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Learning that shapes Discover learning that shapes you. And your world. who you are. Remember the first time you realized learning could be fun? That it wasn’t just about grades or approval, but the sheer joy of new knowledge? UVic Continuing Studies can help you rekindle that feeling. Our fall courses will stimulate, fascinate and inform you, and help shape the way you look at your world. Take part in small classes, have big experiences, and meet exciting people who share your passion for learning. “Thinkers, changers, difference-makers” UVic’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipients are chosen by their respective faculties, divisions as well as the University Libraries. They represent a diversity of minds and backgrounds. Congratulations to our 2015 Distinguished Alumni, Continuing Studies: Victoria Wells, Grad. Cert. ’13 (Indigenous Language Revitalization – see page 42) Victoria has played a key role in supporting and promoting Indigenous language revitalization efforts in the Nuu-chah-nulth region. As a founding member of the Quuquuatsa Language Society (QLS) in 2012 she served as the first vice-president. QLS was instrumental in developing an accredited language proficiency strategy among the 14 tribes in the Nuu-chah-nulth region. In addition to working to create the infrastructure for accredited learning, she devotes her time to documenting and promoting the Ehattesaht language. Join us in celebrating some significant milestones this year 50th anniversary of our popular French language program, La Maison Française: www.uvcs.uvic.ca/languages/LMF50 20th anniversary: Certificate Program in Environmental and Occupational Health: www.uvcs.uvic.ca/eoh/20years 20th anniversary: Diploma Program in Public Relations: www.uvcs.uvic.ca/publicrelations/20yearsThis calendar is also available on our website in a user-friendly interactive format—nothing to download, just turn the pages and clickon a course title to get to registration. Take a look: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/calendar Designed and produced by the marketing unit of the Division of Continuing Studies. Printed in Canada on 10% recycled paper (Nature Web) using vegetable based inks by Mitchell Press, Vancouver, BC, an ®environmental award winning, FSC certified and G7 accredited company.2
Contentstopic areas Indigenous Language Useful Information and Culture........................................42The Arts .............................................. 7 Courses Starting by Month .............. 4 Certificate in Aboriginal Language Revitalization Certificate /Diploma Programs......... 6History in Art Online Learning ............................... 49Music Intercultural Education ................... 43 SAGE Study Groups...........................63Visual Arts General Information andWriting and Literature Intercultural Education Program Campus Services.............................. 70 How to Register ............................... 72Business and Management ............ 16 Languages ........................................ 44 Cancellations, Withdrawals, RefundsBusiness and Management Programs World Languages Gift CertificatesOn-Campus Courses French Language Programs Bursary ProgramOnline Courses English Language Centre Holiday ClosureIntensive Courses on CampusCertificate in Business Administration (CBA) Population Health Data .................. 50 Registration Form............................ 73Diploma in Business Administration (DBA) Index ..................................................74 Population Health Data Analysis Professional Campus Map........... inside back coverCareer Planning/Skills Upgrading .... 20 Specialization Certificate COVER ART:Computing and Technology ........... 22 Public Relations ............................... 51 Perspective is how objectsCommunity Courses Diploma Program in Public Relations relate to eachComputer Based Information Systems other when Science and Nature ......................... 54 viewed from a Certificate Program (CBIS) particular point. General Courses At first glance,Online Courses Nature Explorations on Vancouver Island the man may be looking at you straight-on, or he may be in profile: itHealth, Wellness and Safety ........... 27 Social Justice Studies ...................... 58 depends on your perspective! Shape your perspective of the worldCertificate Program in Environmental and Diploma in Social Justice Studies with UVic Continuing Studies. Occupational Health Learning that shapes who you are. Sustainability and EcologicalOnline Courses Restoration ...................................... 59Education for the General PublicEducation for Health and Helping Professionals Community Courses Restoration Speaker SeriesHeritage, Culture and Museums .... 32 Restoration of Natural Systems Program Ecological Restoration ProfessionalCultural Resource Management ProgramOn-Campus Immersion Courses Specialization CertificateOnline CoursesGraduate Professional Certificate in Cultural Teacher Professional Development ................................... 62 Heritage Studies Professional Development WorkshopsHumanities, History and Credit Courses OnlineContemporary Issues........................34 Programs for Teachers Non-Credit Course for Aspiring TeachersGeneral CoursesThe Amica at Somerset House Sessions Training and Adult Education ........ 64The Berwick Royal Oak SessionsIn Pursuit of Knowledge Lecture Series Certificate in Adult and Continuing EducationDeans’ Lunchtime Lecture Series (CACE)29th Annual Medieval Studies Workshop (2016)Canadian Studies Diploma Program Online CoursesHumanities Diploma Program / Humanities CACE Workshops Courses Travel Study ..................................... 66 2016 Guided Educational Tours Free Preview event: October 18, 2015 2017—Do These Trips Interest You?LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4769447 The Arts 37
Courses Computing and Technology Intercultural Education Starting by Month Path to Success: Digital Skills for Your Career....... 22 Immigration and Refugee Studies: Setlement, Untangling the Web: Deconstructing Digital Integration and Belonging in Canada............... 43August Marketing................................................................. 22 LanguagesScience and Nature Human Side of Information Systems...................... 24 Systems Analysis and Design................................... 24 Conversational Arabic for Beginners...................... 44Ocean Networks Canada: Live Data from the Digital Identity Management................................... 24 German for Beginners................................................ 45 Beach to the Abyss................................................. 54 IT Security...................................................................... 24 German Intermediate................................................. 45 Programming with Java............................................. 24 Italian for Beginners.................................................... 45September Project Management.................................................. 24 Japanese for Beginners.............................................. 45 Relational Database Management Systems......... 25 Japanese Intermediate............................................... 45The Arts Web Design and Management I.............................. 25 Mandarin for Beginners............................................. 45 Mandarin Intermediate.............................................. 46New Canadian Art Part IV.............................................7 Health, Wellness and Safety Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners......................... 46Emily Carr in France........................................................7 Spanish for Beginners................................................. 46Masterworks of Symphonic Literature......................8 Tools for Learning Online for Environmental and Spanish: Advanced Conversation............................ 47Voci Belle Choir...............................................................8 Occupational Health ............................................. 28 French (various levels)................................................ 47Opera Live and in High Definition..............................9 English (ESL).................................................................. 48Sight Singing, Ear Training: Level II............................9 Occupational and Environmental Health Law..... 28Opera and Composer Series........................................9 Occupational Health Hazards................................... 28 Population Health DataSing! Level I......................................................................9 Environmental Health Economics........................... 28The Rise and Fall of Big Bands.....................................9 Boundaries 101: Where You End and I Begin........ 28 Working with Administrative Data.......................... 50Gift of the Muses.......................................................... 10 Wound Management for Health Professionals Longitudinal Analysis and Multi-level ModelingListen! Music of the Classical Era.............................. 10Music and Healing....................................................... 10 Level I......................................................................... 31 of Population Health Data.................................... 50Watercolour for Beginners........................................ 11 Wound Management for Health ProfessionalsIntroduction to Collage.............................................. 11 Public RelationsDocumentary Photography: Creating the Personal Level II....................................................................... 31 Public Relations Theory and Practice ..................... 52 Project....................................................................... 12 Heritage, Culture and Museums Writing for Public Relations...................................... 52Photographer as Artist, Artist as Photographer... 12 Case Studies in Public Relations.............................. 52The Contemporary Landscape................................. 12 Museum Principles and Practices I.......................... 32 Ethics and Public Relations....................................... 52Travel Photography Series......................................... 12 Cultural Landscapes.................................................... 32 Social Media for Public Relations............................. 52Writing for Children: Releasing the Child Within... 14 Cultural Tourism........................................................... 32Writing, Revising and Publishing Juvenile and Intangible Heritage..................................................... 32 Science and Nature Heritage Resource Management............................. 33 Young Adult Fiction............................................... 14 Collections Management.......................................... 33 Studying Hydrothermal Vents: Live Data fromShort Fiction................................................................. 14 Curatorship: Contemporary Perspectives.............. 33 Deep Sea Volcanoes............................................54Writing Memoir............................................................ 14 Building Community Relationships........................ 33 Managing Archival Collections................................ 33 Finnerty at Forty:Business and Management Pursuing the Wild: The Sichuan Botanical Humanities, History and Expedition............................................................. 55Management Practices.............................................. 16 Contemporary Issues Gardening with Colour.......................................55Employment Law and Labour Relations................ 16 History of Finnerty Gardens..............................55Business Administration............................................ 17 How to See Good in Everyone: A Buddhist Rhododendron Propagation Workshop..........55Business Ethics............................................................. 17 Perspective on Love............................................... 34Social Marketing and E-Commerce......................... 17 Marine Birds...............................................................55Interpersonal Business Communications.............. 17 European Borders Without Walls: An Open Online Marine Mammals of British Columbia II:Marketing...................................................................... 17 Course....................................................................... 34Business Writing and Presentation Skills............... 17 Populations, Conservation and Management The Answers are Written in Bone: Forensic Issues...................................................................... 55Career Planning and Skills Upgrading Anthropology of the Human Skeleton.............. 35 Teacher Professional DevelopmentPlanning or Enriching Your Career.......................... 20 Destination: Vienna..................................................... 35Introduction to Chemistry I....................................... 20 Medieval Science and Technology.......................... 35 Literacy Strategies for Supporting StrugglingEnhancing Your Life: Self-Discovery and Action.... 21 A Brief History of China.............................................. 35 Learners I.................................................................. 62 Destination: Balkans, Part 3...................................... 38 Deans’ Lunchtime Lecture Series............................. 39 Principles of Teaching English to Second In Pursuit of Knowledge: Language Learners................................................ 62 Building Up or Tearing Down the Tar Sands?... 40 Canadian Studies: Introduction to Canadian Culture...................... 41 Issues and Ideas in Canadian Environmentalism............................................ 41 University 101............................................................... 41 University 201............................................................... 414 Courses starting by month
october Deans’ Lunchtime Lecture Series............................. 39 december In Pursuit of Knowledge:The Arts The Arts The Complex Conundrums of InterventionismDeconstructing 007: James Bond, Beyond the in Today’s Middle East........................................... 40 Contemporary Chinese Brush Painting.................. 14 Movies..........................................................................7 Science and Nature Humanities, History andSufism and the Sufi Lodge: Examining Islamic Contemporary Issues Social and Spiritual Traditions through Aerodynamics of Airplanes and Automobiles: Architecture and Setting.........................................8 From the Back of an Envelope..........................56 Orientalism: Impressions of the Arab World Automobile Aerodynamics................................56 through Western Eyes........................................... 37Art Deco Japan................................................................8Saturday Mornings at the Opera............................. 10 Birding Basics II: Waterbirds...................................56 Destination: Balkans Part 2....................................... 38Verismo: A Celebration of Italian Opera Composers Destination: Peloponnese......................................... 39 Travel Study Deans’ Lunchtime Lecture Series............................. 39 of the 19th Century................................................ 11 In Pursuit of Knowledge:The Fascinating World of Stencil Imagery............. 12 Free Preview of 2016 Guided Educational Tours....66Yes, You Can Draw!...................................................... 12 The World According to John.............................. 40Expressive Drawing and Mark Making................... 12 novemberPhotographer Plus: Improving Your Photography january 2016 The Arts Skills........................................................................... 13 Humanities, History andTravel Photography Series......................................... 13 Frank Lloyd Wright: In Harmony with Humanity Contemporary IssuesPebbles—Painting Three-Dimensional Forms..... 14 and Its Environment?................................................8Write Now! A Creative Writing Survey.................... 15 Medieval Studies Workshop: Al-Andalus: Jews,How to Create an Effective Blog.............................. 15 Canadian Masterpiece Series: J. E. H. MacDonald.....9 Christians and Muslims in Medieval Spain.....38Freelance Journalism in 2015................................... 15 How to Listen to Classical Music.............................. 11 La Bonne Chanson...................................................... 11 Population Health DataBusiness and Management Skies: Moody and Serene........................................... 14 Writing for Children: Advanced................................ 15 Epidemiological Statistics......................................... 50Marketing...................................................................... 17 Documenting Your Legacy of Wisdom................... 15 Health Services Program Monitoring andCareer Planning and Skills Upgrading Business and Management Evaluation................................................................. 50Mathematical Skills..................................................... 20 International Business................................................ 18 february 2016Computing and Technology Computing and Technology Science and NatureUntangling the Web: Building Web Apps.............. 23 Untangling the Web: Data Management and Where the Forest Meets the Sea: Explorations at Visualization............................................................. 23 Middle Beach Lodge.............................................. 56Health, Wellness and Safety Health, Wellness and Safety april 2016Feeling Positive 1: Applying the Benefits of Positive Psychology in Everyday Life................. 28 Overcoming Debilitating Anxiety Disorders........29 Science and Nature Allergy 101: Allergies and Food Intolerances.......29Feeling Positive 2: Don’t Worry, Be Happy............. 28 Mental Health Series for Health and Helping Nature Explorations at Yellow Point Lodge........... 56Stress and Sudden Unexplained Death................. 29Body Language Level I: Unlocking the Secrets of Professionals............................................................ 30 May 2016 Mental Health in the Workplace.............................. 30 Subtle Communication......................................... 29 The Basics of Common Mental Health Challenges Population Health DataBody Language Level II: Further Communication..29Diet and Cancer Prevention: What Can You Do in Youth..................................................................... 30 Population Health and Geographic Information Managing Mental Health Concerns for Seniors... 30 Systems..................................................................... 50 Now?.......................................................................... 29 Current Concepts in Dentistry.................................. 31An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Training.. 30 Travel StudyCanadian Falls Prevention Curriculum................... 31 Humanities, History and Contemporary Issues Peloponnese Odyssey: Archaeology, History andHeritage, Culture and Museums Culture of Southern Greece Journeys on the Camino de Santiago..................... 37 (May 26 to June 16)................................................ 67Exhibition Design and Installation.......................... 33 An Introduction to Game Theory............................. 37 Victoria Fifty Years Ago............................................... 37Humanities, History and The Promised Land: A History of the Israeli-Contemporary Issues Palestinian Conflict................................................ 38Letting Go of the Past: A Buddhist Perspective on Canadian Masterpiece Series: J. E. H. MacDonald..39 Forgiveness.............................................................. 35 Deans’ Lunchtime Lecture Series............................. 39An Introduction to Neuroscience............................ 36 Science and NatureCeltic Mythology.......................................................... 36Ancient and Traditional India to 1700 CE.............. 36 Medieval to Renaissance: The Evolution ofDestination: Peloponnese......................................... 36 Botanical Illustration...........................................56Destination: Machu Picchu....................................... 36Healing the Soul: An Introduction to Jungian Psychology............................................................... 36A History of the James Bay Neighbourhood......... 37Chronicling the Stories of Your Life......................... 38LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4769447 courses starting byThmeoAnrtths 57
Certificate and Diploma Programs Programs Certificate Diploma Graduate Professional Professional Part-time Online Page Professional Specialization Development Certificate 42 Certificate 64 18Aboriginal Language Revitalization 18Adult and Continuing Education (CACE) 40Business Administration 33*Business and Management 23Canadian Studies 22Collections Management 33*Computer Based Information Systems 32Computing and Technology 61Cultural Heritage Studies 27Cultural Resource Management *Ecological Restoration 47Environmental and Occupational Health 30Foundations in Indigenous Fine Arts 41French Language 43Health and Helping Professionals 50Humanities 51Intercultural Education 60Population Health Data Analysis 58Public Relations 62Restoration of Natural Systems 63Social Justice Studies 62Teacher Professional Development Teaching English as a Foreign Language Teaching French Immersion * For more information on these arts, cultural and heritage programs, please call 250-721-8504.Applying to our programs: non-credit/credit study optionsApply directly to Continuing Studies to study as a non-credit student. Go to www.continuingstudies.uvic.ca/programs/diplomas to select a program.Application forms are available on the program web pages. Or, contact a program by phone/email.If you want to earn university credits (or study part time toward a degree), you must first apply for admission to the University of Victoriavia the regular Admissions procedures. Our program staff can advise you on how to proceed. Courses and programs available for credit aremarked with in this Calendar.6 CCeerrttiiffiiccaattee aanndd ddiipplloommaa pprrooggrraammss Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
Research suggests that artists mayhave structurally different brains.Or is it all in the mind?The Arts NEW Emily Carr in France NEW Deconstructing 007: James Bond, Beyond the MoviesHistory in Art In 1910, Modern Art in Paris had a profound effect on Emily Carr. Her trips to various locations You know his number and you know his name. NEW New Canadian Art: Part IV in France and her encounters with Impressionist, But how did creator Ian Fleming choose the Post-Impressionist, Fauve and Cubist art inspired name James Bond—and why “007”? How wasThis is the fourth course by John Lucas on and stimulated Carr to create using an entirely the literary Bond different, and what’s beingcontemporary Canadian art and will feature new visual vocabulary, technique and palette. written now?all new material. We will explore the work of We will consider her sketches, oils on canvas,artists from across Canada and highlight the watercolours and her writing as well. Where Carr Find out in this zesty survey course examiningextraordinary variety of the Canadian art scene. went, who she studied with, as well as the why, the overall Bond Boom—from the movies andExamples will be drawn from a wide variety of how and when, will form the framework of this books to the music and marketing. We’ll alsomedia: painting, sculpture, pottery, glassmaking, course. Attention will also be paid to the leading consider the societal impact of this 60-plusfilm, photography and printmaking. artists and movements that constituted the year phenomenon, and touch on some culturalInstructor: John Lucas, MA, BFA Modern Art of Paris in Carr’s time. Each lecture criticism along the way. From shifting genderDate: Wednesdays, Sept. 16 to Oct. 21 will provide many examples of Carr’s artwork roles and the changing face of espionage toTime: 2:30 to 4:30 pm from private as well as public collections. the post-war collapse of the British Empire andSessions: 6 the popular revival of Bond in the 21st century,Fee: $109 plus $5.45 GST Instructor: Kerry Mason, MA we’ll look behind the scenes—and beneath theCode: ASHA101 2015F C01 covers—of Ian Fleming’s enduring creation. Date: Thursdays, Sept. 24 to Oct. 29 This is a course for anyone who loves their anti- Times: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm heroes both shaken and stirred. With Spectre— the 24th official Bond film—coming out in Sessions: 6 November, there’s never been a better time to deconstruct 007. Fee: $109 plus $5.45 GST Instructor: John Threlfall, Department of Writing, Code: ASHA103 2015F C01LLeeaarrnniinnggTThhaattSShhaappeess..ccaa •• 225500--447722--44764974 The Arts 7
