Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Global Hospitality and Tourism Management

at Capilano University Canada

Do you wish you could design your own degree? The Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Interdisciplinary Studies program at CapU will let you do just that.

The world doesn’t fit into one neat subject area. Build your own bachelor's degree with courses chosen from across the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. Uncover the connections that reflect the world around you while developing skills modern employers consider essential.

In your final year, you will produce an impressive graduating project that will cap off your entire university experience. This Bachelor of Arts program is designed by you, for you.

Learning Outcomes

• Initiate, execute and take responsibility for an interdisciplinary research project.
• Describe and integrate concepts, theories, and practices from across core academic disciplines with an awareness of limits of knowledge.
• Apply foundational learning (knowledge, critical thinking, research skills, imagination, and judgment) and holistic problem solving skills in academic work.
• Synthesize knowledge to produce interdisciplinary work.
• Apply research methods while identifying and understanding the application of ethical reasoning with a particular emphasis on working appropriately with human subjects and conducting field work.
• Produce well-organized and coherent university-level materials, individually or in a group, which meet stated objectives and audience needs in written, oral, digital and/or visual forms.
• Consider and assess the potential impact of interpretative frameworks, decisions and actions on people and the environment, locally and globally.

The Associate of Arts - Global Stewardship is a two year long degree program provided by Capilano University which offers students a number of diverse career opportunities. This course gives students a number of career options to choose from such as local community development, journalism, teaching, politics, nursing and business as well as international development (NGOs and IGOs).

This one of a kind program prepares the students for a number of challenges in the future and the students are equipped with the knowledge to change the world. The degree is spearheaded by a number of experts and great faculty members who work with the students and guide them at every step of the way. Graduating students have a vast array of options available, while some apply for an internship to gain further experience in the NGO sector others complete Bachelor’s Degrees in areas such as geography, political studies, international relations, anthropology, international development or social work.

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.
 

Biology is the science that deals with the physiology of being. It has explained and helps gain knowledge about a number of things such as evolution, flora and fauna, environment and ecosystems, human body and its functioning. The Associate of Science degree in Biology prepares a student for university education and helps them gain knowledge about the field.

The Associate of Science degree helps to prepare students for the provincial Associate Degree. The above mentioned degree helps students gain access to a package of well rounded; academically sound courses and also a university transfer to great BC Universities. The two year course includes a number of subjects and disciplines a student has to study. The first year involves a more general set of courses in subjects such as biology, chemistry, mathematics, English so on and so forth. The second year involves a number of more specific studies such as organic chemistry, biochemistry, ecology, cell biology and many such subjects pertaining to biology. 

Students have the choice of scheduling their courses and curating their own timetable. Students can study full time or part time as per their own discretion. This ability of scheduling one’s own time table helps students go for other activities and manage their academics at the same time. 

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. 

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the creative principles a writer uses to develop a screenplay and critique scripts for production purposes.
• Execute basic film directing skills, including conceiving a visual strategy for telling a story using motion picture arts, working with actors, and leading a film crew.
• Design and produce sophisticated short independent films while employing protocols of professional film set procedures and advanced technical skills in a professional manner.
• Schedule and budget the pre-production, production, and post-production of short independent films.
• Have a basic understanding of cinematic history.

Step up your career in business and retail management with the Retail Business Fundamentals certificate. With this training (full-time or part-time), you can work in private or public business sectors as well as retail business.

You'll gain training in fundamental business skills, including business math and accounting, communications, retail marketing and management.

Gain confidence and skills to either step into the workforce directly on graduation, or continue your studies with CapU's Business Administration diploma or degree programs.

The Associate of Arts degree in Creative Writing is a two year long baccalaureate program which deals with contemporary literature, creative writing, reading, understanding basic writing concepts and many more. The course is headed by a number of professionals who guide students with the important aspects of creative writing. 

The Associate of Arts degree in creative writing is a great jumpstart for people who wish to pursue a career in creative writing, copywriting, proofreading, persuasive copywriting, freelancing and so on. The curriculum is structured to impart instruction in progressive stages so as to ensure that a learner can assimilate information about a writer’s art and develops his/her creative ability. This Program includes training in imaginative writing skills in relation to feature articles writing short stories, scripts for TV/Radio, and writing poetry.

Capilano University has a four year bachelor of legal studies program that majors in paralegal studies and is a very up and coming course. This program deals effectively with the intersection of law and its implementation and their effects on each other. Students get to study the two subjects with respect to one another. Paralegal Study is a very significant field for in today’s world. Bachelor of Legal Studies at Capilano University is designed to produce future business people who have a great understanding of the law and its implications for commerce.

Courses are heralded by expert, trained staff and are designed around current business scenarios. The objective is to develop the ability to recognize legal issues and make intelligent business decisions with the law in mind. Law is a direct influence on business and to be familiar with right and wrong one must have a legal aid by their side. In the Paralegal Studies degree offered at Capilano University graduates work at reputable law firms, multinational corporations and government agencies under the supervision of a lawyer performing interesting and rewarding substantive and procedural legal work. The Faculty of Business and Professional Studies at Capilano University offers this diploma and has a wide range of highly professional, expert faculty members who have ample experience in legal studies and practice and guide the students effectively. 

Capilano University offers a Bachelor of Business Administration course which helps students make a great career in the field of business, accounting, management and other business related disciplines. The faculty trains students in multiple fields like personality development, management and business, finance and investment. Management is one of the fastest growing work fields in the world and hence, through this course students build a career for themselves.

BBA is a four year bachelor’s degree program which deals with different aspects of business and financial management. Students are offered multiple subjects like tax, accounting, auditing, finance and many more. In the first year students study introductory level education in fields pertaining to Business administration and in the second year of their degree students have a more in depth knowledge with courses in financial accounting, corporate finance, business law etc. By the third year students will continue the in depth study in the subjects introduced in second year. Finally the fourth year is marked by important subjects such as accounting theory, fraud awareness and various other disciplines.