FRENCH PROGRAMS assistants will enjoy providing you with a Intersession French friendly yet instructive French atmosphere.Hungry for French? Enjoy a varied In a setting of various learning environments Whether you choose conversation classes ormenu that fits every taste. such as in-class lessons, language labs, the diploma program, you can continue your workshops, mealtime conversations and enjoyment of French conversation when theYou may have many reasons for wanting cultural and social activities you will quickly spring term ends. This intersession course isto speak French but no matter what your learn to speak and think in French! based on the same model as the regular FLCCmotivation, we believe that you’ll learn faster conversation classes: one class per week forand retain what you learn if the experience is Upon successful completion of the program, two hours with the main emphasis on oralfriendly, supportive and something you’ll look you will receive a certificate. Although this is communication.forward to each time. a non-credit program, some institutions may elect to grant credit to their students who Although this eight-week French conversationWhether you’re working towards a French have completed La Maison Française at UVic. course is primarily intended for those of youLanguage Diploma and a credential that currently enrolled in one of our other programs,demonstrates a high level of ability, or simply If you are at least 19 years of age (no upper new students are always welcome.have a love for language, a desire to engage age limit!) and are motivated to learn Frenchwith new friends, and want to immerse yourself this summer, this intensive program is for you! The schedule will be available at the end of April.in a different cultural experience, our programswelcome you at every level. Fees vary depending on whether you are a Fee: $180 per eight-week course Canadian/Permanent Resident, a BC teacher orFrench Language Conversation Explore bursary recipient, or an international Summer Fun En Français!Classes (FLCC) student, and whether or not you are choosing French Language Day Camps for the residential package. Check our website Children, on the UVic CampusThe FLCC program is a club you’ll be glad you for details: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/joined! You’ll meet and get to know people like languages/register/french/lmf/. For the 18th year, we are pleased to offeryourself who want learning a language to be a series of one-week day camps in Frenchfun, stimulating and connected to the reality French Language Diploma for children who have completed at leastof your life and how you live it. The emphasis Kindergarten and at most Grade Four in Frenchis on learning to speak and understand French Program (FLDP) Immersion or in a Francophone school.in a relaxed atmosphere among friends. Youcan start these classes as a beginner, but if you This is a comprehensive part-time program Children will have the opportunity to use theiralready know some French the levels offered in French, focusing on both oral and written French while enjoying a variety of fun-filled,this term are Total Beginner, Near Beginner, and communication that can take up to five years camp-style activities (outdoor activities, artsHigh Intermediate to Advanced. If you feel one to complete. and crafts, and so on). They will also use UVic’sof these levels might be appropriate for you, we swimming pool, astronomy lab, print shop etc.,offer a $15 level assessment (refundable when You can start as a beginner, but if you to help them discover the many fascinatingyou register for your first class). already know some French we offer a $15 components of a modern university. assessment (refundable when you register inThe classes represent a small time commitment— the program) and can determine which level Three camps are available in 2015, startingjust one two-hour class per week—and there is is appropriate for you. You normally enter a July 13, July 20 and July 27.no required textbook to buy and no exams. You’ll course in September, but you can also joinalso have access to the many language resources one at midpoint in January if your initial level Fee: $260/session (or register a child in all threeavailable at UVic, including the digital language is sufficient. This program features required weeks for $730 and save $50!)labs and the library. textbooks and one exam per session. At some levels, there is an option to choose between the We’re here to answer your questionsSpring 2015 term runs from mid-January to regular face-to-face section and the blended and help you get started.mid-April format (in which most of the instruction is done online and only five classes are face-to-face). Contact us by phone or email if you haveFee: $329 per term (13 weeks) questions about which program is right for There are five levels and two terms per level. you. We can help you with applications andLa Maison Française Each term is 13 weeks. Levels 1 and 2 consist of information about the bursaries that may be a two-hour class twice per week, and Levels 3 to available to you. You can also drop by the officeJuly 6 to August 7 (five weeks) 5 consist of a three-hour class once per week. and speak to our friendly multi-lingual French program staff.This is a five-week French immersion program Fee: $495 per term (Levels 1 and 2) or $410 perpopular with people between the ages of term (Levels 3 to 5) We love to speak French and we know you will too!19 to 25 at all levels of proficiency, frombeginner to advanced. We offer a residential If you have already completed Level 5 and French Language Programsoption including accommodation in campus are eager to continue to strengthen your Continuing Studies Building, Level 3residences and meals each day, but whatever advanced skills in a course that features grades (corner of Ring and Gabriola Roads)option you choose, you will enjoy the many and written work but no exams, the French University of Victoriaactivities built in to this cultural experience that Language Advanced Course (FLAC600) has Phone: 250-721-8630 or 250-721-8511has been a regular feature here since 1965. been designed especially for you. Fax: 250-721-8774 Email: [email protected] instructors and dynamic cultural Web: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/languages/ programs/french/www.LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4694 LANGUAGES 51
ENGLISH LANGUAGE CENTRE 2015 Program Dates: STUDY TOOLSThe ELC has been delivering outstanding English Jan. 5–30 Jason’s World/Judy’s Worldprograms since 1970—right in your own backyard! Feb. 2–27 March 2–27 These specially-developed audio soap operas,We offer a variety of short and long-term April 7–May 15 Jason’s World (for intermediate ESL students),programs throughout the year for international May 25–June 26 and Judy’s World (for upper intermediate/and Canadian students wishing to improve their July 6–31 low advanced ESL students), were created forEnglish and cross-cultural skills. July 13–Aug. 21 classroom use to provide students with the Aug. 4–28 and Aug. 10–28 opportunity to practise their listening skills,Our ESL programs offer challenging classes and Aug. 31–Sept. 25 increase their vocabulary, and discuss importantsociocultural activities for students aged 18 Sept. 28–Oct. 23 and controversial social issues.and up. Each year, a diverse community of over Oct. 26–Nov. 202,800 students from countries including Japan, Nov. 23–Dec. 18 GET INVOLVED!Saudi Arabia, Mexico, China, Brazil, Turkey, Korea,Venezuela—and many more—study English University Admission Preparation Become a Homestay Hostwith us at the ELC. (UAP) and Canadian Studies For more information about hosting a student,12-Week Intensive English This four-week intensive summer program please contact UVic Homestay by email at combines advanced English classes with a [email protected] or phone 250-472-4268Students at the upper beginner to advanced valuable introduction to Canadian culture.level are accepted into January, April and Successful graduates meet the English Volunteer at the ELCSeptember sessions each year. Classes are requirement for admission into undergraduateheld Monday to Friday for 22 hours per week. programs at the University of Victoria. The ELC always welcomes new volunteers inOptional pronunciation clinics and tutorials offer our Study Centre, Classrooms and Conversationan additional 8 hours per week. 2015 Program Dates: Partners Program. You can learn about another culture while helping a student develop EnglishProgram dates for 2015: Aug. 4–28 skills and adjust to life in Canada in as little asJan. 5–April 1 one hour a week!April 13–July 8 English and VolunteeringSept. 14–Dec. 9 For information about ELC volunteer Additional volunteer terms may be added after opportunities, please email:University Admission Preparation the 12-week intensive program, giving students [email protected] the opportunity to practise real English withThis course represents the highest academic Canadians while helping the local community. Join our online communitylevel of the 12-Week Intensive Program.Successful graduates meet the English For program dates and options, please visit: www. www.facebook.com/EnglishLanguageCentrerequirement for admission into undergraduate LearningThatShapes.ca/elc/programs. @elc_uvic [twitter]programs at the University of Victoria. TOEIC and IELTS Preparation Contact usUniversity Pathways Program forInternational Students These part-time courses offer four hours of English Language Centre weekly exam preparation over 11 weeks. They Phone: 250-721-8469Students who wish to attend the University focus on test-taking skills and strategies. Email: [email protected] Victoria but do not yet meet the language Web: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/elcrequirements can apply for the University For program dates and options, please visit: www.Pathways Program. In this 12-month program, LearningThatShapes.ca/elc/programs.students take English and first-year creditprograms at the same time, allowing them to UVic Homestay Accommodationfinish their undergraduate degree faster. Theprogram begins in September each year. This service is available for all sessions of the 12-week Intensive program, the PathwaysMonthly Language and Culture program and most of the short-term programs.Programs Students are matched with Canadian hosts carefully selected for their ability to provide aThree- to six-week programs are perfect for safe, comfortable and friendly home.students wishing to spend vacation time inVictoria perfecting their English. A free activity For further information about Homestay, pleasecalendar plus a range of optional excursions are visit: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/elc/homestay/offered to take full advantage of Victoria’s manyattractions. For more information about hosting a student, please contact UVic Homestay by email at [email protected] or phone 250-472-4268.52 LANGUAGESESL Certificate/diploma Credit options Distance/online
Population health data will help in the ght against future Ebola outbreaks.All data tells a story.Population health between population groups, the demand secure research environment. The certificateHealth Data for this specialized form of data analysis work requires completion of four courses and, if space is high. There is a need for trained professionals is available, you may register in up to two coursesProfessional Specialization Certificate in who understand the intricacies of population for professional development without enrolling health, have the tools to accurately examine, in the program. All students must meet programPOPULATION HEALTH DATA analyze and evaluate health data, and realize the prerequisites.ANALYSIS importance of this work in both informing and advancing positive health outcomes within our The course offerings and expected dates are:Make a difference and move your society. It is these needs that the Professionalcareer forward. Specialization Certificate in Population Health PHDA01: Working with Administrative Data Data Analysis (PHDA) program addresses. (September 2015)You believe that every data point has a storyand there’s a person behind each piece of data Learn online. Build the skill sets you PHDA02: Epidemiological Statistics (Januarycode. You want to be able to apply integrity need in a high-quality data-driven 2015)and specialized skills to your research work to environment.influence population and public healthcare PHDA03: Population Health and Geographicpolicy-making. You also want to demonstrate This non-credit certificate, offered in partnership Information Systems (May 2015)your commitment to advancing a very specialized with Population Data BC and the University ofprofessional field. Victoria Department of Geography, will provide PHDA04: Spatial Epidemiology and Outbreak you with the strong foundational knowledge Detection (January 2015)Given society’s growing interest in maintaining and data analysis skills you need to support yourand improving the health of our entire work within the health and social services sector. PHDA05: Longitudinal Analysis and Multi-levelpopulation as well as reducing inequalities in Courses are provided completely online, and Modeling of Population Health Data course schedules and online learning formats (September 2015) are designed to meet the time constraints and flexibility needs of working professionals. You PHDA06: Health Services Program Monitoring will use software and real data sets within a and Evaluation (May 2015) For more information about program prerequisites, structure and offerings, please visit our website at www.LearningThatShapes. ca/population or contact us at 250-721-8481 or [email protected] • 250-472-4694 POPULATION HEALTTHHDEAATRATS573