UVic, is a freelance writer and local James Bond and most beautiful. This course will explore hang in his clients’ homes and send them theexpert and 007 collector whose thoughts on the sophisticated aesthetics, methods and bills, or to select the very plants for the foyer. His“Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang” have appeared in the craftsmanship of the period and Art Deco’s legacy arguably inspired the future of modernGlobe and Mail, the Times Colonist, Urban Male, impact on Japanese culture. North American architecture, yet his designBoulevard, YAM and on multiple CBC Radio shows. philosophy called for a look to nature. This course Instructor: John Lucas, MA, BFA will explore his work and the result, and ask whatDate: Wednesdays, Oct. 14 to Nov. 18 was learned. Date: Wednesdays, Oct. 28 to Dec. 9Time: 7 to 9 pm Instructor: Angela Andersen, PhD in History in Times: 2:30 to 4:30 pm Art (see instructor bio under Sufism and the SufiSessions: 5 Lodge) Sessions: 6Fee: $93 plus $4.65 GST Date: Thursdays, Nov. 12 to Dec. 10 Fee: $109 plus $5.45 GSTCode: ASHA105 2015F C01 Time: 1:30 to 3:30 pm Code: ASHA102 2015F C01 NEW Sufism and the Sufi Lodge: Sessions: 5Examining Islamic Social and NEW Canadian MasterpieceSpiritual Traditions through Series: J. E. H. MacDonald Fee: $93 plus $4.65 GSTArchitecture and Setting (1873 –1932) Code: ASHA107 2015F C01The orders of Sufism teach initiates how to At Berwick Royal Oakachieve closeness with the Divine on a life- musiclong path of service, practice and learning. (For more courses at this location, see page 38)While many generations of people from many Masterworks of Symphonicbackgrounds have responded to the “mystical” J. E. H. MacDonald is best known for his role as Literatureverse of Sufi poet Rumi or the ecstasy of whirling a founding member and a driving force of thedervishes, Sufi initiates were and are dedicated Group of Seven. We will consider his student This course is designed to help you develop yourto a very intensive course of labour and tasks years, his commitment to Canada and the listening skills and appreciation of classicalin this world as well as their metaphysical arts in particular, and his unique vision of the music. Each lecture corresponds with a differentconsiderations. Lodges once formed a key landscape of Canada. MacDonald turned his program from the Victoria Symphony’s 2015-16element in the economic life and the provision attention to urban and rural topics throughout season including such beloved masterworks asof social services in the Islamic world. This Canada. In this course we will focus on his work Rachmaninoff’s second piano concerto, as well ascourse will look at some of the circumstances in diverse areas of the country, particularly more adventurous music including Mahler’s Fifthof medieval and modern Sufi life by basing those of Algonquin Park, Georgian Bay and Symphony and Brahms’ Double Concerto for Violindiscussion around the lives of initiates in the Algoma regions of Ontario, as well as Atlantic and Cello. Through guided listening and classsetting of the Sufi lodge. Canada and the Rocky Mountains. The course discussion, you will learn how to listen to the form, is designed to include as many examples of his instrumentation and style in the selected works.Instructor: Angela Andersen, PhD in History in paintings as possible from the turn of the 20th By learning what to listen for, your enjoymentArt, studies the art and architecture of Islamic century until 1932. In addition to his painting, during concerts will increase significantly. Guestsocieties. Angela has conducted extended field MacDonald is renowned as a highly gifted symphony musicians will be invited each termwork in Turkey and the surrounding region, designer, an extraordinary art educator and poet to share their expertise and offer personalwhere her projects examine the inter- and intra- who was highly influential in the development of insights into the works we are studying. All levelsreligious interactions that take place through Canadian art in the 20th century. of listeners, from beginners to veteran musicarchitectural sites. enthusiasts, are encouraged to attend. Instructor: Kerry Mason, MADate: Tuesdays, Oct. 27 to Nov. 17 Instructor: Mikki Reintjes, MMus Date: Thursdays, Nov. 5 to Dec. 10Time: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Date: Thursdays, Sept. 17, Oct. 1, Oct. 29 Time: 10 am to noon and Nov. 19 (2015); Jan. 7 and 21, Feb.Sessions: 4 25, March 31 (2016) Sessions: 6Fee: $75 plus $3.75 GST Time: 7:15 to 9:15 pm Fee: $109 plus $5.45 GSTCode: ASHA106 2015F C01 Sessions: 8 Code: ASHA104 2015F E01 NEW Art Deco Japan Fee: $140 plus $7 GST NEW Frank Lloyd Wright: InIn art, architecture and design Art Deco Harmony with Humanity and Its Code: ASMU212 2015F C01became a worldwide phenomenon with a huge Environment?impact on 20th century culture. Coinciding Voci Belle Choirwith a period of great innovation in industrial Twentieth-century architect Frank Lloyd Wrightmaterials, film, and air and land travel, combined was famously named “the greatest American Have fun exploring classical, musical theatrewith an atmosphere of hopefulness after the architect of all time” by the American Institute (Broadway), folk and popular music. This mixed-devastation of the Great War, the boldness and of Architects. His design works included homes, voice vocal choir is at the intermediate level andfreshness of Art Deco captured the imagination factories, churches, offices, boathouses, train each session starts with a 15-minute technicaland is for many “the last great style”. Japan’s stations and museums—there was almost no warmup and some solo pieces to furthercontributions to Art Deco are among the best building type that he did not design, and no aspect of the design process that he did not control. He was known to purchase the art to8 THE ARTs Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
enhance the voice. Time: 7 to 8:30 pm Oct. 8: Verdi’s Otello Oct. 22: Wagner’s TannhäuserInstructor: Debra Laprise Sessions: 14 sessions Jan. 14: Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers Feb. 4: Rossini’s The Barber of SevilleDate: Thursdays, Sept. 17 to Dec. 17 Fee: $170 plus $8.50 GST April 7: Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s DreamTime: 7 to 8:30 pm Code: ASMU204 2015F C02 Date: Thursdays, Sept. 24, Oct. 8 and 22; Jan. 14, Feb. 4, and April 7Sessions: 14 NEW The Rise and Fall of Big Bands Time: 7:15 to 9:15 pmFee: $170 plus $8.50 GST What led to the dominance of the likes of Benny Sessions: 6Code: ASMU304 2015F C01 Goodman, Duke Ellington and Tommy Dorsey, and is big band music still being performed and Fee: $109 plus $5.45 GST NEW Introduction to Music recorded today? How did the music of FrankTheory for Singers Sinatra change during his career? This course will Code: ASMU381 2015F C01 discuss the lives of the prominent figures in theThis course will cover the basic rudiments of big band scene from the 1940’s through current Sight-Singing, Ear-Training: Level 2classical music theory, dealing with rhythm- times. Your instructor will demonstrate on pianotime signatures, clefs and staff notation, scales the styles and riffs that distinguished the leading Do you have basic music reading skills but lackand keys. The aim of this course is to explain legends of the day. confidence? Would you like to brush up on yourbasic music theory, relating it to our musical skills and be more at home when reading newperceptions and to show that, properly used, Instructor: Composer and pianist Jan Randall, music? Are you interested in developing deepermusic theory can a useful tool for understanding BMUS, is currently music director for CBC’s understanding of the language of music? Thenvocal repertoire. weekly comedy series “The Irrelevant Show.” He this series of 10 workshops is definitely for you! is a Second City alumni and has worked withTextbook required: Keyboard Theory Prepatory Mike Myers, Catherine O’Hara, Bob Newhart, and Together we will practice reading and writing aBook A by Grace Vandendool many others. He is also a veteran bluesman and variety of music patterns (rhythmic and melodic) has been a sideman for Otis Rush, Sam Lay, Bo to widen our music vocabulary. We will alsoInstructor: Debra Laprise Diddley, and Amos Garrett. explore music harmony while singing in a group, and will learn to recognize and appreciate itsDate: Tuesdays, Sept. 15 to Dec. 15 Dates: Wednesdays, Sept. 23 to Oct. 28 meaning. The course will combine music theory and practical exercises for development of skillsTime: 12:30 to 2 pm Time: 7 to 9 pm and confidence in discovering the world of music.Sessions: 14 Sessions: 6 Prerequisites: basic music reading skills (major scales, simple rhythm)Fee: $170 plus $8.50 GST Fee: $109 plus $5.45 GST Instructor: Teodora Georgieva-Gitberg, MA, hasCode: ASMU401 2015F C01 Code: ASMU399 2015F C01 been a choral conductor and educator since 1999, when she graduated from the State AcademySing! Level I Opera Live and in High Definition of Bulgaria with a Masters Degree in Choral Conducting, Musicology as her second major.Share the joy of singing with other novice Go beyond Pacific Opera Victoria’s season andsingers. This fun, mixed-voice class is for explore three of the Metropolitan Opera’s Date: Saturdays, Sept. 26 to Dec. 5beginner singers who may be preparing to join 2015–16 high definition broadcasts. This (no class Oct. 10)a choir or who simply love to sing. An overview course includes the same three lectures asof the singing process will be followed by Saturday Mornings at the Opera plus three Time: 10 am to noondeveloping the basic technical skills of posture, operatic masterpieces offered in high definitionbreathing, tone, resonance and diction. The at Cineplex theatres in Victoria. We begin in Sessions: 10emphasis of this course is to give you a good September with two Verdi greats, Il Trovatoreunderstanding of basic vocal technique which and Otello. In Il Trovatore jealousy, revenge Fee: $165 plus $8.25 GSTwill enable you to produce a well-supported, and hate collide as two brothers battle for thestable voice. Many styles of music will be love of a beautiful woman; in Otello jealousy Code: ASMU353 2015F C01explored, including folk songs, ballads, art songs, instigates heartbreaking tragedy. Wagner’smusical theatre and basic harmony, through the youthful Tannhäuser juxtaposes profane love and NEW Opera and Composer Seriesuse of canons and rounds. No previous musical holy redemption, while Bizet’s The Pearl Fishersknowledge or experience is required. transports us to the exotic shores of Sri Lanka. In This opera and composer series provides February, we’ll be entertained in Rossini’s witty an opportunity to explore the life ofInstructor: Debra Laprise romp, The Barber of Seville. The course finishes the composers, their social and political with misplaced magic and a confused quartet environment, their unique style of compositionAfternoons of lovers in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. and two of their greatest operas with someDate: Fridays, Sept. 18 to Dec. 18 Opera lovers and the opera curious alike are of the best available audio-visual recordings. welcome to attend. These short courses are a perfect way toTime: 12:30 to 2 pm complement your enjoyment of operas. Instructor: Mikki Reintjes, MMusSessions: 14 You can register for these courses individually Sept. 24: Verdi’s Il Trovatore or receive a discounted fee if you sign up for alFee: $170 plus $8.50 GST five in the series.Code: ASMU204 2015F C01EveningsDate: Tuesdays, Sept. 15 to Dec. 15LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4764947 The Arts 79
Instructor: Zhila Kashaninia is a graduate NEW Gift of the Muses the fundamental elements of music to createof Victoria Conservatory of Music and York unprecedented innovations in expression and form,University, and has been teaching opera history Daughters of Zeus, followers of Apollo, deities notably found in the newly created symphony,courses since 2009. In May 2010, Zhila was of Delphi: we know them as the Muses. Since sonata, and concerto. Enrich your enjoymentinvited by the Director of the Cultural Institute antiquity the Muses have given their name to of this music by fine-tuning your listeningin Campeche, Mexico to perform a concert of music. Even to our own day they have been skills through a series of fun and easy listeningSpanish songs and hold a lecture on the history credited by musicians the world over as the exercises. No musical knowledge is necessary.of the art of Spanish songs. source of musical inspiration. Poetry of love and praise, our stories and legends, the quivering Instructor: Allison Star, PhDIn October 2016, Zhila will be the academic of the universe and shaking of our bodies, ourresource on a Travel Study program (see page laughter and our failings have been claimed by Date: Wednesdays, Sept. 30 to Nov. 2566) to Milan, Italy to explore the art, music and the Muses and granted to us through music.literature treasures of this unique Italian city. Times: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm In this class we will explore some of theSeries registration: masterpieces of music, and through them follow Sessions: 8 the journey of inspiration as it works throughDates: Sundays, Sept. 27 and Oct. 4; Nov. 8 composers and interpreters. No prior experience Fee: $140 plus $7 GST and 15 (2015); Jan. 31 and Feb. 7; Feb. in music is required. 28 and March 6; April 3 and 10 (2016) Code: ASMU395 2015F C01 By the end of the course you will have achievedTime: 1 to 3 pm a deeper understanding of how inspiration drives Music and HealingSessions: 10 (five courses with two sessions each) the act of creating and recreating music byFee: $165 plus $8.25 GST learning basic elements of: Throughout all of human history music hasCode: ASMU397 2015F C00 played a vital role in connecting us to health and • The brief biographical history of selected wellness. In every culture and corner of our world,Individual courses: composers with a focus on their sources of music touches the lives of children, youth, adults musical inspiration; and seniors every day. Through a series of simpleBizet: Carmen and Les Pêcheurs de Perles guided musical experiences including mindfulDates: Sundays, Sept. 27 and Oct. 4 • The characteristics and evolution of creative listening, playing and singing, we will explore ourTime: 1 to 3 pm and recreative process in music; relationship to music and its effect on our mind,Sessions: 2 body and brain. Together we’ll learn about theFee: $40 plus $2 GST • Compositional techniques employed to current practices within various music and healingCode: ASMU397 2015F C01 capture the creative impulse in sound; traditions from around the world and explore ways that you can bring some of these into yourVerdi: Il Trovatore and La Traviata • Principal influences at play in the creation of own life to restore a sense of health and wellness.Dates: Sundays, Nov. 8 and 15 selected works; and No musical skill or experience is necessary toTime: 1 to 3 pm benefit from this course.Sessions: 2 • The variety of approaches employed byFee: $40 plus $2 GST conductors and performers in interpreting Instructor: Joel Kroeker, RCC, MA, MMT, MTA, is aCode: ASMU397 2015F C02 presented works. music-centred psychotherapist and a registered clinical counselor, whose music and researchPuccini: Madama Butterfly and La Bohème Instructor: Mary C. J. Byrne, PhD have taken him all over the world, from theDates: Sundays, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7 Middle East and India to New Zealand, Japan,Time: 1 to 3 pm Date: Mondays, Sept. 28 to Nov. 23 Laos, Cambodia, Brazil and Europe. He won “PopSessions: 2 Album of the Year” for his most recent albumFee: $40 plus $2 GST Time: 9:30 to 11:30 am “Closer to the Flame” and is a Zurich-trainedCode: ASMU397 2016S C03 Jungian Analytical Psychology candidate. For Sessions: 8 more information please visit his website: www.Massenet: Manon and Werther joelkroeker.com.Dates: Sundays, Feb. 28 and March 6 Fee: $155 plus $7.75 GST (includes Time: 1 to 3 pm refreshments) Date: Wednesdays, Sept. 30 and Oct. 7Sessions: 2Fee: $40 plus $2 GST Code: ASMU396 2015F C01 Time: 7 to 9 pmCode: ASMU397 2016S C04 NEW Listen! Music of the Sessions: 2Strauss: Elektra and Salome Classical EraDates: Sundays, April 3 and 10 Fee: $40 plus $2 GSTTime: 1 to 3 pm Eighteenth century Classicism emerged whenSessions: 2 two worlds collided: the old aristocratic regime, Code: ASMU394 2015F C01Fee: $40 plus $2 GST which sought to preserve traditions, order,Code: ASMU397 2016K C05 reason, and symmetry, and a new political- Saturday Mornings at the Opera economic alignment in Europe, led by revolts for a transfer of power to the middle class, Join your instructor and special musical guests capitalism, and individual rights. Music born as we celebrate the 15th season of this popular of this era constitutes one of the pinnacles of course. In each class we will discuss the story Western culture. of each opera, compare great singers past and present in their roles, and discover how each Join us in our exploration of the powerful, opera was transformed from the composer’s first glorious, and sublime music of the Classical era. inspiration into a finished stage spectacle. We Meet the people: Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert. Discover how these composers exploited10 THE ARTs Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
begin our season with Pacific Opera Victoria’s row you can hear different things. still life and abstract painting.first ever production of Verdi’s great tragedyOtello, perhaps the most challenging role ever This course offers an in-depth tour of the A supply list will be sent to you before the start ofwritten for the tenor voice. In February, we’ll be workings of harmony, rhythm, melody, form and the course. Please bring a bag lunch on Saturday.entertained with the escapades of a resourceful more, in easy-to-understand language for peoplebarber and a lovesick nobleman in Rossini’s The without musical training. Want to know what an Instructor: Joanne Thomson, MAdEd, is anBarber of Seville. Our season concludes in April ostinato is? How about a French Sixth? The music accomplished artist in watercolour andwith misplaced magic and a quartet of confused we will study will be examples drawn from the illustration. For more information about Joanne’slovers in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Baroque Era through to today. Your instructor will philosophy on teaching, please visit her websiteThis course is suitable for opera enthusiasts of all demonstrate concepts live at the piano. at www.joannethomson.com.levels and those just beginning their love affairwith opera. Instructor: Jan Randall, BMUS (see instructor bio Weekend Workshop under The Rise and Fall of Big Bands) Date: Friday, Sept. 25, Saturday, Sept. 26Instructor: Mikki Reintjes, MMus Dates: Wednesdays, Nov. 4 to Dec. 16 and Sunday, Sept. 27Oct. 10: Verdi’s Otello (no class Nov. 11)Feb. 6: Rossini’s The Barber of Seville Times: Friday, 7 to 9 pm, Saturday, 9 am toApril 9: Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Time: 7 to 9 pm 4 pm and Sunday, 1 to 5 pmDate: Saturdays, Oct. 10, Feb. 6, and April 9 Sessions: 6 Sessions: 3Time: 9:30 to 11:30 am Fee: $109 plus $5.45 GST Fee: $155 plus $7.75 GSTSessions: 3 Code: ASMU400 2015F C01 Code: ASVA019 2015F W01Fee: $57 plus $2.85 GST NEW La Bonne Chanson Introduction to CollageCode: ASMU382 2015F C01 Explore the romantic literary and musical world This course will inspire you, whether you are just of the Art Song as Robert Holliston shares discovering the medium of collage or wouldVerismo: A Celebration of Italian some of his all-time favorite songs, lieder and like to add to your knowledge and skills. WeOpera Composers of the 19th melodies. Joining the poetry of Goethe and will cover different approaches to collage usingCentury Heine; Verlaine and Apollinaire; Donne and Hardy colour, surface treatments, typographic elements, with the music of Schubert and Schumann; Fauré photographs, found objects, ephemera and imageInfluenced by the French literary tradition of and Debussy; Finzi and Britten has given the transfer. We’ll also explore various media andnaturalism, Verismo (realism in Italian) found world some of its greatest masterpieces of song techniques used to augment finished pieces. Eachitself in literary works of Italian novelists and in English, German and French (not to mention class will involve demonstrations in a relaxed,many opera composers of the late 19th century. Spanish and Russian). Join Robert and discover fun and creative environment. No experience isVerismo’s aim was a real presentation of the life the intimate world of poet and composer; singer required, just your enthusiasm!of ordinary people in society, their everyday and pianist.challenges, struggles, and often their tragic ends. Instructor: Tony Bounsall has 30 years’This course will present the most celebrated Instructor: Robert Holliston, an accompanist and professional experience as a commercial andVerismo operas of Pietro Mascagni, Ruggero chamber player, is currently Keyboard Department editorial photographer and is a photo artsLeoncavallo, Umberto Giordano, Francesco Cilea, Head and a vocal coach at the Victoria Conservatory graduate (BAPA) from Ryerson Polytechnicaland Giacomo Puccini. Musical excerpts of some of Music, as well as Principal Coach and Répétiteur, University. For the last 13 years, he has workedof the best audio and video recordings will also Pacific Opera Victoria. as a visual artist and taught several differentbe included in the course. No previous musical or mediums, including digital artwork, collage,opera experience is required. Date: Wednesdays, Nov. 18 to Dec. 9 iPhoneography, alternative-based photography, mixed media, encaustics and printmaking.Instructor: Zhila Kashaninia (see instructor bio Time: 7 to 9 pm His teaching style is relaxed, informative andunder Opera and Composer Series) inclusive. He exhibits and sells his own fine art Sessions: 4 prints and mixed media artwork throughoutDate: Mondays, Oct. 19 to Nov. 23 North America. See his work on Instagram Fee: $75 plus $3.75 GST #tbounsall. www.tonybounsall.com.Time: 7 to 9 pm Code: ASMU398 2015F C01 Date: Mondays, Sept. 28 to Dec. 7Sessions: 6 visual arts Time: 6:30 to 9 pmFee: $109 plus $5.45 GST Watercolour for Beginners Sessions: 10Code: ASMU368 2015F C01 This course will introduce you to some of Fee: $195 plus $9.75 GST NEW How to Listen to Classical the techniques and rewards of watercolourMusic painting. Through demonstrations, individual Code: ASVA056 2015F C01 and small group instruction (limited to 10Are you a non-musician wondering if you are people), you will be guided through the usemissing something when you listen to classical of basic watercolour tools and materials withmusic? The truth is that no two people hear the explorations of wet-on-wet and wet-on-drysame thing when they listen to music, and even methods. 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Documentary Photography: exhibitions in Canada and the United States, A comprehensive supply list will be sent beforeCreating the Personal Project represented regionally by Victoria’s Winchester the course starts. A limited amount of supplies Galleries. will be provided by the instructor ($10 chargeLearn how to use the techniques of documentary included in class fee).work to create a personal photo project. Examine Date: Tuesdays, Sept. 29 to Dec. 1the work of other documentary photographers Instructor: Jenn Whitford Robins, BFA: Jenn is anand see how and why certain ways of seeing and Time: 7 to 9 pm award-winning printmaker who specializes inphotographing are applied to their work. traditional and innovative forms of printmaking. Sessions: 10 She has been teaching various art forms for manyThis course is about creativity, not equipment. years, with students often returning for moreYou can use whatever equipment you own, Fee: $170 plus $8.50 GST encouragement and inspiration. Jenn teaches indigital or film. You will learn how to organize communities around the globe, varying in sizeyour own projects, budget time, edit a project Code: ASVA089 2015F C01 from large cities in Britain to tiny communities inand discover different ways to bring that project the Canadian Arctic. Her home base is Victoria.to a larger audience. The Fascinating World of Stencil Publications about her teaching philosophy and Imagery her art can be seen at: www.jennrobins.com.You’ll work on a project throughout the durationof the course; it can be an existing project or Designed for inquisitive minds with an artistic Date: Tuesdays, Oct. 6 to Nov. 3 andsomething new, initiated by the class experience. bent, this one-day workshop will introduce you Saturday, Oct. 24This work will serve as a catalyst for class to the world of the stencil print.discussions and critiques. Try your hand at a type of stencil printmaking Time: Tuesdays: 7 to 9 pm, and Saturday:Instructor: Don Denton is a documentary that originated in Japan, known as the Kappazuri 10 am to 4 pmphotographer, newspaper photojournalist, print, which was adopted and adapted by theeditor and educator. He is currently the Photo famed Inuit printmakers. Sessions: 6Supervisor for Black Press’ greater Victoria papers. We’ll add a dash of southern imagery and flavour, Fee: $155 plus $7.75 GST (includes $10 forDate: Mondays, Sept. 28 to Dec. 7 experiment with inks, and unique brushes, to materials) create imagery on exquisite paper. You’ll beTime: 6:30 to 9 pm guided with ease, exploring a diverse process Code: ASVA069 2015F C01 which is ideal for the home-based studio as noSessions: 10 elaborate equipment is required. Expressive Drawing and Mark MakingFee: $195 plus $9.75 GST All supplies and equipment are included in the course fee. All you need to bring is a bag lunch, a This course offers the opportunity for you toCode: ASVA064 2015F C01 notebook and pencil. stretch your creative muscles. It is designed as a companion course to the popular Yes, You CanPhotographer as Artist, Artist as Instructor: Jenn Whitford Robins (see instructor Draw!, or as a standalone exploration of drawingPhotographer biography under Yes, You Can Draw!) and mark making.When is a photograph just a photograph? What Dates: Saturday, Oct. 3can elevate your photograph into a work of art?This course will explore this enduring question Time: 10 am to 4:30 pm The course provides interesting yet easy toand help you grow, artistically and stylistically, as a follow class exercises and projects using bothphotographer and as an artist. Sessions: 1 wet and dry media, such as charcoal, ink, some watercolour of course, pencil and some tools thatAlthough entrenched in technology, photography Fees: $95 plus $4.75 GST (includes $25 for are expressive and well “outside the box.”shares much with classical art forms. Technique materials)(and equipment) may indeed be the foundationof photographic expression, but any foundation is Code: ASVA093 2015F W01 While working with inexpensive materials andvulnerable without a strong understanding of using easy-to-follow projects, you will explorecore disciplines, such as composition and tonal Yes, You Can Draw! the various media that offer the excitement oflayering. mark making. The class projects will assist in your Whether you doubt you could ever draw, or feel understanding of the effects of lighting, volume,While the emphasis is on creativity, other you have limited drawing abilities, this course structure, texture and space. This will lead totopics covered include outputting options offers you the opportunity to learn to draw with renderings that build on the fundamentals,(silver halide, digital, alternative processes), confidence and achieve the accuracy you wish adding a rhythm and mood to arrive at strongarticulating an artistic vision, gallery protocol, for while developing your own natural style. compositions and your own personal creativeas well as photography’s status within the fine expression in mark making and drawing.art community. The first step is to recognize the approach to drawing that we have unconsciously followed The course timeframe is structured to provideYou will be encouraged to prepare two single since childhood, and then learn to see and draw ample time for home based exploration ofimage assignments to be respectfully critiqued by what is really there. Working with inexpensive assignments. A comprehensive supply list will beyour classmates and instructor. Some experience materials and using easy-to-follow exercises, you sent before the course starts. A limited amountwith photo editing software and/or darkroom will be guided to gain hand-to-eye connectivity of supplies will be provided by the instructorskills is an asset for this course. while exploring mark-making and tonal options. (included in the course fee). Perspective will become a natural element ofInstructor: Gerry Schallié is an accomplished your drawing. Instructor: Jenn Whitford Robins, BFA (seephotographic artist with over 20 years of gallery instructor bio under Yes, You Can Draw!) The program will include in-class drawing projects and suggested assignments to bring out Date: Wednesdays, Oct. 7, 21 and Nov. 4, and the artist in you. Saturdays: Oct. 17 and 3112 THE ARTs Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
