Thompson Rivers University

This exchange program is sponsored by ISEP.
Contact Robert Carolin at the International Student Center for more information.

BROCK UNIVERSITY

St. Catharines, Ontario (pop. 134,000) Language of instruction: English Academic year and semester exchanges http://www.brocku.ca/ Undergraduate course information

• Faculty and staff concerned about students' welfare.
• Several active international student clubs.
• Scenic and relatively safe campus.

Profile: Brock stresses scholarship and research while emphasizing individual attention through labs, tutorials and small seminars. Facilities include a library tower building, a science complex, classroom buildings, three theaters, closed-circuit television facilities and a residence complex, as well as a physical education complex with an Olympic-standard swimming pool. Total enrollment: 11,000 (6,000 full-time).

Locale: Brock University, with a 600-acre campus just south of the city of St. Catharines, has a spectacular setting on the edge of the Niagara escarpment. St. Catharines is 75 miles south of Toronto and 40 miles west of Buffalo, in an agricultural and industrial area of southern Ontario.

Divisions: Humanities (applied language studies, Canadian studies, classics, Great Books/Liberal Studies [Greek and Latin], English, fine arts [drama, film, music, theater, visual arts], French, German and Slavic studies, Hebrew, History, Italian, Philosophy, Spanish); Mathematics and Sciences (biochemistry, biological sciences, biotechnology, chemistry, computer science and information processing, earth sciences, mathematics, physics, oenology and viticulture); Social Sciences (business economics, child and youth studies, communication, popular culture and film, economics, geography, international studies, political science, psychology, sociology, environmental studies, women's studies); schools of Administrative Studies (accounting, computer science, finance, management, marketing, personnel, quantitative analysis); Applied Health Sciences (child movement studies, coaching, community health sciences, movement studies, recreational and leisure studies, senior adult studies, sport management).

Academic notes: Strong fields include business administration, biological sciences, chemistry, child studies, politics and psychology. Unusual fields are Canadian studies, child studies, oenology and viticulture and teaching English as a second language. Brock offers undergraduate programs in administration, business economics, fine arts, liberal arts, physical education and science; and graduate programs in biological sciences, chemistry, earth sciences, physics, politics and philosophy.

Room and board: Students will be housed in double-occupancy rooms in split-level residence units. A meal plan is offered. No married student housing is available.

Exchange dates: Early September to April, early September to December and early January to April. It is preferable to begin in September as not all departments offer courses beginning in January.

This exchange program is sponsored by ISEP.
Contact Robert Carolin at the International Student Center for more information.

LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY

Sudbury, Ontario (pop. 92,000) Languages of instruction: English, French Academic year or semester exchanges http://www.laurentian.ca/ Course Links

• Bilingual institution (French/English) offering a wide range of academic programs.
• Small classes provide individualized attention.
• Distinctive campus setting amidst five lakes offers four seasons of recreational activities.

Profile: The Laurentian campus has a distinctively northern character. The campus center, overlooking five lakes, is surrounded by 750 acres of scenic countryside. Winter here is cold but usually sunny. Students are active in winter sports, including Alpine and Nordic skiing and curling.

Laurentian has evolved over the past 40 years from a small liberal arts college to a multi-faculty university. Faculty and students maintain close relationships in a classroom environment that emphasizes individual attention. Total enrollment: 6,350.

Locale: Laurentian offers its students a unique academic structure and a diverse cultural environment. The university, which serves a large sector of northeastern Ontario, is located across a lake from Sudbury, an industrial city that offers many activities, movie theaters and several large shopping centers. Toronto is 250 miles to the southeast.

Divisions: Humanities (Canadian studies, English, French, modern languages, translation and interpretation [German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Cree, Ojibwa], music, Native studies, folklore, philosophy, religious studies, theater arts, women's studies); Professional Schools (commerce, physical education, speech pathology, social work, nursing, native human service); Science and Engineering (biology, chemistry, computer science, extractive metallurgical engineering, geology, mathematics, mining engineering, physics); Social Sciences (anthropology, economics, geography, gerontology, history, law and justice, political science, psychology, sociology).

Academic notes: Recommended for ISEP students, in addition to bilingual study, are courses in Canadian studies, French-Canadian literature, folklore and Native studies. The Native studies program examines the history and culture of the Indian peoples of Canada from pre-Columbian times to present-day, and offers instruction in the Cree and Ojibwa languages.

Language notes: Laurentian is officially a bilingual institution, one of three such institutions in Ontario. Twenty percent of the student population is Francophone. Many subjects in the arts and some in the sciences and professional schools offer instruction in both English and French.

Room and board: Students will be housed in a double-occupancy room within a four-bedroom apartment with its own kitchen in a university residence hall. ISEP participants will receive a weekly meal stipend.

Exchange dates: Early September to late April, early September to December, early January to late April.

Special conditions: Language proficiency testing will be administered for students of French and translation/interpretation. Third- and fourth-year courses in commerce/administration are closed to ISEP students. Enrollment in certain courses may require approval on an individual basis.