Get the industryrecognition you seek.Let your career take ight.Public Relations Communications Management (CM) Education, and classmates. Learners are required to has recognized the Diploma in Public Relations complete designated assignments by specificDIPLOMA PROGRAM IN at the University of Victoria. due dates, participate in online discussions andPUBLIC RELATIONS work with partners or in groups to complete The Seal of Recognition provides a benchmark seminar presentations online.In the rapidly changing world of PR you need to the industry, potential employers,the kind of education and skills that will let alumni, current and future students that our Students can take courses on a part-time basis oryour career really take flight. educational program offers sound preparation choose the fast-track option and progress through in the public relations and communications the program at a faster rate of completion.This program prepares you to think critically, management field.develop teamwork skills, value a strong work Mandatory courses are: Public Relations Theoryethic, manage time effectively and handle Who is taking the program? and Practice, Effective Communication Tools,deadlines and multiple projects. Communication Planning, Research and Evaluation, This program is for those working in the public Writing for Public Relations, Evolution of PublicAs a graduate of our program you will be and private sectors, employed in the public Relations and Case Studies in Public Relations.recognized as academically prepared in the relations and communications field who wish tojob market. continue their professional development. The Elective courses are: Managing the Public program also provides necessary qualifications Relations Function, Media Relations, Ethics in PublicStart shaping your future in PR today! for those working in the field who do not have Relations and Social Media for Public Relations. formal education in public relations. ESSION™AYS TO THE PROFThe Canadian Public Relations Program Outcomes Society (CPRS), under the Program FormatCPRS Recognized Prog Pathways to the Profession™ Today’s public relations professionals are requiredPATHW An Outcomes Based Approach All courses are offered exclusively by distance to serve the needs of their own organization and Towards Excellence in education. The diploma program consists of 10 those of its public. They must be able to design ram Canadian Public Relations and courses; seven mandatory and three elective both external and internal communications plans courses. Each course is 12 weeks long and and integrate the new theoretical and practical learners are expected to interact with instructors models of public relations practice that have emerged in recent years.54 PUBLIC RELATIONS Certificate/diploma Credit options Distance/online
Graduates acquire valuable writing skills and Date: Jan. 19 to April 10 Managing the Public Relationshave a better understanding and application Sessions: 12 weeksof research. They increase their awareness of Fee: $465 until Jan. 5; $495 after Jan. 5; Function current events, the impact of global issues andhow these affect their organizations. $500 for international students Prerequisite: Public Relations Theory and Practice Code: HPPR402 2015S D01Application: All new applicants must submit a Text: Manager’s Guide to Excellence in Publiccompleted application form accompanied by a Research and Evaluation Relations and Communication Management (1st$60 application fee. ed.), by David Dozier with LA Grunig and JE Prerequisite: Public Relations Theory and Practice Grunig and PR Client Service Manual (4th ed.) byRefund Policy: A course refund, minus a $75 Text: Strategic Public Relations Management (2nd Tom Gableadministrative fee, will only be provided within ed.), by Austin and Pinkletonsix calendar days after the course start date. Instructor: Sherrell Steele, BEd, MA, ABC Instructor: Karen Lee, ABC, MC Date: Jan. 19 to April 10Elective Transfer Request: On an exceptional Sessions: 12 weeks Date: Jan. 19 to April 10basis we will consider individual requests and Fee: $465 until Jan. 5; $495 after Jan. 5;accept one equivalent course that students Sessions: 12 weekshave previously completed at another $500 for international studentsinstitution for elective transfer credit. There is a Code: HPPR404 2015S D01 Fee: $465 until Jan. 5; $495 after Jan. 5;fee associated with this request. $500 for international studentsAccreditation: Athabasca University, Code: HPPR406 2015S D01Thompson Rivers University and the Universityof Phoenix accept this program toward their Media Relationsdegree programs. Prerequisite: Public Relations Theory and PracticeFor more information, please contact: Text: In the News: The Practice of Media RelationsPublic Relations Program in Canada (2nd ed.), by William CarneyPhone: 250-721-6129Email: [email protected] Instructor: Elizabeth Goldenshtein, Diploma inWeb: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/ Journalism, BA (Communications) publicrelations Date: Jan. 19 to April 10COURSES BY DISTANCE Sessions: 12 weeksPublic Relations Theory and Fee: $465 until Jan. 5; $495 after Jan. 5; $500 for international studentsPractice Code: HPPR433 2015S D01Prerequisite: Admission to the Public RelationsProgram required prior to registration. We live on a planet that hasText: Canadian PR for the Real World (1st a more or less infinit capacit ed.), by Cardin and McMullan to surprise. What reasoningInstructor: Amelia Reigstad, PR Dip, BAAC, MA, person could possibly want IABC member it any other way?Date: Jan. 12 to April 10 – Bill BrysonSessions: 13 weeksFee: $465 until Dec. 29; $495 after Dec. 29; $500 for international studentsCode: HPPR401 2015S D01Effective Communication ToolsPrerequisite: Public Relations Theory and PracticeText: The New Rules of Marketing and PR (4thed.), by David ScottInstructor: Anna Marie White, Dip. in Public Admin, BA, MAwww.LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4694 PUBLIC RELTAHTIEOANRSTS575
The hairs of a polar bear are hollow andre ect all light’s visible wavelengths.So the fur you see as white is actually transparent.Science and warm, travel and find food. Although the NEW The Canadian Arctic: ANature course will focus on marine mammals common Naturalist’s Perspective to the BC coast, there will also be examples ofFor Sustainability and Environment some rare and fascinating visitors. The natural, geological and human history ofcourses, please visit page 61. this ice world—our Arctic—is inseparably fused Instructor: Rianna Burnham, BSc MSc, is an with a critically cold habitat. From Polar bears NEW Marine Mammals of British environmental scientist specializing in marine to butterflies, Muskox to Narwhals, the ThuleColumbia I: From Nostril to ecosystems and mammal ecology. peoples to the modern Inuit: all have adaptedBlowhole, From Feet to Flippers to this unique archipelago. Canadians are veryand Flukes In the fall, we will offer Marine Mammals of interested in the Arctic: its history, present British Columbia II: Populations, Conservation, and status and future. However, the Arctic is remote,This course will cover the “who’s who” of Management Issues. expensive to visit, and prohibitively cold much ofmarine mammals: who they are and how to the year. The perceived plight of the Polar bears,identify them. The question of where they Dates: Tuesdays, Jan. 20 to Feb. 17 the natural history of the biota, the surprisingcame from will also be considered as we trace implications of melting sea ice and the crisistheir evolution from terrestrial origins. We will Time: 7 to 9 pm enveloping the Inuit are all discussed from a first-review the skeletal, musculature, and other hand perspective.adaptive features that make marine mammals Sessions: 5highly suitable to the ocean environment. This course consists of four stand-alone lectures:Lectures will include a review of slides, bones, Fee: $80 plus GST you can register for a single session or receive aphotographs, video and other visual aids to discounted fee if you sign up for all four sessions.describe ecology and life histories. We will Code: ASSC235 2015S C01learn how marine mammals breathe, keep Instructor: George Sirk, photographer and naturalist, has explored over 20,000 nautical miles of the Canadian high arctic and Greenland over a period of eight seasons. He specializes in birds and Polar bears. For 35 years George has embraced James Lovelock’s Gaian hypothesis: “We live on a self-regulating living planet.”56 SCIENCE AND NATURE Certificate/diploma Credit options Distance/online
Series Registration: reveal the complex syntax of postures that is the In the fall we will offer Birding Basics II: language of love to birds. Waterbirds.Date: Wednesdays, Feb. 4 to 25 Diving Birds Revealed Instructor: James Clowater, BSc MSc (seeTime: 7 to 9 pm instructor biography under The Joy of Birds) Diving birds have adapted to forage in anSessions: 4 underwater environment that is often dark, Date: Thursdays, May 21 to June 11 dangerous, and demanding. In this presentation, (lectures); and Sundays, May 31 toFee: $70 plus GST we’ll explore some of the interesting and June 14 (field trips) innovative solutions diving birds have come upCode: ASSC241 2015S C00 with to deal with the challenges of the sea. The Time: Thursdays 7. to 9. pm; Sundays 9. to specific adaptations in cormorants, loons, grebes 10:30 amIce—The Shifting Constant and other diving birds will be discussed and displayed using PowerPoint and video. Sessions: 7The origins, variety, importance and future of ice. Instructor: James Clowater, BSc MSc, is an Fee: $100 plus GSTDate: Wednesday, Feb. 4 ornithologist who specializes in the behavioural ecology of marine birds. Code: ASSC226 2015K C01Time: 7 to 9 pm Date: Saturday, Feb. 14 NEW Our Changing OceanSessions: 1 Time: 7 to 9 pm Humans are intimately connected to theFee: $21 plus GST global ocean, relying on it for food, energy, Sessions: 1 transportation, jobs, recreation, and evenCode: ASSC241 2015S C01 oxygen. Despite covering over 70% of the planet, Fee: $21 plus GST being home to perhaps two million of Earth’sThe Arctic Biota species and having some of the world’s tallest Code: ASSC231 2015S C01 mountains and deepest valleys, the ocean isThe creative arctic adaptations of plants and largely unexplored and still holds many secretsanimals. Marine Birds to fully understanding our planet.Date: Wednesday, Feb. 11 This course is designed for naturalists, Increasing human population and world interpreters and birding enthusiasts interested economic activity have resulted in acceleratedTime: 7 to 9 pm in the behaviour of birds. Learn where to find exploitation of Earth’s resources and direct and and how to identify marine birds, and discover indirect impacts to the global ocean. Additionally,Sessions: 1 fascinating secrets about how they live and feed. as population densities in coastal areas increase, The focus is on the ecology and behaviour of so too does the need to better understand andFee: $21 plus GST birds encountered in local waters: emphasis will respond to ocean-related natural disasters such as be given to unique and interesting biological and earthquakes and tsunamis.Code: ASSC241 2015S C02 behavioural