UNBC Offers Unique Summer Courses
March 1, 2007
UNBC will be offering nearly 100 courses over the spring and summer,
ranging from intensive courses offered over a single week to first-year
courses that will give new students a chance to get a jump-start on
their degrees prior to the start of the fall semester. Every year,
roughly 1300 students attend UNBC during the spring and summer.
Among the courses are some offerings that will be held in exotic locations:
The Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management program is offering a one-month canoeing expedition down about 500km of the Stikine River in northwestern BC. Eight students will participate through the month of August, and their experience will include meeting with local residents and outfitters while considering environmentally responsible tourism opportunities in the area. Professor Pat Maher has been part of research expeditions to Antarctica and participated in a 100-day canoe expedition from Jasper to the Arctic Ocean.
The Anthropology has two field schools planned for the summer. First, an ethnographic field school will run for nearly three months in partnership with the community of Kitsumkalum, near Terrace. The field school will start on May 22 and will consist of four courses covering ethnographic methods and research, the history of the Kitsumkalum Valley, and introductory Tsimshian language training. Ethnography is the study of societies and cultures. In addition, an archaeological field school will provide students with training in surveying, excavation methods, and working with First Nations. The program will run from May to July at a site in the Central Interior, allowing students to commute daily to the site from Prince George.
Starting on April 25, fourteen students and three Geography professors will participate in a three-week field school in South Africa. Travelling through Gauteng, the Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal, they will be studying rural communities, landscape features, and the weathering of rock art. The fieldwork with be undertaken in conjunction with faculty and students from the University of Pretoria. Travel will range from the high plateau, through the Drakensberg mountains, down to the Indian Ocean and up to a game park in northern KwaZulu-Natal. This is the second time that Geography has led a field school in South Africa.
Registration for all spring and summer courses is now available. To see the complete list of course offerings, visit www.unbc.ca/summer.
Contact:
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC – 250.960.5622
Among the courses are some offerings that will be held in exotic locations:
The Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management program is offering a one-month canoeing expedition down about 500km of the Stikine River in northwestern BC. Eight students will participate through the month of August, and their experience will include meeting with local residents and outfitters while considering environmentally responsible tourism opportunities in the area. Professor Pat Maher has been part of research expeditions to Antarctica and participated in a 100-day canoe expedition from Jasper to the Arctic Ocean.
The Anthropology has two field schools planned for the summer. First, an ethnographic field school will run for nearly three months in partnership with the community of Kitsumkalum, near Terrace. The field school will start on May 22 and will consist of four courses covering ethnographic methods and research, the history of the Kitsumkalum Valley, and introductory Tsimshian language training. Ethnography is the study of societies and cultures. In addition, an archaeological field school will provide students with training in surveying, excavation methods, and working with First Nations. The program will run from May to July at a site in the Central Interior, allowing students to commute daily to the site from Prince George.
Starting on April 25, fourteen students and three Geography professors will participate in a three-week field school in South Africa. Travelling through Gauteng, the Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal, they will be studying rural communities, landscape features, and the weathering of rock art. The fieldwork with be undertaken in conjunction with faculty and students from the University of Pretoria. Travel will range from the high plateau, through the Drakensberg mountains, down to the Indian Ocean and up to a game park in northern KwaZulu-Natal. This is the second time that Geography has led a field school in South Africa.
Registration for all spring and summer courses is now available. To see the complete list of course offerings, visit www.unbc.ca/summer.
Contact:
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC – 250.960.5622