Times: Wednesday, 7 to 9 pm; Saturday, 10 am historical context reflecting our era. Travel Photography: Cultures and to 4 pm Landscapes Instructor: Gerry Schallié (see instructorSessions: 5 bio under Photographer as Artist, Artist as Travel photography is so much more than just Photographer) well-known landmarks and postcard images;Fee: $170 plus $8.50 GST (includes $15 for it’s about discovering the heart and soul of materials) Date: Saturdays, Sept. 26 to Nov. 21 the places you visit. Explore what you need to (no class Oct. 10) know about photographing people and theirCode: ASVA045 2015F W01 surrounding landscapes—whether you’re Time: 10 am to noon travelling close to home or on the other side ofPhotographer Plus: Improving the globe. Learn how to get the best, culturally-Your Photography Skills Sessions: 8 sensitive, least-intrusive photographs possible.Do you love photography? Are you unhappy Fee: $145 plus $7.25 GST Instructor: Chris Mundigler, ACA, BA (seewith the results you’re getting with your instructor bio under Travel Photography Series)photographs of family, travel, landscape etc? Code: ASVA090 2015F C01In this course we will cover the basics of camera Date: Thursday, Sept. 24use and composition and how to improve the Travel Photography Seriesphotographs you want to take. We’ll look at Time: 7 to 9 pmphotographs to see what works and what doesn’t, Address your travel photography concernsdiscuss photographic techniques, try some through time-honoured tips and techniques Sessions: 1creative exercises and shoot some new images. and modern innovations. In addition, develop your understanding of the benefits of cultural Fee: $21 plus $1.05 GSTBring your camera, a notebook and pen to class. sensitivity and awareness of foreign surroundingsFor the first session please bring 10 of your in your efforts to tell the story of your travels. Code: ASVA040 2015F C01images, either as 4 x 6-inch prints or as .jpg fileson a digital memory stick. This series of four classes may be taken Travel Photography: Storytelling individually, or you may register for all of them atInstructor: Donald Denton(see instructor bio a discounted fee. For generations—whether around campfires,under Documentary Photography) over family meals or with groups of friends— Instructor: Chris Mundigler, ACA, BA, is a local we’ve had a need to tell stories, and whatDate: Wednesdays, Oct. 7 to Dec. 2 archaeologist, ethno-historian and professional better way to tell a story than through your photographer. photographs? A good photo-story can shape aTime: 6:30 to 9 pm relationship, cross cultures and introduce the Dates: Thursdays, Sept. 17 to Oct. 8 world to those around you.Sessions: 8 Time: 7 to 9 pm The progress of technology does not mean theFee: $170 plus $8.50 GST demise of good storytelling, and in this session Sessions: 4 we discuss the ways in which you can tellCode: ASVA085 2015F C01 captivating stories about your travel adventures Fee: $75 plus $3.75 GST and encounters through the medium of digitalThe Contemporary Landscape photography to convey moods, narratives, ideas Code: ASVA070 2015F C00 and emotions.Throughout history, artists, includingphotographers, have chronicled every era of Travel Photography: A History This illustrated talk takes us through the art andhuman existence in their depictions of the practice of effective storytelling through the lensworld around them. From early cave paintings Travel and photography have gone hand- of your camera.to state-of-the-art digital photographs, all in-hand since the first photographic imagehave the makings of historical documents. The was made with a camera in the 1820s. From Instructor: Chris Mundigler, ACA, BA (seeimpact of human activity on the natural world, the mid-to-late 19th century, people began instructor bio under Travel Photography Series)from subtle to surreal, has spawned a category bringing back images of their adventures andof landscape imagery beyond pastoral, memories of the places they visited to those Date: Thursday, Oct. 1reflecting contemporary political, social and at home, opening up the world to everyone.environmental trends. However, before the invention of the instant- Time: 7 to 9 pm gratification digital revolution in cameras,In this course, we will examine early examples the combination of travel and photography Sessions: 1of alternative landscapes spanning the Age wasn’t always easy, and sometimes it was nearof Discovery (often aided by the camera impossible. Join us for an amazing investigation Fee: $21 plus $1.05 GSTlucida) to modern works such as Ansel Adams’ of the birth and evolution of photography-more obscure “Fiat Lux” commissions and on-the-go, and the trials and tribulations of Code: ASVA044 2015F C01the documentarian photomurals of Edward recording our travel memories.Burtynsky, currently in vogue. Travel Photography: Architecture Instructor: Chris Mundigler, ACA, BA (seeIn addition to class lecture time, there will be instructor bio under Travel Photography Series) You have the equipment and you know how totwo planned field trips during which you will use it. However, once you begin travelling, howcapture your own images, and complete a pair of Date: Thursday, Sept. 17 do you deal photographically with all thosesingle image assignments (self or commercially monumental, exotic, extravagant and beautifulprinted). The objective of this course is for you Time: 7 to 9 pm architectural structures you encounter?to create thought-provoking landscapes of Sessions: 1 Architecture symbolizes much of what civilizations and cultures are about, and is a Fee: $21 plus $1.05 GST Code: ASVA087 2015F C01LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4674974 ThTehAerAtrst s 173
vitally important element in capturing your This workshop will focus on creative exploration Finally, we will discuss how to research publishingtravel experiences. of the brush painting medium and expanding markets and submit work for publication. your visual vocabulary. You will be encouragedJoin us as we explore the tombs, temples, tents, to explore contemporary styles by using this Instructor: Robin Stevenson is the author of 18stonework, brickwork, woodwork and glasswork ancient art medium. Some experience in books for children and teens, including the Silverfrom countries around the world, and learn how painting will help, but is not necessary. Birch Award winning Record Breaker and theto best depict the essence of that architecture Governor General’s Literary Awards finalist, Aand the spirit of the cultures that produced it. Instructor: Andy Lou, MFA Thousand Shades of Blue. For more information, visit www.robinstevenson.com.Instructor: Chris Mundigler, ACA, BA (see Dates: Saturday, Dec. 5instructor bio under Travel Photography Series) Date: Wednesdays, Sept. 23 to Oct. 28 Time: 10 am to 4 pmDate: Thursday, Oct. 8 Time: 6:30 to 9 pm Sessions: 1Time: 7 to 9 pm Sessions: 6 Fee: $65 plus $3.25 GSTSessions: 1 Fee: $140 plus $7 GST Code: ASVA005 2015F W01Fee: $21 plus $1.05 GST Code: ASWL058 2015F C01 writing and literatureCode: ASVA063 2015F C01 Short Fiction Writing for Children: Releasing NEW Pebbles—Painting Three- the Child Within Do you want to write a story but have no idea howDimensional Forms to start? This is a workshop-based course for those Do you long to write picture books for children interested in writing short stories ranging fromThis short workshop is for those familiar with or stories for young adults, but don’t know where 500–1,500 words. Suitable to writers of all abilities,watercolour painting and will focus on creating to start? Join us in exploring the delicate art of this nine-week course focuses on writing exercisestextures and the illusion of three-dimensional writing compelling stories in few words. Activities that help employ the creative process to uncoverforms using pebbles as a subject. Please bring a and discussion will focus on techniques for story, create scene and character, dialogue andtable lamp and a handful of pebbles. building character, setting, plot and perspective, conflict, plot and point of view. Fellow writers and crafting an exciting story for young audiences. will focus on these story elements as a basis forInstructor: Joanne Thomson, MAdEd (see We will practice writing techniques, examine respectful peer editing during the workshopinstructor bio under Watercolour for Beginners) successful children’s books and discover why it is sessions. Lots of writing is encouraged. important to be aware of the child as audience.Date: Saturday, Oct. 24 You will also learn what editors look for in a cover Instructor: Joelene Heathcote, BA, MFA, is a letter, and how manuscripts should be formatted Master’s graduate of UBC’s Writing Program.Time: 10 am to 5 pm for submission to a publisher. She has published widely and won international awards in poetry, fiction and non-fiction essay.Sessions: 1 Instructor: Carol Ann Sokoloff, recipient of the She is the author of Inherit the Earth, winner of Peabody Award for educational radio, is a poet, Rubicon Press’s chapbook award, and What’sFee: $75 plus $3.75 GST author, editor and songwriter. Author of two Between Us Can’t Be Heard, a finalist for the Pat picture books and editor of the Cherubim Books Lowther Award. She is a previous recipient of theCode: ASVA094 2015F W01 imprint, she enjoys sharing the imaginative Prism International prize for poetry and essay, world of children’s literature and the excitement as well as This Magazine’s Best New Writer Prize, NEW Skies: Moody and Serene of the writing process. This Magazine’s Great Canadian Literary Hunt, ARC Magazine’s Poem of the Year Contest, theThis short workshop is suitable for beginners. Date: Mondays, Sept. 21 to Nov. 2 Ledbury Poetry Award (Wales), and the FloridaSkies are often a challenge. We will explore a Review’s Editor’s Choice Award.variety of methods for creating skies: wet on wet, Time: 6:30 to 9 pmwet on dry, dabbling, sponging and spritzing! Date: Wednesdays, Sept. 23 to Nov. 25 Sessions: 6Instructor: Joanne Thomson, MAdEd (see Time: 7 to 9 pminstructor bio under Watercolour for Beginners) Fee: $140 plus $7 GST Sessions: 9Date: Saturday, Nov. 14 Code: ASWL041 2015F C01 Fee: $160 plus $8 GSTTime: 10 am to 5 pm Writing, Revising and Publishing Juvenile and Young Adult Fiction Code: ASWL072 2015F W01Sessions: 1 Are you interested in writing fiction for pre-teen Writing MemoirFee: $75 plus $3.75 GST (aged nine to 12) and teen readers? The course will begin with a discussion of the genres of You have a story to tell about somewhere you’veCode: ASVA095 2015F W01 juvenile and young adult, followed by writing been, a turning point in your life: a time you exercises that focus on developing character, plot, faced a challenge, learned something or wereContemporary Chinese Brush setting, point of view, dialogue and voice. We will forced to reassess your values. You are a miner ofPainting discuss revision and the editing process, and use memory and self. hands-on exercises to help you revise your work.Both traditional and contemporary techniques In this course you will learn through writingof Chinese brush painting will be introduced. You exercises and assignments, reading publishedwill learn about Chinese ink, rice paper, colour, non-fiction essays, and through focused writing,texture, composition, and the aesthetic principlesof Chinese brush painting. You will also learntechnical skills, such as loading the brush with inkand water, and dry and wet brush stroke control.14 THE ARTs Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
that everyone can write. You will translate She reports and blogs on a broad spectrum opportunity to refine and submit a poem or storymemories and learn what they have taught you of stories, both locally and internationally. for publication in a forthcoming anthology ofabout life, the world and yourself. Her in-depth coverage is regularly featured in new Canadian writing for children. the Huffington Post, Yahoo Canada, VancouverWhether you are a new or more experienced Observer, Canadian Immigrant Magazine and Instructor: Carol Ann Sokoloff (see instructor biowriter, you’ll find something you can use in this Fox News Latino. Sacha has collaborated with Al under Writing for Children)workshop-based, essay-writing course. Jazeera English for a documentary film. Date: Mondays, Nov. 9 to Dec. 14Instructor: Joelene Heathcote, BA, MFA (see Date: Saturday, Oct. 17instructor bio under Short Fiction) Time: 6:30 to 9 pm Time: 10 am to 4 pmDate: Thursdays, Sept. 24 to Nov. 19 Sessions 6 Sessions: 1Time: 6:30 to 9 pm Fee: $140 plus $7 GST Fee: $90 plus $4.50 GSTSessions: 9 Code: ASWL059 2015F W01 Code: ASWL087 2015F W01Fee: $185 plus $9.25 GST NEW Documenting Your Legacy Freelance Journalism in 2015 of WisdomCode: ASWL068 2015F W01 How do you get started as a freelancer? Do you “You have lived and learned in your ownWrite Now! A Creative Writing work for free? Should you focus on websites or special way, and you have important thoughts,Survey magazines? How do newspapers fit into things? experiences, and feelings to pass on to those What is the proper query etiquette? There are so around you.” – Robert Flashman et alThis course gives both new and experienced many questions when you’re trying to navigatewriters the opportunity to examine and the wilderness of freelancing. This course will Most of us have a Last Will and Testament forexperiment with a variety of literary forms. There help you make sense of them all, while reviewing the legal allocation of our possessions, but fewwill be in-class writing and suggested weekly some of the basics of what makes good of us prepare an equally important documentassignments to nurture the writing genie! New journalism good. Learn tips on what editors want that outlines the values, wisdom and personalwriters will investigate numerous genres as they and how to keep editors coming back to you; reflections we truly want to pass on to others. Andevelop voice and style, exploring poetry, fiction, learn how to avoid doing what makes editors run ethical will, or legacy letter, is an effective waynon-fiction, drama and songs. Experienced in the other direction. Learn whom you should to achieve this important task. Such a documentwriters will find renewed creativity from trying be writing for, find your identity as a writer, learn may well be one of the most cherished andnew approaches. how to deal with finances, and go over some meaningful gifts you can give to family, friends basic journalism skills. or community.Instructor: Carol Ann Sokoloff is a Peabody-awardwinning poet, author, editor, playwright and Instructor: Greg Pratt is a local freelance writer This workshop will encourage you to examine andsongwriter. She enjoys sharing the excitement of and editor who writes regularly for Douglas, chronicle the personal values, beliefs, life lessonsthe writing process with fellow-writers in several Revolver, Island Parent, Brave Words, Snowboard and achievements that have been particularlygenres. Canada, and other publications. His work has important to you. Through small group discussion also appeared in Wired and Today’s Parent. He’s and guided writing exercises, you will have anDate: Thursdays, Oct. 1 to Nov. 5 made editors happy and he’s made editors angry, opportunity to begin this process. and he’s here to share what he’s learned alongTime: 6:30 to 9 pm the way. Instructor: Faye Ferguson provides personal history services to individuals and families inSessions: 6 Date: Thursdays, Oct. 8 to Nov. 12 the greater Victoria region (www.fayeferguson. com). As a proud member of the Association ofFee: $140 plus $7 GST Time: 7 to 9 pm Personal Historians, Faye considers it an honor to assist in capturing the stories of people’s livesCode: ASWL064 2015F W01 Sessions: 6 in ways that will keep those memories alive for generations. NEW How to Create an Effective Fee: $117 plus $5.85 GSTBlog Date: Saturdays, Nov. 14 to Nov. 28 Code: ASWL081 2015F C01This one-day workshop for beginner or Time: 10 am to noonexperienced blogers will help you to create a Writing for Children: Advancedblog that engages and builds your audience. Sessions: 3Get an overview of the blogging process For those who have completed the Writing forand enhance your digital toolbox, including Children course, the advanced course offers a Fee: $65 plus $3.25 GSTdeveloping search engine-friendly content and deeper exploration focusing on language, style,effective story-telling through photographs and content, character and conflict, as well as the Code: ASWL086 2015F W01videos. Whether you are reaching out to your editing and submission processes. Developonline community or engaging your customers, and polish ongoing projects, whether picturethis course will provide you with knowledge or chapter books, in a supportive atmosphereyou can use to ensure your blog is a success. with in-class writing and suggested assignments to keep the creative juices flowing. You’ll beYou should be familiar with the Internet and assisted in setting goals, organizing yourweb -browsing. work, researching publication prospects and preparing book submissions. You’ll also have theInstructor: Sacha DeVoretz is an independentjournalist currently based in North Vancouver.LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4747 The Arts 15
70% of small businesses are owned and operated by one person. Invest in your most important asset.Business and are accredited by the Canadian Institute of Required text: Management by Daft, 12th USManagement Management (CIM). editionUVic Continuing Studies Business and For more information, phone 250-721-8073/8072; Instructor: Rhordon Wikkramatileke, PhDManagement Programs have a proven trackrecord for providing the essentials and email [email protected], or visit our website: Date: Mondays, Sept.14 to Dec. 14credentials to make you and your organization bmt.uvic.caan even greater success. Whether you are an (no class Oct. 12)employee or an employer, or whether you want COURSES ON CAMPUSto specialize or acquire a broader understanding Time: 7 to 10 pmof business practices and information Management Practices technology, we can help you achieve your goals, Sessions: 13anticipate problems and opportunities, and CBA/DBA/CBIS Courseprepare for change. Fee: $495 This course provides managers and studentsThe following courses can be taken on an who aspire to management positions with an Code: BMBA250 2015F C01individual basis or as part of the Certificate or opportunity to assess and enhance their own useDiploma Program in Business Administration of contemporary management techniques and Employment Law and Labour(CBA or DBA). practices. RelationsFor a complete description of the format, Based on the extensive use of simulations in a CBA/DBA Courseprogram requirements, curriculum and workshop setting, the course focuses on strategicadmission requirements for the certificate management, decision-making, leadership and This course is intended to combine employmentprogram and diploma program, see page 18. supervision, group process, conflict resolution, relations theory, practice and skills acquisitionSpecific business and management courses employee development and performance within an integrated framework. We’ll examine planning and review. the historical roots of the present-day Canadian I.R. system, and then explore the current Prerequisite: Business Administration and/or a governing legislative regimes (in particular, minimum of three years’ supervisory experience. the BC Labour Relations Code), and the contemporary role of collective bargaining as both a sociopolitical and an economic force in Canadian society.16 BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
Course components include readings, cases, Social Marketing and E-Commerce INTENSIVE COURSES ON CAMPUSexperiential exercises (including full-scalecollective bargaining and grievance arbitration CBA/DBA Course The following one-week intensive courses aresimulations), class discussion, guest speakers open to CBA/DBA and CBIS students. Please(depending on availability) and lectures. Combining lectures and seminars, this course will contact the Business and Management office at give you a foundation for both the practice and 250-721-8072/721-8073 to register.Instructor: Mark Bridge, BSc, LLB, LLM theory of doing business over the internet. Topics include web based business models, privacy and Interpersonal BusinessDate: Tuesdays, Sept. 15 to Dec. 8 security concepts, social marketing trends and Communications electronic payment systems.Time: 7 to 10 pm CBA/DBA/CBIS* Course Instructor: Ken Sekhon, BSc, MBA, MEngSessions: 13 (See course description under Online Courses on Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 1 to this page)Fee: $495 Oct. 1 Instructor: Pat Micek, BA, MEd Date: Sept. 14 to Sept. 22Code: BMBA210 2015F C01 Time: 6 to 10 pm Time: 9 am to 4:30 pm Sessions: 7Business Administration Sessions: 10 Fee: $580 Code: BMBA120 2015F E02CBA/DBA/CBIS Course Fee: $590This course introduces you to the nature and Code: BMBA450 2015F C01scope of decision-making in business, andprovides an overview of the functional areas online coursesof management, finance, marketing andorganizational behaviour. Using a business case Interpersonal Business Business Writing andapproach, you will develop a personal framework Communications Presentation Skillsfor defining and analyzing business problemsand developing solutions and plans of action. CBA/DBA Course CBA/DBA/CBIS CourseNote: We strongly recommend you take this The primary objective of this course is to help The main objective of this course is to helpcertificate course first in your program of studies. you improve your interpersonal business students develop the self-assurance to communication skills. Topics include the communicate effectively in the workplace.Instructor: Ken Bodnarchuk, DBA, PMP, CMC communication process, perception, self- Through hands-on exercises, you will learn assessment, conflict, relationships, language and how to identify the characteristics of effectiveDate: Wednesdays Sept. 16 to Dec. 16 needs, beliefs and values. Emphasis is placed on communication, and how to write letters, developing effective approaches to personal and memos, business proposals and email in a (no class Nov. 11) professional relationships. business context. Peer support and feedback will be emphasized.Time: 7 to 10 pm Instructor: Pat Micek, BA, MEd Note: Students are expected to have a goodSessions: 13 Date: Sept. 14 to Dec. 10 grasp of secondary school composition skills.Fee: $495 Sessions: 13 weeks Instructor: Murray Cornish, BACode: BMBA100 2015F C01 Fee: $595 Date: Sept. 28 to Oct. 6Business Ethics Code: BMBA120 2015F D01CBA/DBA Course Marketing Time: 9 am to 4:30 pm Sessions: 7The objective of this course is to explore, from CBA/DBA Course an ethical point of view, the relations of a Fee: $580corporation to its stakeholders. We’ll examinea corporation’s ethical responsibilities to its Marketing has two essential functions: to Code: BMBA110 2015F E02employees, customers and the global market identify and to satisfy a buyer’s needs. In thisplace. Course delivery includes short lectures,case studies and several appropriate movies. introduction to marketing management, you Marketing examine the concepts and techniques usedInstructor: Sheryl Karras, MEd by business to perform these functions. Topics CBA/DBA CourseDate: Thursdays, Sept. 17 to Dec. 10 include: target market definition, buyer behavior, demand forecasting, pricing and communication (See course description under Online Courses onTime: 7 to 10 pm strategies, marketing research and market this page) planning and organization.Sessions: 13 Instructor: Cheryl FitzpatrickFee: $495 Instructor: Joan Yates, BA, CertPR, APR Date: Oct. 28 to Nov. 3Code: BMBA 440 2015F C01 Date: Sept. 14 to Dec. 10 Time: 9 am to 4:30 pm Sessions: 13 weeks Sessions: 5 Fee: $595 Fee: $580 Code: BMBA240 2015F D01 Code: BMBA240 2015F E02LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4674974 BUSINESS AND MANAGTEhMeEANrTt s 17
