Global Academics
Vancouver, Canada
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Message from the Executive Director of UBC Continuing Studies Thank you for your interest in the University of British Columbia. UBC is proud to build international awareness and prepare students to be global citizens. The innovative Global Academics programs offered by UBC Continuing Studies provide unique courses that include immersion in North American culture. The courses give you the opportunity to build confidence working in English-intensive environments while developing a deeper understanding of cross-cultural issues. The courses also provide practical workplace knowledge and skills – from information technology and business, to critical thinking, teamwork and leadership. I am very pleased that you are interested in studying at UBC Continuing Studies and becoming a member of our great university community. I am confident that our programs will help you gain new insights and valuable job skills as well as lasting friendships and memories of your time in Vancouver.
Dr. Judith Plessis | Executive Director | UBC Continuing Studies The University of British Columbia | VANCOUVER, CANADA
From earliest times, universities have thrived on the infusion of different perspectives and the convergence of people and ideas from different cultures…I’ve been struck by how UBC has welcomed students, faculty and staff from more than 100 countries. We truly are a global university. Stephen J. Toope | President and Vice-Chancellor The University of British Columbia | Vancouver, Canada
Contents
2 About the University 3 About UBC Continuing Studies 4 Summary of Programs 5 Internship Programs 8 Non-Internship Programs 11 About Vancouver 12 English Language Study 13 Find Out More 13 Contact Information
UBC FACTS
About The University of British Columbia
Year established: 1915 Number of students: Undergraduate over 44,000; Graduate over 9,500; UBC Continuing Studies over 13,000 International students: over 7,000 from over 140 countries Number of faculty and staff: 13,622 Number of research projects conducted annually: 5,000+ Top 10 universities ranking in North America in commercializing research and patent activity in Life Sciences. Campus size: 402 hectares, including 412 buildings UBC alumni overseas: over 250,000, living in 120 countries
Towering trees, rolling Pacific Ocean waves, mountains that look close enough to touch – these are the natural wonders surrounding UBC. A 30-minute drive from downtown Vancouver, the University of British Columbia (UBC) is world renowned for its excellence in advanced research and learning, and is ranked 30th out of the top 500 universities in the world.* UBC was established in 1915 and has continued to grow over the years. The campus has modern classrooms and laboratories, first-class concert spaces and excellent athletic facilities, as well as ivy-covered brick buildings dating back to the university’s earliest days. UBC is designed with students in mind offering courtyards, library lounges and quiet spaces to study on your own or with friends. In 2001, the University opened UBC Robson Square in the heart of downtown Vancouver. This contemporary campus is home to several university departments including the Sauder School of Business (Executive Education), the Life and Career Centre, Continuing Studies, the UBC Bookstore and Library, as well as registration services. With more than 70,000 square feet of meeting rooms, seminar facilities, computer labs and classrooms, UBC Robson Square is also close to public transit, art galleries, shopping and restaurants. The UBC mission is simply to be one of the world’s best universities. In order to make that vision real, everyone – from the President to the professors to the instructors and staff at UBC Continuing Studies – strives to offer students the best possible educational experience.
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* Times Higher Education Rankings 2010.
About UBC Continuing Studies Since 1936, UBC Continuing Studies has provided access to UBC’s learning resources. As an academic unit within the University, UBC Continuing Studies’ goal is to advance careers, enrich lives and inform communities. Over its 75-year history, UBC Continuing Studies has provided education opportunities for more than 1.5 million adult learners and thousands of organizations, supporting individuals and communities around the globe. UBC Continuing Studies has been partnering with international universities for decades to offer custom-designed programs for participants and their home universities. Global Academics programs offer a unique opportunity for international students to take part in university life at UBC’s Vancouver campus while gaining valuable intercultural communication and practical workplace skills. The intercultural and hands-on skills students learn give them an advantage in seeking and finding a good job when they return to their home country.
