Studley Tour
LeMarchant Place is a newer building on campus, providing multiple student resources, while also housing students in both traditional and non-traditional style residence rooms. Resources include the Recruitment and Admissions offices, the Student Health and Wellness Centre, and the International Centre. The Atrium – another feature of LMP – is an additional space, the backdrop for events throughout the year.
1246 LeMarchant Street
The Student Union Building, better known as the SUB, is a gathering place for students – with many food services and hosting places for events – but also a fabulous hub of student resources. The Dalhousie Bookstore, Bissett Student Success Centre, and Dal Outdoors Society Gear library are just a few of these resources.
6136 University Ave
The Rowe Building is one of the first on campus to be built with sustainable, green principles. It is the faculty building of Commerce and Management, with plenty of lecture halls and classrooms. This building offers many opportunities for real-world integration within the classes. The Bloomberg Lab (real-time stock exchange for students) is one of the many features of this faculty building.
Kenneth Rowe Management Building
6100 University Ave
This building, home to the faculty of Computer Science, hosts many comp-sci events, houses different hubs— such as the ShiftKey labs and DeepSense research platform—and has multiple lecture halls and classrooms. It is a very interactive building, with touch screens, and houses many student resources, including student advisors, co-op support, and more.
Goldberg Computer Science Building
6050 University Ave
Dalhousie Arts Centre is extremely multifaceted; inside the building, there is a sculpture court, The Dalhousie Art Gallery, which is the oldest public art gallery in the province, and the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, which is a popular venue for performances in the year.
The Fountain School of Performing Arts is adjacent to the back of the building, and houses programs such as music, theatre, cinema, and costume studies.
6101 University Ave
McCain is home to two of Dal’s larger auditoriums –with about 500 and 250 seats respectively –as well as many other classrooms throughout the building. Many first-year lectures happen in these bigger auditoriums, with tutorials or labs in the classrooms – smaller, upper year arts and social sciences also go on in many of these classrooms.
This faculty building is also home to a fireplace lounge, a mezzanine space, and arts and social science department offices.
Marion McCain Arts and Social Sciences Building
6135 University Avenue
The Killam Library is the second largest library east of Montreal – it has a gorgeous atrium space, various study areas, food services, and many student resources. Resources include the Writing Centre, 2SLGBTQIA+ advisors, computer lab, accessibility centre, and the Indigenous Community Space. The Killam also houses over 1 million printed volumes and gives students access to over 40, 000 journals.
6225 University Avene
The Chemistry Building is one of the oldest buildings on Dalhousie campus. The Chemistry ‘Podium’ was more recently added and is one of the most modern undergraduate chemistry laboratories in North America! Within the building, there is also a chemical storage facility and a glassblowing lab.
6274 Coburg Road
One of the most iconic and recognizable ‘postcard’ locations on the tour is the Dalhousie Quad leading up to the Henry Hicks Building.
This green area is location for many events throughout the year and is a hub for studying and meeting up with friends during both warmer and cooler months (Snowball fights! Picnics!). It is also the location of the older and more historic buildings of Dalhousie Campus, including the Henry Hicks, which has many administrative offices, as well as a few classrooms.
6283 Alumni Crescent
This section of campus is host to a few different notable buildings: the Chase Building is home to the faculties of math and statistics, and houses a math help centre on the first floor; and the Sir James Dunn Building is home to the faculties of physics and atmospheric sciences, and houses both a planetarium and a Lidar-atmosphere laser.
On the other side of Lord Dalhousie Dr. is the University of King’s College – it is a separate institution; however, Dalhousie does have a unique partnership with Kings.
6287 Castine Way
A silent study space added in 2011, the Wallace McCain Learning Commons is a perfect space for students to delve into their schoolwork individually or collaboratively. Study rooms can be booked online, printing services are available, and First Year Interest Groups are also held here.
Wallace McCain Learning Commons
6305 Castine Way
The Life Sciences Centre (LSC) is home to faculties of biology, psychology, earth and environmental sciences, marine affairs, and oceanography. Attached is the Steele Ocean Science Building.
Both buildings boast many different research features: the SeaCycler, an oceanographic mooring system; the Aquatron, a world-renowned marine research facility, and the touch-tanks living lab, filled with sea life collected by students for observation!
1355 Oxford Street
The Dalplex is Dalhousie’s recently updated athletic facilities, with changerooms, a high-performance training room, and a weightroom on the upper floor. There are also fitness studios in the Dalplex.
Attached is the Fieldhouse, the only facility of its kind in North America – inside are different courts for basketball, volleyball, badminton, etc., a track, and in the lower fieldhouse, an Olympic sized swimming pool.
6260 South Street
Sexton Tour
The first stop on the Sexton tour is the newest building on campus, the Emera IDEA Building. With the heavy prototyping lab, a woodshop, the Makerspace, light prototyping and electrical labs, students in all interest areas have the opportunity for hands-on learning both inside and outside the classroom. This is the perfect place to develop individual projects of interest or taking one of many workshops offered!
