This section includes information on university-level reading and writing skills that are required for a distance education course. You will also find an introduction to learning online and communicating online, academic support and academic integrity resources, and how to get connected to the UBC library. Finally, this section also includes information on motivation, time management, preparing for exams, the keys to success in distance learning, and software, tools and applications.
Distance Learning
- Introduction
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Courses
- APBI - Applied Biology
- ARST – Archival Studies
- AUDI - Audiology & Speech Sciences
- BIOL - Biology
- CIVL - Civil Engineering
- CLST - Classical Studies
- DENT – Dentistry
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DHYG - Dental Hygiene
- DHYG 400 (6 cr): Current Issues in Oral Health Sciences
- DHYG 401 (6 cr): Oral Epidemiology
- DHYG 402 (6 cr): Dental Hygiene Practice I
- DHYG 404 (6 cr): Dental Hygiene Practice II
- DHYG 405 (3 cr): Oral Microbiology and Immunology
- DHYG 433 (3 cr): Assessment and Treatment Planning for Advanced Periodontal Diseases
- DHYG 435 (3 cr): Oral Medicine and Pathology
- DHYG 461 (4 cr): Literature Review I
- DHYG 462 (4 cr): Literature Review II
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ENGL - English
- ENGL 112 (3 cr): Strategies for University Writing
- ENGL 222 (3 cr): Literature in Canada
- ENGL 301 (3 cr): Technical Writing
- ENGL 303 (6 cr): Intermediate Composition
- ENGL 304 (6 cr): Advanced Composition
- ENGL 320 (6 cr): History of the English Language
- ENGL 321 (3 cr): English Grammar and Usage
- ENGL 322 (3 cr): Stylistics
- ENGL 329 (6 cr): The Structure of Modern English
- ENGL 348A (3 cr): Shakespeare and the Renaissance: Shakespeare
- ENGL 348C (6 cr): Shakespeare and the Renaissance: Shakespeare
- ENGL 354C (6 cr): Milton and the Seventeenth Century: Milton
- ENGL 358 (3 cr): Studies in an 18th Century Genre: The English Novel
- ENGL 359C (6 cr): Studies in Romanticism: Romantic Poetry
- ENGL 364A (3 cr): Nineteenth Century Studies: The Victorian Novel
- ENGL 402D (6 cr): Studies in Poetry: Victorian Poetry
- ENGL 462A (3 cr): 20th Century British & Irish Studies: The Modern British Novel
- ENGL 468A (3 cr): Children's Literature
- ENGL 470A (3 cr): Canadian Studies: Canadian Literary Genres
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EOSC - Earth & Ocean Sciences
- EOSC 114 (3 cr): The Catastrophic Earth: Natural Disasters
- EOSC 116 (3 cr): Mesozoic Earth: Time of the Dinosaurs
- EOSC 118 (3 cr): Earth's Treasures: Gold and Gems
- EOSC 310 (3 cr): The Earth and the Solar System
- EOSC 311 (3 cr): The Earth and its Resources
- EOSC 314 (3 cr): The Ocean Environment
- EOSC 315 (3 cr): The Ocean Ecosystem - Jan 2011
- EOSC 315 (3 cr): The Ocean Ecosystem
- EOSC 326 (3 cr): Earth and Life Through Time
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ETEC - Educational Technology
- ETEC 500 (3 cr): Research Methodology in Education
- ETEC 510 (3 cr): Design of Technology Supported Learning Environments
- ETEC 511 (3 cr): Foundations of Educational Technology
- ETEC 512 (3 cr): Applications of Learning Theories to Instruction
- ETEC 520 (3 cr): Planning and Managing Learning Technologies in Higher Education
- ETEC 521 (3 cr): Indigeneity, Technology and Education
- ETEC 522 (3 cr): Ventures in Learning Technology
- ETEC 530 (3 cr): Constructivism Strategies for e-Learning
- ETEC 531 (3 cr): Curriculum Issues in Cultural and Media Studies
- ETEC 532 (3 cr): Technology in the Arts and Humanities Classroom
- ETEC 533 (3 cr): Technology in the Mathematics and Science Classroom
- ETEC 540 (3 cr): Text Technologies: The Changing Spaces of Reading and Writing
- ETEC 565A (3 cr): Learning Technologies: Selection, Design and Application
- ETEC 590 (3 cr): Graduating Project
- FIST - Film Studies
- FMST - Family Studies
- FNH - Food, Nutrition & Health
- FOPR - Forest Operations
