University of Moncton

University of Moncton, public, coeducational institution of higher education located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The school was founded in 1864 as the College of Saint Joseph at Memramcook. In 1868 the university began granting four-year degrees. It changed its name to the University of the College of Saint Joseph in 1898. A fire in 1933 destroyed many of the college’s buildings, and a new campus was built in Moncton, about 15 miles northwest of Memramcook. In 1963 the college was renamed the University of Moncton. In 1968 two other New Brunswick colleges, College Saint-Louis Maillet in Edmundston and College of Jesus-Marie in Shippagan, merged with the University of Moncton.

The University of Moncton confers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. Degrees are awarded in the arts and sciences, humanities, business, and engineering. Instruction is given in French. The school’s undergraduate programs in legal studies, engineering, and nutrition are especially strong. The University of Moncton houses research centers for the study of energy conversion, regional development, nutrition, and common law. The school’s Centre D’Etudes Acadiennes (Center for Acadian Studies), established in 1968, focuses on the history of the Basque settlers of the region. Graduates of the University of Moncton include Canadian governor-general Romeo LeBlanc and Canadian playwright and novelist Antonine Maillet.