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The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec.

The university is a branch of the Université du Québec, a public institution with branches in many Quebec cities. It was created on April 9, 1969 by the government of Quebec, through the merger of the École de Beaux-Arts de Montréal, the Collège Sainte-Marie, and a number of smaller schools.

In 2004, UQAM had a student population of 42,257 in six faculties ( arts; education; letters, language and communications; political science and lawThis article is about law in society. For other possible meanings, see law (disambiguation). Law (a loanword from Danish-Norwegian lov , in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules of conduct which mandate or proscribe (or both) specified relationshi; scienceFor the scientific journal named Science see Science (journal). Science is both a process of gaining knowledge, and the organized body of knowledge gained by this process. The scientific process is the systematic acquisition of new knowledge about a syste; and social science) and one school ( managementManagement (from Old French, "menagement" "the art of conducting, directing", from Latin "manum agere" "lead by the hand") characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business, through the deployment and mani). It offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. It is one of Montreal's two French-languageFrench le francais la langue francaise is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered only by Spanish and Portuguese. French is the 11th most spoken language in the world, spoken by about 77 million people (called Francophones) as a mother to universities, along with the University of MontrealMotto: Fide splendet et scientia ( Latin: "May it shine with truth and knowledge" Founded 1878 School type Public Rector Robert Lacroix Location Montreal, Quebec Enrollment 41,340 undergrad, 13,125 grad (including Polytechnique and Hautes Etudes Commercia.

Its campus is located in downtown Montreal, with most of its buildings in the Quartier Latin neighbourhood around Berri-UQAM metro station, to which it is connected via the underground city. The university also leases buildings or classrooms in several towns ouside Montreal, offering programs or parts of programs to local students.