)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe microprogramme en études juives is offered in partnership with the Institut d'études religieuses, enriching the curriculum with religious studies expertise.
• Google, Facebook, Twitter/X (data analysis industry)minorOthersThe Microprogramme en analyse des mégadonnées references Google, Facebook, and Twitter/X as industry examples where the R programming language is used in data science practice, serving as curriculum reference points.
• Over 100 international partner institutionscoreOthersInternational exchange agreements with more than 100 partner universities worldwide enable student and researcher mobility. Cotutelle agreements with universities in France, Belgium, and Switzerland support joint doctoral programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• University of Toronto - Faculty of Arts & Science: U of T's Faculty of Arts & Science is the largest arts-and-science faculty in Canada and a broad-incumbent benchmark. While much larger, it offers comparable program breadth and research intensity.
• York University - Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies: York University's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies is a large Canadian public-university faculty offering comparable humanities, social sciences, and professional programs. Operates at much larger scale and is a broader-incumbent reference point.

Regional players

• University of Ottawa - Faculté des arts: University of Ottawa's Faculty of Arts is a bilingual (French/English) public faculty in Ottawa with comparable scope in social sciences, humanities, and linguistics. Operates in the same Canadian public-university ecosystem with similar funding dynamics.
• Université Laval - Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines: Université Laval's Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences is a Quebec-based public research faculty with comparable scope in humanities and social sciences. Comparable to FAS UdeM in structure and program breadth, but located in Quebec City rather than Montreal.
• Université de Sherbrooke - Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines: Sherbrooke's Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences is a Quebec-based public faculty offering comparable arts, humanities, and social-science programs. Smaller scale than FAS UdeM but serves a similar provincial student population.
• Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) - Faculté des sciences humaines: UQTR's Faculty of Human Sciences is another Quebec-network public university faculty with comparable arts/social-science programming. Smaller scale but directly comparable in mission and Quebec-provincial funding model.

Emerging players

• Sciences Po: Sciences Po is a French institution with strong overlap in social sciences, political science, public policy, and journalism (UdeM is top-100 globally in social policy/administration alongside Sciences Po's strengths). Comparable as a francophone, internationally recognized peer in social-science education and research.

Direct peers

• Concordia University - Faculty of Arts and Science: Concordia's Faculty of Arts and Science is a direct peer: a Montreal-based comprehensive unit offering undergraduate and graduate programs across humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Operates in the same local market and competes directly for francophone and anglophone students.
• Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) - Faculté des sciences humaines: UQAM's Faculté des sciences humaines is a direct peer in Montreal's francophone public-university ecosystem and is already a joint-program partner (Maîtrise en muséologie). Overlaps significantly in social sciences, humanities, and education-program offerings.
• McGill University - Faculty of Arts: McGill University's Faculty of Arts is the closest direct peer — also a Montreal-based comprehensive arts, humanities, and social sciences faculty serving tens of thousands of students with strong research output and international recruitment. Both compete for the same Quebec, Canadian, and international student pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FASNouvelles
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/UdeMFAS
• Facebookfacebook.com/FASUdeM
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/facult%C3%A9-des-arts-et-des-sciences
• Instagraminstagram.com/fasudem/?hl=fr-ca
• TikToktiktok.com/@fas_udem

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries39 records

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