information. Two shoreline field trips are included. Linking elements of chemistry, physics, biology,Humans in the Arctic and geology, these sessions will look at a number Instructor: James Clowater, BSc MSc (see of ocean issues of societal concern and howMeet the people who call the world’s harshest instructor biography under The Joy of Birds) technology is allowing us to better understandclimate home. our changing ocean. Date: Thursdays, Feb. 26 to March 26Date: Wednesday, Feb. 18 (lectures); and Sundays, March 8 and 15 Sour Seas: Understanding Ocean (field trips) AcidificationTime: 7 to 9 pm Time: Thursdays 7 to 9 pm and Sundays 9 to This session explores recent and projectedSessions: 1 10:30 am changes in ocean acidity. We will examine impacts on marine ecosystems and humanFee: $21 plus GST Sessions: 7 society, as well as actions we can take to counteract the souring of our seas.Code: ASSC241 2015S C03 Fee: $100 plus GST Instructor: Dwight Owens has more than 20Nanook, the Polar Bear Code: ASSC201 2015S C01 years of experience in science education and communications. He joined Ocean NetworksThe world’s largest land carnivore and master of Birding Basics I: Songbirds Canada in 2008, where he supports web contentthe Arctic. and science outreach activities. This is the first of two birding courses designedDate: Wednesday, Feb. 25 to introduce you to the pleasures of bird Two sections watching. Part I: Songbirds features the birdsTime: 7 to 9 pm we see in Victoria in the spring and summer. It Evening section: consists of a general introduction to birding,Sessions: 1 including how to identify the birds we can see in Date: Tuesday, April 7 our own backyards and on our field trips. The joyFee: $21 plus GST of spring is proclaimed in the song of birds so we Time: 7 to 9 pm will learn the skills to identify many of our localCode: ASSC241 2015S C04 species by their songs and calls. Sessions: 1The Joy of Birds Fee: $21 plus GSTIn this special Valentine’s Day session,ornithologist James Clowater shares hisknowledge and love of birds in two distinctvisual presentations.Love Among the FeathersThe romantic adventures of resident waterbirdsare examined in this PowerPoint and videopresentation. Birds rely on a beautiful visuallanguage of displays to defeat their rivals andimpress their mates. Slow motion video helps towww.LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4694 SCIENCE AND NTHATEUARRETS57
Code: ASSC237 2015S C01 Sessions: 1 NEW History of Garden DesignAfternoon section: Fee: $21 plus GST Our present-day gardens are influenced by cultures throughout history and countries fromDate: Wednesday, April 8 Code: ASSC239 2015S C01 all around the world. In this class, you’ll discover how some of the most beautiful gardens of theTime: 1:30 to 3:30 pm Afternoon section: modern and ancient world continue to shape our gardening visions.Sessions: 1 Date: Wednesday, April 22 Instructor: Jeff de Jong is an experiencedFee: $21 plus GST Time: 1:30 to 3:30 pm horticulture instructor. He teaches classes on Vancouver Island and in Alberta, ColoradoCode: ASSC237 2015S C02 Sessions: 1 and overseas. Jeff hosts a weekly gardening program on C-FAX 1070AM, writes for gardenTangled Up in Blue: the Impacts of Fee: $21 plus GST magazines, leads garden tours to places aroundMarine Debris the world, and has a passion for photography Code: ASSC239 2015S C02 and garden design.Consumer plastics, derelict fishing gear andother lost or discarded items are increasingly Big Waves and Big Shakes: Marine Date: Thursday, April 9common on beaches and in marine Geohazardsenvironments all over the world. This session will Time: 6 to 9 pmexplore the origin and fate of marine debris and Learn about some of the local risks ofits costs to wildlife and coastal communities. earthquakes and tsunamis for Vancouver Island Sessions: 1 and the ways to mitigate the hazards they pose.Instructor: Dr. Dave Riddell works with Ocean Fee: $25 plus GSTNetworks Canada’s Learning and Engagement Instructors:team to promote marine science and foster Code: ASSC244 2015S C01ocean literacy among students, educators and Dr. Tania Insua is the Ocean Analytics Manager atcommunities across BC and Canada. Ocean Networks Canada supporting a research NEW Polar Bears: Outstanding project on near-field tsunami detection for the Survivors of Climate ChangeTwo sections BC coast.Evening section: Polar bears are remarkably resilient to changing Teron Moore is a Business Analyst at Ocean climate: they’ve survived a multitude of pastDate: Tuesday, April 14 Networks Canada. His role supports the Smart climate shifts, some of inconceivable magnitude. Oceans BC program enhancing public safety, These lectures will teach you some little-knownTime: 7 to 9 pm marine safety and environmental monitoring. facts about Polar bears and their arctic sea ice habitat, with some historical context.Sessions: 1 Dr. Martin Scherwath is a staff scientist at Ocean Networks Canada supporting research projects Instructor: Dr. Susan Crockford is a zoologistFee: $21 plus GST on gas hydrates and ocean floor fluid dynamics who brings a unique “big-picture” perspective and assisting with support of seismology and to the issue of Polar bears and climate change,Code: ASSC 238 2015S C01 tectonics-related research. including such factors as evolution, the fossil record, paleoclimate and human occupationAfternoon section: Two sections of the arctic. She is an adjunct professor in the Evening section: Anthropology Department at the University ofDate: Wednesday, April 15 Victoria. Date: Tuesday, April 28Time: 1:30 to 3:30 pm Time: 7 to 9 pm Polar Bears I: Polar Bears in Winter/ SpringSessions: 1 Sessions: 1 What do the bears do when arctic sea ice is at itsFee: $21 plus GST Fee: $21 plus GST greatest extent?Code: ASSC 238 2015S C02 Code: ASSC240 2015S C01 Two sections Evening section:Threats to Orcas Afternoon section: Date: Thursday, April 16The iconic orcas in the waters around Vancouver Date: Wednesday, April 29Island are facing threats to their habitat and Time: 7 to 9 pmhealth, including increased shipping and Time: 1:30 to 3:30 pmnoise and marine pollutants. How do scientists Sessions: 1measure these risks and what can be done about Sessions: 1them? Fee: $21 plus GST Fee: $21 plus GSTInstructor: Dr. Richard Dewey, Associate Director, Code: ASSC242 2015S C01Science Services, leads the team of Ocean Code: ASSC240 2015S C02Networks Canada staff scientists. Dr. Dewey’s Afternoon section:background is in physical oceanography andmarine acoustics. Date: Saturday, April 18Two sections Time: 1:30 to 3:30 pmEvening section:Date: Tuesday, April 21Time: 7 to 9 pm58 SCIENCE AND NATURE Certificate/diploma Credit options Distance/online
Sessions: 1 NATURE EXPLORATIONS ON Spring Explorations at YellowFee: $21 plus GST VANCOUVER ISLAND Point LodgeCode: ASSC242 2015S C02 Winter Storm Watching at the “The leaders, the laughter, the environment –Polar Bears II: Polar Bears in Wickaninnish Inn this has been one of the most enriching weeksSummer/Fall of my life.”How do Polar bears cope when the sea ice Join Anne Fraser and Marc Bell for winter storm In spring, the world is alive with beauty: theretreats to its lowest extent? watching on the magnificent west coast of meadow of sea blush and camas; the mink, Vancouver Island, where the rainforest meets otter, hummingbirds, eagles and blue heronsTwo sections the Pacific. Experience 20-foot waves crashing pursuing their springtime agendas; the forestsEvening section: on rocky shores, the quiet of the rainforest, fresh and green; the sea alive with birds and sea the intertidal zones and biologist/artist Mark life. Join us for some leisurely days of learning,Date: Thursday, April 23 Hobson’s stories and slides of his Pacific and explorations and pleasure at beautiful YellowTime: 7 to 9 pm Clayoquot Sound adventures. A team of Long Point Lodge. Presenters may include biologistsSessions: 1 Beach and Tofino naturalists who know and love Marc Bell, David Denning, Darren and ClaudiaFee: $21 plus GST the area will guide our leisurely explorations. Copely or pianist Bruce Vogt. There will be someCode: ASSC243 2015S C01 early morning birding, and in the evenings we’ll The Wickaninnish Inn is home base for three call owls, stargaze, enjoy a sing-along and watchAfternoon section: nights: each of the spacious rooms has a computer and microscope videos of the days’ fireplace, view of the Pacific and one king samplings of nature. We’ll also make an inspiringDate: Saturday, April 25 or two queen beds. The fee includes tuition, visit to Wildwood, Merve Wilkinson’s selectiveTime: 1:30 to 3:30 pm accommodation, taxes, breakfasts and forestry acreage.Sessions: 1 luncheons. Transportation is not included; TofinoFee: $21 plus GST Bus (www.tofinobus.com) leaves Victoria daily. This is a unique opportunity to recharge andCode: ASSC243 2015S C02 Dinners are your individual responsibility; one at relish the spring concert of nature. Come on the Wickaninnish is optional and there are other your own, plan a reunion or bring your hiking suitable venues for dining in Tofino. Plan a gift group. You can choose double accommodation to yourself or to someone special! For further in the lodge, or sleep in rustic or modern information about accommodation, visit the Inn’s cabins with fireplaces or electric heat. For more website at www.wickinn.com accommodation information, please visit www. yellowpointlodge.com. Cancellation deadline for refund of fees is Cancellation deadline for refund of fees is Dec. 19, 2014. Purchase of trip cancellation March 20, 2015. Purchase of trip cancellation insurance is strongly recommended. insurance is strongly recommended A limited number of single rooms are available at Coordinator: Anne Fraser an extra cost of $325 plus GST. Dates: Monday to Friday, April 20 to 24 Coordinator: Anne Fraser Fee: $950 plus GST (includes tuition, Dates: Monday to Thursday, Jan. 26 to 29 accommodation, meals, snacks, room tax and gratuities: Fee: $925 plus GST (includes meals, transportation is not included) snacks, accommodation, room tax, gratuities and tuition: Code: ASRP012 2015K E01 transportation is not included) Code: ASRP013 2015S E01www.LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4694 SCIENCE AND NTHATEUARRETS579
Some corporations now o er femaleemployees the option to freeze their eggs.Health “bene t” or gender inequality?Social Justice SOCIAL JUSTICE STUDIESStudies DIPLOMA PROGRAM The Diploma in Social Justice Studies provides Millions saw critical perspectives on the challenges and the apple fall, possibilities for moving beyond unjust and but Newton unsustainable ways of life. This interdisciplinary program draws on a wide range of aske wh . undergraduate credit courses. – Bernard Baruch The program consists of three core courses (4.5 units), six interdisciplinary elective courses (9 units), and a practicum (1.5 units) or further elective course in lieu of practicum). There is a one-time program admission fee of $150. Diploma students pay regular UVic undergraduate tuition and fees for program courses (international fees apply). For more information or to apply, contact: Social Justice Studies Program Phone: 250-721-6460 Email: [email protected] Web: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/ socialjustice/60 SOCIAL JuSTICE STuDIES Certificate/diploma Credit options Distance/online
Garry Oak ecosystems are the most diverse land ecosystems in British Columbia. How do we stop them from disappearing?Sustainability, scrutiny. These restoration walks examine three Sessions: 1Environment ecosystems in Victoria. Code: ASER910 2015S E01For Science and Nature courses, Admission to the following sessions is free.please visit page 56. Please call 250-472-4747 to register, as space is Afternoon section: limited.COMMUNITY COURSES Date: Thursday, Feb. 5 Instructor: Val Schaefer, Academic AdministratorUrban Restoration Walks of the Restoration of Natural Systems Program, Time: 1 to 3 pm School of Environmental Studies will lead theseRe-Inventing Nature—Creating New one- to two-hour walks. He may be joined by Sessions: 1Ecosystems local experts if they are available. Code: ASER910 2015S E02Three free restoration walks sponsored by the Note: Off-campus locations. These are notRestoration of Natural Systems Program. strenuous walks, but sturdy footwear, a water NEW Urban FarmsNature in cities is shaped by the built bottle and rain gear is recommended.environment and the activities of people. Although their primary role is to grow localImpervious surfaces, invasive species, structural NEW Rain Gardens produce, urban farms are now being createdsoils and other factors contribute to the and managed to benefit wildlife as well. Atformation of new communities not natural to Low-impact development is one strategy to Haliburton Farm, a wetland has been establishedthe area. These are new or novel ecosystems that reduce urban run-off and rain gardens are an to attract amphibians, while bird and bat boxesrecently are the subject of intense study and important option. Rain gardens are variable. and salamander boards have been placed in On this walk, we will look at rain gardens at the the forest to enhance biodiversity. The chain Atrium, City Hall and BMW dealership across the link fence surrounding the farm is also being Johnson Street Bridge. converted into a hedgerow. Two sections Two sections Morning section: Morning section: Date: Thursday, Feb. 5 Date: Thursday, Feb. 12 Time: 10 am to noon Time: 10 am to noon Sessions: 1 Code: ASER910 2015S E03www.LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4694 SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIROTNHMEEANRTTS671
