Where the Arctic Meets the Internet: Trent University Announces Canada’s First Online Circumpolar Studies Diploma
First-ever fully-online diploma program of its kind to shine light on changing environment of the circumpolar region
Global interest in the circumpolar region is on the rise and now, more than ever, it’s important to deepen our understanding of Northern perspectives and the impact the circumpolar region has on the rest of the world – to address this need, Trent University has announced the creation of Canada’s first fully-online Circumpolar Studies Diploma.
Launching in fall 2018, and offered exclusively online, the Circumpolar Studies Diploma will bring together scholars from across Canada and around the world to study the most important topics surrounding the circumpolar region’s people and landscapes, its geographical and historical contexts, and issues of security in a changing political and environmental climate.
Speaking on the impact of the program, Dr. Heather Nicol, professor in the Trent School of the Environment, said:
“This comprehensive curriculum reflects the most current thinking about topics of importance to everyone – from undergraduate students looking for an understanding of our changing world to those who live and work in the North in an era of rapid change.”
Developed by University of the Arctic specialists, together with experts from the Trent School of Environment, the Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies, the School for the Study of Canada, and more, this unique and flexible program provides student with the opportunity to learn from leading faculty members in the study of the Arctic and Canada’s North from anywhere in the world.
The online diploma format will allow students to complete the program as a one-year diploma, or as a postgraduate diploma.
Applications for the Circumpolar Studies diploma program are now being accepted. Learn more at trentu.ca/futurestudents/circumpolar
About Trent University
One of Canada's top universities, Trent University was founded on the ideal of interactive learning that's personal, purposeful and transformative. Consistently recognized nationally for leadership in teaching, research and student satisfaction, Trent attracts excellent students from across the country and around the world. Here, undergraduate and graduate students connect and collaborate with faculty, staff and their peers through diverse communities that span residential colleges, classrooms, disciplines, hands-on research, co-curricular and community-based activities. Across all disciplines, Trent brings critical, integrative thinking to life every day. Today, Trent's unique approach to personal development through supportive, collaborative community engagement is in more demand than ever. Students lead the way by co-creating experiences rooted in dialogue, diverse perspectives and collaboration. In a learning environment that builds life-long passion for inclusion, leadership and social change, Trent's students, alumni, faculty and staff are engaged global citizens who are catalysts in developing sustainable solutions to complex issues. Trent's Peterborough campus boasts award-winning architecture in a breathtaking natural setting on the banks of the Otonabee River, just 90 minutes from downtown Toronto, while Trent University Durham Greater Toronto Area, delivers a distinct mix of programming in the east GTA.
Kate Gennings, communications and media relations officer, Trent University, (705) 748-1011 x6180 or kategennings@trentu.ca