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  About UNBC: Facts & Statistics 2011

Catherine Nolin
UNBC Geography professor Catherine Nolin instructs a class in the Teaching Laboratory.

Quality Teaching

The delivery of academic programs and the creation of a positive learning environment matter at UNBC. “How we teach” and “what we teach” have a direct effect on students. The student experience is enhanced by opportunities for hands-on learning, international perspectives, a focus on student outcomes, instruction enriched by innovative research, the use of appropriate technology, and approaches to learning that are informed by multiple perspectives.
 
Classes at UNBC include practical sessions in advanced laboratories, field schools throughout northern BC, week-long intensive courses for students who may otherwise work full-time, web courses for ultimate flexibility, seminars in small groups, and lectures in state-of-the-art theatres.
 
Faculty & Staff
08/0909/10
Full-time faculty (tenured & tenure-track)173175
Part-time faculty292227
Average age of faculty 4950
Faculty : student ratio1 : 11.51 : 10.4
  
Courses
08/0909/10
Total academic courses offered
1,0851003
Courses in Prince George
793773
Regional courses
214162
Online courses
5468
Undergraduate classes with fewer
than 26 students
60%60.1%
Total Continuing Studies courses offered
377420
 
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Did You Know?

89% of UNBC students would recommend the University to a friend and the number one reason is the quality of the faculty.
 
UNBC has several award-winning faculty, including Dr. Catherine Nolin. Dr. Nolin was awarded the J. Alistair McVey Award for Teaching Excellence in 2009, and the UNBC Excellence in Teaching Award in 2007.
 
60% of undergraduate classes have fewer than 26 students. This is among the best in western Canada. 

 
 

Students participating in a lecture via high-tech videoconferencing.
 
Learning Through Technology

Building on the success of the Northern Medical Program, UNBC is exploring ways to further expand its technology-enabled learning capabilities. The NMP uses state-of-the-art equipment that allows medical students in Prince George to participate in lectures with students at UBC or the University of Victoria.
 
 


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