Afternoon section: Date: Saturday, March 21 graded in the same manner as students in the diploma option. Students may take up to sixDate: Thursday, Feb. 12 Time: 10:30 am to 4 pm years to complete the certificate requirements.Time: 1 to 3 pm Sessions: 1 Individual CoursesSessions: 1 Fee: $65 plus GST Space permitting, professionals can register in specific courses without being enrolled in theCode: ASER910 2015S E04 Code: ASPL006 2015S C01 diploma or certificate programs. NEW Lakes in Garry Oak Ecosystems RESTORATION OF NATURAL Course Offerings SYSTEMS PROGRAM Summit Park is one of the remnant Garry Oak Required Courses (offered every year)ecosystems in Victoria. Located on top of a hill, it This interdisciplinary program has been designedhas a panoramic view of the city and the Olympic for professionals and others interested in the • Principles and Concepts of Ecological RestorationMountains. The branching patterns of the oaks emerging field of environmental restoration. • Field Study in Ecological Restoration (I and II)are particularly picturesque and the large Smith The program provides the knowledge needed • Biodiversity and Conservation BiologyHill water reservoir, built in 1908, is often visited to approach restoration activities in a holistic • Ethical, Legal and Policy Aspects ofby ducks. way that includes communities as well as the biophysical sciences. Environmental RestorationTwo sections • Selected project in an area of specialization The program will appeal to professionals who are • Final Seminar (non-credit)Morning section: working in the areas of: Electives (offered every 2–3 years)Date: Thursday, Feb.19 • environmental conservation and restoration The rest of your program will be made up of aTime: 10 am to noon • policy formation or planning combination of some of the following electives:Sessions: 1 As well, the courses will be of interest to those who: • Ecosystems of British Columbia, Canada and the WorldCode: ASER910 2015S E05 • need retraining for a career change • Traditional Systems of Land and ResourceAfternoon section: • want specific information relevant to their work ManagementDate: Thursday, Feb. 19 The courses have been designed to meet the • Ecorestoration Strategies: Case Studies needs of professionals and to suit the busy • Forest Restoration and Sustainable ForestryTime: 1 to 3 pm schedules of people who work full time. They are • Mining Reclamation offered in two formats: on-campus immersion • urban Restoration and Sustainable AgriculturalSessions: 1 courses and distance education. SystemsCode: ASER910 2015S E06 Options for Study • Selection and Propagation of Native Plants • Soil Conservation and Restoration NEW Writing This Place: An Diploma • Restoration of Freshwater Aquatic SystemsExperiential, Experimental and • Restoration of Marine Aquatic SystemsSite-Specific Exploration The diploma option is open to students • Communication and Dispute Resolution in who have been admitted for credit study atHow can we write about our connection the University of Victoria, and have met the Environmental Restorationto the place we live or places newly admission requirements of the program. • Special Topics in Environmental Restorationvisited with creative freshness and varying Please call 250-721-8458 for information aboutperspectives? In this workshop, we will applying for credit study. (various topics of particular interest, e.g.,work both indoors and outdoors, exploring grassland restoration: identification of grasses,a variety of artistic entryways into writing This option requires a minimum of 12 courses sedges and rushes)in response to and with place, including equivalent to 18.0 credit units (approximately • Non-Timber Forest Management and Sus-collaborative painting, movement and story- 470 hours of course work). Courses taken in tainable use by Major Forest Zones in BCsharing modalities. the diploma option may be transferred toward • Advanced Principles and Concepts of Ecological degree completion. Students may take up to six RestorationThe workshop includes individual, partner years to complete the diploma requirements.and group work, is open to all ages, abilities Diploma students may also select existingand mobilities, and requires no previous Certificate courses offered through the University of Victoriaexperience in writing or the arts. Please wear and other academic institutions as electives, incomfortable clothing and bring a lunch. Certificate students must meet admission consultation with the Academic Administrator. requirements of the program, but do notNote: Course fee includes art supplies for have to be accepted for credit study at the A one- or two-term co-op placement option isclass activities. Please bring your own University of Victoria. available for diploma students.notebook. The certificate requires eight courses (312 For current course offerings and admissionInstructor: Bronwyn Preece, PhD researcher, hours of course work). Participants choosing requirements, please visit the program website.is an author, a performance-maker and the this option will complete coursework and be For more information about the RNS program,pioneer of earthBODYment who is living please contact:completely off-the-grid. She is the authorof Gulf Islands Alphabet and In the Spiritof Homebirth. She facilitates workshopsinternationally. www.bronwynpreece.com62 SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT Certificate/diploma Credit options Distance/online
Restoration of Natural Systems (RNS) Program • plant propagation techniques. discipline plus a minimum of two years’Phone: 250-721-8458 work in the field of environmental studies,Fax: 250-721-8774 The program features four courses: landscape architecture, landscape design orEmail: [email protected] restoration, orWeb: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/ • Design Principles for Natural Processes • Ecosystem Design through Propagation of • permission of the academic administrator. sustainability/programs/ Native Plants Advanced registration in courses will beNATIVE SPECIES AND • Restoration Ecology given to those accepted into the program.NATURAL PROCESSES • Invasive Species and Novel Ecosystems Registration will then be opened to those interested in taking the courses on anProfessional Specialization Certificate Students are required to successfully complete individual basis. four courses totalling 144 instructional hours.This non-credit certificate has been designed Students admitted into the program do notfor professionals working in the field of Courses in the certificate are offered in a distance need to be accepted for credit study at UVic.landscape architecture, landscape design format, appealing to professionals from acrossand management, forestry, agrology, biology, North America as a means to meet their annual For more information, contact the program office:ecological restoration and environmental professional development requirements.practice. The certificate builds on the Native Species and Natural Processes (NSNP)successful Restoration of Natural Systems Individual Courses Programprogram to provide more advanced training Phone: 250-721-8458in ecological restoration for working Professionals meeting the certificate Fax: 250-721-8774professionals. admission requirements can register for Email: [email protected] individual courses without being enrolled in Web: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/The program focuses on: the certificate program. • incorporation of native species into design sustainability/programs/ • an ecosystems approach in planning and Admission to the Program design of restoration activities The program content is equivalent to advanced • restoration prescriptions which are patterned undergraduate or introductory graduate-level work. Students applying to the program or on natural processes taking individual courses should have obtained • urban ecosystems and the urban/rural one of the following: interface • an undergraduate degree in environmental • invasive species control and management studies, biology, forestry, geography, landscape architecture, or • an undergraduate degree in any other Stay Curious Photo Contest “Curious about flight and terror. It was exhilarating and life-changing... We ended up moving to Victoria some four years later.”View all photo submissions on the UVic Continuing Studies Facebook Pagewww.LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4694 SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIROTNHMEEANRTTS673
Some students require explicit models of learning support to stay on track. What’s included in your model?Teacher CREDIT COURSES BY DISTANCE ME 310 Learning to Listen to MusicProfessional ONLINEDevelopment To register or for more information, contact: Starting in January 2015 Continuing Studies in EducationOverview Phone: 250-721-8944 EDCI 442 Literacy Strategies for Email: [email protected] Division of Continuing Studies, in association Supporting Struggling Learners II Web: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/prod/with the Faculty of Education, works inpartnership with schools and districts, teachers EDCI 448 Organization and coursesassociations and communities to bring a rich and Procedures for Instruction ofdiverse range of credit and non-credit offerings English to Second Language CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FORto educators, throughout BC. We offer: Learners TEACHERS EPHE 143 Multidisciplinary• professional development workshops, credit Foundations of Physical Activity Professional Specialization courses, professional specialization certificates Certificate in Teaching French and credential programs EPHE 252 Leadership Methods for Recreation and Health Immersion (TFI) • flexible delivery: online and on site— Education evenings, weekends and on professional Teachers will gain the methodology and fluency development days to be highly effective in the French Immersion environment. This credit certificate consists of• year-round programs: summer, fall and four courses—two offered online in fall and spring offerings spring, and two offered face to face in summer session (one of which is an advanced French language course). Participants may apply for bursaries to partially cover tuition costs. All four courses are taught in French, and only64 TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Certificate/diploma Credit options Distance/online
