Region : Ontario
City : St Catharines
Web site : www.brocku.ca
Brock University is a public research university in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is the only university in Canada in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, at the centre of Canada's Niagara Peninsula on the Niagara Escarpment. The university bears the name of Maj.-General Sir Isaac Brock, who was responsible for defending Upper Canada against the United States during the War of 1812.
Brock offers a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including professional degrees. Brock was ranked third among Canadian universities in the undergraduate category for research publication output and impact indicators in 2008 (the most recent ranking completed). Brock University is the only school in Canada and internationally to offer the MICA (Mathematics Integrated with Computing and Applications) program. Brock University's Department of Health Sciences offers the only undergraduate degree in Public Health in Canada. At the graduate level, Brock offers 49 programs, including nine PhD programs.
Brock's co-op program is Canada?s fifth-largest, and the third largest in Ontario as of 2011. Graduates enjoy one of the highest employment rates of all Ontario universities at 97.2 percent.
Brock has 12 Canada Research Chairs and nine faculty members which have received the 3M Teaching Fellowship Award, the only national award that recognizes teaching excellence and educational leadership.
Brock's undergraduate and graduate degree programs are administered by seven faculties :
Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Brock University's Department of Health Sciences offers the only undergraduate degree in Public Health in Canada. The department also offer duo undergraduate programs (4 years total), each pairing a Community Health (Pass) degree with either a Pharmacy Technician, Dental Hygiene or Massage Therapy certification (two of four years at a partnered college).
Goodman School of Business
The Goodman School of Business (formerly the Brock University Faculty of Business) is one of only five per cent (5%) of business schools worldwide to attain accreditation by the AACSB. Goodman also has a Beta Gamma Sigma chapter. The Goodman School of Business has two pathways accredited by the Chartered Professional Accountants Ontario (CPA Ontario): the Master of Business Administration, Accounting stream (CPA/MBA), and the combined Bachelor of Accounting program and (or equivalent) Master of Accountancy program (MAcc)
Faculty of Education
Brock University's Faculty of Education offers programs in the following areas:
Today, Brock's Faculty of Education has an outstanding reputation for teacher-education programs. It is widely regarded as one of Ontario's premiere teacher preparation schools, renowned for its strict selectivity (only the top 10% of applicants are admitted).
Faculty of Humanities
Brock University's Faculty of Humanities is composed of nine Departments and six Centres. This is the second largest faculty at Brock and encompasses twenty percent (20%) of the student population. The departments and centres offers a total of 47 different Undergraduate Programs, Certificates and Coop Options. At the graduate level, this faculty offers seven masters program and an Interdisciplinary Humanities PhD Program with four different specializations.
Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Brock University's Faculty of Mathematics and Science offers degree programs in the follow areas:
Its location in the Niagara Peninsula puts Brock at the centre of cool-climate grape and wine research. It carries the distinction of being the only university in Canada to offer an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Oenology and Viticulture (See the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute). Brock University is also the only school in Canada and internationally to offer the program MICA (Mathematics Integrated with Computing and Applications).
Faculty of Social Sciences
Students enrolled in one of the undergraduate programs of the Faculty of Social Sciences can earn a degree with a certification through one of the collaborative programs with local colleges. There are 11 Collaborative programs in which social science majors can choose from; Behavioural Science, Child and Youth Workers, Contemporary Labour Studies, Emergency Management, Film Studies, Geomatics, Journalism, Paralegal, Policing and Criminal Justice, Public Relations and Yukon College.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
The Faculty of Graduate Studies offers 49 graduate programs, including nine PhD programs.
In addition, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (an institution of the Lutheran Church - Canada) is affiliated with the university and offers a four-year Master of Divinity.
Sources : Wikipedia, www.brocku.ca
