McGill University Summer Academy

Combining academic coursework, skill building activities and experiential learning, Summer Academy provides the opportunity to explore your academic interests and strengthen learning strategies, preparing you for a successful transition to university studies. During your stay, you’ll meet highly motivated students from around the world and will have ample opportunity to connect with fellow participants, current McGill students and McGill faculty.

Classes will take place in the morning, from 9:15 a.m. to Noon with a break. Afternoons and evenings will be dedicated to events, activities around Montreal, and free time. As part of Summer Academy, you'll have the chance to explore Montreal's lively neighborhoods including our famed Old Port with its cobblestone streets, the Plateau with its amazing food, architecture and murals, the Quartier des spectacles - hub of Montreal's summer-long festival season, and so much more!

While you’re at McGill you’ll be staying in our Carrefour Sherbrooke residence, steps away from the downtown campus and the charming and artistic Plateau neighborhood.

Session 1 (In-Person) July 3 to July 16, 2022

Pathways to Neuro and Health Sciences

Have you ever wondered about the brain and how it works? How does it allow us to move, feel, think, and speak? How can we study it? Pathways to Neuro and Health Sciences is a noncredit program that will give you a deep understanding of the brain, one of the most complex systems in the universe. This class will cover not only introductory topics like the mechanics of the brain, but will also delve into subjects like neuropharmacology, human and animal senses, memory, brain imaging techniques, and language.

Perspectives on World Politics: International Law, Development, and Organizations

This course will delve into subjects that would interest any student fascinated in Political Science, International Development, International Relations, and many other areas of academia. The topics explored in this course engage with the two-way relationship between international politics and international law. This politico-legal system regulates and informs our understanding of phenomena such as war, humanitarian intervention, and transnational terrorism. Perspectives on World Politics provides students with an overview of certain key issues in international relations and international law and encourages them to think critically about the nature of international conflict, cooperation, and governance in the current world.

Session 2 (Virtual) July 18 to July 29, 2022

Pathways to Neuro and Health Sciences

Have you ever wondered about the brain and how it works? How does it allow us to move, feel, think, and speak? How can we study it? Pathways to Neuro and Health Sciences is a noncredit program that will give you a deep understanding of the brain, one of the most complex systems in the universe. This class will cover not only introductory topics like the mechanics of the brain, but will also delve into subjects like neuropharmacology, human and animal senses, memory, brain imaging techniques, and language.

Perspectives on World Politics: International Law, Development, and Organizations

This course will delve into subjects that would interest any student fascinated in Political Science, International Development, International Relations, and many other areas of academia. The topics explored in this course engage with the two-way relationship between international politics and international law. This politico-legal system regulates and informs our understanding of phenomena such as war, humanitarian intervention, and transnational terrorism. Perspectives on World Politics provides students with an overview of certain key issues in international relations and international law and encourages them to think critically about the nature of international conflict, cooperation, and governance in the current world.