UBC Continuing Studies website: cstudies.ubc.ca
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SUMMARY OF ProgramS Internship ProgramS Global Academics Internship Program (page 5)
Global Career Foundations Program (page 6)
Global Career Development Internship Program (page 7)
Main Topics
- Critical Thinking and Ethical Dilemmas - Intercultural Communication - Workplace Communication - Organizational Behaviour - International Marketing - ePortfolio
- ELI Language and Culture Program - Intercultural Communication - Critical Thinking - Workplace Communication - Organizational Behaviour - ePortfolio
- Career Planning - Professional Personality - Intercultural Communication - Presentation Skills - Workplace Communication - ePortfolio
Internship
Yes
Yes
Yes
Duration
16 weeks
16 weeks
8 weeks
Student Year
2nd-4th
2nd-4th
3rd-4th
English Level
TOEIC 750 + TOEFL 550 +
TOEIC 700 + TOEFL 530 +
TOEIC 700 + TOEFL 530 +
Tuition Fee
$6,800 CAD
$6,800 CAD
$3,100 CAD
Global Relations Program (page 8)
Global Tech Program (page 9)
Global Career Development Program (page 10)
Main Topics
- Leadership - Teamwork - Relationship Building - Intercultural Communication - Presentation Skills
- Rich Internet Applications - Information and Usability Design - Intercultural Communication - Presentation Skills - Teamwork
- Career Planning - Professional Personality - Intercultural Communication - Presentation Skills - Teamwork
Internship
No
No
No
Duration
4 weeks
4 weeks
4 weeks
Student Year
2nd-4th
1st-4th
3rd-4th
English Level
TOEIC 700 + TOEFL 530 +
TOEIC 600 + TOEFL 504 +
TOEIC 600 + TOEFL 504 +
Tuition Fee
$2,000 CAD
$1,900 CAD
$1,900 CAD
Non-Internship ProgramS
Note: Curriculum and pricing subject to change.
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Internship Programs
Photo courtesy of Vancouver Tourism
What Students Learned All I’ve learned I applied in this project. Just learning in class is forgotten afterwards, but because of this project, I had a chance to see a real-life situation. I had to look back at all class work to get this project done.
Global Academics Internship Program This career-oriented program is designed for students interested in studying abroad, gaining experience working in a North American workplace and building confidence in intercultural communication in academic and professional settings. This unique opportunity for international students to sharpen their skills both in the classroom at UBC and in the workplace with Vancouver companies gives students the edge for finding some of the best jobs with the best companies in their home country. PROGRAM OVERVIEW
MAJOR Topics
The Global Academics Internship Program (GAIP) is an intensive four-month, full-time program. The program offers a combination of lectures, group discussions, industry and faculty guest speakers, research assignments, presentations, skill-building activities, project work and an internship.* The internship is designed to provide the student valuable on-the-job experience and exposure to North American workplace practices in the private, public and non-profit sectors.
The program includes the following components: • Intercultural Communication • Critical Thinking • Teamwork and Leadership Development • Business and Academic Communication • Organizational Behaviour • Workplace Experience • ePortfolio. Upon successful completion of the program requirements, students receive a UBC Award of Achievement.
*Internships are subject to the availability of host companies and the personal suitability of the student. As such, internship placement is not guaranteed.
Module
Number of Hours
Pre-Program: Vancouver, Campus and Homestay Orientation
8 hours
Academic: Critical Thinking and Ethical Dilemmas: A Western Perspective
32 hours
Academic: Intercultural Skills for the Global Economy
48 hours
Academic: Principles of Management Communication and Organizational Behaviour
32 hours
Academic: Global Negotiation Strategies and Best Practices
16 hours
Academic: Foundations of International Marketing
48 hours
Academic: Guided Independent Study
24 hours
Academic: Workplace Writing for International Students
16 hours
Pre-Internship: North American Workplace Best Practices
16 hours
Internship: Workplace Assignment
240 hours
Total
480 hours Note: Curriculum schedule and course offerings subject to change.
globalacademics.ubc.ca/gaip
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Global Career Foundations Program This communication and career-oriented program is designed for students interested in studying abroad, building confidence in intercultural communication and gaining experience working in a North American workplace. This unique opportunity for international students combines English language and academic study with a workplace internship. It gives students the opportunity to learn to bridge the cross-cultural challenges that face today’s integrated global economy. PROGRAM OVERVIEW
MAJOR TOPICS
The Global Career Foundations Program (GCFP) is an intensive four-month, full-time program. It offers a combination of seminars, workshops, skill-building activities, projects and an internship.* The internship is designed to provide the student with valuable on-the-job experience and exposure to North American workplace practices in the private, public and non-profit sectors. Students also take the foundational course in Language and Culture at UBC’s English Language Institute.