International Business course, Business Administration, and seven Management Programs or complete the online specialized courses on key aspects of business application form. Please see the end of thisCBA/DBA Course administration selected from the following: calendar section for contact information.Global trade is vital as companies look at how • Applied Communication Concepts CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESSto grow their business, and the management ADMINISTRATION:skills required to operate globally are becoming • Business Ethics Fast Trackincreasingly important in the 21st century. Inthis course you will learn strategies for reaching • Business Law The Certificate in Business Administration canglobal markets, the forces that have an impact also be completed in just 12 weeks throughon doing business in global markets, trade • Business Writing and Presentation Skills our accelerated format Fast Track program.agreements and establishing global operations. Applicants for this program are asked to contact • Economics the Business and Management Programs officeInstructor: Doug Taylor, BA, MSc, CITP to confirm course offerings, specific dates, tuition • Employment Law and Labour Relations fees and to register.Date: Nov. 23 to 27 • Finance DIPLOMA IN BUSINESSTime: 9 am to 4:30 pm ADMINISTRATION • Financial AccountingSessions: 5 The Diploma in Business Administration is • Human Resource Management designed to enable graduates of the CertificateFee: $580 (formerly Personnel Management) in Business Administration, and other midcareer learners with similar levels of academicCode: BMBA430 2015F E02 • Human Side of Information Systems preparation, to pursue further studies for career or professional development needsCERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS • International Business and/or bridging programs designed to satisfyADMINISTRATION block transfer arrangements with cooperating • Interpersonal Business Communications undergraduate or graduate programs.The Certificate in Business Administration isdesigned for the mid-career adult learner, and • Management Accounting Program Requirements: To qualify for theis a convenient part-time program of study Diploma in Business Administration, candidatesthat focuses on the practical application of key • Management Communication are first required to complete the Certificatebusiness concepts and tools. in Business Administration (eight courses) and • Management Computing or Computing Concepts then go on to complete an additional six coursesEmphasis is placed on the development and from the selection available through Businessrefinement of: written, oral and interpersonal • Management Consulting and Management Programs. Out of the resultingcommunications; team building and conflict total of 14 courses, candidates for the Diplomaresolution; decision making and creative • Management Practices in Business Administration must ensure thatproblem solving; and client service. they plan their program of studies so that they • Managing Change include the following courses.The certificate will be of value to you if: • Marketing Required Courses:• you want to enhance your professional expertise • Marketing Communications • Business Administration• a business credential would be useful in • Negotiation Skills • Business Writing and Presentation Skills advancing your career • Operations Management • Management Computing or Computing Concepts• your previous education is of a specialized nature and you wish to acquire a broader • Organizational Behaviour plus a minimum of five courses selected from the understanding of management, or following: • Professional Sales Skills• as a business owner or manager, you wish to • Business Law (formerly Commercial Law) encourage your staff to enrol in a systematic • Project Management program of professional development in • Economics business administration. • Selected Management Topics • Finance (formerly Business Finance)Program Format: Study at your own pace via • Small Business Managementconvenient evening lectures, online or intensive • Financial Accountingcourses to complete the program in two or three • Social Marketing and E-Commerceyears. Courses are normally 13 weeks in duration. • Management AccountingOn-campus courses are usually one night per • Strategic Leadershipweek from 7 to 10 pm. This schedule may vary. • Management Practices • Strategic ManagementProgram Requirements: To qualify for the • MarketingUniversity of Victoria’s Certificate in Business • Strategy ExecutionAdministration, you are required to successfullycomplete eight courses: the foundation Admission Requirements: Graduation from secondary school is normally required for admission to the Certificate in Business Administration. Mature applicants who do not meet this requirement may also be considered on the basis of a minimum of five years work experience. Registrants who want to enrol in individual courses, but do not wish to complete the requirements of the certificate program, are also welcome. If, at a later date, you decide to enter the certificate program, you may request advanced standing for any certificate courses you have successfully completed. There is a $150 administrative fee for admission to the program. To apply for admission, contact Business and18 BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
• Organizational Behaviour DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS Using Mobile Devices for ADMINISTRATION: Your Courses• Operations Management AVIATION/ACCELERATED If you are planning on accessing your online• Strategic Management (formerly Business Strategy) Ideal for recent high school courses using a mobile device such as a graduates! tablet or a smartphone, please note that notplus a maximum of six electives selected from all required course features will be accessibleother certificate and diploma courses offered The Diploma in Business Administration can with these devices. Your mobile devices canby Business and Management Programs. (See also be completed in nine months through be used to access some of your online coursefull course list under Certificate in Business our specialized Aviation or Accelerated option tools; however, to fully function in yourAdministration.) programs. Applicants for these programs are online courses, you will need to have access asked to contact the Business and Management to a computer running Windows or MacOS.We recommend that candidates for the Diploma Programs office to confirm course offerings, Please see the “Computer Requirements”in Business Administration consult with program specific dates and tuition fees. page on the Distance Education Servicesstaff prior to enrolling in courses to ensure that website for more information: http://their selections satisfy program requirements. For more Information, contact: distance.uvic.ca/onlinehelp/tutorials/ compreq.htmAdmission Requirements: Graduation Business and Management Programsfrom the University of Victoria’s Certificate Division of Continuing Studiesin Business Administration or an equivalent University of Victorialevel of academic preparation. There is a $150 PO Box 1700 STN CSCadministrative fee for admission to the Diploma Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2in Business Administration Program. Phone 250-721-8072/8073 Fax 250-721-8774Advanced Standing: Students may transfer Email [email protected] to three courses from UVic credit programs Web bmt.uvic.caor other colleges or universities, providedthat course content and requirements match Education is what peoplecertificate and diploma courses. To obtainadvanced standing, send a written request along do to you, learning is whatwith course outlines (if available) to the programdirector, and arrange to have official transcripts you do to yourself.sent direct from the issuing institution. Pleasesee the end of this calendar section for contact – Joi Ito, TED Speakerinformation. There is a transfer credit fee of $150per course.Grades and Student Evaluation: Studentevaluations are based on management projects,assignments and exams.Refunds, Withdrawals and Cancellations: Afull refund will be issued for individual coursesif you withdraw from a course prior to the startdate of the course. A course refund, minus a$60 administration fee, will only be providedwithin six calendar days after the course startdate for online and part-time courses. A requestto withdraw from a course must be submittedin writing to the Business and ManagementPrograms office.Course Workload: Varies from course to course;students can expect to spend approximately sixto eight hours per week per course, in addition toin-class time, to complete the required readingand assignments.LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4674974 BUSINESS AND MANAGTEhMeEANrTt s 179
Problems learning chemistry in the past? Try this solution.Career Date: Sept. 9 to Dec. 4 Fee: $300 plus $15 GSTPlanning Sessions: 13 weeks Code: ASMA099 2015F C01and Skills Fee: $175.40 plus $8.77 GSTUpgrading Code: ASCH091 2015F D01 Planning or Enriching Your CareerIntroduction to Chemistry I Mathematical Skills What do you really want from your career? This course will help you discover ways to enrichThis online tutorial course is designed to provide This non-credit preparatory course provides your career, whether you are seeking alternatebackground for students who intend to enrol in a review of the fundamental concepts and career possibilities or simply more satisfactiona university-level introductory general chemistry problem-solving skills taught prior to Grade 12. in your current work. In three individualcourse. If you do not have the equivalent of Topics include fractions, ratios and proportions; sessions you will develop career goals byChemistry 12, you may be allowed to use this shape, space and geometry; right triangle exploring your interests, needs, values,course to fulfill that prerequisite. trigonometry; exponents; lines, polynomials passions, priorities, personal characteristics and factoring; functions; co-ordinate systems; and lifestyle preferences.Prerequisites: Successful completion of graphing functions; and solving equations andChemistry 11 and Principles of Mathematics 12 inequalities. Note: You may take up to six months toor Pre-Calculus 12, or their equivalents. You complete this individualized program of threemust provide transcripts to show successful If you successfully complete this course you may sessions with a counselor who is a registeredcompletion of these courses. apply to the UVic Department of Mathematics psychologist. The second and third sessions and Statistics for permission to take Math 120, must be scheduled within six months of theInstructor: Monica Reimer Math 151 or Math 160. first session. Date: Mondays and Thursdays, Oct. 1 to Please note: completion of the Myers-Briggs Dec. 1 Type Indicator (MBTI) is required before (no class Oct. 12 and Nov. 9) meeting with the counselor. Time: 5:30 to 7:30 pm Instructor: Dr. Kathryn Jardine is a registered psychologist in private practice (www. Sessions: 16 jardinetherapy.ca). She has a wide range20 CAREER PLANNING AND SKILLS UPGRADING Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
of experience as a therapist, consultant and EXHIBITIONfacilitator, in a variety of settings. Throughouther career she has been particularly interested in ON NOWpeople’s strengths and resiliencies, and in helping UNTILthem to discover ways to flourish and excel. NOV 1Date: Sept. 1 to Dec. 31 Get tickets today at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/goldTime: to be determined with the instructor IN COLLABORATION WITH EN COLLABORATION AVECSessions: 3Fee: $379.50 plus $18.97 GST (plus MBTI $50 fee)Code: ASAE009 2015F E01Enhancing Your Life:Self-Discovery and ActionDo you know what you want from life but nothow to achieve it? It’s possible to develop anaction plan that will enable you to create with morepurpose the quality of life you want for yourself.In three individual sessions with a counseloryou will begin the process of learning to: moremindfully examine and articulate your goals;explore your values, preferences and priorities;and how to more closely match your intentionswith actions.Please note: completion of the Myers-Briggs TypeIndicator (MBTI) is optional before meeting withthe counselor.Instructor: Dr. Kathryn Jardine (see instructor bio above)Date: Sept. 1 to Dec. 31Time: to be determined with the instructorSessions: 3Fee: $379.50 plus $18.97 GST (MBTI $50 fee is optional)Code: ASAE010 2015F E01 Gold Rush! El Dorado in British Columbia is organized by the Royal BC Museum, Victoria, BC, Canada, in collaboration with Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau, QC, Canada /Ruée vers l’or! El Dorado en Colombie-Britannique est réalisée par le Royal BC Museum, Victoria, Colombie-Britannique, en collaboration avec le Musée canadien de l’histoire, Gatineau, Québec. Client: Royal BC Museum Publication: UVic Continuing Studies book Shipping Date: June 26, 2015 Ad Size: 4.5” X 8.125” Produced By Form Creative T: (250) 589 5966LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4674947 The Arts 271
This year, the number of people accessing the web only via mobile devices may reach 788 million. What will they see through their window on the world?Computing and digital footprint and online identity. NEW Untangling the Web SeriesTechnology This course, offered in partnership with Victoria’s technology sector is booming withcommunity courses Technology Integrated Learning, is an start-ups, and employers are looking for people opportunity for community members to learn who know how to create web content and NEW Path to Success: Digital alongside undergraduate students taking the applications. If you want to start building theSkills for Your Career course for credit through the Technology and skills technology employers are looking for, this Society Interdisciplinary Minor Program. series of short courses is for you! All three coursesLearn how to create a strong, professional include a chance to meet and present your workdigital presence for career success in a range of Prerequisite: You should be comfortable working to Victoria technology industry leaders at Forttechnology-inspired fields. This course is equally with computers and the internet, and have basic Tectoria.relevant to job seekers, start-ups, non-profits word processing skills.and the technology industry. With guidance These courses are being offered in partnershipfrom UVic faculty and staff— as well as guest Instructors: Janni Aragon, PhD, Department with the Department of Computer Science andspeakers from the local tech industry—you will of Political Science and Director, Technology will be offered in the future to UVic students as alearn how to build a digital presence on an array Integrated Learning Team, UVic; and Breanna credit course. You will require a laptop computerof platforms, including: webpages, about.me Lawrence, PhD Candidate, Educational with an internet browser installed and basicsites, blogs, video résumés, social media profiles, Psychology, UVic computer skills to participate.Cascade, slide deck platforms and photographsites. You will also learn about privacy and Date: Tuesdays, Sept. 15 to Dec. 1 Register for any or all of the following shortsecurity issues related to maintaining a positive courses: Time: 4:30 to 7:20 pm NEW Untangling the Web: Sessions: 12 Deconstructing Digital Marketing Fee: $495 plus $24.75 GST In this short course, learn how to analyze digital ecosystems including social media, Code: TECC320 2015F C01 marketing, product creation and search engine optimization. You will learn how to use analysis22 COMPUTING AND TECHNOLOGY Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
tools, apply them to real websites and have COMPUTER BASED You may choose electives from any of thethe opportunity to present your analysis and INFORMATION SYSTEMS following three areas : Technology and Analysis,recommendations to the technology community. CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Business and Technology, or Education andWe will also look at building design strategies Workplace Training.and digital solutions using web and cloud www.cbis.catechnologies. Technology and Analysis Electives (all electives Who is taking this program? are 1.0 unless otherwise indicated)Instructor: Yvonne Coady, PhD, Department ofComputer Science, UVic This non-credit, certificate program is for mid- • Database Application Development career professionals looking to improve theirDate: Wednesdays, Sept. 9 to 30 skills in information technology, including topics • Digital Identity Management: Concepts and such as: systems analysis and design, network Technologies (0.5)Time: 6 to 9 pm management and databases. The courses in the CBIS program reinforce analytical skills and • IT SecuritySessions: 4 encourage critical thinking in reflecting on the impact of information technology in our • Programming with JavaFee: $195 plus $9.75 GST workplaces and in society. Upon completion of the CBIS program, you will receive a Certificate in • Relational Database Management SystemsCode: TECC101 2015F C01 Computer Based Information Systems conferred by the University of Victoria. • Web Design and Management I NEW Untangling the Web:Building Web Apps You’ll learn to: • Web Design and Management IIIn this short course, we’ll examine front-end web • use computer systems to process information Business and Technology Electivesdevelopment: the visible part of your website. and solve problemsYou will learn how to analyze design patterns, • Project Managementuser interface techniques and reactive strategies. • describe computer systems from both theWe will look at building front-end solutions user and analyst point of view • Business Administration*using modern production environments, toolsand mobile friendly technologies. You will build • explain the relationship between technology • Financial Accounting*a webpage and have the opportunity to present and the managerial roleyour work to technology industry leaders. • Business Writing and Presentation Skills* • use relational database management systemsInstructor: Yvonne Coady, PhD, Department of • Interpersonal Business Communications*Computer Science, UVic • identify computer networking and current IT security developments • Management Practices*Date: Wednesdays, Oct. 7 to 28 • use systems analysis and design *Offered through the Certificate in BusinessTime: 6 to 9 pm methodologies and practices Administration Program; see page 18Sessions: 4 • explain elements of project management and Education and Workplace Training Electives use MS Project 2013Fee: $195 plus $9.75 GST • Strategies and Tools for Teaching Adults Online† Program FormatCode: TECC102 2015F C01 • Adult Learning and Development† The CBIS certificate—delivered exclusively NEW Untangling the Web: Data online—gives you incredible flexibility. The online • Facilitating Adult Learning†Management and Visualization model gives you ample opportunity to balance a full-time career with part-time or full-time studies • Organizational Change through TransformativeIn this short course, you will learn what you need while retraining to increase employability. Learning†to consider in data curation, including privacy,security, querying and visualization. We will look To earn the certificate, you must complete nine • Training and Development†at the back-end of websites: the databases and courses: five core courses and four electives. Thecloud technologies that work behind the scenes majority of the courses run for 13 weeks, during †Offered through the Certificate in Adult andto make the website run. You will build the back which you will interact with seasoned instructors Continuing Education Program; see page 64end of a website and have the opportunity and fellow students through online posting,to present your work to members of Victoria’s open forums and group work. All courses have Applications, Refunds and Withdrawalstechnology community. an online final exam component. Applications: All new applicants must submit aInstructor: Yvonne Coady, PhD, Department of Required Core Courses completed application form accompanied by aComputer Science, UVic $60 application fee. • Computing ConceptsDate: Wednesdays, Nov. 4 to Dec. 2 Refunds: A full refund will be issued if you (no class on Nov. 11) • Database Concepts withdraw from a course prior to the official start date. A refund, less a $60 administrative fee,Time: 6 to 9 pm • Human Side of Information Systems will be issued within six calendar days after the official course start date.Sessions: 4 • Networks and Network Management Withdrawals: A request to withdraw from aFee: $195 plus $9.75 GST • Systems Analysis and Design course must be submitted in writing/via email to the program’s administrative office at uvcscbis@Code: TECC103 2015F C01 uvic.ca before the last day of the course. Prior Learning and Assessment (PLA): You may be eligible to receive advanced standing in the program. Please contact the program’s administrative office: [email protected] • 250-472-4674974 COMPUTING AND TECHNTOhLeOAGrYt s 273
ONLINE courses Digital Identity Management: Instructor: Richard Barlow, CISSP Concepts and TechnologiesHuman Side of Information Date: Sept. 14 to Dec. 11Systems Eligible for 0.5 Technology and Analysis Elective in CBIS Sessions: 13 weeksCBIS Core Course, CBA/DBA Course This seven-week seminar will provide you with Fee: $595This course explores how information an understanding of the emerging complexitiestechnology is changing society. Human Side of surrounding digital identity management and Code: TECJ425 2015F D01Information Systems complements the technical cover topics such as:content of the CBIS Program by examining how Programming with Javacomputing and communication technologies are • digital identity lifecycletransforming business, education, health care, CBIS Technology and Analysisgovernment and everyday life. You will discuss • levels of assurance, identity and trust Electivecurrent topics in privacy, security, intellectualproperty, global development and community • enterprise identity management architecture This course introduces you to Java programmingmanagement. language and the basics of program • identity management maturity models development. You will create simple JavaText: Web-based readings only applications using the Eclipse Integrated • identity federation and inter-operability Development Environment (IDE). You will learnInstructor: Tim Mitchell, BAH, MFA the fundamentals of programming concepts, • identity management strategies including the creation of variables, expressions,Date: Sept. 14 to Dec. 11 methods and control structures, manipulating Useful background, though not a prerequisite: data values, arrays and debugging. You willSessions: 13 weeks Experience with user accounts for online resources also be introduced to more advanced concepts in enterprise or internet-based settings. including graphical user interface (GUI)Fee: $595 development, use of additional collections Text: Digital Identity: Unmasking Identity and strings and how to implement moreCodes: TECB402 2015F D01 Management Architecture (2008 e-Book Edition), advanced classes and interfaces (libraries). by Phil Windley In addition, you will learn how to access andSystems Analysis and Design manipulate a Relational Database using Java Instructor: Corey Scholefield, BSc database connectivity (JDBC) and to work withCBIS Core Course Java Graphics and Applets. You will work with Date: Sept. 14 to Oct. 30 practical examples of Java Console applicationsThis course will provide you with a and Applet development through hands-oncomprehensive introduction to systems analysis Sessions: 7 weeks exercises and assignments.and design and its relationship to mainstreambusiness and project management. You will learn Fee: $325 Prerequisite: TECJ100 Computing Conceptsabout the practice of systems methodologies;the roles and elements involved in system Code: TETS461 2015F D01 Text: Java Foundations, Introduction to Programdevelopment, implementation and support and Design and Data Structures (Third Edition), byhow to avoid the common causes of project IT Security Lewis, DePasquale, Chasefailure. You will learn how to select a projectfrom a portfolio and propose appropriate CBIS Technology and Analysis Instructor: Jeanette Aubrymethodologies and management techniques for Electiveits implementation. Date: Sept. 14 to Dec. 11 This course provides you with the backgroundText: Web-based readings only to evaluate the risks and assess the available Sessions: 13 weeks tools to provide a secure environment for theInstructor: Steve Benson, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD IT infrastructure of an organization. Security Fee: $595 issues and solutions are discussed both fromDate: Sept. 14 to Dec. 11 a management as well as from a technical Code: TECJ460 2015F D01 perspective.Session: 13 weeks Project Management Upon completion of IT Security, you willFee: $595 understand the security threat and the risk CBIS Business and Technology assessment process and how to apply it to Elective, CBA/DBA CourseCode: TECB401 2015F D01 operating system and network communications security in a way that supports business This course covers the fundamentals of effective requirements. project management through the standard project life cycle stages of initiating, planning, In addition, you will learn about security executing, monitoring, controlling and closing. policies, procedures and user awareness as well You’ll learn the concepts and methodologies as disaster recovery and business continuation needed to plan, manage and track performance planning. Case studies and self-assessment over a complete project life cycle: cost–benefit exercises provide for self-evaluation, reinforcing analysis, change control management, quality the concepts presented in the course. control, risk management, performance tracking and corrective action. Further topics presented Prerequisite: TECJ100 Computing Concepts and are net present value (NPV), Work Breakdown TECJ420 Networks and Network Management, or equivalent experience Text: Web-based readings only24 COMPUTING AND TECHNOLOGY Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