- FREN - French
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FRST - Forestry
- FRST 202 (3 cr): Forest Ecology
- FRST 231 (3 cr): Introduction to Biometrics
- FRST 308 (2 cr): Forest Entomology
- FRST 309 (2 cr): Forest Pathology
- FRST 319 (3 cr): Principles of Forestry Economics
- FRST 421 (3 cr): Integrated Resources Management I
- FRST 449A (1 cr): Directed Studies in Forestry: Wood Uses
- FRST 449B (2 cr): Directed Studies in Forestry: Wood Properties and Identification
- GEOG - Geography
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HIST - History
- HIST 102 (6 cr): World History from 1500 to the 20th Century
- HIST 104 (3 cr): Topics in World History: Cultures in Contact
- HIST 106 (3 cr): Global Environmental History
- HIST 303 (6 cr): History of the Canadian West
- HIST 329 (6 cr): Canadian Social History
- HIST 432 (6 cr): International Relations of the Great Powers in the 20th Century
- HIST 434 (6 cr): Gender, Politics, and Culture in Modern Europe
- HIST 444 (3 cr): Slave Societies in the Americas
- HIST 451 (3 cr): Family and Community in Latin America
- HIST 480 (6 cr): Social History of Modern China
- HIST 481 (3 cr): Education and Society in Modern China
- IHHS - Interprofessional Health and Human Service
- LFS - Land and Food Systems
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LIBR - Library & Information Studies
- LIBR 500 (3 cr): Foundations of Information Technology
- LIBR 526 (3 cr): Literature and Other Materials for Young Adults
- LIBR 548F (3 cr): History of the Book
- LIBR 559M (3 cr): Social Media for Information Professionals
- LIBR 561 (3 cr): Information Policy
- LIBR 562 (3 cr): International Librarianship - Issues and Innovations
- LIBR 575 (3 cr): Academic Libraries
- MUSC - Music
- NURS - Nursing
- PATH - Pathology
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PHIL - Philosophy
- PHIL 120 (3 cr): Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking
- PHIL 220A (3 cr): Symbolic Logic I
- PHIL 349A (3 cr): Philosophy of Religion
- PHIL 400A (3 cr): Morals, Politics and the Individual
- PHIL 401A (3 cr): Knowledge, Explanation and the Nature of Things
- PHIL 433A (3 cr): Biomedical Ethics
- PHIL 434A (3 cr): Business and Professional Ethics
- PHIL 435A (3 cr): Environmental Ethics
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PSYC - Psychology
- PSYC 300B (6 cr): Behaviour Disorders
- PSYC 302 (3 cr): Infancy
- PSYC 304 (6 cr): Brain and Behaviour
- PSYC 307 (3 cr): Cultural Psychology
- PSYC 308A (3 cr): Social Psychology
- PSYC 309B (6 cr): Cognitive Processes
- PSYC 314 (3 cr): Health Psychology
- PSYC 315 (3 cr): Childhood and Adolescence
- PSYC 320 (6 cr): Psychology of Gender
- SOCI - Sociology
- SOWK - Social Work
- SURG - Surgery
- WMST - Women’s & Gender Studies
- WRIT - Writing Centre
- WOOD - Wood Products Processing
- Distance Education Course Guide
- Student Profiles
- Online Registration and Course Fees
- Resources
- Academic and Program Advising
- Instructors' Guide
- Instructors' Resources
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Learners' Guide
- Policies and Procedures
- Key Contacts
- Using the Technology
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Before You Start
- Is Distance Learning for Me?
- Financial Assistance & Awards
- Access: CWL, Email, Internet, UBC Card
- Academic Support: Getting Started
- Resources for Learners with Disabilities
- Academic Advising
- Frequently Asked Questions
- 8 Things to Get a Handle On: Online Learner Competencies
- Admission and Registration
- Starting Your Course
- Course Participation
- Forms
- Getting Your Course Materials
- Learners' Resources
- Appropriate Use of Technology Policy
- Distance Learning at UBC
Contact
Enrolment Services1874 East Mall, Room 1200
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
Telephone: 604-822-9836
Toll-Free: 1-877-272-1422
Email: distance.education@ubc.ca
Fax: 604-822-5945
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