Diploma in Paralegal

at Capilano University Canada

The 30-credit Early Childhood Care & Education Post Baccalaureate Diploma most benefits elementary school teachers who already have a Bachelor's Degree in Education.

Broaden your understanding of the pedagogical approaches that are shaping early childhood care and education. Through the ECCE Post Baccalaureate Diploma Program you will:

• Gain new skills and broaden your knowledge of Early Childhood politics and pedagogy
• Learn about the changing global context of child care, education, families, and childhood
• Consider advanced perspectives on ECCE practice and teaching.

The Diploma in Digital Visual Effects is a two year long undergraduate certificate program at Capilano University, School of Motion Picture Arts. The students of this program are trained and educated to design visual effects for films and television. With faculty members from high-end film, broadcast and software companies, Capilano University has excellent staff members who guide and advise the student at every step of the way during the course. 

The students of the Visual Effects diploma are required to work in collaboration with professionals from numerous other fields such as film, documentary, animation, costuming and cinematography programs for an even richer experience. During the second year of the program students are required to take an apprenticeship or internship in a professional working environment such as a studio where he/she shall be guided, observed and mentored by a professional providing them a chance to build up a network and gain experience. 

Capilano University offers its students Associate of Arts degree which spans over a period of two years. The Associate of Arts degree is available in a number of disciplines of arts such as English, Sociology, Psychology, Public Administration, and Political Science and so on. A number of courses in the fields of science are also available under the Associate of Arts degree.

Capilano University is resplendent with top notch facilities for its students, equipment and means for research as well as expert, professional teachers and mentors available to students at every step of the way. This 60-credit credential provides a foundation in a range of academic disciplines, critical thinking, writing, and research skills. Students can apply this credential towards further academic studies at Capilano University and or even try their hands at other universities and colleges at hand.

The Business Administration Certificate Program teaches students basic management skills that have practical value in a wide variety of jobs.

The program requires successful completion of one required business course, two specialty business courses and a choice of three business elective courses (three-credits each) chosen from the School of Business course offerings.

Credit from the certificate program can ladder into the Business Administration Diploma and/or the Bachelor of Business Administration.

The Diploma in Acting for Stage and Screen provides students with the skills necessary to begin a professional acting career in theatre, television and film.

The first year is comprehensive and introduces students to acting for stage and screen, improv, voice, movement, history, and backstage work. In the final two years of the program, students concentrate on performance and professional skills as well as directing, acting in film projects and in Theatre department mainstage productions. The ASAS faculty are professional theatre and screen artists so the combination of this comprehensive training and studying with working professionals will increase the chances of success for the graduates of this program.

Learning Outcomes

• Vocal Development - Articulate clearly and appropriately to the context of the performance.
• Vocal Development - Use projection and vocal power in a range of performance genres.
• Vocal Development - Control and demonstrate skills for range, timbre and placement.
• Vocal Development - Understand and interpret the vocal requirements particular to the text.
• Physical Development - Master body awareness, coordination, posture, alignment and flexibility.
• Physical Development - Meet the physical requirements of various performance styles.
• Artistic Development - Understand and identify with the content of the text.
• Artistic Development - Focus energy, create and sustain the integrity of a performance.
• Artistic Development - Use well developed personal skills and an awareness of self in individual and group settings.
• Artistic Development - Integrate the techniques of acting, voice, and movement into a creative process.

The Diploma in Communication Studies at Capilano University is a comprehensive 2 yearlong undergraduate program. The diploma is an extensive 60 credit program for students who wish to build a career in communication and its various verticals.  This program deals with the enhancement of the skills needed to understand the study of communications as well as the way it affects relationships, culture, history as well as technology. 

This diploma helps foster a better understanding of the said subject by means of intertwining other discipline such as anthropology, political science, sociology, and history as well as business management. The program is taught with a different approach which includes different perspectives such as performance based courses, relationship based courses, and media focused courses as well as theoretical and critical courses. This careful distinction helps students understand the various aspects of communication and have a deeper understanding. Students have the opportunity of building careers in a number of fields such as journalism, public, community and government affairs, media relations, audio visual programming, media administration and research, communications project development, publishing and policy analysis. 

The Diploma in Musical Theatre at Capilano University is a three year long baccalaureate program that is exclusively designed for the students who wish to take up performing arts as a career option. This course provides students with ample practical opportunities throughout the 6 term long program. Students will refine performance skills in acting, singing, dancing, screen acting, audition techniques, voice-over and learn the business side of the profession.

The Diploma in Musical Theatre has a number of great faculty members and professional performing artists who guide the students ate every step of the way.  Capilano has faculty from professional theatre, television and movie industry who have undergone vigorous training and practical experience. Students get the opportunity to work with professionals which provides them a better understanding of the degree and help them get hands on training.

Build the skills to help people live healthier lives in the Bachelor of Kinesiology program at Capilano University.

As Canada’s population ages and becomes more health-conscious, the career opportunities for people with a background in kinesiology are stronger than ever.
Growing career paths include exercise physiology, health promotion and leadership, sport science, personal training and more.

During the program, you’ll take courses in a variety of disciplines relating to health, including anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, leadership, health promotion, career and professional preparation, research methods and ethics.

Starting in your third year, you’ll choose your specialization: exercise science or health promotion. From here, you will expand your knowledge in advanced courses in your area of interest while being supported and mentored one-on-one by CapU’s expert faculty.

Before you graduate, you’ll take part in career and professional preparation courses, field studies and a capstone course, ensuring you’ll be ready to start working to make your community healthier as soon as you finish your degree.

Learning Outcomes

• Communicate effectively as professionals working in the field of kinesiology across a variety of populations, cultures, and environments.
• Critically evaluate and interpret rapidly changing health information.
• Apply acquired knowledge and practical experience to foster healthy public policy and the health of individuals and communities.
• Assess, design, and implement programs to facilitate healthy living.
• Utilize technological innovations in the field of kinesiology.
• Demonstrate industry-specific ethics, best practices, professional behaviour, and cultural safety.
• Acquire and refine job-ready knowledge, skills, and attitudes through experiential, inter-professional, and self-directed learning.

The Diploma in Indigenous Independent Digital Filmmaking at Capilano University is an undergraduate program which extends for a period of two years and is offered by the School of Motion Picture Arts. The students who are interested in building a career in film and television production should take up this program. Students can learn from respected indigenous artists at the Bosa Center for Film & Animation at Capilano University. CapU has state of the art facilities for the students which involve highly trained, expert faculty and state of the art facilities and equipment. 

As times passes, Indigenous literature, arts, movies and television is growing rapidly and therefore, Indigenous education is also becoming significant. Experienced indigenous instructors guide students at every step of the way and pave the way for them to make their future. 

Capilano University provides a diploma in Classical Music which spans for 24 months. This two year program offers students a wholesome and creative environment to nurture their potential. This program is a unified whole of theoretical, historical as well as performance studies. Students are taught a number of instruments such as piano, voice, guitar, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion and composition.

This two year diploma is a transferable program and students can get transferred to a Bachelor’s Degree in Music or a post graduate degree in Music Education and Liberal Arts. Many of the music diploma students transfer to the third year in Music Therapy program. Capilano University has an expert faculty and professional music teachers who guide students at every step of the way during the course.