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General guidelines for study levels in Canada

First year courses are often adapted to those newly admitted to the university. Therefore, it may be more valuable to choose higher-level courses if you choose to study courses in your main field. For more information, please visit the university's website.

About University of Manitoba

Available places: 2 semester places for academic year 2025/2026

Established: 1877 which makes it Canada's first university in the Western provinces.
Number of students: 29,000
Campus: The university has three campuses: Fort Garry which is the main campus, and Bannatyne and William Norrie Centre.
Student life: There are more than 100 student clubs and organisations to engage in different areas of interest, for example: religion, culture, and politics. For those interested in sports, there are several opportunities in the different sport centres, for example volleyball, climbing, tennis and badminton.

About Winnipeg

Winnipeg has about 753,000 citizens and is the capital of the province Manitoba. This multicultural city hosts annual concerts and festivals, including the Festival du Voyageur, the Winnipeg Folk Festival, the Jazz Winnipeg Festival, the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, and Folklorama.

Winnipeg is one of the most affordable cities in Canada.

Information from University of Manitoba

Restrictions

Closed programmes/closed subject areas:

Graduate level courses
Health Sciences
Engineering
Honours courses in Psychology and English
Education (pedagogy)
Computer Science
Business
I.H. Asper School of Business: Accounting and Finance, Actuarial, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Human Resources, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Supply Chain Management

Limited access

Social Work
Law
Architecture
Honours level courses in Psychology and English (only first - third year level courses in these subjects are open to exchange).

Courses

Course levels:
1000: introductory/entry level
2000: second level
3000: third level
4000: fourth level
5000: pre-masters

Course information

Full time studies (corresponding to 30 hp):

15 credits on undergraduate level

Academic year

Autumn term: September–December
Winter term: January–April

Additional costs

As an exchange student, you do not need to pay tuition fees. However, additional costs may incur.

Student fees - approx $150
Books and supplies - average $200
Meal plan or groceries $1660-$3440
Optional: U-Pass unlimited bus pass - $220
Gym pass $100.

Students may have small field trip or laboratory fees, depending on courses selected.

Accommodation

A variety of dorm options, including apartment-style and dorms with own washroom. Student residences offer a wide variety of social programming through the terms, including orientation week events from speed friending to bonfire nights.

More information regarding accommodation: Housing

Additional information

Inbound Exchange website

English Language Proficiency Requirements: Students are required to provide one of English Language Test Proficiency results at the time of application. Students can request for an English Language requirement waiver, instead of the test but there is no guarantee that it will be granted.

Student support

Study with disabilities (umu.se)

Student Supports - Accessibility (Uni. of Manitoba)

Student grants and loans for studies outside of Sweden

You may be entitled to student grants and loans from CSN when studying abroad.

As the cost of living and accommodation may be higher abroad, you can apply for an extra loan known as an additional loan for studies abroad.

You can also apply for an additional loan to cover additional costs, i.e. travel and insurance costs.

Latest update: 2024-10-08