teachers with a sufficient initial level of fluency in Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014the language can be admitted (TFI score of 365 Exhibition Open December 12, 2014 to April 6, 2015oral and 305 written, or C1 oral and B2 written).A special TFI test will be conducted in May. Those Detail of Photo: Invertebrates Finalist Alex Mustard, United Kingdom. This variable neon nudibranch, a specieswho cannot attend the May testing session can of sea slug, crawling across the seabed. Less than two centimetres long it crawls along the sea bed of theregister for another date directly on the ETS Lembeh Strait, Indonesia and uses its orange, feather-like rhinophores to smell out its prey, primarily sea squirts.Canada website. A test for the general public isconducted once a month in all official testing Make learning fun for everyone with a visit to the Royal BC Museum.sites, including Victoria and Vancouver. For moreinformation on the test: www.etscanada.ca/tfi/ The world-renowned First Peoples, Modern History and Natural History galleries offer visitors a chance to learn about British Columbia’s past and how it affects the future of the province. Also,For more information, contact: don’t miss these fantastic feature exhibitions:Continuing Studies in EducationPhone: 250-721-8944 • Wildlife Photographer of the Year is celebrating 50 years. The exhibition showcases award-Email: [email protected] winning images that tell astonishing stories of our natural world while pushing the boundariesWeb: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/prod/ of technical skill—all featured on beautiful large-scale back-lit displays for eye-popping impact. Images are chosen for their artistic composition, technical innovation and truthfulNON CREDIT COURSES FOR interpretation of the natural world.ASPIRING TEACHERS • British Columbia Remembers: The Great War. For the next four years, the Royal BC MuseumTeaching English as a Foreign will commemorate the 100th Anniversary of WWI with an evolving installation featuring filmLanguage for Native Speakers montages of British Columbia-based troops departing for war plus various artifacts and archival records related to this catastrophic, epoch-shaping event.120-hour course Your experience doesn’t end with our galleries; enjoy these feature events that bring ourUnder the guidance of internationally exhibitions to life:experienced teaching experts, aspiring teachersnew to the field of Teaching English as a Friends of the BC Archives: Victoria – A City Goes to WarForeign Language will gain the methodological January 18 | 2 – 3:30 pm | BC Archives, Royal BC Museum | Speaker: Jim Kipling, PhD student inknowledge and confidence to succeed in an history at UVic and a retired army Colonel | $5 per personinternational context. Photography Camp for Grown-UpsFor more information, contact: Why should kids have all the fun? Grown-ups can come to the Royal BC Museum for their ownTEFL Program one-day photo day camp. You won’t need to sew your name into your underwear but you willPhone: 250-472-4507 need your own camera and to know how it works. The camp will involve visiting the featureEmail: tefl[email protected] exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year, going behinds the scenes, visiting our imaging studio and time with British Columbian Finalist, Jess Findlay. Space is limited; book today!PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTWORKSHOPS March 14 | 9 am – 3 pm | Cameras & Lunch not provided | $45 per person | 10% member discountCheck our website for a range of professional For more information on programs and events visit royalbcmuseum.bc.cadevelopment offerings:www.LearningThatShapes.ca/prod/workshops/.If you would like to be added to our email listso we can notify you about upcoming offerings,contact us at [email protected] • 250-472-4694 TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOTPHMEEANRTTS675
Con dence is not a trait that you’re born with. But it is teachable.Training facilitation and instructional design, consider What does the CACE program offer you?and Adult the CACE program.Education Career Opportunities: take advantage of the CACE will give you confidence at every stage growing demand for highly qualified adultCERTIFICATE IN ADULT AND of your career. Add a particular skill to your educators and training professionals.CONTINUING EDUCATION CACE repertoire with a single course, complete your CACE certificate to earn a credential or simply Flexibility: Learn at your own pace throughGet a credential, increase your take a refresher to keep your skills sharp. online distance education courses, intensiveconfidence and be the trainer of five-day summer classes or weekend workshopschoice. CACE students learn how to communicate on-campus at UVic. Complete all of your effectively, design lesson plans, evaluate coursework by distance education, in theYou are passionate about helping people learn, programs and break down learning barriers. classroom or both. The choice is yours!whether it’s in a classroom, workplace or online. And when they walk into a new teachingYou know how satisfying it is when students situation—be it a classroom, workplace or an Credential: CSTD, Canada’s leading associationgrasp a new concept, idea or skill. You also online setting—they know they have the skills of workplace learning professionals, recognizesknow that the most successful instructors are and confidence to handle anything. that the University of Victoria’s CACE programthe ones who make a life-long commitment to upholds the competency categories for thelearning, both as an educator and a student. If CACE students are people like you. training and development industry outlinedyou want to improve your knowledge and skills in CSTD’s Competencies for Training andin effective program development, leadership, Whether you’re new to the field or a seasoned Development Professionals. Students enrolled professional, CACE will help you shape your in the UVic CACE program are eligible for career and how you approach your work. CACE student membership with CSTD, and UVic students and graduates work in a wide variety CACE graduates are given a credit of one year of public, private and non-profit organizations towards the work experience requirement where they typically hold positions such of the Certified Training and Development as: trainer, instructor, facilitator, program Professional (CTDP) designation. coordinator and learning and development professional. Some students also consider CACE as they transition between careers.66 TRAINING AND ADULT EDUCATION Certificate/diploma Credit options Distance/online
Program Requirements NEW SAMPLE THE CACE PROGRAM THIS SPRING: SPECIAL FEE FOR THE CURIOUSNO APPLICATION REQUIRED!The CACE certificate consists of four requiredcourses and a minimum of 4.0 elective We’re giving you two opportunities to sample a CACE session this spring. Spend an eveningcredits worth of course work (1.0 credits = 39 in the CACE program and gain some valuable skills you can take back to your workplace.instructional hours). Choose one or both of the sessions below. These sample sessions won’t earn a CACE creditRequired Courses but they will give you the flavour of what you can learn in this great program. Program Planning in Adult Education Foundations of Adult Education How to Design and Deliver Engaging Learning in the Workplace Facilitating Adult Learning Adult Learning and Development Are you passionate about helping people learn? If so, you know how exciting it is to be aSelected Elective Courses and Workshops successful instructor, trainer, or facilitator of learning. You also know how important it is to Advanced Facilitation Skills: Engaging Groups keep current so that you’re the best professional you can be. In this two-hour session, you will Assessment and Evaluation in Adult Learning learn how to: Effective Coaching for Learning in the Workplace E-learning: Design and Development • use a dynamic lesson plan model Facilitating Dream Teams in the Workplace • create engaging learning outcomes, and Instructional Design in Adult Education • effectively measure the success of a learning event Instructional Techniques Workshop • develop a specialized personal learning plan. Planning Program Evaluation Project Management for Educators and Trainers Participate in this exciting learning event for your own professional development or take it Strategies and Tools for Teaching Adults Online back to your team, department, organization or company. Training and Development Instructor: Dan Doherty, MA. Knowledge and consensus are constructed when engagedCACE Courses and Workshops are people take action. So expect to be a full participant in your learning and development,open to those not enrolled in the with Dan as a process guide and resource. Dan’s commitment is to create a respectful,CACE program. engaging environment where you can learn to facilitate others’ learning, so all students achieve their goals.For more information, contact:Certificate in Adult and Continuing Date: Wednesday, Feb. 4 | Time: 7 to 9 pmEducation Program Sessions: 1 | Fee: $29.95 | Code: EDCS001 2015S W01Phone: 250-721-8944Email: [email protected] Training Needs Assessment: Overcoming ChallengesWeb: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/training/ Are you planning to do a needs assessment for training in your organization? If you are, you can expect that there will be challenges that you’ll need to overcome. Challenges can be interpersonal, political, and resource-based and they must be addressed. In this two-hour session, you’ll learn about common problems that occur during a needs assessment and you’ll learn how to solve them. Knowing which problems to expect and how to overcome them will make your needs assessment a better experience for everyone involved and it will be more successful. Instructor: Dan Doherty, MA (see above) Date: Wednesday, April 29 | Time: 7 to 9 pm Sessions: 1 | Fee: $29.95 | Code: EDCS003 2015K W01 For more information, contact: Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education Program Phone: 250-721-8944 Email: [email protected] Web: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/training/www.LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4694 TRAINING AND ADULT EDUTCHATEIAORNTS67
The world is too big to miss.Make this the year you see more of it!Travel Study • Gratuities to drivers and guides are included New York, New York…”Start in the tour price spreadin’ the news”DISCOVER THE WORLD WITH OURGUIDED EDUCATIONAL TOURS Our Travel Study program offers educational Like Liza Minnelli, how would you like to “wake travel to destinations around the globe. up in the city that never sleeps”? There is noDiscover the pleasures of learning while you Itineraries are chosen carefully to offer a safe and other city like New York. In many ways, it is theexplore fascinating and spectacular areas of the comprehensive way to explore history, culture, quintessential city; its name is an internationalworld where you and a small group of fellow nature, and the arts through visits to sites not byword for sophistication, excitement, andtravelers are led by academic guides, who share usually available to travelers and to those well- intensity—everything that a city should be. Iftheir knowledge of and enthusiasm for the known sites. you’ve never experienced the thrills and alluresdestinations. of Manhattan or if you want to renew your Join us! acquaintance, now is your chance. Join our tourWhat makes our Travel Study for an in-depth introduction to the culture of theprogram unique? We welcome all interested persons, regardless Big Apple. of educational background—you don’t need a • Each tour is accompanied by an academic prerequisite for this university program! These Our nine-day stay in New York features guided guide who is an expert in his/her field tours will appeal to you if you want more from tours of historical sites; visits to the city’s leading your travel experience than standing in lines or museums; and tickets to two Broadway shows. • Pre-tour classes where you’ll learn about your shopping for souvenirs. The tour also allows plenty of free time for you tour’s focus, get answers to all your practical to explore for yourself the most provocative city questions and meet your travel companions Included in your tour: on earth. • Small groups—maximum of 25 people per tour • Return airfare and land transportation Our hotel is situated within easy walking distance • An experienced tour coordinator travels with of the Theatre District, Times Square, and Central • Accommodation Park. The tour also includes two dinners, two you to ensure that everything runs smoothly lunches, and a seven-day metro pass. • Many meals, as indicated in tour itinerary Academic Resource: Robert Holliston is an • Admissions and excursions accompanist and chamber player, and is • Baggage handling at hotels, where available68 TRAVEL STUDY Certificate/diploma Credit options Distance/online
