St Thomas More College
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Catholic
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, undergraduate, liberal arts
Liberal arts
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college located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
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, and is a federated college of the University of Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...
.
History
St. Thomas More College (STM), named for St. Thomas More, is the only federated college at the University of Saskatchewan. The college was established by the Basilian Fathers in 1936, on the invitation of the president of the University of Saskatchewan to the Catholic bishopBishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Saskatoon. The Congregation of St. Basil is a Roman Catholic religious organization of ordained priests with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. This congregation is different from the Order of St. Basil the Great, which is an Eastern Catholic monastic religious order based in Rome and serving primarily Ukrainian Catholics.
The Roman Catholic Basilian Fathers initiated the operation of Catholic colleges associated with non-denominational universities throughout Canada. The college was incorporated by an act of the Legislature
Legislature
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of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
in 1943, following formal approval by the senate and board of governors of the university. The act was amended in 1972 and 2001. The college is administratively and financially autonomous from the university. It receives direct provincial grants and is accountable to the provincial government. In 2006, the General Council of the Basilian Fathers announced that they will not be making any further appointments of Basilian priests to the college. New discussions are taking place at the college regarding how to maintain its Catholic identity and character once the Basilian Fathers have left the college.
The Institute for stained glass in Canada has documented the stained glass at St Thomas More College (Catholic).
Programs
St. Thomas More College is academically integrated within the University of Saskatchewan however St. Thomas More offers a unique vision and mission of Catholic post-secondary education. The college’s students receive University of Saskatchewan degrees, as STM, itself, does not grant degrees. The college cooperates with the College of Arts & Science in preparing students for all B.A.Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
and B.Sc.
Bachelor of Science
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degrees, as well as the B.F.A.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
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and B.Mus.
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Music is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of program of study in music. In the United States, it is a professional degree; the majority of work consists of prescribed music courses and study in applied music, usually requiring a...
degrees. Students in the College of Arts & Science may register through St. Thomas More College, admission requirements, as well as fees, for both are the same. Enrollment in STM does not restrict choice of program or courses, and students may register with the college even if none of their classes in a given year are taught by the college. The college provides opportunities to explore and to live Christian
Christian
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values but imposes no obligation in this area.
The college faculty are members of the faculty of the College of Arts & Science and of the university council. Faculty appointments and promotion require the approval of the university to ensure that St. Thomas More classes are equivalent in standards to other university classes. STM employs full-time tenured, non-tenured, and part-time sessional faculty on its academic staff.
The college at present offers classes in these departments of arts and science: Anthropology
Anthropology
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, Archeology, Catholic Studies
Catholicism
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, Classical
Classics
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, Medieval
Middle Ages
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& Renaissance Studies
Renaissance
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, Economics
Economics
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, English
English studies
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, Languages & Linguistics
Linguistics
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, History
History
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, Philosophy
Philosophy
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, Political Science
Political science
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, Psychology
Psychology
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, Religious Studies
Religious studies
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, Russian
Russian language
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, Spanish
Spanish language
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, and Sociology
Sociology
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. Some of these courses are the same as those offered by the corresponding department of the College of Arts & Science, thus having the same course number and title, with the added advantage of having, on average, smaller class sizes. All classes transfer directly to the University of Saskatchewan. Whether the student are registered through STM or not, all students at the University of Saskatchewan studying on campus may take STM courses.
St. Thomas More College also offers additional opportunities not otherwise available to students at the University of Saskatchewan. One of these programs is the Community Service Learning (CSL) program in which students can choose to take part in valuable community service and volunteer work as part of some of their courses. This program also helps students to build connections between their community experience and their theoretical ("book") learning at university. A similar international study abroad experience is offered through the Intercordia program.
Finally, St Thomas More College is home to the Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage
Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage
The Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage is an academic unit of St Thomas More College, a liberal arts college federated with the University of Saskatchewan...
, an academic unit of the college that supports programs and projects as well as instruction in the area of Ukrainian Studies.
Services
St. Thomas More College is pleased to offer a number of services to students at the University of Saskatchewan.STM provides students with over $150,000 in scholarships and bursaries each year.
Students can join various organizations through STM including the St. Thomas More Student's Union, Newman Centre, Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus
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, Newman Players, Development and Peace
Development and Peace (Canada)
Development and Peace is the official international development arm of the Catholic Church in Canada. It is a member of Caritas Internationalis, and Halifax Initiative.-History:...
, STM Newman Choir, Pre-education Club, Pre-law Club, and In Medias Res - a literary journal.
There is a campus ministry team in the college who help provide spiritual support, faith programs, and community building services. Daily mass is also held in the college chapel throughout the school year.
STM offers a library with over 50,000 volumes as well as a cafeteria (Choices) which is often described as having "the best food on campus for the best price."
See also
- Higher education in SaskatchewanHigher education in SaskatchewanHistorically, Saskatchewan's higher education system has been "significantly shaped" by demographics In 1901, six years prior to the 1907 founding of a university in Saskatchewan, the urban population in Saskatchewan was 14,266 while the rural population was 77,013...
- List of colleges and universities in Saskatchewan