The program includes the following components:
*Internships are subject to the availability of host companies and the personal suitability of the student. As such, internship placement is not guaranteed.
• Intercultural Communication • Critical Thinking • Organizational Behaviour • Business Communications • Workplace Experience • ePortfolio. Upon successful completion of the program requirements, students receive a UBC Award of Achievement.
Module
Number of Hours
Pre-Program: Vancouver, Campus and Homestay Orientation
8 hours
Academic: Language and Culture (English Language Institute)
90 hours
Academic: Critical Thinking
16 hours
Academic: Intercultural Communication Skills
32 hours
Academic: Foundations of the Business Environment in the Global Economy
16 hours
Academic: Foundations of Business Writing and Communications
32 hours
Academic: Guided Independent Study
30 hours
Pre-Internship: North American Workplace Best Practices
16 hours
Internship: Workplace Assignment
240 hours
Total
480 hours Note: Curriculum schedule and course offerings subject to change.
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Global Career Development Internship Program This eight-week, full-time program provides international undergraduates with practical intercultural communication and presentation skills to help them in their career goals. In addition to classroom training, students have the opportunity to participate in a Vancouver-based internship placement* to learn first-hand about North American workplace culture. Together, the components of this program provide students with invaluable skills necessary to find postgraduation employment in today’s increasingly global and diverse academic and professional settings. Program Overview
Major Topics
The Global Career Development Internship Program (GCDIP) helps students review their career plans and teaches them how to effectively present themselves to multinational employers. Students learn to:
The program focuses on the following areas of development and learning:
• communicate their career interests, skills and accomplishments despite cultural or environmental barriers • structure their professional profile, both in an informal manner and in a prepared, formal setting • work with culturally different people, who may have different motivations, work styles and values.
• Intercultural Communication and Presentation Skills • Interpersonal and Networking Skills • Teamwork and Leadership • Career Planning • Interviewing Skills • Workplace Experience • ePortfolio. Upon successful completion of the program requirements, students receive a UBC Award of Achievement.
*Internships are subject to the availability of host companies and the personal suitability of the student. As such, internship placement is not guaranteed.
Overall Program
Number of Hours
Format
Face-to-Face Instruction
100 hours
Seminar/Activity
Socio-Cultural Activities
20 hours
Activity
Internship
120 hours
Workplace Assignment
Total
240 hours
globalacademics.ubc.ca/gcdip
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Non-Internship Programs
What Students Learned The program helped me become more mature, have a broad mind and have a specific future dream...
Global Relations Program The Global Relations Program (GRP) is a four-week, full-time program which offers an introductory framework for understanding the human resources and cross-cultural issues facing today’s global enterprises. PROGRAM OVERVIEW
MAJOR TOPICS
The Global Relations Program examines practical applications of workplace dynamics and appeals to globally minded, careeroriented students by examining:
The program focuses on the following areas of development and learning:
• communicating despite a cultural or language barrier • elements of international management • the role that culture plays • ethics and social responsibility. These skills are invaluable to young people as they prepare themselves for success in increasingly global and diverse academic and professional settings.
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• Awareness of Own and Foreign Culture • Intercultural Communication and Presentation Skills • Interpersonal Skills • Teamwork and Leadership • Critical Thinking • Organizational Behaviour. Upon successful completion of the program requirements, students receive a UBC Award of Completion.
Overall Program
Number of Hours
Format
Vancouver and Homestay Orientation
10 hours
Seminar
Intercultural Communication Skills
50 hours
Seminar/Activity
Organizational Behaviour
50 hours
Seminar/Activity
Socio-Cultural Activities
10 hours
Activity
Total
120 hours
globalacademics.ubc.ca/grp
Photo: Martin Dee
What Students Learned It gave me an idea of how to study in the IT field in English. The final IT project is very useful and I improved my presentation skills.