currently Keyboard Department Head and a at the pristine natural beauty of Haida Gwaii, magnificent Royal tombs of the “Lord of Sipan”.vocal coach at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, with its diversity of flora and fauna and miles ofas well as Principal Coach and Répétiteur, Pacific unbroken pristine beaches. We then fly from Chiclayo to the capital ofOpera Victoria. Ecuador—Quito—where we have two days to From Haida Gwaii we fly home by way of explore Old Town, Rumipamba ArcheologicalDates: May 18 to 26, 2015 Vancouver. & Ecological Park and La Florida Archaeological site. Before departing for our cruise, we spendNorthern Spain Academic Resource: Kerry Mason, MA three nights in the Cuenca/Guayaquil area of Ecuador, visiting the greatest Inca ruins inNorthern Spain holds treasures that match Dates: Aug. 8 to 20, 2015 Ecuador, Ingapirca. Upon disembarkation fromthose of the south. On this educational tour we our cruise of the Galapagos we return to Quitowill experience some of those riches by visiting Theatre in England for our return flights home.sites like Barcelona, Santiago de Compostelaand Madrid. Throughout our trip we will taste This tour provides a leisurely combination of Academic Resource: Chris Mundigler, ACA, BA, isamazing local dishes and sample wonderful theatregoing and sightseeing, and concentrates a local archaeologist/anthropologistwines; we’ll learn about Spain’s history and on the south and southwest of England. We visitfollow the steps of the pilgrims walking the Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, Bath, Chichester, Date: Nov. 16 to Dec. 8, 2015famous “Camino”, the road of St. James. We will Brighton, and London, including various pleasantalso visit historical sites like the monastery of country excursions from some of these cities by For pricing and itineraries please visit ourMonserrat, near Barcelona; see architectural our private coach. Only one stay is shorter than website: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/travelcreations by Antoni Gaudi, among them the three nights, and we will see eight plays. The or contact Preston Randall ([email protected];glorious “Sagrada Familia”; spend some time in general pace is relaxing and unhurried, with no 250-721-7797) to have a brochure mailed to you.the impressive Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao; early morning departures.walk the streets made famous by the running of DO THESE TOURS INTEREST YOU?the bulls in Pamplona; and so much more. The choice of plays will not be known until spring or early summer 2015, since English The following tours are being considered for 2016.Academic Resource: Rosa Stewart, MA, theatres are generally slow in determining their Please call Preston Randall at 250-721-7797 toDepartment of Hispanic and Italian Studies, repertoires, but a full list will be provided to express your interest.University of Victoria participants well before the beginning of our pre-tour sessions. Cuba: Culture and Geography, May 2016Dates: May 31 to June 21, 2015 Academic Resource: Christine Forster, Continuing Academic Resource: Michael Booth, PhD, Sessional Lecturer, Department of Hispanic andArt History of Our Northwest Professor Emeritus, Department of Theatre, Italian Studies, University of VictoriaCoast University of Victoria A Greek Odyssey: Athens, the Peloponnese andLeave the big cities behind and join this exciting Dates: Aug. 29 to Sept. 16, 2015 the island of Santorini, May/June 201613-day exploration of Northwest Coast art Academic Resource: Chris Mundigler, ACA, BAand culture and the life and works of Emily Highlights of Peru and Ecuador…Carr. Tracing Carr’s 1912 and 1928 journeys to including a four-night cruise of Arts and Culture on the Rock: Discoveringvibrant communities of contemporary carvers the Galapagos Islands Newfoundland, June 2016and ancient village sites, we experience the rich Academic Resource: Robert Hollistonhistory and warm hospitality of various First Join us for this rare opportunity to visit noNations communities. Beginning with a visit fewer than seven sites from the UNESCO World Opera in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Aug. 2016to Campbell River and Cape Mudge on Quadra Heritage list in Ecuador and Peru. This journey Academic Resource: Robert HollistonIsland, we continue to Alert Bay on Cormorant includes some of the best archaeological sitesIsland to witness the legacy of internationally in those two countries, as well as a 4-night Oregon Shakespeare Festival, September 2016renowned Kwakwaka’wakw carvers Willie cruise of the Galapagos Islands. With one of the Academic Resource: Dr. Michael Booth, ProfessorSeaweed and Mungo Martin and visit the U’Mista most diverse and interesting ecosystems and Emeritus, was Chair of the Department of TheatreCultural Centre, with its impressive collection of wildlife habitats in the world, the Galapagos at the University of Victoria from 1984 to 1995.masks, baskets, coppers, and canoes. truly are Treasure Islands. Darwin thought so; his observations and collections on the Galapagos Milan: Art, Literature, and Opera! Sept./Oct.After we cruise the splendid inside passage from were instrumental in contributing to his theory 2016Port Hardy to Prince Rupert and the ancestral of evolution by natural selection. An exploration of the world of Leonardo da Vinci,home of the Tsimshian people, we travel inland Alessandro Manzoni, Giuseppe Verdi, and more!by coach along the Skeena River to the home of We begin our adventure in Lima, Peru, andthe Gitxan. We also plan to visit the new Nisga’a then travel northwest by coach, visiting the Academic Resource: Zhila Kashaninia, BA, AVCM, PMPMuseum in the Nass Valley. 5000-year-old Sacred City of Caral before heading into the Andes to Huaraz, from whereWe then return to Prince Rupert and transfer by we will have a day trip to the pre-Columbianferry to Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), fortress at Chavin de Huantar. Continuing northto visit some remote Haida villages, as well as to Trujillo we visit the royal city of Chan Chan,carving studios and museums, including the new as well as Huaca del Sol y de Luna. From TrujilloCultural Centres in Qay’llnagaay (Skidegate) and we venture further north to Chaclayo, whereMasset. We also have time to relax and marvel we explore the pyramids at El Brujo, the even more enigmatic pyramids of Tucumé; and thewww.LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4694 TRAVELTSHTEUADRYTS679
General UVic Alumni Association Campus Services BuildingInformation Hours: 8 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday The UVic Alumni Association represents all Open for exams 4 pm to 10 pm and SaturdaysCAMPUS SERVICES graduates of the University of Victoria, including during finals exams graduates of diploma and certificate programs. Phone 250-472-4947; www.rcsd.uvic.ca;UVic Bookstore/Computer We encourage active, lifelong involvement in the [email protected] or [email protected]/Finnerty Express university’s teaching, research and community outreach efforts. Campus SafetyA variety of items essential to academic successare on hand. We stock new and used texts, as The association offers a host of benefits and Campus Security Services is open 24 hourswell as digital versions when available. Textbook services that link alumni with their university. a day, seven days a week. A “safe haven” islistings are available in-store and online, three Visit us and learn about our events, programs located just inside their front doors should youweeks prior to the beginning of each term. and services. The UVic Torch Alumni Magazine need help at any time. SafeWalk services areAt the beginning and end of each term, the is mailed free to graduates two times each available any time to anyone wanting an escortBookstore buys back used texts at up to 50% of year and we distribute a monthly electronic within campus boundaries. Campus Alone isthe new retail price if they are in demand. Texts newsletter to all alumni who provide us with available 24 hours a day for individuals whoin demand are listed on our website. their email address. work/study in isolated areas on campus and are concerned about their personal safety.The Computer Store carries computer hardware Email [email protected]; Phone 250-721-6000;and software, often at significantly lower prices www.alumni.uvic.ca Security Officers act as First Responders trainedthan other retail outlets, due to educational to handle all medical emergencies.discounts. University Food Services For SafeWalk services or in the event of anThe Bookstore’s general book department carries Food Services operates the following facilities: emergency, call 250-721-7599. For more infor-a comprehensive selection of both academic mation on Campus Security Services, programsand general titles and can special order any • Dining Room, Cap’s Bistro, Village Greens and and safety tips, call 250-721-8981, or visit theirbook currently in print that is not currently the Village Market in the Cadboro Commons website: web.uvic.ca/security/stocked. The Bookstore also distributes academiccalendars and handles regalia rentals for grads. • Mystic Market in the University Centre University of Victoria Legacy Art • Mac’s in the MacLaurin Building GalleriesThe Bookstore offers a wide selection of • Nibbles & Bytes Café, Engineeri ng Lab Wingcontemporary UVic crested clothing, school and • Court Café in the Fraser Building Legacy Art Gallery Downtown, 630 Yates Street,stationery supplies, and has a unique gift section. • BiblioCafé in the McPherson Library Victoria • SciCafé in the Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Phone 250-721-6562; www.legacy.uvic.caFinnerty Express, located on the lower level, sells For gallery events, check www.events.uvic.ca.organic, fair-trade coffee, teas, locally baked Science Building Presents rotating exhibitions and programs thatgoods, lunch selections and cold drinks. • Arts Place in the Fine Arts Building focus on the university’s remarkable collections and involve notable west coast artists. . ThisBookstore/Computer Store: Monday–Friday, UFS Dining Dollars offer students, staff and appealing gallery is available to rent for8:30 am–5:30 pm; Saturday, 11 am–5 pm faculty a 5% discount on all purchases at receptions and other gatherings.Phone 250-721-8311; www.uvicbookstore.ca University Food Services outlets. Retail pricing is used for all transactions. Purchases made Legacy Maltwood at the Mearns Centre –Finnerty’s: Monday–Friday, 7:30 am–7 pm; at the Village Market Convenience Store or at McPherson LibrarySaturday, 11 am–5 pm. Phone 250-721-4594. Mystic Market General Store are not eligible Phone 250-721-6673 for hours for a discount. Refunds are subject to a $25 Come and visit our new prints and drawingsW.C. Mearns Centre for Learning, administration charge. This plan can be initiated gallery, which offers a rotating schedule ofMcPherson Library on our website, at our main office, the ONECard exhibitions drawn from the collection. office or by visiting the Cadboro CommonsContinuing Studies students taking any non- Building PHIL station. University Centre Farquhar Auditoriumcredit course may receive borrowing privileges.Visit the Loan Desk to obtain your Community For more information, visit our website at uvic. University Centre Farquhar Auditorium is theBorrowers card. ca/food. Or call 250-472-4777. largest performing arts venue located on campus, presenting high profile music, theatre,For detailed information about UVic Libraries, Resource Centre for Students with a dance and performances by many communityborrowing and resources see the Libraries’ Disability (RCSD) groups. It is also home to all UVic convocationwebsite: www.uvic.ca/library/ ceremonies. Student Rush Tickets are availableStudents residing outside Victoria, The RCSD is a unit within Student Services. It for select shows 10 minutes prior to showtimecontact Distance Education Library Services, supports eligible students registered in credit for $10. Students are encouraged to follow the250-721- 6488. For more information, contact the courses with services and programs that support Farquahar Auditorium’s Facebook and TwitterLoan Desk, 250-721-8230 or [email protected]. academic success for students with permanent for more information on upcoming shows and disabilities. The RCSD promotes accessible and on Student Rush Tickets availability (www. equitable education. facebook.com/UVicFarq and https://twitter. com/UVicFarquhar). For information or tickets, A plan for academic accommodations may please call 250-721-8480, or visit www.uvic.ca/ include exam arrangements, alternative auditorium/. text formats, assistive technology and/or accommodations within the classroom. The RCSD offers Learning Assistance Programs that include a Learning Strategist program, Tutor Matching program and a Notetaking program.70 GENERAL INFORMATION