1345 Norma Eddy Lane
Home to the school of Architecture, the Medjuck Building is the oldest on the Sexton campus. One third of the space is studio space with 24/7 availability for students, while much of the rest of the building houses classrooms, design studios, and offices. At this stop, learn more about the architecture program, learning experiences, and projects.
5410 Spring Garden Road
Off DaCosta Row, the F Building is the Chemical Engineering building, hosting a notable hydrogen application laboratory. The smaller, Sexton House beside it houses the faculty of architecture and Dean of planning’s office.
5273 DaCosta Row
5263 DaCosta Row
Many sporting events as well as end of year exams go on in the Sexton Gymnasium. In the lower levels, there is the T-Room, a student bar, different cardio and weight rooms, as well as the Imhotep Legacy Academy. This stop on the tour also provides information on different ways to get involved outside the classroom.
1360 Barrington St
The Melda Murray Student Centre – housing various student services, resources, and events – is located in this section of Sexton campus. Co-op for engineering, a highly recommended option, is also discussed at this stop – it gives students a wide variety of job opportunities while still in school, setting Dalhousie Engineering graduates apart from other applicants.
5230 DaCosta Row
An alumni lounge (available to current students) and the Fredericks café compose the bulk of this main floor of the building. In this space you can also find the Dalhousie Bookstore and the Accessibility office. Go up to the third floor for the Sexton library, which houses a variety of resources – and a great view of the harbour!
5287 Morris Street
Both C and I buildings are made up of extensive hallways. The C sections are home to the mechanical and electrical engineering disciplines, with many office and classroom spaces, as well as the materials and ocean research hubs. In the I building, the Industrial Engineering subsection houses ergonomics and manufacturing labs.
5269 Morris St.
The Richard Murray Design Building is home to 450 seat Irving Oil auditorium, four new design studios for Architecture and Planning students, bookable student meeting rooms, ample seating collaborative space, as well as engineering student society. Design Commons on the 2nd floor features open concept collaboration space, and study spaces for students.
Richard Murray Design Building
Morris St, Halifax, NS
The final stop on the tour – hear all about the Sexton Campus dining hall, as well as other supports and academic highlights of the building. The Dean’s office for the Faculty of Engineering, the Undergraduate Studies Office, and the School of Planning are all located here in O'Brien Hall.
5217 Morris Street
Carleton Tour
The first stop on the Carleton tour is the Dentistry Building, home to Canada’s first dental faculty and the only dental school in Atlantic Canada. Alongside Fillings Café in the lobby, you’ll find clinical spaces, a public dental hospital, and upper floors dedicated to health research and student support. With hands-on learning, internships, and vibrant student societies, this building reflects the strong sense of community we have here at Dal.
Dalhousie's Dentistry Building
5981 University Avenue
The next stop on the Carleton tour is the Forrest Building, the oldest building on any of Dal’s campuses and home to the Schools of Nursing, Occupational Therapy, and Physiotherapy. Nursing students start on Studley Campus before moving here for hands-on learning through clinical placements, simulation labs, and community-based practicums.
The building also houses the Dalhousie University Nursing Society, which brings students together through events like weekly socials and the annual Nursing Ball. With strong academic programs and realistic training environments, the Forrest Building plays a central role in preparing future healthcare professionals.
5869 University Ave
The next stop on the Carleton tour is the Tupper Building, the tallest building at Dalhousie and the heart of the Medical School. Named after Sir Charles Tupper, the building houses biomedical departments, research labs, and classrooms across its 15 stories.
Just off the main lobby, you’ll find the Kellogg Health Sciences Library, a quiet study space and key resource for students in medicine, dentistry, and health. Connected to the Tupper is the Tupper Link, which helps bring together academic spaces and student services across the Carleton Campus.
Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building
5850 College St
This part of the Carleton Campus features a busy student hub with four lecture auditoriums, casual seating areas, and a Starbucks café. The auditoriums host both university classes and public events.
Just past Starbucks, the Clinical Research Centre houses a lecture hall and key administrative offices for Dal’s Medical School, including departments like Bioethics and Community Health. Nearby, students can find quiet corners to study or socialize, and a walkway connecting the Tupper Building to the CHEB for quick access between classes.
Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building
5850 College St
The Last stop on the Carleton tour is the Collaborative Health Education Building, Dalhousie’s newest and only purpose-built facility for interprofessional health education in Atlantic Canada. Designed to foster collaboration, it brings together students from medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and social work to learn and work together in classrooms, simulation labs, and practice settings.
The building features a large library common, high-tech simulation labs with 3D printing and silicone casting for hands-on learning, and realistic clinical spaces where students develop skills in teamwork, communication, and patient care; all preparing them for real-world health careers.
Collaborative Health and Education Building
5793 University Ave