Structures (WBS), network diagrams, time and Web Design and Management I Using Mobile Devices forcost estimating, resource levelling, critical path Your Coursesanalysis and charting and earned value analysis CBIS Technology and Analysis(EVA). You will use Microsoft Project software Elective If you are planning on accessing your onlinewith a case study to gain practice in applying courses using a mobile device such as athese concepts. This course will provide you with the technical tablet or a smartphone, please note that not skills and conceptual knowledge to create and all required course features will be accessibleRequired Software: MS Project 2013 manage professional websites. You will learn with these devices. Your mobile devices can web design basics including HyperText Markup be used to access some of your online courseSystem Requirements: Students must use Language (HTML), creating links, adding graphics tools; however, to fully function in yourMicrosoft Windows as MS Project is not and applying cascading style sheets (CSS) to web online courses, you will need to have accesscompatible with the Mac OS at this time. pages. You will also learn more advanced skills to a computer running Windows or MacOS. such as navigational graphics, incorporating Please see the “Computer Requirements”Text: Revised, An Introduction to Project video and/or sound into web pages, site page on the Distance Education ServicesManagement (Fourth Edition), by Kathy Schwalbe management, JavaScript and use of online forms. website for more information: http:// Many of these skills will be developed through distance.uvic.ca/onlinehelp/tutorials/Instructor: Terri Cheeseman, BSc, PEng, PMP hands-on exercises. compreq.htmDate: Sept. 14 to Dec. 11 Prerequisite: TECJ100 Computing Concepts, or equivalent experienceSessions: 13 weeks Text: HTML and CSS (8th Edition), by Castro andFee: $595 HyslopCode: TECJ410 2015F D01 Instructor: Peter Lindsay, BFARelational Database Date: Sept. 14 to Dec. 11Management Systems Sessions: 13 weeksCBIS Technology and AnalysisElective Fee: $595This course will teach you how to interact with Code: TECJ230 2015F D01an industry standard database product using theStructured Query Language (SQL). You will learn It is a narrow mindthe foundational skills to use SQL to generate which cannot look atqueries (reports) on existing data including: a subject from variousgenerating reports in a SQL-based database onmultiple tables, and using a number of summary points of view.and analytical functions to “manipulate” data forreporting purposes. In addition, you will learn to – George Eliot, Authorcreate SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML)statements, which are used to Insert, Updateand Delete data in an existing table. This coursealso provides an overview of the Data DefinitionLanguage (DDL) statements required to createtwo main database objects; tables and views.You will have the flexibility to use the latest orcourse-compatible versions of any one of threerelational database management systems:MS SQL Server Express Edition, Oracle ExpressEdition or MySQL.Prerequisite: TECJ100 Computing Conceptsand TECJ432 Database Concepts, or equivalentexperienceText: SQL Queries for Mere Mortals (3rd Edition),by Viescas and HernandezInstructor: Jeanette AubryDate: Sept. 14 to Dec. 11Sessions: 13 weeksFee: $595Code: TECJ315 2015F D01LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4679474 COMPUTING AND TECHNTOhLeOAGrYt s 275
uvcs.uaevrSioece.edhcoaw/ignehorgathna/oo2duw0sry!ears Celebrating 20 years of environmental and26 HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SAFETY occupational health education — and honouring the unsung heroes we all count on! This year the University of Victoria’s Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) Certificate Program celebrates its 20th anniversary. We would like to pay special tribute to the people who have assisted in making this program a success. This includes students, graduates, instructors, staff, steering committee members, industry professionals and influencers. We invite you to take a moment and learn more about the program’s history as well as remarkable achievements by our students, instructors, and staff: www.uvcs.uvic.ca/eoh/20years Thank you for celebrating with us. Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
Optimism and pessimism can affect manyareas of your health and well-being.Effective stress management has benefits.Health, private or public sectors where there is an • Environmental/Occupational EpidemiologyWellness increasing concern for employee health andand Safety protection of the environment • Hazardous Waste ManagementCertificate Program • those looking for a change in career to a • Environmental Health Economicsin Environmental and rapidly expanding field and wishing to obtainOccupational Health a professional certificate Application: All new applicants to the certificate program are required to submit an applicationThe Certificate Program in Environmental • managers in environmental and occupational for admission before registering for their firstand Occupational Health (EOH ), a recipient health who are seeking continuing course. There is a $60 application fee.of the Project Minerva Canada Award from professional educationthe Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, is Refund Policy: A course refund, less a $75designed for: • those who would find the program personally administration fee, will only be provided up to six rewarding calendar days following the course start date.• individuals working in the fields of environmental health, or related occupations, This online program consists of eight courses: Transfer Credit: Athabasca University, Thompson who want to specialize in environmental health four mandatory and four elective courses chosen Rivers University and the University of Phoenix from the list below. accept the Certificate Program in Environmental• those seeking employment in either the and Occupational Health for transfer credit Mandatory Courses towards their degree programs. • Occupational and Environmental Health Law For details about the program, please contact • Risk Management: Perception and the Health Sciences program office: Communication Phone: 250-721-6129 • Human Health Risk Assessment Email: [email protected] • Occupational Health Hazards Web: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/health Electives • Health Protection Technology • ErgonomicsLearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4764974 HEALTH, WELLNESS AND TShAFeEATrYt s 27
online COURSES EDUCATION FOR THE you see your life . . . prepare to be surprised! GENERAL PUBLICNote: Prerequisite for all courses: admission to Presented in a lively, frank, hands-on andthe Certificate Program in Environmental and Note: Course withdrawal must occur at least 48 often humorous way, this workshop is aboutOccupational Health. hours prior to course commencement to receive recognising unconscious patterns—and how a refund less a $25 administration fee. we all have the potential to be the architects ofTools for Learning Online for our own happiness. There is no need to shareEnvironmental and Occupational Boundaries 101: Where You End anything personal nor is this a group therapyHealth and I Begin session. In fact, the mood of the workshop will be upbeat, inspiring and will offer you an “aha!”Instructor: TBA The most important relationship you’ll ever have moment or two!Date: Sept. 7 to 13 is the one with yourself. Healthy boundariesSessions: one week are essential, both to one’s sense of self and Instructor: Jason Cressey, PhD (psychology),Fee: $20 plus $1 GST in having quality relationships with others. lectures for UVic’s Department of EducationalCode: HPEO436 2015F D01 Yet for many, the concept of boundaries is Psychology and Leadership Studies, and isNote: The Tools for Learning Online workshop is foreign or confusing, and it can be difficult to director of “Motivation in Mind” corporatestrongly recommended for students who have know where to begin. Traditional approaches seminars and motivational training. Henot previously completed a course online. to learning about boundaries often focus on specializes in body language, interspecies assertiveness training—come and learn about communication, social skills, interpersonalOccupational and Environmental boundaries through the exploration of yourself relationships and cultural differences.Health Law and adult development. Learn how to “grow up”, differentiate and, in the process, develop Date: Saturday, Oct. 3Instructor: TBA and enforce healthy boundaries in your life.Date: Sept. 14 to Dec. 4 Ultimately, come prepared to learn more about Time: 11:30 am to 5:30 pmSessions: 12 weeks yourself in this skill-building session.Fee: $425 until Aug. 31; $465 after Aug. 31; Sessions: 1 Instructor: Maryse Neilson, MSW, RSW, is the $500 international students Director of Health Promotion at Canadian Forces Fee: $95 plus $4.75 GSTCode: HPEO401 2015F D01 Base Esquimalt where she is responsible for one of the largest health and wellness programs Code: HPHE250 2015F C01Occupational Health Hazards in the country. In addition, she has her own counseling practice where she helps individuals, NEW Feeling Positive 2: Don’tText: Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (6th couples and youth develop the insight, Worry, Be Happyedition), by Plog and Quinlan understanding and skill to move forward withInstructor: Melanie Gorman Ng, BSc, MSc, PhD confidence to a better and more fulfilling life. Following Feeling Positive 1, this course providesDate: Sept. 14 to Dec. 4 you with an in-depth understanding of advancedSessions: 12 weeks Date: Tuesday, Sept. 29 and Thursday, Oct. 1 Positive Psychology—specifically, how happinessFee: $425 until Aug. 31; $465 after Aug.31; relates to the topics of Time, Choice, Goals, Time: 7 to 9 pm Purpose, Authenticity, Resilience, Savouring, $500 international students Meditation and Mindfulness. You will learn aCode: HPEO408 2015F D01 Sessions: 2 range of practical tools that will help you apply core concepts to your everyday life. These toolsEnvironmental Health Economics Fee: $75 plus $3.75 GST will enable you to formulate clear, attainable action plans for moving beyond obstacles andText: Economic Principles: Seven Ideas for Thinking… Code: HPHE245 2015F C01 achieving greater levels of insight and well-About Almost Anything (7th edition), by Allen being, helping you to be the best you can beInstructor: Janice Williams, BA (Economics), MA Feeling Positive 1: Applying the every day.(Economics) Benefits of Positive Psychology inDate: Sept. 14 to Dec. 4 Everyday Life Prerequisite: Feeling Positive 1Sessions: 12 weeksFee: $425 until Aug. 31; $465 after Aug. 31; Do you want to “reprogram your brain” to feel Instructor: Jason Cressey, PhD (see instructor bio happier and calmer? Do you ever get stuck in under Feeling Positive 1). $500 international students a mood, a rut or incessant negative thoughts?Code: HPEO409 2015F D01 Do emotions like anger or sadness sometimes Date: Sunday, Oct. 4 overwhelm you? Do you feel you need to find more balance in your work or personal life? Time: 10 am to 4 pm The world of Positive Psychology introduces Sessions: 1 simple, effective and practical tools to help you look at the world in ways that help you feel Fee: $95 plus $4.75 GST ($25 discount if happy, optimistic and in control of your life. taken with Level 1) This is not about faith, affirmations or getting a personality transplant. Instead, it’s about really Code: HPHE258 2015F C01 looking inside and gently challenging the way28 HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SAFETY Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
NEW Stress and Sudden Body Language Level II: Further plan to resume living your life in a healthy way.Unexplained Death Communication Learn how to use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness techniques, and AcceptanceSudden unexplained death (with no underlying Would you like to understand more about the Commitment Therapy for those with anxiety, ascause seen at autopsy) accounts for a significant hidden language your body sends out and well as their friends, family and caregivers.number of deaths, often occurring in stressful receives? Learn about cross-cultural differences,situations. The patterning of social pressures personal territory, “public” vs. “intimate” body Note: We will have a very large room so highlywhich might account for this are poorly language styles, gender differences, the body anxious people don’t feel crowded. You areunderstood, although the manner in which language of interpersonal attraction, and the encouraged to bring one safety person withthe nervous system may engage with fear to latest research from inter-species body language you to class to help get you there. The safetyproduce such a result has long been understood. communication. Come prepared to learn a lot person can help you use the techniques inLearn about the social stressors that may cause about yourself! between classes.this phenomenon as Dr. Stephenson draws oncase histories from his work, particularly among Prerequisite: Body Language Level I Instructor: Darryl Jackson, BA, BSW, MSW,refugees, to help explain the patterning of social RSW, is a social worker with a backgroundpressures and death. Instructor: Jason Cressey, PhD (see instructor bio in mental health and addictions. He has under Feeling Positive 1). worked in medical social work, emergencyInstructor: Peter H. Stephenson, PhD, is Professor medicine, outpatient psychiatry and addictions,Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at Date: Sunday, Oct. 25 neuropsychiatry and brain injury rehabilitation.the University of Victoria, and a Founding Fellow He currently works at the Psychiatric Dayof the Canadian Anthropology Society. He is Time: 10 am to 4 pm Hospital in Victoria with young adults dealinga medical anthropologist who has conducted with psychosis and addictions.applied research among vulnerable people, Sessions: 1including seniors, refugees, migrants and First Date: Saturdays, Nov. 14 and 21Nations peoples in both Europe and Canada. Fee: $95 plus $4.75 GST ($25 discount if taken with Level I) Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pmDate: Tuesday, Oct. 20 Code: HPHE188 2015F C02 Sessions: 2Time: 7 to 9 pm NEW Diet and Cancer Prevention: Fee: $95 plus $4.75 GSTSessions: 1 What Can You Do Now? Code: HPHE260 2015F C01Fee: $55 plus $2.75 GST Review the latest research concerning dietary factors which may increase your risk of NEW Allergy 101: Allergies andCode: HPHE262 2015F C01 developing the most common cancers. You’ll Food Intolerances receive practical dietary advice to help youBody Language Level I: reduce your cancer risk. This includes information Do you know what the difference is between aUnlocking the Secrets of Subtle pertaining to specific cancers as well as tips food allergy and a food intolerance? This sessionCommunication that go far beyond Canada’s Food Guide. Come will provide an introduction into our current to have your questions about diet and cancer understanding of food allergy and intoleranceDo we “leak” messages we would rather keep prevention answered. and what differentiates these two conditions.to ourselves? The fascinating field of non- Learn about common food allergies such as milk,verbal communication is about what our body Instructor: Cheri Cosby, RD, MSc, is the Regional eggs and peanuts, and common intoleranceslanguage communicates to others. How can Clinical Care Coordinator for Oncology Nutrition such as lactose intolerance. Also highlightedwe create an impression of confidence or at the Vancouver Island Centre, BC Cancer will be current research and hypotheses on foodpersuasiveness? How can we tell if someone Agency, where she has more than 22 years of allergies and how food allergies may develop, asis telling lies or trying to manipulate us? Learn management and clinical experience, including well as some common mechanisms behind foodabout “reading” and “production” skills, facial nine years of research experience. Cheri is well- intolerance.expression, “paralanguage” (speed, pitch, tone, versed in both laboratory and clinical research.volume of voice), gestures and eye contact. Instructor: Dr. Amanda Jagdis, MD, FRCPC, is a Date: Thursday, Oct. 28 Clinical Immunology and Allergy Specialist inInstructor: Jason Cressey, PhD (see instructor bio Victoria. Her practice involves a range of allergicunder Feeling Positive 1). Time: 7 to 9 pm and immunologic conditions, including food allergies, and she has published research studiesDate: Saturday, Oct. 24 Sessions: 1 on this topic.Time: 11:30 am to 5:30 pm Fee: $55 plus $2.75 GST Date: Thursday, Nov. 26 Sessions: 1 Code: HPHE259 2015F C01 Time: 7 to 9 pmFee: $95 plus $4.75 GST NEW Overcoming Debilitating Sessions: 1 Anxiety DisordersCode: HPHE188 2015F C01 Fee: $55 plus $2.75 GST According to the World Health Organization, there is more disability and decreased Code: HPHE261 2015F C01 productivity from anxiety disorders than any other health condition. Gaining the ability to recognize and manage your anxiety can be life-altering. Learn techniques to prevent panic attacks when they occur and begin to make aLearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4769447 HEALTH, WELLNESS ANDTShAeFEATrYt s 279
EDUCATION FOR The Basics of Common Mental NEW Managing Mental HealthHEALTH AND HELPING Health Challenges in Youth Concerns for SeniorsPROFESSIONALS Learn about and discuss common mental health This session is designed for health professionalsNote: Course withdrawal must occur at least 48 challenges in youth. The DSM (Diagnostic who work with and manage issues relevanthours prior to course commencement to receive and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) to seniors’ mental health. The most commona refund less a $25 administration fee. will be explored, along with pros and cons conditions affecting the mental health of older of a diagnosis, and the “when and why” of adults will be addressed including depression,An Introduction to Cognitive pharmacological and non-pharmacological anxiety, the impact of later life transitions,Behaviour Training interventions for common diagnoses— and neurocognitive disorders. Attention will ADHD, anxiety and depression. You will leave be given to issues of etiology, differentialCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an with valuable resources, having gained an diagnosis, management and impact onevidence-based treatment for a variety of understanding of the issues involved in mental caregivers, both formal and informal. You’llmental health conditions. This course will health diagnoses and available interventions come away with a greater understanding ofprovide an introduction to basic concepts for youth with mental health challenges that mental health challenges faced by older adultsand techniques used in CBT. A brief overview you work with. Some familiarity with the DSM and some approaches to help you manage andof the application of CBT in treating anxiety, will be helpful. provide care for these seniors.depression and substance use disorder willillustrate the use of CBT competencies. This Instructor: Dr. Jennie Preuss, MD, FRCPC, is a Instructor: Holly Tuokko, PhD, is a researcheris an information-packed introduction and child and adolescent psychiatrist with over at UVic’s Centre on Aging and professor ininformation about formal CBT education and 20 years of experience practicing in a variety the Department of Psychology. Her researchcertification will be provided. of clinical settings and typically works with a interests include the evolution of cognitive multidisciplinary team. disorders and the mental health challengesInstructor: Alice Houston Mais, BSW, MSW, experienced by older adults, particularly howtrained in CBT under the direction of Judith Date: Wednesday, Nov. 4 these changes affect aspects of everyday life.Beck and is certified as a CBT practitioner byAaron Beck. She works with clients suffering Time: 7 to 9 pm Date: Wednesday, Nov. 18from depression, anxiety and substanceuse disorders and is also an accredited CBT Sessions: 1 Time: 7 to 9 pmsupervisor and teacher. Alice’s work has beenpublished in European clinical textbooks and Fee: $70 plus $3.50 GST Sessions: 1journals of psychiatry. Code: HPPD275 C01 Fee: $70 plus $3.50 GSTDate: Thursday, Oct. 22 NEW Mental Health in the Code: HPPD275 2015F C03Time: 6:30 to 9:30 pm WorkplaceSessions: 1 The most common mental health issues presented in the workplace will be the overviewFee: $90 plus $4.50 GST of this session. You will learn what these issues look like and what you can do to help yourselfCode: HPPD254 2015F C01 and those you work with, who may be managing mental health concerns. Learn who is most NEW Mental Health Series for affected by mental illness, its implications onHealth and Helping Professionals safety sensitive employment, and solutions for health management of these types of disorders.Attend one, two or all three of these sessions Types of depression and substance dependencydesigned for professionals who work, coach or vs. substance abuse will also be presented.train employees in the area of mental health. You will leave with a better understanding of early signs and symptoms of the most commonSessions: 3 conditions, and what you can do about them within your work environment.Fee: $185 plus $9.25 GST Instructor: Kathryn Rud, RN, OHN(C), is theCode: HPPD275 C00 President/CEO of Healthserv Professionals Inc. She has 20 years of experience providing employers, employees and unions consultation on workplace health issues throughout Western Canada. Date: Wednesday, Nov. 25 Time: 7 to 9 pm Sessions: 1 Fee: $70 plus $3.50 GST Code: HPPD275 2015F C0230 HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SAFETY Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
Current Concepts in ONLINE COURSES Code: HPPD257 2015F D11Dentistry Canadian Falls Prevention Refund Policy: Refunds are subject to anContinuing dental education that is relevant Curriculum© administration fee of $75 up until the start ofand topical. The University of Victoria the course. No refund will be issued after thedesignates this activity for seven continuing An E-Learning Course for Health and start of this course.education credits per day. Helping Professionals Wound Management for HealthThe University of Victoria is an ADA CERP Those working with older adults will acquire Professionals Level IIRecognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the knowledge and skills needed to apply anthe American Dental Association to assist dental evidence-based approach to the prevention of This blended learning course continues toprofessionals in identifying quality providers of falls and fall-related injuries. During this course, develop your clinical skills and knowledge ofcontinuing dental education. ADA CERP does you will learn to: define the scope and nature of advanced practice wound care. During eightnot approve or endorse individual courses or the problem of falls; identify and assess for falls weeks of online instruction you will focusinstructors, nor does it imply acceptance of risk; use evidence-based practice to identify on pressure and vascular ulcers, VAC usage,credit hours by boards of dentistry. prevention strategies; understand social and debridement, high risk foot, lymphedema, policy context; apply a program planning surgical wounds, burns and oncology. In thisFor full course and instructor descriptions model; and evaluate the effectiveness of a falls on-campus workshop you will learn more aboutplease visit our website at prevention program. debridement, demonstrate your skills, andwww.LearningThatShapes.ca/28dentalcecredits present information on a wound care product Text: Fall Prevention Programming, by Dr. Vicky you researched during the online component ofFull series registration: Scott; through Lulu Marketing at www.lulu.com. the course.Code: HPDS005 2015F C00 Instructor: Anne Higginson, PT, MA (Health Prerequisite: Successful completion of Wound Education) Management Level IImplant Prosthodontics Date: Oct. 2 to Nov. 6 (5 weeks) Text: Acute and Chronic Wounds by Bryant andPresented by: Dr. Scott R. Dyer, DMD, MS, PhD Nix (4th edition) Fee: $210 plus $10.50 GST; $250 plus Saturday, Nov. 7 $12.50 GST for international students Instructor: Lindsay Wheelock, BScNCode: HPDS005 2015F C01 Code: HPCF215 2015F D01 Date: Sept. 25 to Nov. 20 (8 weeks plus one day on campus—Saturday, Nov. 28)The Ailing Anterior Maxilla: Refund Policy: Refunds are subject to anCreating Aesthetic Success administration fee of $75 up until the start of Fee: $385 plus $19.25 GST; $421 plus through Periodontal and Implant the course. No refund will be issued after the $21.05 GST for international studentsSurgery start of this course. Code: HPPD258 2015F D01Presented by: Dr. Anastasios (Tassos) Irinakis, Wound Management for HealthDDS, MSc, Dip.Perio, FRCD(C) Professionals Level I Refund Policy: Refunds are subject to an administration fee of $130 up until the start ofSunday, Nov. 8 Multidisciplinary health care professionals are the course. No refund will be issued after the provided with essential tools and strategies to start of this course.Code: HPDS005 2015F C02 confidently address wound management in this comprehensive online course. Course concepts Using Mobile Devices forContemporary Endodontics from include prevention, assessment, healing, Your CoursesAccess to Obturation: from Alpha infection, dressings and pain management.to Omega! If you are planning on accessing your online Note: A challenge exam for Level I is available courses using a mobile device such as aPresented by: Dr. Jeffrey M. Coil, DMD, MSD, for qualifying students who wish to take the tablet or a smartphone, please note that notPhD, FRCD(C), FADI, FACD Wound Management Level II course. Please call all required course features will be accessible 250-721-8558 for more information. with these devices. Your mobile devices canMonday, Nov. 9 be used to access some of your online course Text: Acute and Chronic Wounds by Bryant and tools; however, to fully function in yourCode: HPDS005 2015F C03 Nix (4th edition) online courses, you will need to have access to a computer running Windows or MacOS.Infection Control: That Thing Fee: $265 plus $13.25 GST; $292 plus Please see the “Computer Requirements”You Do $14.60 GST for international students page on the Distance Education Services website for more information: http://Presented by: Dr. John A. Molinari, PhD Two Offerings: distance.uvic.ca/onlinehelp/tutorials/ compreq.htmTuesday, Nov. 10 Instructor: TBACode: HPDS005 2015F C04 Date: Sept. 18 to Oct. 30 (6 weeks) Code: HPPD257 2015F D01 Instructor: Janet Crosby, RN Date: Oct. 16 to Nov. 27 (6 weeks)LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4769474 HEALTH, WELLNESS AND TShAFeEATrYt s 371
