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All courses are offered online using a mix of online instructional media and resources, and readings provided in a coursepack. Classes are small, and you interact regularly with the instructor and other students as you work through the courses . The courses balance theory and practice, and thus you relate your learning and assignments to practical issues in your workplace and community . You can expect to complete a range of activities and assignments as you move through the course, along with a major assignment. You should plan to spend approximately 10 to 15 hours per week on each course.
Our instructors are distinguished professionals and scholars who bring a wealth of experience to their involvement in this program. They are committed individuals that bring both practical and academic experience to their teaching. You will find more information on our instructors on the page for each course.
Yes! You can participate in the Certificate Program as a regular student, or you can ladder to Diploma when it starts in 2013 by completing CH 560 Cultural Heritage Stewardship and Sustainability as a pre-requisite. Please note that to ladder to the Diploma, you must have completed your Diploma within the past six years.
As a first step, check with the academic unit that you are interested in to determine how the graduate certificate could work with your proposed graduate program, and how many GPC courses can be used for degree credit. Once you’ve confirmed the number, apply to the GPC in time to take the first course, CH 560 Cultural Heritage Stewardship and Sustainability, and plan the balance of your coursework with your degree program, aiming to take a course each term for the following three terms, plus completing an elective course.
Yes, if space is available, and with the permission of the Program Adviser who will talk with you to ensure that you have the prerequisite background or experience to engage with the content.
That depends on whether you are taking the graduate certificate or diploma only, or are currently enrolled in a graduate degree program.
As a student in a Graduate Certificate or Diploma program only, you will pay tuition fees on a per-unit basis at the Non-degree rate. For example, for 2012/13 academic year, your tuition would be $1022.76 per 1.5 unit course for Canadian students, $1220.04 for International students. Note that these fees are for tuition only, and do not account for ancillary or course materials fees.
Please refer to Fees for Graduate Students for further detail. Your tuition and other fees are assessed at the time of registration and payable by the end of the first month of the term.
Please consult the Accounting Services tuition page for the tuition amount under the heading Graduate Tuition, Non-degree student.
If you are enrolled in concurrent graduate degree and the graduate certificate program, fees for three 1.5 unit certificate courses are covered by your full time degree studies fees, regardless of the number of GPC credits that you are able to apply to your degree. You will be assessed a non-degree course fee (for example, for 2012/13 academic year, $1022.76 per 1.5 unit course for Canadian students, $1220.04 for International students; for your first course, CH 560 Cultural Heritage Stewardship and Sustainability, as well as for your final elective course, chosen from CH 584, CH 588 or CH 589. Note that these fees are for tuition only, and do not account for ancillary or course materials fees.
Other fees you should anticipate during your studies include:
As you are participating in online and intensive courses, you will not be assessed for Athletics and Recreation or Universal Bus Pass fees. Please note that if you register in more than 1.5 units per term, you may be assessed extended health care and dental insurance fees. If you have alternative coverages, you will be able to opt out of those plans as long as you do so by the end of the first month of the term.
More information on fees is available on the Fees page of the Graduate Studies website.
After you have been admitted to the program, you will receive an offer of admission from the Faculty of Graduate Studies, and our staff will also contact you to welcome you to the program. You will no doubt have a number of questions, and we will provide you with orientation to your new program, and the various processes that you will need to know about to register, order your course materials, pay your fees, and progress through your program.