UBC Vancouver Summer Program July 16 – August 16, 2016 1
An Introduction to the VSP The Vancouver Summer Program (VSP) is a four week academic program offered by various Faculties at the University of British Columbia, Canada for cohorts of students from cooperating universities The program provides the opportunity to take two academic courses while learning about Canadian practices and culture 2
VSP Program Benefits Study at a world-renowned university Meet students from other universities and Canadian students through socio-cultural activities Improve your English skills Learn about Canadian culture and society 3
About Vancouver Vancouver is located in the southwest corner of British Columbia – one of Canada ’ s 10 provinces and 3 territories 40 minutes away from the United States border Population 2.1 million 4
About Vancouver Consistently rated as one of the best places to live in the world in terms of quality of life, opportunities, cultural diversity, political stability, and a healthy environment Host to the 2010 Winter Olympics 5
University of British Columbia Canada ’ s education ranks amongst the best in the world UBC is Canada ’ s third largest university and a leader in research 18 faculties and 13 schools offer a wide range of study options 6
UBC at a Glance 59,659 students (Vancouver: 51,447; Okanagan: 8,212) 11,965 international students from 149 countries 12,421 degrees granted in 2013 300,000+ alumni in 120 countries 15,253 faculty and staff $2.1 billion annual operating budget $531 million per year in research funding for 8,278 projects 169 companies spun off from UBC research $12.5 billion in economic impact 7 Nobel prize winners among current or former faculty and alumni 32 nd in Times Higher Education world rankings (2015) www.ubc.ca/facts 7
UBC Campus The UBC campus is a 20-minute drive from downtown Vancouver The 1000-acre campus is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean with snow-capped mountains in the distance 8
VSP Course Packages There are two courses in each package Each course is about 39 hours of class time Classes are interactive and often include group work and discussions Evaluation may include assignments, group projects, papers, exams, and participation marks Courses do not receive UBC credit but credit may be granted by the student ’ s home university (at its discretion) 9
VSP Program Packages July 16 – August 16, 2016 Applied Science Architecture and Landscape Architecture Package A – Civil Engineering Package B – Designing, Fabricating, and Civil Engineering Materials Building with Wood Project Based Learning in Civil Engineering Materials Understanding Wood as a Building Material Package B – Electrical and Computer Engineering Designing and Making with Wood Communication Systems: Technology Embedded in Daily Life Arts Introduction to Digital Systems Design with FPGAs Package A – The World of Manga and Package C – Renewable Energy and Power Anime: From Writing to Theory Conversion Manga and Anime in the World Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems Writing for Graphic Forms: Manga Electricity and Conversion for Renewable Power Package B – Global Journalism, Culture and Communications: Practice and Architecture and Landscape Architecture Principles Package A – Urban Design Culture and Communication Sustainability by Design: The Design of the North Global Journalism American Sustainable City and its Implications for the Package C – The English Language: A World Deeper Perspective Perspectives on the Development of the City of Origin and Variation of the English Language Vancouver Language Universals and the Structure of English 10
VSP Program Packages July 16 – August 16, 2016 Arts Business Package D – International Trade, Financial Package A – International Business Markets and Politics Management and International Marketing International Trade and Financial Markets International Business Management Dynamics of International Politics International Marketing Package E – Environmental Economics & Package B – Introduction to Marketing and Introduction to Geographic Information Management and Organizational Behaviour Introduction to Marketing System (GIS) for Impact Assessment Management and Organizational Behaviour Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Package C – Strategic Management and New (GIS) for Environmental Impact Assessment Environmental Economics Enterprise Development Package F – Asia in the World Strategic Management Security for Asian States and Peoples New Enterprise Development China in the World Dentistry Dental Caries and Oral Cancer Many course packages have a minimum and maximum class size, so we encourage you to Oral Cancer: Why Haven't the Clinical Outcomes register your students early. Course packages Improved? that do not have the minimum number of Dental Caries: The Most Common Infectious Disease in students will not be offered, but students may Humans transfer to other packages. 11
VSP Program Packages July 16 – August 16, 2016 Education Forestry Package A – Educational Psychology and Package A – Forest Management and Special Education the Effects of Carbon Classroom Management An Introduction to the Ecology, Economics Assessment and Positive Behaviour Support in and Politics of Carbon School and Community Settings Sustainable Forest Management Package B – Language Learning and Package B – Forest Products, Trade and Teaching in the World Business Management Language Practices in Multilingual Contexts Forest Product Markets and International Strategic Language Use in a Globalized World Trade Package C – Early Childhood Education The Wood Industry and Business Management and Development Package C – Urban Forestry Designing High Quality Programs in Early An Introduction to Urban Forestry Childhood Settings Green-Space Management in North America Creating Environments to Support Learning in Early Childhood Settings 12
VSP Program Packages July 16 – August 16, 2016 Land and Food Systems Kinesiology Package A – Food Science and Safety Package A – Sport and Exercise Introduction to Food Science Performance Food Safety and Food Safety Management Sport and Exercise Psychology Package B – Agribusiness Management Applied Exercise Physiology Food and Agribusiness Enterprise Management Package B – Coaching Science Food and Agribusiness Marketing Management Principles of Coaching Package C – Nutritional Science Sport Psychology for Coaching Essentials of Nutrition Healthy Eating – The Canadian Way Package D – The Science and Art of Fermentation Introduction to Non-Alcoholic Fermentation I Introduction to Alcoholic Fermentation II Many course packages have a minimum and maximum class size, so we encourage you to Law register your students early. Course packages International Business and the Common Law Lab that do not have the minimum number of students will not be offered, but students may The Law and Practice of International Business transfer to other packages. The Common Law Lab 13
VSP Program Packages July 16 – August 16, 2016 Medicine Package E – Neuropsychopharmacology and Package A – Clinical Research and Clinical Neuropsychiatry Introductory Neuropsychopharmacology Medicine Introductory Neuropsychiatry Introduction to Clinical Research in the Sciences Package F – Major Mental Illness and Introduction to Clinical Medicine at the Bedside Package B – Pharmacology and Critical Psychotherapy Mood Disorders and Psychosis: Assessment and Analysis in Medicine and Science Diagnosis Pharmacology through Case Studies Introduction to Psychotherapy Primary Literature Analysis in Science and Medicine Package G Package C – Medical Imaging and This package has been reorganized into Packages Anesthesiology E and F Introduction to Medical Imaging Package H – Introduction to Population and Anesthesiology Public Health Package D – Biochemistry & Molecular Social Determinants of Health Biology in Human Health, Disease, and the Introduction to Population and Public Health Practice Environment Package I – Understanding the Recovery and Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Treatment from Injury and Chronic Disease Environmental Biochemistry Exercise is Medicine Recovery from Injury 14
VSP Program Packages July 16 – August 16, 2016 Pharmaceutical Sciences Medicine Making Better Medicines Package J – Medical Laboratory Science The Discovery of New Medicines Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science Personalizing Medicines with Genomics and Fundamental Techniques for Clinical and Medical Biotechnology Research Laboratories Package K – Anatomical Sciences Science Principles of Body Structure and Function Package A – The Dynamic Earth and its Beautiful Applied Neuroanatomy Treasures Our Dynamic Planet Earth Treasures: Gold and Gems Package B – The Earth's Oceans, Atmosphere Many course packages have a minimum and and Climate maximum class size, so we encourage you to register your students early. Course packages Ocean and Atmosphere Systems that do not have the minimum number of Marine Biodiversity students will not be offered, but students may Package C – The Geometry of Nature transfer to other packages. The Size of Things Symmetry 15
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