Objects may be the cornerstones of museums,but it’s the people who bring them to life.– Christina Kreps, CuratorHeritage, or a Professional Specialization Certificate in Cultural LandscapesCulture and Collections Management. They can also apply toMuseums a degree program in a related discipline. Courses Instructor: Wendy Shearer are offered in face-to-face immersion formats Location: On-campus over a six-day period or online. Instructors are Date: Sept. 14 to 19 leading experts in their fields. Time: 9 am to 4 pm Fee: $655.82 There is a one-time program admission fee Code: HA489G of $100. Cultural Tourism Credit and non-credit options available. Instructor: Steven ThorneCULTURAL RESOURCE IMMERSION COURSES Location: On-campusMANAGEMENT PROGRAM Date: Sept. 21 to 26 Museum Principles and Practices I Time: 9 am to 4 pmThis innovative program enables people Fee: $655.82working as professionals, board members and Instructor: Mary Jo Hughes Code: HA489Hvolunteers in the museum, gallery, heritage and Location: On-campuscultural sector to stay current with their practice Date: Sept. 9 to Dec. 4 Intangible Heritageand earn professionally recognized credentials. Time: 5 to 8 pm Fee: $526.20 Instructor: Dale JarvisWhether courses are taken individually to Code: HA486A (A02) Location: On-campusaddress an interest or professional need, or Date: Sept. 28 to Oct. 3as part of a program, they provide engaging Time: 9 am to 4 pmlearning experiences that balance theory with Fee: $655.82practice. Courses taken for credit can lead to Code: HA488Ma Diploma in Cultural Resource Management32 HERITAGE, CULTURE AND MUSEUMS Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
Exhibition Design and Managing Archival CollectionsInstallation Instructor: Dr. Jennifer DouglasInstructor: Tim Willis Date: Sept. 14 to Dec. 22Location: On-campus Fee: $655.82Date: Oct. 19 to 24 Code: HA488UTime: 9 am to 4 pmFee: $655.82 GRADUATE PROFESSIONALCode: HA488K CERTIFICATE IN CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIESonline COURSES The online Graduate Professional CertificateMuseum Principles and Practices I (GPC) in Cultural Heritage Studies provides advanced education in either a museum studiesInstructor: Deborah Tuyttens or heritage conservation specialization. TaughtDate: Sept. 14 to Dec. 22 by leading practitioners in the field, this five-Fee: $526.20 course program is perfect for those pursuingCode: HA486A related academic study or professionals looking to advance their career and competence withHeritage Resource Management graduate level education. For more information on our programs andInstructor: Chris Weibe courses please contact:Date: Sept. 14 to Dec. 22 Cultural Heritage Studies ProgramFee: $526.20 Division of Continuing StudiesCode: HA487A University of Victoria PO Box 1700 STN CSCCollections Management Victoria BC V8W 2Y2 Phone 250-721-8457Instructor: Richard Gerrard Fax 250-721-8774Date: Sept. 14 to Dec. 22Fee: $655.82 Email [email protected]: HA488B Web www.LearningThatShapes.ca/culturalCuratorship: Contemporary All human knowledge takesPerspectives the form of interpretation.Instructor: Beth CarterDate: Sept. 14 to Dec. 22 – Walter BenjaminFee: $655.82Code: HA488JBuilding CommunityRelationshipsInstructor: Elizabeth KiddDate: Sept. 14 to Dec. 22Fee: $655.82Code: HA488SLearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4679447 HERITAGE, CULTURE AND MUTShEeUAMrSt s 373
Since 1766, research has identifiedfive distinct types of boredom.Fortunately, the cures are many.Humanities, creating a peaceful world. By distinguishing everywhere. They are both physical (a line onHistory and between a person and their delusions, we can the ground) and virtual (biometric), and all ofContemporary develop love and compassion for everyone, us are now subjected to multiple boundaryIssues regardless of their behaviour. In this course, crossings. Borders are becoming more difficult you will learn practical methods for developing to define and manage and increasingly policy NEW How to See Good in a loving mind that cherishes all living beings makers must deal with the multiple and complexEveryone: A Buddhist Perspective without exception. activities of governments, and the actionson Love of private and public organizations across Instructor: Gen Kelsang Zopa is a Buddhist international boundaries.One of the reasons we find it difficult to love monk who has studied Kadampa Buddhism foreveryone is because we pay attention to their more than 20 years. He has taught extensively In this open online survey course you will learnfaults while ignoring their good qualities. By throughout Canada and is currently the Resident about the history of borders and boundaryfocusing exclusively on faults and limitations we Teacher at the Bodhichitta Buddhist Centre in making. You will explore what happens inbecome angry and resentful and develop the Victoria. cultural borderlands, and how current changeswish to harm or discredit others. From a Buddhist affect our understanding and the activities ofpoint of view, the faults we see in people are Date: Saturdays, Sept. 12 to Oct. 10 governments as they face the many challengesthe faults of their delusions, not of the people related to borders and boundaries: flows of tradethemselves. In Buddhism, cherishing others Time: 10 am to noon or migrants, pandemics and sustainability issues,is the basis for developing good qualities and and security. Sessions: 5 You will have access to a wide range of debates Fee: $99 plus $4.95 GST on the history, culture, economics, sustainability, security and governance of borders. Each of Code: ASHI632 2015F C01 the course’s 10 units introduces a fundamental aspect of our era of changing borders and uses NEW European Borders Without a variety of learning activities to illustrate the Walls: An Open Online Course topic. Video-clips, short readings and online lectures lead to weekly group discussion and Understanding borders in the 21st century assignments. is more difficult than ever before. Thanks to technological changes borders are nearly34 HUMANITIES, HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
The course material will prepare you to compare or pathology, and processing of outdoor crime into a renaissance of thoughts and ideas. This willNorth American and European borders and scenes. This may involve the handling of human include:formulate ideas on both. Some of the topics we remains. One session will take place outside (rainwill cover include: or shine on the UVic campus) and will involve • an overview of the transmission and crouching, as well as hands and knees searching. preservation of knowledge and learning from• defining borders, boundaries and frontiers, Appropriate outdoor attire is required. You will the ancient East and West and their history receive more information at the first lecture. • external influences that shaped European• political, ethno linguistic and religious Instructor: Stephanie Calce is a skeletal science and technology communities and borders biologist and PhD candidate at the University of Victoria, specializing in bioarchaeology and • the great minds and great deeds of the Middle• markets and borders forensic anthropology. Stephanie has fieldwork Ages as seen through ancient sources and experience in cultural resource management archaeological evidence• migrations and borders and in the search for, and recovery of, human remains in a forensic context. She has served • examples of architecture and technology in• governments and borders—the ongoing as a search and excavation technician for the Medieval Europe and Asia struggle Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) under the Major Crime Scene Investigations Unit and Instructor: Chris Mundigler, ACA, BA (see• environmental challenges assisted the Coroner in determining the nature instructor bio under Destination: Vienna) of found remains.• security policies and border challenges Date: Thursdays, Sept. 24 to Oct. 29 Date: Wednesdays, Sept. 16 to Oct. 14 andThis course is possible thanks to generous Saturday Oct. 3 Time: 10 am to noonfunding from the European Union Centreof Excellence and the Jean Monnet Chair in Time: 6:30 to 9 pm (except Saturday, Oct. 3: Sessions: 6European Border and Urban Region Policies 9 am to noon)at UVic. It is open on a non-credit basis to Fee: $109 plus $5.45 GSTprofessionals in the public and private sector Sessions: 6and community members with a strong interest Code: ASHI296 2015F C01in borders. Non-credit participants who finish Fee: $149 plus $7.45 GSTall assignments will receive a certificate of NEW A Brief History of Chinacompletion. Code: ASHI599 2015F C01 In this course you will be introduced to China’sThe course is also open to UVic students as a NEW Destination: Vienna history from the earliest times to the modern erafourth-year undergraduate credit course (EUS with an emphasis on the last 175 years from the490), assessed according to university standards The city of Vienna has been on most peoples’ first Opium War (1839-42) to the present.and subject to tuition fees. If you are a UVic must-do lists since ancient Roman times. Itsstudent who would like to register for credit heritage spans ancient, medieval, Renaissance, You will learn about the background reasonsplease contact [email protected]. Hapsburg and so much more. In this for the Chinese revolution, some particular photographic journey we’ll explore a street-level features of Chinese Communism and the modelInstructor: Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, PhD, is a (and even below street-level) view of Vienna and of Chinese democracy that was developed inleading EU Border expert, the Director of the all its splendour, architecture, culture, fashion Taiwan and Hong Kong. We will also exploreEuropean Studies Program and the European and food. Then, we’ll head to the countryside to China’s current political system, various aspectsUnion Centre of Excellence and the Jean explore the ancient Roman capital of Carnuntum of recent economic and political developments,Monnet Chair in EU Border and Urban Region and all it has to offer the senses and intellect. and the transformation of both mainland ChinaPolicies, UVic. and Taiwan including the international politics Instructor: Chris Mundigler, ACA, BA, is a local of China in the context of Asia-Pacific regionalRegistration is available on an ongoing basis archaeologist, ethno-historian and professional security. Finally, we will look at some aspectsand will be open until Nov. 23. photographer. of Chinese culture including Confucianism and Zhonghua minzu.Dates: Monday, Sept. 21 to Monday, Nov. 30 Date: Wednesday, Sept. 16 Instructor: Andrew Andersen, PhD, is a politicalFee: Free for non-credit participants Time: 7 to 9 pm scientist and historian.Code: ASHI634 2015F D01 Sessions: 1 Date: Thursdays, Sept. 24 to Oct. 29The Answers are Written in Bone: Fee: $21 plus $1.05 GST Time: 2 to 4 pmForensic Anthropology of theHuman Skeleton Code: ASHI625 2015F C01 Sessions: 6This six-part series will examine topics of forensic Medieval Science and Fee: $109 plus $5.45 GSTanthropology and teach you how to create an Technologyindividual profile for unidentified human skeletal Code: ASHI628 2015F C01remains in a medico-legal context. Each lecture In this course you will learn how the sciencewill be followed by a hands-on lab exercise in and technology of the ancient Western world NEW Letting Go of the Past:which we will explore what happens to bodies was preserved and saved from the European A Buddhist Perspective onwhen they decay in various environments, how “Dark Ages” by a flourishing Arab culture. We Forgivenessto personally identify the deceased (including will investigate the eventual reawakening ofsex, age, stature), causes of death from trauma knowledge in Europe that led the Western world Does “time heal all wounds?” It’s an old adage, but is it true? Learn from a Buddhist perspectiveLearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4679474 HUMANITIES, HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARYTIhSeSUAErSt s 375
how and why painful situations occur and NEW Celtic Mythology Destination: Peloponnesewhat we can do to reduce the pain of old andrecent wounds. It is impossible to go through life The ancient Celts believed that all things, Western Civilization as we know it wouldwithout feeling harmed or insulted by others, animate and inanimate, were possessed by not exist if it was not for the historically andbut if we develop a deep self-confidence and a a spirit or god. Mountains, hills and trees archaeologically rich area of southern Greececompassionate mind we can remain at peace were manly, while rivers and meadows were known as the Peloponnese. In this photographicwhen it happens. In this course, you will learn feminine. The Celts knew that the gods watched tour, we’ll visit the Peloponnese through thepractical methods for developing a strong and their every move, so any action was carefully major archaeological sites, the wayside Greekcourageous mind and for practicing the art of considered. Nature and the landscape were villages, the people, food, touristic hot spots andforgiving yourself. This will help you to let go of highly respected, and that reverence for nature the one-of-a-kind Mediterranean shoreline. Wepainful attitudes such as resentment and anger passed gently to Celtic Christianity. Then there will feast our eyes on the majesty, beauty andand enjoy more harmonious relationships and a was the tough side of Celtic mythology: the wonder of a part of Greece that gave us the firstkinder attitude toward yourself. fearsome and muscular warrior gods who Olympic Games, unprecedented art, magnificent were remembered for the battles they fought. landscapes, one side of the Trojan War and moreInstructor: Gen Kelsang Zopa is a Buddhist In this course you will learn about the Gaelic beaches than you can shake your sunglasses at.monk who has studied Kadampa Buddhism for deities of Scotland and Ireland and about themore than 20 years. He has taught extensively development of the belief in fairies. We will also Instructor: Chris Mundigler, ACA, BA (seethroughout Canada and is currently the Resident deal with Gaulish and British gods. instructor bio under Destination: Vienna)Teacher at the Bodhichitta Buddhist Centre inVictoria. Instructor: While living over eight years in Date: Wednesday, Oct. 21 Europe, Sharron Gunn studied the folklore andDate: Saturdays, Oct. 24 to Nov. 14 history of Great Britain and France. She has an Time: 7 to 9 pm honours degree in Scottish History and CelticTime: 10 am to noon Studies from the University of Glasgow. Sessions: 1Sessions: 4 Date: Mondays, Oct. 19 to Nov. 23 Fee: $21 plus $1.05 GSTFee: $83 plus $4.15 GST Time: 2 to 4 pm Code: ASHI467 2015F C01Code: ASHI633 2015F C01 Sessions: 6 NEW Destination: Machu PicchuAn Introduction to Neuroscience Fee: $109 plus $5.45 GST 500 years of seclusion on a mountaintop shrouded in fog and mystery have helped makeAdvances in neuroscience have provided Code: ASHI627 2015F C01 Machu Picchu the must-see site it is todayinsight into all aspects of our daily lives. In this among armchair travelers and adventure seekerscourse you will learn the basics of neuroscience. NEW Ancient and Traditional alike. What is it that makes this ancient homeTopics will include: neurons, sensory India to 1700 CE of the gods such a destination of pilgrimageperception, vision, motor control, attention for tens of thousands of people the world over?and memory. The course will be grounded in India, besides boasting one of the oldest On this photographic expedition, we’ll checkrecent neuroscience research so you can see civilizations of the world, has given us many into the “Old Peak” (Machu Picchu) from base tohow your brain creates the world around you, essential things, such as decimal numbers, the zero, stunning summit, and then continue on into thehow it helps you, and how it can hinder you. yoga and meditation. Even the current trend of clouds up to the “Young Peak” (Huayna Picchu)Part of each class will focus on a specific neural food security and“locavorism”can be traced back to discover a realm that is both majestic andimpairment such as dementia, Parkinson’s, to ancient Indian eating practices. But, for most awe-inspiring.and ALS to further your understanding of of us in the West, India, and especially its ancientthese conditions. We will also explore research heritage, is a mystery. In this course you will learn Instructor: Chris Mundigler, ACA, BA (seemethodologies in neuroscience so you can about ancient and traditional Indian civilizations to instructor bio under Destination: Vienna)learn how the tools used by neuroscientists 1700 CE. Through readings, class discussions, andwork, and also when they don’t work. videos, we will cover such things as the Indus Valley Date: Thursday, Oct. 22 Civilization, the Aryan migrations, caste, IndianInstructor: Olav Krigolson, PhD, is a religious traditions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism), Time: 1 to 3 pmneuroscientist with a PhD from the University Indian regions, kingdoms, and empires, and Indianof Victoria (2008). He is the author of over 30 art, literature, architecture and science. Sessions: 1peer-reviewed research articles and his workwas featured in a special edition of Maclean’s Instructor: Chandar S. Sundaram, PhD, is a Fee $21 plus $1.05 GSTmagazine, “The New Brain.” historian of India. His latest book is The Other August Declaration: the Origins of the Indianization Code: ASHI631 2015F C01Date: Tuesdays, Oct. 6 to Nov. 10 of the Indian Army’s Officer Corps, 1817-1917. NEW Healing the Soul: AnTime: 6:30 to 8:30 pm Date: Wednesdays, Oct. 21 to Dec. 2 Introduction to Jungian (no class on Nov. 11) PsychologySessions: 6 Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm Many of C.G. Jung’s contributions have madeFee: $109 plus GST their way into popular culture and his pioneering Sessions: 6 legacy has informed the development of depthCode: ASHI612 2015F C01 psychology for the past 100 years. In these sessions, you will learn about key concepts in Fee: $109 plus $5.45 GST analytical psychology including the shadow, the collective unconscious, persona, complexes, Code: ASHI626 2015F C0136 HUMANITIES, HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
the psychology of dreaming, personality types, appeal to anyone who has ever wondered about AMICA at Somerset House is located at 540symbols as the language of the psyche, and Game Theory and wanted to know more. Dallas Road, Victoria.more. There will be time for you to reflect and,through dialogue in the class, learn how you can Instructor: Olav Krigolson, PhD (see instructor bio Series registration:apply these concepts to your own life situation. under An Introduction to Neuroscience) Dates: Wednesdays, Oct. 7 and 21, Nov. 18Instructor: Joel Kroeker is a post-graduate Date: Saturday, Nov. 28 and Dec. 9Jungian Analytic candidate at the C. G. JungInstitute Zurich, a Registered Clinical Counselor Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Time: 1 to 3 pmand the BC provincial music therapist for theDevelopmental Disabilities Mental Health Sessions: 1 Sessions: 4team (DDMHT) through Island Health. www.joelkroeker.com. Fee: $35 plus $1.75 GST (includes coffee, Fee: $73 plus $3.65 GST tea and muffins)Date: Thursdays, Oct. 22 and Oct. 29 Code: ASHI569 2015F E00 Code: ASHI630 2015F C01Time: 7 to 9 pm A History of the James Bay Orientalism: Impressions of the NeighbourhoodSessions: 2 Arab World through Western Eyes Amica at Somerset HouseFee: $39 plus $1.95 GST In the 19th century Western travellers descended on the Arab world, transmitting colourful In this session, illustrated with maps, paintingsCode: ASHI629 2015F C01 imagery back to Europe in the form of art, and photographs, you will learn about the literature and photography. This representation history of James Bay—Victoria’s oldestJourneys on the Camino de of the Other from a position of power was residential district—from the 1840s to today.Santiago problematic, because such discourses rested This visual tour will include the first government on the premise that the West knew more about buildings and surrounding homes, and theThe Camino de Santiago has gone from a the Orient than the Orient knew about itself. As introduction of industry to the area includingseries of little known pilgrim trails across Spain well as depicting romantic, timeless and exotic shipyards, grain elevators and chemical plants.to a fairly popular excursion. In this session imagery, there was a tendency to depict the You will learn about First Nations’ extensive useyour instructor, who has walked the Camino Orient as static, passive and sometimes morally of the shoreline and the Hudson’s Bay Company’stwice, will take you on a visual and descriptive inferior, promoting prejudices that not only establishment of company homes and Beckleytour including an historical overview of the facilitated colonialism but linger in the Western Farm. The neighbourhood developed a roughCamino, his thoughts on the journey from imagination to this day. In this session, we reputation by the mid-20th century, but nowa neuroscientist’s perspective, and practical will explore the concept of Orientalism in the James Bay is a vibrant area combining heritagetips for those considering making the journey context of “Grand Tour Memorabilia” to better streetscapes, seaside parks, deep-sea docks,themselves. understand how it was articulated, why it has commercial and tourism nodes nestled beside stimulated so much debate, and what it means the Parliament Buildings.Instructor: Olav Krigolson, PhD (see instructor bio for our contemporary understanding of theunder An Introduction to Neuroscience) Arab world. Instructor: John Adams is an historian, author and heritage consultant. More information aboutDate: Monday, Nov. 16 Instructor: Paul Chamberlain, PhD, is a historical John’s heritage programs is available at www. geographer who has travelled extensively discoverthepast.com.Time: 6:30 to 9 pm through the Middle East over the past 13 years, researching, writing and lecturing about Date: Wednesday, Oct. 7Sessions: 1 the region. His primary focus is on history, comparative religion and current events in the Time: 1 to 3 pmFee: $25 plus $1.25 GST Arab world. Sessions: 1Code: ASHI613 2015F C01 Date: Thursday, Dec. 3 Fee: $22 plus $1.10 GST (for individual NEW An Introduction to Game Time: 7 to 9 pm session or can be taken as a series forTheory a discount) Sessions: 1In 1994 John Forbes Nash won the Nobel Prize Code: ASHI594 2015F E01for his work on the “Nash Equilibrium”, a now Fee: $21 plus $1.05 GSTfoundational principle of Game Theory that was Victoria Fifty Years Agohighlighted in the motion picture A Beautiful Code: ASHI610 2015F C01Mind. Game theory is the mathematical analysis Amica at Somerset Houseof strategic decision-making. In this session, you AMICA at Somerset Housewill learn the basic principles of decision-making Sessions The decade of the 1960s was a pivotal time inand Game Theory. We will focus on practical Victoria. The housing market took off for theexamples of how Game Theory can be used to Explore the world and history from the comfort first time since before World War I. High risedescribe decision situations and inform us on the of Amica at Somerset House. You may register for apartments were sprouting up in James Bay.correct decision to make. We will also look at the individual sessions or receive a discount for the The first malls were being built in suburbanprinciples of Game Dynamics, and how they can full series registration. areas. Heritage preservation projects made abe used to motivate people to participate, learn, tentative beginning with Centennial Squareand make effective decisions. This session will and Bastion Square. The city still had lots of industrial sites around the harbour, butLearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4674974 HUMANITIES, HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARYTIhSeSUAErSt s 37
they were starting to close down, awaiting coastal region of Dalmatia for exotic Croatian The berwick royal oakredevelopment decades later. A series of towns and islands. We will finish up next, in Part sessionscentennial celebrations (1962, 1966 and 1967) 3, in northern and inland Croation and Sloveniagave a focus to our history, culminating in the with more history and culture behind us than NEW Destination: Balkans, Part 3opening of the Royal BC Museum. Join historian you can shake a klobasa at.John Adams for an illustrated talk about the At Berwick Royal Oakfascinating 1960s in Victoria. Instructor: Chris Mundigler, ACA, BA, is a local archaeologist, ethno-historian and professional On this third and last installment of ourInstructor: John Adams (see instructor bio under photographer. photographic odyssey through the fascinatingA History of the James Bay Neighbourhood) Balkans region of eastern Europe—where east Date: Wednesday, Dec. 9 meets west and ancient meets modern—we’llDate: Wednesday, Oct. 21 make our way up the stunning Dalmatian coast Time: 1 to 3pm of Croatia, then inland and on to Slovenia. We’llTime: 1 to 3 pm visit ancient and medieval towns, enchanting Sessions: 1 islands, national parks and so much more—Sessions: 1 through centuries of tumultuous history and Fee: $22 plus $1.10 GST ( individual session vibrant culture in an area that is still relativelyFee: $22 plus $1.10 GST ( individual session or take the series for a discount) untouched by tourism, for now. or take the series for a discount) Code: ASHI621 2015F E01 Instructor: Chris Mundigler, ACA, BA (seeCode: ASHI622 2015F E01 instructor bio under Destination: Balkans Part 2) medieval studiesThe Promised Land: A History of Date: Thursday, Sept. 17the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict The 29th Annual Medieval Workshop: Time: 2 to 4 pmAmica at Somerset House Al-Andalus: Jews, Christians and Sessions: 1A recent escalation of violence between Muslims in Medieval SpainIsrael and Hamas reminds us that 60 years Fee: $21 plus $1.05 GSTafter its inception, Israel still does not have Al-Andalus, also known as Muslim Spain ora secure border and Palestinians still do not Islamic Iberia, was a medieval Muslim cultural Code: ASHI624 2015F E01have a country, even though there have been domain and territory occupying at its greatestextraordinary efforts in the last two decades to geographical extent, in the eighth century, NEW Chronicling the Stories offind a solution to the problem. In this lecture we southern France and the Iberian Peninsula. Your Lifewill look at the history of the struggle from its Between 711 and 1492, this region of Europeorigins in the nineteenth century to the creation was exceptional for its mix of cultures and At Berwick Royal Oakof the State of Israel in 1948, to the violence that religions: often cited as an example of tolerationfollowed, to the controversial building of Jewish and dialogue, always evoked for the richness “There was never yet an uninteresting life. Insidesettlements on the West Bank, and, finally, of its scientific and artistic legacies, Al-Andalus of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedyto the breakdown of the most recent talks, conjures images of beautiful gardens and and a tragedy.” – Mark Twainwhich heralded yet another round of violent palaces (the Alhambra), of ambitious scholarlyconfrontation between Israelis and Palestinians. translations, of scientific progress, of vibrant Your life represents an incomparably unique story. music and dance, and of sophisticated It is a singular reflection of a human journey thatInstructor: Paul G. Chamberlain, PhD (see geometrical art. Come and discover Al-Andalus begs to be recalled and documented.instructor bio under Orientalism) with scholars from UVic and abroad, under the guidance of Dr. Shamma Boyarin. This workshop will encourage you to examineDate: Wednesday, Nov. 18 experiences and central themes in your life. Register before Oct. 30 for the early bird rate. Through short lectures, guided writing exercisesTime: 1 to 3 pm and small group discussions, you will have an Current UVic students: Call 250-472-4747 opportunity to:Sessions: 1 to register at the student rate (student number required). • sharpen your memories of pivotal andFee: $22 plus $1.10 GST ( individual session interesting events in your life or take the series for a discount) Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Hélène Cazes, PhD, Director, Medieval Studies Program, UVic • share your stories with others in ways thatCode: ASHI623 2015F E01 encourage exploration and understanding Date: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016Destination: Balkans, Part 2 • begin the documentation of key aspects of Time: 9 am to 4:30 pm your life storyAmica at Somerset House Sessions: 1 Instructor: Faye Ferguson provides personalIn Part 1 of three photographic odysseys through history services to individuals and families inthe fascinating Balkans region of eastern Europe, Fee: $55 plus $2.75 GST ($50 plus $2.50 the greater Victoria region (www.fayeferguson.we wound our way through Bulgaria and ended GST for registrations before Oct. 30) com). As a proud member of the Association ofup in the lake district of Macedonia, staring Personal Historians, Faye considers it an honoracross the border into Albania and wondering, Code: ASMS006 2016S W01 to assist in capturing the stories of people’s lives“what’s next?” in ways that will keep those memories alive for generations.Find out as we continue our journey throughAlbania and Montenegro, and on to the stunning38 HUMANITIES, HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
Date: Fridays, Oct. 9 to Nov. 13 Sessions: 6 What’s New in Grad Studies? Time: 10 am to noon Fee: $109 plus $5.45 GST The Psychology of Climate ChangeSessions: 6 Code: ASHA104 2015F E01 Reuven Sussman, PhD Candidate, Department of PsychologyFee: $109 plus $5.45 GST Destination: Peloponnese Friday, Sept. 18: 12:30 to 1:45 pm ASDS279 E01Code: ASWL089 2015F E01 At Berwick Royal Oak What’s New in Education? NEW Destination: Vienna Western Civilization as we know it would not exist if it was not for the historically and Knowing the Place: Women’sAt Berwick Royal Oak archaeologically rich area of southern Greece Gendered Understandings and Adult known as the Peloponnese. In this photographic Education Work in Public MuseumsThe city of Vienna has been on most peoples’ tour, we’ll visit the Peloponnese through the and Libraries in Canada, England andmust-do lists since ancient Roman times. Its major archaeological sites, the wayside Greek Scotlandheritage spans ancient, medieval, Renaissance, villages, the people, food, touristic hot spots andHapsburg and so much more. In this photographic the one-of-a-kind Mediterranean shoreline. We Darlene Clover, PhD, Department of Educationaljourney we’ll explore a street-level (and even will feast our eyes on the majesty, beauty and Psychology and Leadership Studies, UVic andbelow street-level) view of Vienna and all its wonder of a part of Greece that gave us the first Kathy Sanford, PhD, Department of Curriculumsplendour, architecture, culture, fashion and Olympic Games, unprecedented art, magnificent and Instruction, UVicfood. Then, we’ll head to the countryside to landscapes, one side of the Trojan War and more Friday, Sept. 25: 12:30 to 1:45 pmexplore the ancient Roman capital of Carnuntum beaches than you can shake your sunglasses at. ASDS280 E01and all it has to offer the senses and intellect. Instructor: Chris Mundigler, ACA, BA (see What’s New in Social Sciences?Instructor: Chris Mundigler, ACA, BA (see instructor bio under Destination: Balkans Part 2)instructor bio under Destination: Balkans Part 2) Talking Tough on Crime: Media, Date: Thursday, Dec. 17 Penal Populism, and the Struggle forDate: Thursday, Oct. 15 Human Rights in Argentina and Chile Time: 2 to 4 pmTime: 2 to 4 pm Michelle Bonner, PhD, Department of Political Sessions: 1 Science, UVicSessions: 1 Friday, Oct. 2: 12:30 to 1:45 pm Fee: $21 plus $1.05 GST ASDS240 E01Fee: $21 plus $1.05 GST Code: ASHI467 2015F E01 What’s New in Engineering?Code: ASHI625 2015F E01 Deans’ Lunchtime Energy Efficient Canadian Buildings: NEW Canadian Masterpiece Lecture Series New Objectives, Opportunities andSeries: J. E. H. MacDonald Challenges(1873 –1932) Fall 2015 at the Greater Victoria Public Library Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya, PhD, PEng,At Berwick Royal Oak Department of Mechanical Engineering, UVic Research is reshaping the way we live andJ. E. H. MacDonald is best known for his role as think. Meet distinguished members of the Friday, Oct. 9: 12:30 to 1:45 pma founding member and a driving force of the faculties at UVic and learn about their researchGroup of Seven. We will consider his student interests. Find out what’s new and shape your ASDS281 E01years, his commitment to Canada and the understanding of the world around you.arts in particular, and his unique vision of the What’s New in Fine Arts?landscape of Canada. MacDonald turned his The series is presented in partnership with theattention to urban and rural topics throughout Greater Victoria Public Library, the Division A Theatre Designer’s PersonalCanada. In this course we will focus on his work of Continuing Studies and the Faculties of Style: Can or should we be able toin diverse areas of the country, particularly those Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Graduate recognize it in their work?of Algonquin Park, Georgian Bay and Algoma Studies, Human and Social Development,regions of Ontario, as well as Atlantic Canada and Humanities, Law, Science and Social Sciences. Allan Stichbury, BFA, Department of Theatre, UVicthe Rocky Mountains. All lectures are held at the Greater Victoria Public Friday, Oct. 16: 12:30 to 1:45pmThe course is designed to include as many Library, Central Branch, 735 Broughton Street.examples of his paintings as possible from the Parking is available underground and you are ASDS267 E01turn of the 20th century until 1932. In addition to welcome to bring a bag lunch.his painting, MacDonald is renowned as a highly What’s New in Social Sciences?gifted designer, an extraordinary art educator Admission to these popular lectures is free.and poet who was highly influential in the Please register online or by calling 250-472-4747 Ocean Colour Remote Sensing: Whatdevelopment of Canadian art in the 20th century. to reserve your seat. If you are unable to attend, can we tell about spatial-temporal please let us know so that we can offer a seat to regional trends?Instructor: Kerry Mason, MA someone on the waitlist. Maycira Costa, PhD, Department of Geography,Date: Thursdays, Nov. 5 to Dec. 10 UVicTimes: 10 am to noon Friday, Nov. 6: 12:30 to 1:45 pm ASDS240 E02LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4679447 HUMANITIES, HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARYTIhSeSUAErSt s 379
What’s New in Human and Social Development? security policies have all been altered to facilitate an Assistant Teaching Professor in UVic’s this growth. Meanwhile, diverse opponents Departments of Political Science and History, andFrom Brain Drain to Brain Gain: have sought to frustrate these policies and to Religious Studies Program. He specializes in thePromoting Capacity for Early Years slow or reverse this growth. Their steps have politics and history of the modern Middle East.Development in Africa included litigation against pipeline expansion, interventions in hearings to block pipeline Date: Thursday, Oct. 29Alan Pence, PhD, School of Child and Youth Care approvals, collaborations with faith groupsFriday, Nov. 13: 12:30 to 1:45 pm to stimulate ethical and spiritual debates Time: 9:30 to 11:30 amASDS282 E01 about expansion, divestment campaigns and preparations for direct action. Opposition parties Sessions: 1What’s New in Law? have had to consider the nature and extent of their own commitment to bitumen. In this lecture, Fee: $25 plus $1.25 GST (includes tea/coffee)The Future of Law in the Asian Dr. Lawson will survey and assess key strategiesCentury: State Capitalism, Global for and against bitumen, and consider their Code: ASPT006 2015F C02Supply Chains, and Energy implications for the coming federal election. The World According to JohnVictor V. Ramraj, PhD, Faculty of Law, UVic Instructor: James Lawson, PhD, is an AssociateFriday, Nov. 27: 12:30 to 1:45 pm Professor in the Department of Political Science. This talk will introduce you to the delights of TheASDS255 E01 He teaches courses on Canadian government, Book of John Mandeville (late 1350s), a medieval environmental policy and Canadian political bestseller that claimed to recount a far-travellingWhat’s New in Science? economy. One of his current research interests English knight’s recollections of the biblical is the re-theorization of long-distance trade in and marvellous East, from Constantinople toCan We Predict Megadisasters? natural resources. the Earthly Paradise. Originally composed in French, this account was actually compiledFlorin Diacu, PhD, Department of Mathematics Date: Thursday, Sept. 24 from other books, including genuine travellers’and Statistics, UVic memoirs. In its day and for centuries after, itFriday, Dec. 4: 12:30 to 1:45 pm Time: 9:30 to 11:30 am was more popular than Marco Polo’s memoir,ASDS268 E01 being translated into 10 languages (including Sessions: 1 Czech, English, Irish, and Latin) and circulating inWhat’s New in Humanities? deluxe manuscript copies as well as cheap ones; Fee: $25 plus $1.25 GST (includes tea/coffee) by the early 16th century it had been printed inFrom Teddy Boys to Heroin Chic: eight languages. Early readers included GeoffreyPost-War British Youth Culture Code: ASPT006 2015F C01 Chaucer, Christine de Pizan, Leonardo da Vinci, Gerardus Mercator, Martin Frobisher, and SirStephen Ross, PhD, Department of English, UVic The Complex Conundrums Walter Raleigh.Friday, Dec. 11: 12:30 to 1:45 pm of Interventionism in Today’sASDS259 E01 Middle East Instructor: Iain Macleod Higgins, PhD, has taught at the University of Victoria since 2001 inIn Pursuit of Knowledge In light of pivotal historical influences like the both the English Department and the Medieval World War I-initiated, European colonial ‘Sykes- Studies Program. His teaching and researchThis series of daytime lectures will acquaint Picot borders’ now being dissolved by the Islamic interests include later medieval English,you with UVic faculty and their many areas of State (IS), this talk will consider the significances Scottish, and French literature, travel writing,interest. You may register for individual sessions conveyed by the complex arrangement of utopian/dystopian fiction, and poetry bothor receive a discount for the series registration. interventionist powers and interests impinging medieval and modern.Coffee and/or tea is included. on the Middle East today. Date: Tuesday, Dec. 8Series Registration Situating the discussion primarily within Syria and Iraq, but also mentioning Libya, Yemen, and Time: 9:30 to 11:30 amThe fall term includes two Thursday morning Bahrain, we will address several categories oflectures and a Tuesday morning lecture: intervening actor, along with varying rationales Sessions: 1Fee: $64 plus $3.20 GST for, modalities of, and fallouts from intervention.Code: ASPT006 2015F C00 Fee: $25 plus $1.25 GST (includes tea/coffee) Attention will be paid to Western countriesOr register for individual courses: such as Canada and the United States, and an Code: ASPT006 2015F C03 international body like NATO, emphasizingBuilding Up or Tearing Down the critiques of the humanitarian motivations thatTar Sands? they have claimed for their interventions. We will analyze the ambitions and calculations ofA pre-election survey of recent non-Western states from outside the region (e.g.,political and policy strategies on Russia), and, above all, within the region (e.g.,either side of the bitumen debate. Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Turkey); and, far from least, interventionist non-stateSince Prime Minister Harper’s first government actors like Hezbollah, and the ambiguouslyin 2006, Conservatives have made expanded named IS, itself.bitumen-based fuel exports a national economicpriority. Environmental, economic, trade and Instructor: Andrew Wender, JD, PhD, is40 HUMANITIES, HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
Canadian Studies Issues and Ideas in Canadian cultural backgrounds and passion for learning to Environmentalism undergraduate courses at the University of Victoria.Diploma Program CS 201 This life-changing diploma program, offeredWhy Study Canada? This course offers an opportunity to explore in partnership with the University of Victoria how the physical environment of this country Faculty of Humanities, is available to studentsA country as vast, diverse and ever-changing as shapes the Canadian people. What are the who have life experience and an interest inCanada offers near-limitless opportunities for connections between the environment and our studying some area or areas of the humanities.study and reflection. sense of identity? How has the environment had There are no formal educational prerequisites. an impact on our culture and how did received The first course is for HDP students only andMulticultural and multilingual, with a unique notions of wilderness affect our environment? provides an introduction to university study. Apolitical, economic and social history, Canada How has Canada’s environment been interpreted diploma is awarded upon completion of 18 unitsdefies easy definitions and continues to fuel and protected, despoiled and worshipped, and of undergraduate offerings (12 courses).debate about its identity as a nation. what can we learn from this story? For more information, contact:The Canadian Studies Program is designed for Throughout the course we will explore the Humanities Diploma Programfull- or part-time local and international students differences between European and non-Westernwho wish to broaden their knowledge and approaches to environment and land use. We Phone: 250-721-8481understanding of Canada. In addition to three will examine theories as to how our environment Email: [email protected] courses in Canadian culture and issues, has influenced Canada’s position in the global Web: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/ students may choose from a range of other environmental movement. We will also look at humanitiescourses related to Canada offered by the faculties environmental activism, and the meaning ofof Humanities, Social Sciences and Fine Arts. sustainability and environmental justice, from a University 101 Canadian perspective.Canadian Studies courses can be taken for A desire to learn is all you need for Universitycredit (1.5 units) or for non-credit. Proficiency in Note: This is an online course. If you are interested 101. This non-credit course in the humanities isEnglish is required. A fee differential applies to in taking this course for credit, please call Laura offered to people whose economic and socialinternational students. Anderson at 250-721-8458 for more information. circumstances normally pose obstacles to university education (e.g., low income, mental healthFor more information: Instructor: Norm Fennema, PhD, Department of challenges, single parenthood, homelessness). History, UVic Classes presented by UVic instructors includeCanadian Studies Program topics such as critical thinking, philosophy, creativePhone: 250-721-8458; Fax 250-721-8774 Dates: Sept. 9 to Dec. 4, 2015 writing, local and world history, classics of EnglishEmail: [email protected] literature and introduction to art history, alongWeb: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/ Fee: $626 plus $31.30 GST (Non-credit); with additional topics. $950 plus GST (International Student humanities/programs fee) Instructor: Various instructorsIntroduction to Canadian Culture Code: ASCS201 2015F D01 Dates: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sept. 10 to Dec. 3CS 101 Humanities Time: 4 to 8:30 pmAn introduction to the multidisciplinary studyof cultural structures and expression in Canada, Humanities Diploma Program Sessions: 26including such forms as literature, the fine arts,mass media and communications. The humanities are academic disciplines that Code: ASHU101 2015F C01 study human culture – history, classical traditions,Note: If you are interested in taking this course literature, language and philosophy. We study University 201for credit, please call 250-721-8458 for more the humanities to learn how to construct aninformation. argument, how to think critically: in short, to learn University 201 is a course for people who have how to learn. The skills acquired in the humanities completed at least one of the University 101 orInstructor: Caitlin Gordon-Walker, PhD will benefit you in your personal and professional University 102 courses. The course runs in all life, but are also valued by society. three academic terms and covers a wide range ofDates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 10 to different topics on a monthly basis. Dec. 3 The Humanities Diploma Program (HDP) is an award-winning program designed to help mature Instructor: Various instructorsTime: 4:30 to 6 pm students access a university education in the humanities. HDP students range in age from Dates: Tuesdays, Sept. 8 to Dec. 1Sessions: 24 late-20s to mid-80s and have a wide range of backgrounds. They engage in full- or part-time Time: 6 to 8:30 pmFee: $626 plus $31.30 GST (Non-credit); study for career or personal development, and $950 (International Student fee) benefit from individual support from program Sessions: 13 and faculty coordinators and from the communityCode: ASCS100 2015F C01 they build with their peers. In return, they Code: ASHU201 2015F C01 bring their extensive life experience, diverse There are no tuition fees for these courses; however, applicants must apply and be accepted into the program. This program is sponsored by the Faculty of Humanities and the Division of Continuing Studies. For more information or to apply, contact Becky Cory at [email protected], or leave a message at 250-721-6516LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4674974 HUMANITIES, HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARYTIhSeSUAErSt s 471
A language will flourish as long as the children are speaking it. Let’s keep the conversations going.Indigenous Applications to this innovative part-time Elective Courses (1.5 units unless indicated):Language and 13.5-unit program are accepted year round.Culture You complete 9.0 units (six courses) of required • LING 159–359 Indigenous Language courses core courses that build your foundation ofCERTIFICATE IN knowledge and skills. Select 4.5 units (three • LING 158–358 Indigenous LanguageABORIGINAL LANGUAGE courses) of elective courses based on personal Mentorship coursesREVITALIZATION interest. Courses can be taken on an individual basis, towards the certificate program or another • LING 184 Indigenous Language MaterialsThis award-winning and accessible program is program with departmental approval. Developmentdesigned to strengthen your understanding oflanguage loss, maintenance and recovery, and Core Courses (1.5 units): • LING 186 Language in Indigenous Culturedevelop knowledge and strategies for languagerevitalization within communities. It is offered • LING 180A Dynamics of Indigenous Language Shift • LING 187 Special Topics in Languageby the University of Victoria’s Department of Revitalization (Methods for ImmersionLinguistics and Division of Continuing Studies, • LING 180B Issues, Principles and Practices in Language Teaching and Learning)in partnership with the En’owkin Centre in Language RevitalizationPenticton. • LING 379 Language and Land • LING 181 Introductory Linguistics for Language Revitalization For more information, contact: • LING 182 Language Learning, Language Aboriginal Language Revitalization Program Revitalization and Social Action (CALR) Phone: 250-721-8504 • LING 183A Field Methods for Language Fax: 250-721-8774 Preservation and Revitalization: Documentation Email: [email protected] and Recording Web: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/aboriginal • LING 183B Field Methods for Language Preservation and Revitalization: Project Development42 INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
15% of Swedes were born in another country. The face of nations is changing everywhere.Intercultural • undergraduate students seeking to Immigration and Refugee Studies:Education combine the diploma program with their Settlement, Integration, and undergraduate degree Belonging in CanadaIntercultural Educationdiploma Program • community and social workers, counselors, 1.5 units, on campus police officers, health care providers,This program gives you the opportunity to employee equity and diversity officers This course focuses on the global movement ofengage in a wide range of current issues people and on issues of migration (voluntaryincluding diversity, power and prejudice, • teachers, instructors and administrators in and forced, of immigrants and refugees). You willintercultural relationships, social justice and public and private educational institutions challenge personal understanding of the field ofcross-cultural communication. The courses immigration studies and examine internationalwithin the diploma program will strengthen • people working with diverse employee or legal definitions and categorizations ofyour understanding of intercultural dynamics client groups and not-for-profit sectors different populations. It also introduces a socialand challenges, along with your ability to work justice intervention model in addressing theeffectively among diverse communities. Certain • people interested in working abroad settlement, integration and adaptation issuescourses may be open for non-credit registration. of these populations, and analyzes new trends There is a one-time program admission fee in immigration studies and global populationThe program consists of four core courses (six of $150. Diploma students pay regular UVic movement. It will conclude with an exploration of aunits), four interdisciplinary elective courses undergraduate tuition and fees for program personal competency framework development for(six units), and a final practicum and/or project courses (international fees apply). working with immigrants and refugees in Canada.(three units). Participants include: For more information or to apply for the program: Instructor: Moussa Magassa is the Human Rights Educator at UVic. Intercultural Education Phone: 250-721-6460 Date: Sep. 15 to Dec. 1 Email: [email protected] Web: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/ Time: 6 to 8:50 pm intercultural Sessions: 12 (no class Nov. 10) Note: Credit and non-credit registration is available for the following Fall course: Fee: $526.20 Code: IET420LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4764974 INTERCULTURAL EDUTChATeIAOrNt s 473
ATMs in Vatican City use Latin.Learning another language can pay off.Languages in the art of learning a language. They Date: Tuesdays, Sept. 29 to Dec. 1 are available to students who register forWorld Languages language courses in this section. Time: 7 to 9 pmOur portfolio of world language courses Conversational Arabic for Sessions: 10is constantly evolving to meet a growing Beginners—Part 1demand for more languages and more levels. Fee: $209 plus $10.45 GSTBelow are the courses we are planning to offer This course is a very basic introduction to thestarting in September and October. Arabic language. You will learn “survival” words Code: ASLA098 2015F C02 and phrases, as well as how to read and writePlease note that we have three sessions of both words and practical sentences in the Conversational Arabic forcourses per academic year, thus, in many Arabic alphabet. Beginners—Part 2cases, you can take up to three successivelevels between September and June. Note: We recommend that you bring a recording If you have previously taken an introduction device to class. to colloquial (informal) Arabic course orIf you are interested in one of the courses have completed Conversational Arabic forwhere more than one level is offered and are Text: Easy Arabic Script, and Read and Speak Beginners—Part 1 and would like to expressnot sure about your level, please leave your Arabic for Beginners, both by McGraw-Hill yourself in a wider variety of everydayname and phone number with the Language (required) situations, this course will help you gainPrograms office (250-721-8630) and an confidence in speaking. You will be encouragedinstructor will call you to assess your level of Instructor: Nooshafarin Saberi was born in to fine tune your pronunciation, reinforceproficiency. Kuwait to a Persian family and grew up speaking, your basic knowledge and develop your reading and writing Persian and Arabic. She also communication skills. Additional material willThe University of Victoria’s language labs became fluent in English after spending a year also be introduced to expand your vocabulary.provide students with the latest technology in England, and then 22 years in Luxembourg Knowledge of the Arabic alphabet is required to added another three languages to her palette. register for this level. She and her family came to Canada in 2002, and she has enjoyed teaching at Continuing Studies Note: We recommend that you bring a recording since 2006. device to class. Text: Read and Speak Arabic for Beginners, by44 LANGUAGES Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
