Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines – Université Laval

What Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines – Université Laval does

Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines (FLSH) is a constituent faculty of Université Laval, a public research university headquartered in Quebec City, Canada. FLSH delivers humanities, language, communication, and arts education across five academic departments — École de langues, Département d'information et de communication, Département de langues, linguistique et traduction, Département de littérature, théâtre et cinéma, and Département des sciences historiques — plus an École de langues. The faculty offers approximately 97 programs across three study cycles (undergraduate, master's, doctoral), spanning 26 domains of study and 12 languages, and serves roughly 4,100 students (over 3,500 undergraduates and nearly 600 graduate students).

Programmatic offerings include baccalaureate, master's, doctoral, certificate, and microprogram credentials, delivered both on-campus (Pavillon Charles-De Koninck and Pavillon Louis-Jacques-Casault) and via 9 fully online programs and more than 220 online courses for flexible and distance learners. Research infrastructure comprises nearly 30 research units (centers, laboratories, institutes) — including CELAT, CIÉQ, CEM, the Laboratoire en arts contemporains (LAC), and the Laboratoire de phonétique — supported by annual research grants exceeding $4 million CAD and five Canada Research Chairs. Specialized digital outputs include the IFWHITTOME.CA archive database.

Revenue is derived from three streams: provincial government funding allocated to Université Laval, student tuition (regulated for Quebec/Canadian residents; variable for international students), and competitive research grants. The faculty operates under Université Laval's centralized admission system (monPortail) and maintains nearly 130 international university exchange agreements. Customer segments are primarily prospective undergraduate students, graduate students, and international learners, with no enterprise customers. The entity is governed as a public institution with no private ownership or independent financial reporting.

Name

Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines – Université Laval

Legal name

Université Laval

Website

https://flsh.ulaval.ca

Company type

Public

Founded year

1852

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines is a public humanities faculty within Université Laval in Quebec City, delivering undergraduate and graduate programs in languages, communication, literature, history, and arts to roughly 4,100 students across five departments and an online learning portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faculty-Led & Custom Group Study Abroad Programs (EDAIAAAA), Interdisciplinary/General Education & Study Skills (EDAGABAN), Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAI)

Keywords

• Higher education programs
• Humanities university degrees
• Language instruction services
• Online university courses
• Academic research centers

Headquarters

HQ city

Québec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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: Primary revenue from provincial government funding allocated to universities in Quebec for education and research
2. Student Tuition: Tuition fees from domestic and international students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs
3. Research Grants: Annual research grants exceeding $4 million from federal and provincial funding agencies

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines (FLSH) at Université Laval offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral academic programs in humanities, languages, communication, literature, theatre, cinema, history, archaeology, art history, translation, and linguistics across five academic departments and the École de langues. The faculty delivers nearly 100 programs, including certificates, microprograms, baccalaureates, maîtrises, and doctorates, with 12 languages taught and 9 fully online programs plus more than 220 online courses. It also operates specialized research laboratories and centres producing scholarly output supported by approximately $4 million in annual research grants.

