Associate of Science in General Science (Co-op/Internship)

at Camosun College - Interurban Campus Canada

The Computer Network Electronics Technician certificate program has a practical career-oriented approach, giving you the knowledge and hands-on experience you need to be able to install, repair, and maintain computers, servers, computer networks, and electronic systems.

Skills you'll gain
You don't need any previous knowledge of computers or electronics to enrol in this program. By the time you graduate, you'll possess a wide variety of skills, such as: installation and maintenance of computer networking systems; maintenance and repair of personal computers; maintenance and repair of server systems; analog and digital circuit assembly, installation, repair, and maintenance; installation, repair, and maintenance of microprocessor-based equipment; and technical sales support.

Optional Co-op/Internship
The co-op or internship is an optional component of the program. It is paid work experience that can enable you to experience different employment fields and often leads to permanent employment.

Invent and improve
Learn relevant, up-to-date skills in the design, development, manufacture and maintenance of mechanical devices.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Industry standards developed in the classroom
You’ll gain practical hands-on experience in Camosun's laboratories and CNC-equipped machine shop balanced with a solid grounding in English, math, physics and engineering concepts.

What to expect
The program is delivered over five semesters, starting in September and running through to the end of August in the second year. Later in the first year you will choose if you want to go straight through or participate in paid Co-op or Internship work terms.
The program is rigorous, requiring you to do work outside of the classroom. In addition to up to 30 hours per week of class time, you should expect to spend between 15-20 hours outside of the classroom per week.
Year 1:- In your first year, in addition to a foundation in engineering math, you’ll take courses in manufacturing processes, fluid power, mechanical control programming, engineering graphics, engineering materials, electricity and machines, building systems, and statics & dynamics.
A workplace education planning course prepares you to participate in optional internship or co-operative education study options. You can start your first four month work term at the end of year one.
Year 2:- In your second year you’ll have the option of completing the program or extending it by participating in co-operative education work terms. This work experience will extend your length of study into a third year, giving you four to twelve months of paid industry experience.
Your second and final year will give you the skills you need to be work-ready for an industry that is vibrant and in-demand. You’ll study mechanics and vibrations of machines, strength of materials, fluids and heat transfer, control systems, machine design, thermodynamics, robotics and automation, electronics, and, energy and sustainability.
A comprehensive hands-on project planning and design course is an integral part of second year, and culminates in a public showcase.

You'll gain a solid foundation in business management with the broad range of business courses and opportunities to develop competencies and practical management skills for today’s business environment.

Advance your skills in the global tourism and hospitality industries
You'll gain relevant applied practical skills in hotel operations, restaurant management, and integrated event management as well as a solid grounding in practical business skills. Core themes of the credential include: sustainability, service management, entrepreneurship and cross cultural diversity including an Indigenous world-view, this will allow you to better examine both tourism and hospitality through a global lens.

What You'll Learn
As a post-degree diploma student, you will receive targeted training across a range of skill areas that will set you up for success in the hospitality and tourism sectors.

Work Experience
You will gain practical skills and experience by combining your hospitality and tourism studies with a four month work experience placement. This will allow for the practical application of program concepts while gaining valuable industry-specific work experience.

Manage fine hotels and restaurants
With your applied skills and a global perspective, you'll be in demand in a growing hospitality industry. You'll be following almost 40 years of graduates, who now have successful careers in some of the most prestigious hotels and restaurants in Canada and around the world. You will also be well-prepared to pursue entrepreneurial business ventures.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Applied learning
The long history of Camosun's Hospitality Management program's success is due in large part to a strong applied learning philosophy. The time you spend in the program will provide you with opportunities to apply what you will learn in an academic setting and gain real life hands-on experience.

What to expect
Our program will give you a strong business foundation, cutting-edge hospitality courses and two work terms. This is all combined to provide you with the expertise and practical skills needed to pursue a supervisory or management career in the hotel and food service industry.
You will select your path after completing the first semester. One stream allows you to complete the program in two calendar years, the other option allows you to complete the program in approximately two and a half years.
Year 1:- In your first year, your courses include business communications, hotel operations, introduction to management and Canadian tourism.
Year 2:- In your second year, you'll build on your foundation knowledge, develop your leadership skills, learn about hospitality law and complete a second work term.

You'll develop the skills and knowledge to work in the finance industry. This program provides you with a solid business education and a foundation in either a financial planning or corporate finance, covering areas such as business finance; investment analysis; money, banking, and financial institutions; client relationships and marketing; professional ethics; economics; personal taxations, and accounting.

Work Experience
You will gain practical skills and experience by combining your academic studies with relevant work experience in the Co-operative Education designation. You'll graduate with practical work experience and employer references. Employers value internship as a source of eager and well-prepared talent and often use the internship process as a means of recruiting permanent employees.

Choose from transfer courses in more than 30 different subject areas. These courses will transfer to at least one BC post-secondary institution.

Whether you want to take one or two courses at a time, or register for full-time studies with four or five courses each semester, the University Transfer program gives you the freedom to design your own timetable. Generally speaking, you'll probably start by taking 100-level courses (first-year) and follow up with corresponding 200-level (second-year) courses.

The Cybersecurity & Network Support Technician certificate program has a practical career-oriented approach, giving you the knowledge and hands-on experience you need to be able to install, repair, secure and maintain computers, servers and computer networks.

The demand for security professionals with skills to protect systems from attack continues to grow. Completing this diploma program will not only give you the skills to maintain computer and networks systems but will give you the ability to design and configure these systems and optimise them to protect them from attack. You'll have the skills to assess and deploy Cloud based solutions in a secure manner and monitor, assess, and respond appropriately to security events on any of the network systems.

Skills you'll gain
You don't need any previous knowledge of computers or networks to enrol in this program. By the time you graduate, you'll possess a wide variety of skills, such as:

• Installation and maintenance of complex computer networking systems;
• Maintenance and repair of personal computers;
• Maintenance and repair of server systems;
• Implementation of workstation security;
• Security analyst - monitoring, detecting, investigating, analyzing and responding to security events;
• Configuration and setup of advanced servers including cloud based
• Technical sales support.

Design a better world
This Access program is for those who don’t yet have the requirements to enter the popular Mechanical Engineering Technology or Engineering Graphics Technician programs. Upgrade your math, physics and English skills while taking relevant and important courses in mechanical systems and architectural design. After completing the Access program, you will receive a certificate and will also have a guaranteed seat in the next intake of the Mechanical Engineering Technology or Engineering Graphics Technician program.

The flexible General Arts program offers you a two-year grounding in the arts. Build the program that interests you by choosing courses that fit your educational goals. You can also choose to specialize with five options within the Associate of Arts degree, including English, economics, social work or psychology.