UNBC's Continuing Ed Classes Growing
By 250 News
Wednesday, September 21, 2005 03:54 AM
UNBC is expanding its course offerings in Continuing Studies so residents of the north, have more opportunities to access courses for their personal development.
This year, Continuing Studies is offering more than 160 courses, that is a 40% increase over last year.
The courses in Continuing Education include offerings in Business and Executive Education, Professional Development, Computer Training, Health and Safety, Personal Wellness, Liberal Arts and Culture, Writing and Publishing, and Natural Resource Management and Environment.
There are also general interest courses and offerings specifically designed for elder citizens.
“A new program this year is a mini-medical school that features instructors and students from the Northern Medical Program,” says Randall Brazzoni, coordinator of Continuing Studies at UNBC. “Instructors for all of our courses are national experts, UNBC professors, or people from the community who have particular skills and experience in the areas they’re teaching. Last year, we had 3390 students take Continuing Studies courses, more than double the number from the previous year, and we’re now starting to offer courses in other communities around northern BC.”
The first courses in the 2005-06 academic year begin at the end of this month.
Most of the courses in Continuing Studies are not-for-UNBC-credit, but some of them can open the door to further study in a degree program.
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It makes sense to have a university that caters to the population that is over 30 and has to work for a living.
Next step they need to find a way to integrate it with the credit programs.
More evening courses would also help.
Time Will tell