Product overview

Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines (FLSH) at Université Laval is a humanities faculty offering a comprehensive portfolio of academic programs and research services. The faculty comprises five academic departments (École de langues, Département d'information et de communication, Département de langues, linguistique et traduction, Département de littérature, théâtre et cinéma, and Département des sciences historiques) offering approximately 97 programs across three study cycles. Programs include certificates, baccalaureates, master's degrees, and doctorates in languages, linguistics, translation, communication, literature, theater, cinema, history, archaeology, and art history. The faculty also provides 9 fully distance programs and over 220 online courses. Research infrastructure includes 30 research units (centers, laboratories, institutes) supporting nearly $4 million in annual research grants. Notable specialized services include the Laboratoire en arts contemporains (LAC) producing digital archives and databases such as IFWHITTOME.CA, and the Centre d'appui à la réussite supporting student success.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baccalauréat programs Four-year undergraduate degree programs including communication publique, études internationales et langues modernes, translation, cinema, ancient studies, literature, theater, archaeology, history, and art history, offered to prospective students seeking bachelor's-level credentials in humanities and social sciences.
• Maîtrise programs Master's degree programs with and without thesis in communication, linguistics, translation, literature, theater, cinema, archaeology, history, and art history, designed for graduate students seeking advanced research and academic specialization.
• Doctorat programs Doctoral programs in communication, linguistics, translation, literature, theater, cinema, archaeology, history, and art history, intended for candidates pursuing supervised doctoral research.
• Certificate programs Undergraduate certificates in specialized fields such as French as a second language, German, Arabic, journalism, archival studies, professional revision, linguistics, literature, theater, cinema, archaeology, history, and art history.
• Microprogram programs Short programs of 12–18 credits in various languages (German, English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian) and specialized topics such as scientific communication and digital document management.
• Distance learning programs 9 fully distance programs and over 220 online courses enabling flexible learning for students, including international students learning French and adult learners pursuing continuing education.
• École de langues Language school offering instruction in 12 languages including German, English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French (maternal and second language), Innu-aimun, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Russian, with certificates and microprograms in language acquisition, plus language proficiency tests.
• Laboratoire en arts contemporains (LAC) Research laboratory dedicated to documenting and disseminating contemporary artists' practices, producing catalogs, databases, and cultural mediation tools, with a photography studio for documenting artworks.
• IFWHITTOME.CA Database First database dedicated to the complete works of Irène F. Whittome, developed by the LAC in collaboration with House 9, containing over 20 years of creation, archives, and documentation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,500 undergraduate and nearly 600 graduate students enrolled
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and major.

• CELAT - Centre de recherche Cultures – Arts – SociétéscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterdisciplinary research center bringing together researchers from humanities and social sciences to study cultures, arts, and societies
• CIÉQ - Centre interuniversitaire d'études québécoisescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInteruniversity research center dedicated to Quebec studies
• CEM - Centre d'études sur les médiascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedia studies research center led by Colette Brin
• Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec for LAC laboratory research on contemporary arts and cataloging of Irene F. Whittome's works
• Canada Research Chairs (Multiple)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive Canada Research Chairs including Translation Technologies and Society (Lynne Bowker), Biomolecular Archaeology (Karine Taché), and others
• Réseau ThéophrastemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network of French-language journalism schools worldwide
• École supérieure de journalisme de LillemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for journalism education and research collaboration with the prestigious French journalism school
• Nearly 130 International Partner UniversitiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStudent and faculty exchange agreements enabling international mobility and collaborative research across global academic institutions

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Faculty of Humanities – University of Ottawa: University of Ottawa's Faculty of Arts runs bilingual humanities and translation programs directly comparable to FLSH's language and translation offerings.
• Faculty of Arts – Concordia University: Concordia's Faculty of Arts and Science offers comparable programs in journalism, communication studies, history, and languages, vying for the same Montreal-region humanities students.
• Faculté des sciences humaines – UQAM: UQAM's FSH houses closely overlapping humanities departments (linguistics, history, communications) in the same Quebec City/Montreal corridor, targeting the same French-speaking student demographic.
• Faculté des lettres – Université de Sherbrooke: Sherbrooke's Faculté des lettres delivers French-language programs in French studies, history, and ancient/medieval studies with shared Quebec curriculum conventions.
• Faculty of Arts – McGill University: McGill's Faculty of Arts offers humanities, languages, history, and communication programs to a similar Quebec-based student base and competes for the same francophone and anglophone humanities talent pool.
• Faculté des arts et des sciences – Université de Montréal: UdeM's FAS delivers equivalent French-language programs in linguistics, history, literature, and communication sciences, directly competing for Quebec-resident undergraduates and graduates.

Broad incumbents

• Faculty of Arts – University of Toronto: UofT's Faculty of Arts and Science is a much larger Canadian humanities institution with multilingual and research-intensive programs; useful as a benchmark for Canadian research-university scale even though not in the same regional market.

Emerging players

• Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines – Université de Fribourg (Switzerland): Fribourg's humanities faculty operates in another francophone minority setting with similar curricular breadth in languages, history, and philosophy; comparable as a peer in the bilingual French academic ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/LettresScHumainesUL
• Facebookfacebook.com/LettresSciencesHumainesULaval
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/flsh-universite-laval
• Instagraminstagram.com/flshulaval

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Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries5 records

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