McGraw-Hill (required) Sessions: 10 grammar. Particular emphasis will be given on developing practical conversation skills. SomeInstructor: Nooshafarin Saberi (see instructor bio Fee: $234 plus $11.70 GST (includes course cultural aspects of life in Japan will also beunder Conversational Arabic for Beginners—Part 1) manual) highlighted.Date: Wednesdays, Sept. 30 to Dec. 9 Code: ASLA316 2015F C02 Text: Course manual will be provided in class. (no class on Nov. 11) Italian for Beginners—Part 1 Instructor: Keiko Tachibana, BA (linguistics) wasTime: 7 to 9 pm born in Osaka, Japan. She came to Canada in This course is designed for people with no 1995 and studied linguistics at UVic, where sheSessions: 10 previous knowledge of Italian who want to learn started working as a teaching assistant when basic conversation, reading and writing skills. she was a graduate student. She genuinely caresFee: $209 plus $10.45 GST You will learn about Italy and Italian culture about her students and their learning, providing through short lectures and videos, and there will them with an encouraging environment in whichCode: ASLA298 2015F C02 be plenty of opportunities to speak in Italian. to learn Japanese. She has enjoyed teaching at Oral participation is encouraged. Continuing Studies since 2007.German for Beginners—Part 1 Text: Course manual will be provided in class. Date: Tuesdays, Sept. 29 to Dec. 1This course, which requires no previousknowledge of German, is designed for people Instructor: Rossana Vincenti was born and Time: 7 to 9 pmwho would like to travel to German-speaking raised in Italy. She moved to Canada in 1995countries or who have an interest in learning and has been teaching Italian for Continuing Sessions: 10another language. We’ll use a conversational Studies since 2005. She loves teaching her nativeapproach to learn basic vocabulary and simple language and the opportunity it gives her to Fee: $234 plus $11.70 GST (includes coursesentence structures. By the end of the term you meet many interesting people. manual)will be able to talk about friends, family, homes,weather, food and clothing. Date: Tuesdays, Sept. 29 to Dec. 1 Code: ASLA008 2015F C02Text: Course manual will be provided in class. Time: 7 to 9 pm Japanese: Intermediate—Part 2Instructor: Joanna Schaller has a passion Sessions: 10 This course is designed for those who havefor languages and cultural awareness. She completed Japanese: Intermediate—Part 1completed her master’s degree in German Fee: $234 plus $11.70 GST (includes course or who have a fairly strong knowledge of thelanguage and literature, as well as in pedagogy. manual) language. It will further develop your speaking,She worked as an interpreter, tour guide and listening and reading skills. Hiragana andlanguage teacher in Germany and Poland Code: ASLA049 2015F C02 katakana characters will be used in the class tobefore moving to Canada in 2004. In Victoria, strengthen your writing.Joanna has been teaching German, translating, Italian for Beginners—Part 2interpreting and tutoring. Text: Course manual will be provided in class. This near beginner course is intended forDate: Mondays, Sept. 28 to Dec. 7 those of you who have completed Italian for Instructor: Keiko Tachibana (see instructor bio (no class on Oct. 12) Beginners—Part 1 or who already have some under Japanese for Beginners—Part 1) basic skills. Videos and cultural discussions willTime: 5 to 7 pm enhance your learning and strengthen your basic Date: Mondays, Sept. 28 to Dec. 7 knowledge in a fun and interactive atmosphere. (no class on Oct. 12)Sessions: 10 Text: Course manual will be provided in class.Fee: $234 plus $11.70 GST (includes course Time: 7 to 9 pm manual) Instructor: Rossana Vincenti (see instructor bio under Italian for Beginners—Part 1) Sessions: 10Code: ASLA016 2015F C02 Date: Thursdays, Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Fee: $234 plus $11.70 GST (includes course manual) Time: 7 to 9 pmGerman: Intermediate—Part 1 Code: ASLA408 2015F C02 Sessions: 10Whether you have completed German for Mandarin for Beginners—Part 1Beginners—Part 2 or have good knowledge of Fee: $234 plus $11.70 GST (includes coursebasic German grammar, this course will widen manual) Learning Mandarin, China’s official language,your vocabulary, improve your oral and written can improve your travel experiences, careerskills and empower you to become a more Code: ASLA249 2015F C02 opportunities and discovery of one of thefluent German speaker. Lessons will be filled world’s oldest civilizations. Join us and learn thewith fascinating cultural facts, fun videos and Japanese for Beginners—Part 1 Mandarin language in a fun and encouraginginteresting audio materials. atmosphere. This course is designed for those Whether you are hosting a Japanese visitor or who have no previous knowledge of Mandarin.Text: Course manual will be provided in class. planning a trip to Japan, let’s learn to speak You will learn the tones of the language and Japanese! This course is designed for those pinyin of the characters, and will have ampleInstructor: Joanna Schaller (see instructor bio who have no previous knowledge of Japanese opportunity to practice your listening andunder German for Beginners—Part 1) and are eager to take up a new challenge. In speaking skills so that you will be able to carry on addition to learning survival words and phrases, basic conversations.Date: Wednesdays, Sept. 30 to Dec. 9 the hiragana and katakana characters will be (no class on Nov. 11) introduced as well as the basics of JapaneseTime: 5 to 7 pmLearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4764974 LANGTUhAeGAErSt s 475
Text: Practice Makes Perfect: Beginning Chinese of the oral and written language and a greater experience as a language teacher. Teachingbook and CD-ROM set, by Live ABC (required). appreciation of Chinese culture. has always been her passion and she loves to share her culture with her students. So don’t beInstructor: Ye (Dawn) Yuan has reached her Text: Living Language Chinese Complete Edition surprised if you encounter some dancing andgoal in making Mandarin learning easy, fun (required). singing in her classes.and educational for her students. In China,Dawn taught as a part of the International Instructor: Ye (Dawn) Yuan (see instructor bio Date: Thursdays, Oct. 1 to Dec. 3Baccalaureate Program team at an international under Mandarin for Beginners—Part 1)school. In Canada, she has taught Mandarin Time: 7 to 9 pmfor both adults and families at UVic and at Date: Tuesdays, Sept. 29 to Dec. 1community centres. Sessions: 10 Time: 7 to 9 pmTwo sections Fee: $234 plus $11.70 GST (includes course Sessions: 10 manual)Early evening section: Fee: $209 plus $10.45 GST Code: ASLA100 2015F C02 Code: ASLA413 2015F C02Date: Wednesdays, Sept. 30 to Dec. 9 Spanish for Beginners—Part 1 (no class on Nov. 11) Mandarin: Intermediate—Part 3Time: 5 to 7 pm In this introduction to Spanish, designed This course will help those of you who have for those of you who have no previousSessions: 10 completed Mandarin: Intermediate—Part 2, knowledge of the language, you will acquire or who have a high intermediate level of basic pronunciation, vocabulary, grammarFee: $209 plus $10.45 GST proficiency in the Mandarin language. This and conversation skills. Oral participation is course will help you reach an advanced level encouraged with student partners and in smallCode: ASLA013 2015F C01 in the oral and written language. With the help groups. Videos and audiovisual materials will be of many interactive activities in class, you will used to enhance each class.Evening section: gain even more confidence and deepen your understanding and appreciation of many aspectsDate: Thursdays, Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 of the Chinese culture.Time: 7 to 9 pm Text: Course manual will be provided in class.Sessions: 10 Two sectionsFee: $209 plus $10.45 GST Text: Living Language Chinese Complete Edition Morning section: (required).Code: ASLA013 2015F C02 Instructor: Maria Elena Cuervo-Lorens was born and raised in Mexico City where she taught ESLMandarin for Beginners—Part 3 Instructor: Ye (Dawn) Yuan (see instructor bio before moving to Canada in 1976. She has always under Mandarin for Beginners—Part 1) been connected with the education field and has now been teaching Spanish for more than 10This fun and interactive advanced beginner Date: Mondays, Sept. 28 to Dec. 7 years, in community schools and at Continuingcourse is for those of you who have completed (no class on Oct. 12) Studies. She is also the author of Maria Elena’sthe first two levels or who already have good Mexican Cuisine and Mexican Culinary Treasures.communication skills in the Mandarin language. Time: 7 to 9 pmYou will further improve your proficiency inunderstanding, speaking and reading Mandarin, Sessions: 10be exposed to the fascinating writing systemof Mandarin characters, and broaden your Fee: $209 plus $10.45 GST Date: Tuesdays, Sept. 15 to Nov. 17knowledge of China’s culture and people. Code: ASLA713 2015F C02 Time: 9:15 to 11:15 am Sessions: 10Text: Living Language Chinese Complete Edition Brazilian Portuguese for Fee: $234 plus $11.70 GST (includes course(required). Beginners—Part 1 manual)Instructor: Ye (Dawn) Yuan (see instructor bio With the 2016 Summer Olympics taking place Code: ASLA025 2015F C01under Mandarin for Beginners—Part 1) in Rio, Brazil will be very much in the spotlight this coming year. Why not take a course about Evening section: the language of this fascinating country? If youDate: Wednesdays, Sept. 30 to Dec. 9 are a real beginner, it will help you develop Instructor: Alicia Brown was born in Mexico, (no class on Nov. 11) your reading, writing and mainly listening and where she was a civil engineer and a tutor before speaking skills. At the end of this course you will she came to Canada in 1992. Her involvementTime: 7:15 to 9:15 pm be able to communicate about general daily-life at UVic began in 1993 when she started as a situations. Classes will include games, music, lab monitor for the Hispanic and Italian StudiesSessions: 10 videos and internet to facilitate your learning Department. She has been teaching Spanish at process. An overview of important sociocultural Continuing Studies since 1998.Fee: $209 plus $10.45 GST characteristics of Brazil will also be covered.Code: ASLA313 2015F C02 Text: Course manual will be provided in class. Date: Wednesdays, Sept. 30 to Dec. 9 (no class on Nov. 11)Mandarin for Beginners—Part 4 Instructor: Danielle Ramos is a Brazilian Portuguese native speaker, born and raised in Time: 7 to 9 pmThis course is intended for students who have São Paulo. She is currently doing her Mastercompleted Mandarin for Beginners—Part 3 studies in Curriculum and Instruction at Simon Sessions: 10or who already have an intermediate level of Fraser University and has over 10 years offluency in the language. This course will give you Fee: $234 plus $11.70 GST (includes coursethe tools to achieve a more advanced command manual) Code: ASLA025 2015F C0246 LANGUAGES Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
Spanish for Beginners—Part 2 french programs Register for the Conversant level if … You already know how to: Speak on theThis course is for those of you who have Hungry for French? Enjoy a varied telephone, ask for and give directions andcompleted Spanish for Beginners—Part 1, or have menu that fits every taste. other information (such as say where it hurts),a basic knowledge of the language and wish to make reservations, give a definition, clarify aimprove your written and speaking skills. This You may have many reasons for wanting statement, tell whether a sentence is in a past,course gives you the opportunity to participate to speak French but no matter what your present or future tense.in class and strengthen your oral skills in a motivation, we believe that you’ll learn fasterfriendly atmosphere. Essential grammar points and retain what you learn if the experience is Register for the Advanced level if … will also be covered. friendly, supportive and something you’ll look You already know how to: express the relation forward to each time. of time between various events in the past,Text: Course manual will be provided in class. present and future, make hypotheses, express Whether you’re working towards a French various emotions (disappointment, empathy,Two sections Language Diploma and a credential that surprise, etc.), give advice, disagree with demonstrates a high level of ability, or simply someone, use different registers in differentMorning section: have a love for language, a desire to engage contexts, identify accents from various parts of with new friends, and want to immerse yourself the Francophone world.Instructor: Maria Elena Cuervo-Lorens (see in a different cultural experience, our programsinstructor bio under Spanish for Beginners—Part 1) welcome you at every level. The classes represent a small time commitment—just one two-hour class perDate: Mondays, Sept. 14 to Nov. 23 French Language Conversation week for 10 weeks—and there is no required (no class on Oct. 12) Classes (FLCC): New Format! textbook to buy and no exams. You’ll also have access to the many language resourcesTime: 9:15 to 11:15 am The FLCC program is a club you’ll be glad you available at UVic, including the digital language joined! You’ll meet and get to know people like labs and the library.Sessions: 10 yourself who want learning a language to be fun, stimulating and connected to the reality of Fall 2015 term runs from the end of SeptemberFee: $234 plus $11.70 GST (includes course your life and how you live it. The emphasis is on to the beginning of December. manual) learning to speak and understand French in a relaxed atmosphere among friends. Fee: $229 per term (10 weeks)Code: ASLA225 2015F C01 We have restructured this program to better French Language DiplomaEvening section: meet the needs of our student population, Program (FLDP) offering three 10-week sessions per year andInstructor: Alicia Brown (see instructor bio under courses that participants self-select based on This is a comprehensive part-time program Spanish for Beginners—Part 1) their abilities. The purpose of each course is to in French, focusing on both oral and written give you the opportunity to practice your oral communication that can take up to five yearsDate: Mondays, Sept. 28 to Dec. 7 French at a level that you are comfortable with to complete. Unlike the conversation classes, it (no class on Oct. 12) (novice, conversant or advanced), and not to is designed to allow you to move progressively take you to the next level. The only exception is from one level to the next.Time: 7 to 9 pm the pre-novice level, which is an introductory class that you normally take once, and only if You can start as a beginner, but if youSessions: 10 you are a complete beginner. already know some French we offer a $15 assessment (refundable when you registerFee: $234 plus $11.70 GST (includes course Courses at each level can be taken as many in the program) and can determine which manual) times as you wish, and the main themes will level is appropriate for you. You normally vary from one session to the next, based on the enter a course in September, but you canCode: ASLA225 2015F C02 interests and needs of each class. Select a class also join one at midpoint in January if your that is appropriate for you: initial level is sufficient. This program featuresSpanish: Advanced Conversation required textbooks and one exam per session. Register for the Pre-Novice level if … At some levels, there is an option to chooseThis is an advanced conversation class for You can recognize a few French words because between the regular face-to-face section andthose of you who have already reached at least they look or sound similar to words in your own the blended format (in which most of thea high intermediate to advanced level and language. instruction is done online and only five classeswish to maintain your fluency and enrich your are face-to-face).vocabulary. Typical activities will include oral Register for the Novice level if … presentations, discussion of current events, etc. You have taken the Pre-Novice course, or if There are five levels and two terms per level. you already know how to: count up to 20, spell Each term is 13 weeks. Levels 1 and 2 consist ofInstructor: Maria Elena Cuervo-Lorens (see your name, give your address and your phone a two-hour class twice per week, and Levels 3 toinstructor bio under Spanish for Beginners—Part 1) number, speak about yourself, your family, your 5 consist of a three-hour class once per week. work, the weather, time and date, identify basicDate: Wednesdays, Sept. 16 to Nov. 25 shapes and colours, ask and answer basic yes/ Fee: $509 per term (Levels 1 and 2) or $419 per (no class on Nov. 11) no questions. term (Levels 3 to 5)Time: 9:15 to 11:15 amSessions: 10Fee: $209 plus $10.45 GSTCode: ASLA425 2015F C01LearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4747 LANGUAGES 47
If you have already completed Level 5 and English Language Centre valuable introduction to Canadian culture.are eager to continue to strengthen your Successful graduates meet the Englishadvanced skills in a course that features grades The ELC has been delivering outstanding English requirement for admission into undergraduateand written work but no exams, the French programs since 1970. We offer a variety of short programs at the University of Victoria.Language Advanced Course (FLAC600) has and long-term programs throughout the year forbeen designed especially for you. international and Canadian students wishing to TOEIC and IELTS Preparation improve their English and cross-cultural skills.We’re here to answer your questions These part-time courses offer four hours ofand help you get started. Our programs offer challenging classes and weekly exam preparation over 11 weeks. They sociocultural activities for students aged 18 focus on test-taking skills and strategies.Contact us by phone or email if you have and up. Each year, a diverse community ofquestions about which program is right for over 2,800 students from many countries study UVic Homestay Accommodationyou. We can help you with applications and English with us.information about the bursaries that may be This service is available for all sessions of theavailable to you. You can also drop by the office For details about specific program dates in 2016, 12-week Intensive program, the Pathwaysand speak to our friendly multi-lingual French please visit the ELC website at: program and most of the short-term programs.program staff. www.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc Students are matched with Canadian hostsWe love to speak French and we know you will too! carefully selected for their ability to provide aFrench Language Programs 12-Week Intensive English safe, comfortable and friendly home.Continuing Studies Building, Level 3(corner of Ring and Gabriola Roads) Students at the upper beginner to advanced For further information about Homestay, pleaseUniversity of Victoria level are accepted into January, April and visit: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/elc/homestayPhone: 250-721-8630 or 250-721-8511 September sessions each year. Classes are or email us at [email protected] or phoneFax: 250-721-8774 held Monday to Friday for 22 hours per week. 250-472-4268.Email: [email protected] Optional pronunciation clinics and tutorials offerWeb: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/languages/ an additional eight hours per week. Study Toolsprograms/french University Admission Preparation Jason’s World/Judy’s World La Maison Française is celebrating its 50thanniversary this year! Help us celebrate—visit This course represents the highest academic These specially-developed audio soap operas, level of the 12-Week Intensive Program. Jason’s World (for intermediate ESL students), www.uvcs.uvic.ca/languages/LMF50 Successful graduates meet the English and Judy’s World (for upper intermediate/ requirement for admission into undergraduate low advanced ESL students), were created for programs at the University of Victoria. classroom use to provide students with the opportunity to practise their listening skills, University Pathways Program for increase their vocabulary, and discuss important International Students and controversial social issues. Students who wish to attend the University Get involved! of Victoria but do not yet meet the language requirements can apply for the University Become a Homestay Host Pathways Program. In this 12-month program, students take English and first-year credit For more information about hosting a student, programs at the same time, allowing them to please contact UVic Homestay by email at finish their undergraduate degree faster. The [email protected] or phone 250-472-4268 program begins in September each year. Volunteer at the ELC Monthly Language & Culture Programs The ELC always welcomes new volunteers in Three- to six-week programs are perfect for our Study Centre, Classrooms and Conversation students wishing to spend vacation time in Victoria Partners Program. You can learn about another perfecting their English. A free activity calendar plus culture while helping a student develop a range of optional excursions are offered to take English skills and adjust to life in Canada in full advantage of Victoria’s many attractions. as little as one hour a week! For information about ELC volunteer opportunities, please email: Business Boost Workshops [email protected] In some of our language programs you can Join our online community add Business Boost workshops to improve your Business English skills and understanding of www.facebook.com/EnglishLanguageCentre Canadian business culture. @elc_uvic [twitter] University Admission Preparation (UAP) and Canadian Studies Contact us This four-week intensive summer program English Language Centre combines advanced English classes with a Phone: 250-721-8469 Email: [email protected] Web: www.LearningThatShapes.ca/elc48 LANGUAGES Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
We retain up to 60% more information through online learning. Go ahead. See if it’s true…Online This is what makes us different and this is why program area for more information.Learning we won the Award for Excellence and Innovation in Student Services, 2007, from the Canadian Check out the many resources available to helpThe Best of Both Worlds Association for Distance Education. you get started with your online studies at www.LearningThatShapes.ca/learnonline/For over 30 years, Continuing Studies has been Learn more about being an online student withoffering online courses for working adults across us by visiting this website: Please note: Online courses require access to theBC and beyond. We help you stay home in your distance.uvic.ca/programs/work.htm Internet. Online courses are marked with thiscommunity and still stay on track with yourpersonal or professional development. Prospective students are urged to seek advice symbol: from the program area offering the course(s) orContinuing Studies online learners never feel program in advance of the date of registration. Some diploma and certificate programs arealone. Our innovative approach to distance There may be special registration procedures or delivered via a blend of online and face-to-faceeducation maximizes the flexibility of online special application/administration fees required. learning.learning while helping to make the learning Please read the FAQ pages that are available onexperience engaging, fun and productive. The many program areas’ websites before contacting Interested in a Degree?Online Help Desk supports students in their use a staff member.of course learning tools such as Moodle, while For information about UVic online programsour library staff help you carry out research and For complete registration information, visit: leading to degrees and other qualif ications,locate material online. www.LearningThatShapes.ca/register/ consult the Distance Learning and Immersion Course Guide, which is now available in PDF Programs format only. It can be found at www.uvic.ca/ summer/assets/docs/de-guide.pdf. Many of the certificate/diploma programs listed in this calendar are available online (see page 6). Please check in the relevant sections of this calendar before applying to a program, visit the Continuing Studies website at www. LearningThatShapes.ca, or contact the relevantLearningThatShapes.ca • 250-472-4747 online learning 49
Population Health Data Analysisisn’t just ones and zeroes.There’s a story behind every piece of data.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 (January 2016)code. You want to be able to apply integrity need in a high-quality data-drivenand specialized skills to your research work to environment. PHDA03: Population Health and Geographic influence population and public healthcare Information Systems (May 2016)policy-making. You also want to demonstrate This non-credit certificate, offered in partnershipyour commitment to advancing a very specialized with Population Data BC and the University of PHDA04: Spatial Epidemiology and Outbreak professional field. Victoria Department of Geography, will provide Detection (TBC) you with the strong foundational knowledgeGiven society’s growing interest in maintaining and data analysis skills you need to support your PHDA05: Longitudinal Analysis and Multi-level and improving the health of our entire work within the health and social services sector. Modeling of Population Health Data population as well as reducing inequalities in Courses are provided completely online, and (September 2015) course schedules and online learning formats are designed to meet the time constraints and PHDA06: Health Services Program Monitoring flexibility needs of working professionals. You and Evaluation (January 2016) will use software and real data sets within a 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] population health data Certificate/diploma Credit options Online
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