Global Tech Program The Global Tech Program (GTP) is an integrated Information Technology (IT) and Communication program for international university undergraduates. In this four-week, full-time program students improve their IT skills, build confidence in the cultural aspects of international study and more fully develop their intercultural communication abilities and knowledge of the terminology used in hightech workplace settings. PROGRAM OVERVIEW
MAJOR TOPICS
The Global Tech Program helps students build their intercultural communication skills, and confidence within English speaking academic and professional settings. Through the program students learn to:
The program includes the following components:
• understand the expectations and cultural differences of classroom work in North America • develop additional knowledge in data-driven Internet applications and information design.
• Rich Internet Applications • Information and Usability Design • Intercultural Communication • Presentation Skills • Leadership and Teamwork. Upon successful completion of the program requirements, students receive a UBC Award of Completion.
Overall Program
Number of Hours
Format
Vancouver and Homestay Orientation
10 hours
Seminar
IT Lectures, Labs and Project
60 hours
Seminar/Lab
Intercultural Communication Skills
40 hours
Seminar/Activity
Socio-Cultural Activities
10 hours
Activity
Total
120 hours
globalacademics.ubc.ca/gtp
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What Students Learned The program gave me confidence to practise skills in intercultural communication. I think I can communicate with another country’s people freely.
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Global Career Development Program As university students approach the end of their educational studies and begin taking first steps in their professional lives, they often hope to find employment with some of the world’s leading companies. In this four-week, full-time program students focus on the intercultural communication skills essential for working in the global economy. PROGRAM OVERVIEW
MAJOR TOPICS
The Global Career Development Program (GCDP) helps participants review their career plans and effectively present themselves to multinational employers by teaching them to:
The program focuses on the following areas of development and learning: • Intercultural Communication and Presentation Skills • Interpersonal and Networking Skills • Teamwork and Leadership • Career Planning • Professional Personality Models.
• reflect on and share their career interests, skills and accomplishments • structure and communicate their professional profile, regardless of language proficency • work with unfamiliar materials and in unfamiliar environments.
Upon successful completion of the program requirements, students receive a UBC Award of Completion.
Overall Program
Number of Hours
Format
Vancouver and Homestay Orientation
10 hours
Seminar
Intercultural Communication Skills
60 hours
Seminar/Activity
Professional Skills Seminars
16 hours
Seminar/Activity
Field Studies
14 hours
Seminar/Activity
Socio-Cultural Activities
20 hours
Activity
Total
120 hours
globalacademics.ubc.ca/gcdp
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About Vancouver Vancouver is the largest city in Western Canada. Greater Vancouver has a population of approximately 2.1 million. Vancouver is one of North America’s most beautiful cities and has been ranked by The Economist magazine as “the world’s most desirable place to live” in a survey of 127 cities. In 2010, the city hosted the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Vancouver is an outdoor playground and a shopper’s paradise by day and an exciting place for music, theatre and clubs by night. Choose from over 50 museums and galleries, night spots to suit every musical taste and festivals, special events, cultural days and concerts all year long. Visitors can always count on a friendly welcome here. Outdoors, students can hike, bike, ski, snowboard, sail, climb, swim and paddle – and can do most of these activities all year round, thanks to Vancouver’s uniquely mild climate. Vancouver is home to over 70 different cultures, making it one of the most culturally diverse cities in North America. Students will have an opportunity to participate in the many festivals and special events honouring the heritage and traditions of these cultures.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDY AT UBC The University of British Columbia Continuing Studies offers a variety of programs to develop English language skills. The UBC Continuing Studies English Language Institute (ELI) has welcomed thousands of international students since it first opened in 1969. ELI instructors are experienced ESL teachers who are leaders in the field of language education. Located at the centre of the UBC’s Vancouver campus, the ELI offers a range of full-time programs throughout the year. Students who would like to take a short program (three or four weeks), may be interested in English for Business Communications or Language and Culture. Students looking to develop their English skills further, may prefer the Intensive English Program (two months or more). All ELI programs offer students the opportunity to practise English conversation every day and enjoy social activities led by Canadian students.
ELI website: eli.ubc.ca
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Find Out More For more information about the Global Academics programs, including program handbooks, the application process, accommodation options, payment information and complete policies, go to globalacademics.ubc.ca. Note: Curriculum and pricing subject to change.
Contact Information Global Academics Programs | UBC Continuing Studies The University of British Columbia 410-5950 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z3 Tel: +1-604-827-3467 | Email: internship.program@cstudies.ubc.ca
Š UBC Continuing Studies 2011
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