Visiting the Buses Personal Safety on CampusUVic Campus The campus bus terminal is located beside the Campus Security Services is committed toThe University of Victoria encourages visitors to Campus Services Building, Finnerty Road. The promoting a safe and welcoming environmentuse sustainable transportation to get to campus: campus is served by the following bus routes: to enhance the well-being of students, staff,transit, walking, cycling and carpooling. For faculty and visitors, and protect all Universitydetailed information on travel choices available 4 UVic/Downtown via Douglas, Hillside and property.to you, please visit http://www.uvic.ca/sustain Hendersonability/operations/transportation/alternative/. Crime prevention/personal safety information 7 UVic/Downtown via Fairfield, Foul Bay and and workshops are available through CampusParking Henderson Security. For information, contact the Personal Safety Coordinator, 250-721-8981.Pay parking is in effect Monday to Saturday, 24 11 UVic/Tillicum Mall via Arbutus, Uplands,hours, except at University Centre Parkade and Cadboro Bay, Fort, Douglas and Gorge For more information on Campus Security pleasethe Ian H. Stewart Complex, where pay parking visit our website: web.uvic.ca/security/is in effect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Parking 12 UVic/University Heights via Cedar Hill,permits may be purchased at any of the parking Kenmore, Tyndall, San Juan, Arbutus and Campus Security officers are available 24 hours apermit dispensers located in the numbered lots Finnerty day, seven days a week.outside Ring Road, including the Ian StewartComplex. These permits are valid only in the 13 Ten Mile Point/University Heights/UVic via Campus Security offers a Safewalk service (24General Parking areas in numbered lots only, not UVic, Finnerty, Sinclair, Cadboro Bay, Arbutus hours) to anyone within the campus boundaries.at parking meters or Reserved parking areas. The Call 250-721-7599.lettered lots (inside Ring Road) are for Reserved 14 UVic/Vic. General via Cedar Hill X-Road,permit holders until after 4:30 pm weekdays, at Richmond, Fort, Douglas, Bay, Craigflower • Be alert and aware of your surroundingswhich time general permit holders may park. and HelmckenThe “after 4:30” rule for General Parking permits • Trust your instinctsdoes not apply to the areas marked “24-hour 15X Limited Stop Service—UVic/DowntownReserved.” Dispensers accept both coin and via Foul Bay, Yates/Fort and Douglas to • Plan your route and vary it, if possiblecredit cards. The University Centre Parkade has Esquimaltlimited parking and due to the rate structure, • Park in well-lighted areasonly permits purchased in the parkade are valid 16X Limited Stop Service—UVic/Uptown viain the parkade. McKenzie, Pat Bay Highway to Uptown • Keep your vehicle lockedPermits must be displayed in clear view on the 17 Cedar Hill Special—Mon. to Fri. • Have your keys ready before you get to your vehicle dashboard so that both the expiry date vehicleand time can be easily inspected. 18 Cedar Hill Special—Mon. to Fri. • Check interior of vehicle before enteringThere are a number of short-term, coin-operated 26 UVic/Dockyard via McKenzie, Saanichparking meters provided for visitor use. Road, Boleskine, Harriet, Burnside, Tillicum, • In the event of an emergency or to report Lampson and Esquimalt Road any suspicious activity, contact CampusFor further parking information and special Security Emergency at 250-721-7599 or 911requests, please call Campus Security Services 39 UVic/Royal Roads via McKenzie, Shelbourne, (Emergency) for Police, Ambulance, or Fireat 250-721-6683. For current information on Mt. Doug Park, Royal Oak, Interurban,parking at UVic, visit www.uvic.ca/security/ Helmcken, Wilkinson, Old Island Highway A Reminder: Wallets and purses are attractiveparking. and Western Exchange—evening and targets to thieves. Don’t leave them unattended weekend trips to Royal Oak Exchange only or in unlocked rooms. 51 UVic/Langford Exchange via McKenzie, Trans Canada Hwy, Old Island Hwy and Kelly Road 76x Swartz Bay Express: UVic/Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal via McKenzie and Pat Bay Highway—early Fri. afternoon from UVic, and late Sun. afternoon and evening from Swartz Bay only. Operates only when UVic is in full session. For the most current changes to routes visit www.bctransit.com and use Transit Trip Planner, or call BC Transit at 250-382-6161 for more information.www.LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4694 VISITING CTAHMEPAURSTS771
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Our Continuing Studies gift certificates ($20 orSearch for a course by name or by topic and Make cheques payable to University of Victoria. $50) can be used toward the cost of tuition onthen follow the instructions for purchase via our We cannot accept postdated cheques. registrations for yourself, or you can give theshopping cart. gift of learning to a friend. To order, fill in our Goods and Services Tax registration form on page 73 or call us at 250-Walk-in Registration 472-4694. Some Continuing Studies courses are subject toRegister at the Continuing Studies Building, 2nd Goods and Services Tax (GST). If GST is payable, Bursary Programfloor, Ring Road at Gabriola Road (see campus it is indicated alongside the tuition fee in themap at the back of this calendar). See page course description. Each term the Division of Continuing Studies71 for parking information. Office hours are offers bursaries totalling $1,000 to assist learnersweekdays, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Confirmation and Income Tax Receipt in furthering their education. Bursaries will be awarded to learners who can display evidence ofPhone Registration: 250-472-4694 After you register, you will receive a confirmation a commitment to lifelong learning and who can receipt with the classroom location noted on it. If demonstrate financial need.Register weekdays, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. you have not received your confirmation receipt by the day before the class begins, call 250-472- Applications are available at the Division ofMail Registration 4694 for help locating the classroom. Continuing Studies, 2nd floor, Continuing Studies Building, by calling 250-472-4694, or onlineFill out the registration form in this calendar Tuition Fee Tax Deductions at www.LearningThatShapes.ca/register/dcs.(see page 71), and send to: Application deadline is January 15, 2015. Keep your confirmation receipt as it is your Division of Continuing Studies official income tax receipt. Your tuition fees may Classroom Locations University of Victoria be tax deductible if the total fees paid to UVic in PO Box 1700 STN CSC a calendar year exceed $100. You may combine Most courses are held on campus. Classroom Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2 the fees of more than one course so their total locations are indicated on your receipt, as well exceeds the $100 minimum. as confirmation of times and dates of courses.Fax Registration: 250-721-8774 Building locations can also be found on the Cancellations, Withdrawals, Refunds campus map at the back of this calendar.Use the registration form in this calendar (seepage 73). The Division of Continuing Studies reserves PARKING ON CAMPUS the right to cancel/reschedule courses or otherRegistration Reminders offerings without notice, and to establish There is a flat fee for parking in all campus lots special regulations for admission to non-degree in the evenings and all day Saturday. 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INDEX Aviation, Diploma in Business C Administration, 19A CACE program, 66 A.Y. Jackson, 7Aboriginal Language Revitalization, 43 Camino de Santiago, Journeys on the, 36Accelerated, Diploma in Business B Campus Safety, 70 Administration, 19 Bacteria, The Beneficial Role of Intestinal, 29Accounting, Financial, 17 Balkans—Part 1, Destination, 38 Campus Services, 70Accounting, Management, 16 Balkans—Part 2, Destination, 37Acidification, Understanding Ocean, 57 Barrel House, Boogie Woogie, Honky Tonk and Campus, Visiting the UVic, 71Administration, Business, 16Administration, Certificate in Business, 18 Stride, 10 Canadian Arctic: A Naturalist’s Perspective, 56Administration, Diploma in Business, 19 Bears, Polar: Outstanding Survivors of ClimateAdult Education, Training and, 66 Canadian Art, New, 7Alumni Association, 70 Change, 58America, Central, 37 Beneficial Role of Intestinal Bacteria, 29 Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum, 31American Drama of the 20th Century, Berwick Royal Oak Sessions, 39 Big Waves and Big Shakes: Marine Canadian Masterpiece Series: A.Y. Jackson, 7 Classic, 39American Song, Jerome Kern and the Geohazards, 58 Canadian Studies, 41 Birding Basics I: Songbirds, 57 Development of, 9 Birds, Marine, 57 Cancellations, Withdrawals, Refunds, 72America, South, 37 Birds, The Joy of, 57AMICA at Somerset House Sessions, 38 Boulevard, Sunset, 7 Cancer, A Family History of: What are theAnalysis, Population Health Data, 53 Brain Injury Recovery: An Uphill Road, 30 Risks? What are the Options? 28Ancient World, Science and Technology Brazilian Portuguese, 49 Brief History of Ukraine, A, 36 Career, 20 in the, 37 Buddha in the Brain: How EasternAnger, Constructive Use of, 28 Career Planning and Skills Upgrading, 20Annual Medieval Workshop: Burnt at the Contemplative Traditions Can Inform a Western Science of the Mind, 40 Career, Planning or Enriching Your, 20 Stake, 38 Buddha Nature, Limitless Mind, LimitlessArabic for Beginners, Conversational, 46 Potential: An Exploration of the Material Caring for Collections, 34Arabic, The Structures of, 46 World and, 37Arab World through Western Eyes, Orientalism: Buddhist Psychology for Everyday Life: Carr, Emily, on the Northwest Coast: Sketching Transforming Problems into Solutions, 36 Trips from Vancouver Island to Haida Gwaii, Impressions of the, 36 Building Community Relations, 34 1899-1944, 39Archaeology, Developing New Building Conservation, Practical, 34 Burnt at the Stake, 28th Annual Medieval Certificate and Diploma Programs, 6 Technology for, 40 Workshop, 38Archaeology of Ancient Trade Routes, 41 Bursary Program, 72 Certificate in Aboriginal LanguageArctic Biota, The, 57 Buses, 71 Revitalization, 43Arctic, Humans in the, 57 Business Administration, 16Art and Architecture in the Islamic World, 8 Business Administration, Certificate in, 18 Certificate in Adult and Continuing EducationArt and Language in the Ice Age, 36 Business Administration, Diploma in, 19 (CACE), 66Art and Truth in the Wake of Canada’s Business Administration, Fast Tack, Certificate in, 19 Certificate in Business Administration, 18 Residential Schools, 40 Business and Management, 15Art Galleries, 70 Business Communications, Interpersonal, 17 Certificate Program in Environmental andArt, History in, 7 Business Ethics, 16 Occupational Health, 27Art History of Our Northwest Coast, 69 Business, International, 17Art, New Canadian, 7 Business Law, 16 Certificates, Diplomas, Graduate ProfessionalArts courses, 7 Business Management, Small, 16 Certificates/Diplomas, ProfessionalArts, Visual, 10 Business Writing, 16 Specialization Certificates, 6Atmosphere, The Natural History of the Business Writing and Presentation Skills, 17 Change, Managing, 18 Earth’s, 40 Changing Ocean, Our, 57 Chemistry I, Introduction to, 20 Children, French Language Day Camps for, 51 Children, Writing for: Releasing the Child Within, 13 Classical Music, A Short History of, 8 Classic American Drama of the 20th Century, 39 Climate Change, Polar Bears: Outstanding Survivors of, 58 Climate Change, “Radical Rawls” and: A New Kind of Liberalism for a Warming World, 40 Closure, Holiday, 72 Collage, Going Beyond—Mixed Media, 11 Collections Management, 34 Communications, Interpersonal Business, 17 Communication Tools, Effective, 5574 INDEX
