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Founded in 1910, St. Thomas University is a small liberal
arts university located in Fredericton, the capital city
of the province of New Brunswick in eastern Canada.
St. Thomas specializes in undergraduate degree
programmes in over forty disciplines. These
include Anthropology, Catholic Studies, Economics,
French, Gender Studies, Gerontology, History,
Human Rights, Journalism, Mathematics,
Media Studies, Native Studies, Philosophy,
Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies,
Romance Languages, English, Science and Technology, Sociology and Spanish. Additionally,
we offer an exchange programme which gives students the opportunity to learn to communicate with people from various cultures and backgrounds in different areas of
the world.
At St. Thomas University we provide quality education
while having one of the lowest tuition rates in eastern
Canada. St. Thomas offers a small, caring and
supportiveatmosphere with a variety of services to
assist international students, for example, two international student advisors, writing labs, peer tutoring, academic support services, close contact with professors and a student employment programme. Students have access to a variety of cultural organizations on campus and in the Fredericton community. The City
offers richness in culture, entertainment, shopping and affordable housing within easy walking distance to our campus.
St. Thomas offers a generous scholarship programme
which is ranked among the top in Atlantic Canada.
One in every two of our first-year students holds an
entrance scholarship. Awards range from CAN$500 to
CAN$40,000.
Programs from the archive.
Bachelor of Arts
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A Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree go far beyond preparing you for a job. By studying the liberal arts disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, you’ll develop life skills that you can use outside the workplace as well as within. These skills include the ability to analyse and process information through independent research; the ability to form reasoned opinions, and develop effective and persuasive ways of expressing them; and the ability to understand people, how they relate to one another and what motivates them. You’ll be challenged to take a critical look a the world around you, to ask questions and to search for answers. In the process you’ll be developing your thinking, writing, problem-solving and creative abilities.
The St. Thomas BA programme is a four-year course of study. When you register, you’ll have considerable freedom in choosing your courses. Indeed, we encourage you to explore the various liberal arts disciplines during your first tow years of the programme by choosing from a variety of subject areas. This will allow you to gain a better understanding of both your interests and abilities and you’ll be in a better position to select a major in your final years of the programme.
At St. Thomas you have to opportunity to select from over 40 disciplines : anthropology, catholic studies, criminology, economics, economics with business, english, french, gender studies, gerontology, history, human rights, interdisciplinary studies, mathematics, media studies, native studies, philosophy, political science, psychology, religious studies, science and technology, sociology and spanish.
Bachelor of Education
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The St. Thomas EDd is a post-bacalaureate degree programme that builds on your previous undergratuate education in arts, science, commerce or other comparable programme. The BEd is an intensive 60 credit hour programme, delivered in one calendar year. In other words, we expect our students to have well-developed analytical, research and communication skills before they enter the BEd programme. The BEd programme is designed to provide you a professional education to allow you to effectively share your knowledge and apply your skills in the classroom and in other educational settings.
Bachelor of Social Work
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Bachelor of Social Work
The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree is recognized by the Canadian Association of Social Workers as the first professional degree for social work practice and is now required for most entry-level positions in the field. In New Brunswick, you must possess the BSW degree as the minimum qualification to practice social work.
St. Thomas University’s BSW degree programme is the only English-language professional social work programme in New Brunswick. Since its introduction, it has consistently been awarded the highest level of accreditation accorded by the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work.
Social work is an exciting, demanding and immensely rewarding profession. It requires uncommon dedication and a commitment to strive for social reform. As a social worker, you could be helping couples resolve their marital problems, attending to the needs of an abused child, setting up a community association or drafting social policy legislation that could affect the lives of tens of thousands of people in need.
If you are currently in high school or a mature student just entering university and are interested in working in one of the helping professions, our four-year BSW programme is an important first step in your career education.
For more information about the social work programme please visit our website at http://www.stu.ca/prospective/programmes/sw.htm.
Bachelor of Applied Arts in Journalism
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The BAAJ is a four-year course of study offered in collaboration with the New Brunswick Community College in Woodstock (NBCC-Woodstock). The BAAJ offer you the fundamentals of a university liberal arts programme and the technical skills and practical experience associated with community college diplomas in the field of journalism. The Liberal Arts Component which represents 60% of the programme, provides opportunities for you to develop advanced analytical, research and communications skills, and the ability to integrate information from diverse disciplines. You will also acquire interview skills, study the craft of reporting and your develop technical skills.
For further information please visit our website at http://www.stu.ca/prospective/programmes/baajour.htm
BA Co-op Arts
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We believe that arts graduates have a critical role to play in the workforce. For this reason, we are committed to enhancing the professional development opportunities at St. Thomas for our arts students and have developed an innovative liberal arts co-operative education programme (BA Co-op) which, unlike other co-op programmes, is not discipline-specific. You may qualify for work-term placements in a broad range of job-market sectors, even those outside your major or honours discipline.
The BA Co-op provides you with a variety of structured employment experiences and job-readiness skills which complement your university education and prepare you for employment success.
As a student in the BA Co-op, you must complete three summer work-term placements approved by the University during the course of your degree. These positions are paid, supervised by the employer and the University, and are a minimum of 13 weeks in duration. Prior to the work
placements, you will take orientation and professional development courses to ensure that your work terms are as productive as possible from your perspective as well as from your employer’s
and the University’s.
Co-op arts students complete the integration of their academic studies and their professional work
experience in the fourth year with a capstone seminar in experiential learning.