Community Relations, Building, 34 Drama, Classic American, 39 Food Services, 70Computer Based Information Systems Draw! Yes, You Can, 11 Form, Registration, 73 Drug Policy, Heroin-Assisted Treatment and, 40 Française, La Maison, 51 Certificate Program, 22 French, Intersession, 51Computing and Technology, 22 E French Language Conversation ClassesComputing Concepts, 23Computing, Management, 15 Economics, 17 (FLCC), 51Concepts, Database, 23 Ecuador, Highlights of Peru and, 69 French Language Day Camps for Children, 51Confirmation and Income Tax Receipt, 72 Education, Certificate in Adult and French Language Diploma Program (FLDP), 51Connecting Eyes to the Pancreas: How French, Professional Specialization Certificate Continuing, 66 Studying Rare Eye Diseases May Lead to Education, Training and Adult, 66 in Teaching, 64 Treatments for Diabetes, 40 Effective Communication Tools, 55 French programs, 51Consciously, Living: The Practice of Egypt, Destination, 39 From Feet to Flippers and Flukes, From Nostril Mindfulness, 29 Emily Carr on the Northwest Coast: SketchingConservation, Practical Building, 34 to Blowhole, Marine Mammals of BritishConstructive Use of Anger, 28 Trips from Vancouver Island to Haida Gwaii, Columbia I, 56Contemporary Issues, Humanities, History 1899-1944, 39 From the Wizard of Oz to Downton Abbey: and, 35 England, Theatre in, 69 Theme Songs in Television and Movies, 10Contents, 3 English and Volunteering, 52Conversational Arabic for Beginners—Part 2, 46 English as a Foreign Language for Native GConversational Arabic for Beginners— Speakers, Teaching, 65 Part 3, 47 English Language Centre, 52 Galapagos Islands, Highlights of Peru andConversation Classes (FLCC), French Enhancing Your Life: Self-Discovery and Ecuador… including a four-night cruise Language, 51 Action, 21 of the, 69Cross, Star and Crescent: Christians, Jews and Environmental and Occupational Muslims in Spain, 711 to 1609, 40 Epidemiology, 28 Garden Design, History of, 58Cultural Heritage Studies, Graduate Environmental and Occupational Health, Gardens, Rain, 61 Professional Certificate in, 34 Certificate Program in, 27 Garry Oak Ecosystems, Lakes in, 62Cultural Organizations, Managing, 34 Environment, Sustainability, 61 General Information, 70Cultural Resource Management Program, 33 Ergonomics, 28 German for Beginners—Part 2, 47Cultural Tourism, 33 Ethnoclimatology: Survival of the Fittest, 35 German: Intermediate Conversation for Exhibition Design and Installation, 33D Explorers Series, 37 Travelers, 47 Expose Yourself: Showing Your Photographs to German: Intermediate—Part 1, 47Database Application Development, 23 the World, 11 German: Intermediate—Part 2, 47Database Concepts, 23 Gift Certificates, 72Design and Deliver Engaging Learning in the F Gluten? Reacting to, Discover Why and How to Workplace, How to, 67 Facilitating Intercultural Relationships, 44 Diagnose and Treat Your Condition, 29Destination: Balkans—Part 1, 38 Falls Prevention Curriculum, Canadian, 31 Goods and Services Tax, 72Destination: Balkans—Part 2, 39 Family History of Cancer, A: What are the Graduate Professional certificate in CulturalDestination: Egypt, 39Destination Peloponnese, 41 Risks? What are the Options? 28 Heritage Studies, 34Developing New Technology for Farquhar Auditorium, 70 Fascinating World of Stencil Imagery, The, 11 H Archaeology—A Partnership Between Fax Registration, 72 Engineering and the Social Sciences, 40 Feathers, Love Among the, 57 Hazardous Waste Management, 28Diploma and Certificate Programs, 41 Feeling Positive! Applying the Benefits of Healing, Music and, 9Diploma in Business Administration, 19 Health and Helping Professionals, Education for, 30Diploma Programs, Certificate and, 6 Positive Psychology in Everyday Life, 29 Health, Certificate Program in EnvironmentalDiplomas, 6 Fiction, Short, 12Disability, Resource Centre for Students Financial Accounting, 17 and Occupational, 27 with a, 70 Fine Paper, Unique Prints, and a Little Bit of Health Data Analysis, Population, 53Distance Learning Online, 26 Health, Wellness and Safety, 27Diving Birds Revealed, 57 the Exotic, 11 Heavy Metal: Its Place in Culture, and How to Finnerty Express, 70 Understand It, 9 Helping Hand, Your Arms Give Your Legs a, 28 Heritage, Culture and Museums, 33 Heritage Studies, Graduate Professionalwww.LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4694 THINEDAERXTS775
Certificate in, 34 J Pronunciation, 49Heroin-Assisted Treatment and Drug Policy: Mandarin for Beginners—Part 1, 48 James Bay Neighbourhood, A History of, 38 Mandarin for Beginners—Part 2, 48 Possibility for Change, 40 Japanese for Beginners—Part 2, 48 Mandarin for Beginners—Part 3, 48Highlights of Peru and Ecuador… including Japanese: Intermediate—Part 1, 48 Mandarin: Intermediate—Part 1, 48 Jerome Kern and the Development of the Mandarin: Intermediate—Part 2, 49 a four-night cruise of the Galapagos Marine Birds, 57 Islands, 69 American Song, 9 Marine Mammals of British Columbia I: FromHistory in Art, 7 Journeys on the Camino de Santiago, 36History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 37 Joy of Birds, The, 57 Nostril to Blowhole, From Feet to FlippersHistory of the James Bay Neighbourhood, 38 Judges Gone Wrong: Judicial Independence and Flukes, 56History of Ukraine, A Brief, 36 Marketing, 17Holiday Closure, 72 and Responsibility Past and Present, 40 Mary Winspear Centre, Open House, 41Homeopathy 101: Traditional Medicine for Masterworks of Symphonic Literature, 8 Modern Problems, 29 K McPherson Library, 70Homestay Accommodation, 52 Mearns Centre for Learning, 70Homestay Host, Become a, 52 Kern, Jerome, and the Development of the Media Relations, 55How Being Like a Cat Helps You Walk Like a American Song, 9 Memoir, Writing, 12 Human, 28 Mindfulness, Living Consciously: TheHow Canadians Discovered Inequality, 41 Kids, Comics and Critical Thinking: Engaging Practice of, 29How to Design and Deliver Engaging Learning the Post Millennials, 40 Multidisciplinary Foundations of Physical in the Workplace, 67 Activity, 64How to Register, 72 L Museum, Indigeneity and the, 33Humanities, 41 Museum Principles and Practices II, 34Humanities Diploma Program, 41 La Maison Française, 51 Music, 8Humanities, History and Contemporary Law, Business, 16 Music and Healing, 9 Issues, 35 Leadership Methods for Recreation and Music, A Short History of Classical, 8Human Resource Management, 15 Music, Learning to Listen to, 64Human Side of Information Systems, 24 Health Education, 64 Mystic Poets of Persia, Rumi, Hafiz and the, 13Humans in the Arctic, 57 Leadership, Strategic, 18 Learning to Listen to Music, 64 NI Legacy Art Galleries, 70 Library, 70 Nanook, the Polar Bear, 57Ice Age, Art and Language in the 36 Limitless Mind, Limitless Potential: An Native Species and Natural Processes, 63Ice—The Shifting Constant, 57 Natural Light Portraiture Made Easy, 11Impressions of the Arab World through Exploration of the Material World and Nature Explorations on Vancouver Island, 59 Buddha Nature, 37 Nature, Science and, 56 Western Eyes, Orientalism, 36 Literacy Strategies for Supporting Struggling Networks and Network Management, 23Indigeneity and the Museum, 33 Learners II, 64 New Canadian Art: Part III, 7Indigenous Language and Culture, 43 Living Consciously: The Practice of New York, New York… ”Start spreadin’ theInequality, How Canadians Discovered, 41 Mindfulness, 29Information Systems, Human Side of, 24 Longitudinal Analysis and Multi-level news”, 68Intercultural Education, 44 Modeling of Population Health Data, 53 Northern Spain, 69Intercultural Education Diploma Program, 44 Love Among the Feathers, 57 Northwest Coast, Art History of Our, 69Intercultural Relationships, Facilitating, 44Interpersonal Business Communications, 17 M OIntestinal Bacteria, The Beneficial Role of, 29Introduction to Chemistry I, 20 Management Accounting, 16 Open House, Mary Winspear Centre, 41Islamic World, An Introduction to the Art and Management, Business and, 15 Opera: 19th Century and Beyond, 9 Management Computing, 15 Opera Live and in High Definition, 8 Architecture in the, 8 Management, Human Resource, 15 Opera, Saturday Mornings at the, 8Italian for Beginners—Part 1, 47 Management, Networks and Network, 23 Opus First, Opus Last, 8Italian for Beginners—Part 2, 47 Management, Project, 24 Orcas, Threats to, 58Italian: Intermediate, 48 Management, Small Business, 16 Management, Web Design and, 24 Managing Change, 18 Managing Cultural Organizations, 34 Managing the Public Relations Function, 55 Mandarin: Advanced Conversation and76 INDEX
Orientalism: Impressions of the Arab World S Palestinian Conflict, 37 through Western Eyes, 38 The Three Components of the Golden Elixir: Safety on Campus, 71Our Changing Ocean, 57 SAGE, 42 Mirror Neurons, Tai Chi Chuan and ChoralOvercoming Vocal Difficulties: Survival SAGE Study Groups, 42 Singing, 40 Saturday Mornings at the Opera, 8 Threats to Orcas, 58 Techniques for Singers and Speakers, 10 Science and Technology in the Ancient Tools for Learning Online for Environmental and Occupational Health, 28P World, 37 Training and Adult Education, 66 Short History of Classical Music, A, 8 Training Needs Assessment: OvercomingParking, 71 Sight-Singing, Ear-Training: Level 2, 9 Challenges, 67Persia, Rumi, Hafiz and the Mystic Poets of, 13 Sing! Level I, 10 Travel Photography, 12Personal Safety on Campus, 71 Sing! Level II, 12 Travel Study 68Peru and Ecuador, Highlights of, 69 Small Business Management, 16Photography Series, Travel, 12 Social Justice Studies Diploma Program, 60 UPlanning or Enriching Your Career, 20 Sour Seas: Understanding OceanPolar Bears: Outstanding Survivors of Climate Understanding Common Mental Health Acidification, 57 Challenges in Youth, 30 Change, 58 South America, 37Population Health and Geographic South Pacific, 37 University 101, 42 Spain, Northern, 69 University 102, 42 Information Systems, 53 Spanish: Advanced Conversation, 50 University 201, 42Population Health Data, 53 Spanish for Beginners—Part 1, 49 University Admission Preparation, 52Population Health Data Analysis, 53 Spanish for Beginners—Part 2, 50 University Centre, 70Population Health Data Analysis, Professional Spanish: Intermediate, 50 University Centre Farquhar Auditorium, 70 Spatial Epidemiology and Outbreak University Food Services, 70 Specialization Certificate, 53 University of Victoria Legacy Art Galleries, 70Practical Building Conservation, 34 Detection, 53 University Pathways Program for InternationalProject Management, 24 Spring Explorations at Yellow Point Lodge, 59Promised Land, The: A History of the Israeli- Stencil Imagery, The Fascinating World of 11 Students, 52 Strategic Leadership, 18 Urban Farms, 61 Palestinian Conflict, 37 Strategy Execution, 18 Urban Restoration Walks, 61Public Relations, 54 Summer Fun En Français! French Language Using Mobile Devices for Your Courses, 31Public Relations, Diploma Program in, 54 UVic Alumni Association, 70Public Relations Theory and Practice, 55 Day Camps for Children, on the UVic UVic Bookstore/Computer Store/Finnerty Campus, 51R Sunset Boulevard, 7 Express, 70 Supporting Others Through Loss, Change and UVic Campus, 71“Radical Rawls” and Climate Change: A New Life Transitions, 30 UVic Homestay Accommodation, 52 Kind of Liberalism for a Warming World, 40 Sustainability, Environment, 61 UVic on the Peninsula, 41 Swedish for Beginners—Part 2, 50Rain Gardens, 61 Swedish: Intermediate Conversation, 50 VReacting to Gluten? Discover Why and How to Symphonic Literature, Masterworks of, 8 Victoria 50 Years Ago, 38 Diagnose and Treat Your Condition, 29 T Visiting the UVic Campus, 71Reconciliation through Repatriation: Art and Visual Arts, 10 Tangled Up in Blue: the Impacts of Marine Volunteer at the ELC, 52 Truth in the Wake of Canada’s Residential Debris, 58 Schools, 40 WRegistration, 72 Teacher Professional Development, 64Registration Form, 73 Teaching English as a Foreign Language for Web Design and Management, 24Reiki Level 1, 30 What’s in a Placename? The Gazetteer ofRe-Inventing Nature—Creating New Native Speakers, 65 Ecosystems, 61 Theatre, 10 Shakespeare’s London, 41Research and Evaluation, 55 Theatre in England, 69 Why We Do the Things We Do: An IntroductionResource Centre for Students with a Disability The Explorers Series, 37 (RCSD), 70 The Natural History of Earth’s Atmosphere, 40 to Neuroscience, 37Restoration of Natural Systems Program, 62 The Promised Land: A History of the Israeli- Winter Storm Watching at the WickaninnishRisk Management: Perception and Communication, 28 Inn, 59Rumi, Hafiz and the Mystic Poets of Persia, 13www.LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4694 THINEDAERXTS77
Working with Administrative Data, 53World Languages, 46World War I: Little-Known Perspectives, 35Wound Management for Health Professionals, 31Writing About the Natural World, 13Writing and Literature, 12Writing for Children: Releasing the Child Within, 13Writing Memoir, 12Writing This Place: An Experiential, Experimental and Site-Specific Exploration, 62YYes, You Can Draw! 11Your Arms Give Your Legs a Helping Hand: How Being Like a Cat Helps You Walk Like a Human, 2878 INDEX
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