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UNIVERSITY DEGREE PROGRAM [19 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Intergovernmental Programs
  • Education
OBS

Program of the Foundation for Educational Exchange Between Canada and the United States of America to enhance the study of Canada in the United States, the United States in Canada, and the relationship between the two countries through scholarly exchange. Open to Canadian university faculty members and graduate(Ph. D. or terminal degree) students.

OBS

Name of the program confirmed by the Foundation for Educational Exchange Between Canada and The United States of America.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes intergouvernementaux
  • Pédagogie
OBS

Programme de la Fondation pour les échanges éducatifs entre le Canada et les États-Unis dont le but est de favoriser l'étude du Canada aux États-Unis, des États-Unis au Canada et des relations entre les deux pays par le biais d'échanges savants. Ce programme est ouvert aux professeurs et aux étudiants diplômés (Ph.D. ou grade terminal) des universités canadiennes.

OBS

Nom du programme confirmé par La Fondation pour les échanges éducatifs entre le Canada et les États-Unis d'Amérique.

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Record 2 2021-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Names
  • Aboriginal Law
OBS

The Indigenous Legal Lodge will house the University [of Victoria] 's new dual degree program in Canadian common law and Indigenous legal orders, and will serve as a foundation for debate, learning, public education and partnership on the revitalization of Indigenous laws.

OBS

Indigenous Legal Lodge: program announced in the 2019 federal budget.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d'édifices et de bâtiments
  • Droit autochtone
OBS

Le Indigenous Legal Lodge hébergera le nouveau programme de diplômes universitaires doubles de l'Université [de Victoria] en common law canadien et en ordonnances juridiques autochtones et servira de base pour des débats, l'apprentissage, l'éducation publique et un partenariat en matière de revitalisation des lois autochtones.

OBS

Maison du droit autochtone : programme annoncé dans le budget fédéral de 2019.

Spanish

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Record 3 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Television Arts
CONT

[He] graduated from Waterloo Lutheran University with a degree in History and Political Science and, shortly thereafter, began his career with the CBC. He held a number of varying program assignments, including Isolation Director for Hockey Night in Canada, Service Producer for the National News, and as well, worked as Service Director for special events such as Federal Elections, First Minister's and Aboriginal Conferences, and Pope John Paul II's Canadian Tour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
OBS

Équivalent fourni par Radio-Canada, provient de la convention collective de la Guilde canadienne des médias.

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Institutions
  • Degrees and Diplomas (Educ.)
DEF

[A program that] provides professional education to candidates who have already completed a university degree.

Key term(s)
  • consecutive programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements d'enseignement
  • Grades et diplômes
CONT

Pour s’inscrire à un programme consécutif, les candidates et candidats doivent posséder un grade dans un autre domaine; ces programmes sont le plus souvent concentrés en un ou deux ans [...]

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Institutions
  • School and School-Related Administration
CONT

Admission Standard. The Howard University School of Business MBA [master of business administration] program is open to all persons holding a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent, from a nationally or regionally accredited college or university, located in the United States or abroad.

OBS

admission standard: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • admission standards
  • admissions standards

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements d'enseignement
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
CONT

La norme d’admission suppose au minimum une majeure (60 crédits) en science politique. La Commission du 2e cycle se réserve le droit de recommander l’admission des étudiants qui ont une formation jugée équivalente ou d’exiger une formation d’appoint.

OBS

norme d'admission : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • normes d'admission

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • School and School-Related Administration
DEF

non-university program of one or two years’ duration that prepares students to enter the first or second year of a university undergraduate degree program. A secondary school diploma or equivalent is required for admission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
DEF

Programme non universitaire d'une durée d'un an ou deux qui prépare les étudiants à entrer à la première ou à la deuxième année d'un programme universitaire de premier cycle. Un diplôme d'études secondaires ou l'équivalent est exigé pour l'admission.

Spanish

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Record 7 2015-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Degrees and Diplomas (Educ.)
CONT

A degree program is the course of study that leads to [an] academic degree.

Key term(s)
  • university degree programme
  • degree programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grades et diplômes
DEF

Programme qui prépare à un diplôme universitaire.

CONT

Ainsi, pour être admissibles [à certaines bourses], les étudiants doivent être inscrits pour la première fois à un programme de grade universitaire et ne pas avoir interrompu leurs études entre l'obtention du diplôme d'études collégiales et leur inscription à l'université.

Spanish

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Record 8 2015-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scholarships and Research Grants
DEF

A college or university faculty member with a Ph. D.(or equivalent terminal degree), a post-doctoral researcher, or an experienced professional or artist who has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and/or conduct research in another country participating in the Fulbright Program.

OBS

Not to be confused with a Fulbright student. A Fulbright student is a graduating senior, a recent graduate student, or a young professional or artist who has received a Fulbright Student grant.

OBS

"Fulbright scholar" is also used in a more generic sense to designate any person who has received a Fulbright award. However, it is preferable to restrict the use of "Fulbright scholar" to designate persons who have been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourses d'études et subventions de recherche
DEF

Universitaire émergent ou établi, chercheur postdoctoral ou professionnel ou artiste expérimenté titulaire d'une bourse pour chercheurs du programme Fulbright.

Spanish

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Record 9 2014-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scholarships and Research Grants
OBS

Mitacs Globalink Research Internship — [International students who want to do their research in Canada] must... be enrolled... in an undergraduate or combined undergraduate/Master's degree granting program at an accredited and eligible university. Official partner countries are Brazil, China, France, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Vietnam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourses d'études et subventions de recherche
OBS

Stage de recherche Mitacs Globalink — [Un étudiant étranger qui désire faire sa recherche au Canada doit] être inscrit [...] à un programme de baccalauréat ou à un programme combiné baccalauréat-maîtrise à une université reconnue et admissible. Nos pays partenaires sont : le Brésil, la Chine, la France, l’Inde, le Mexique, l’Arabie Saoudite, la Turquie et le Vietnam.

Spanish

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Record 10 2012-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Degrees and Diplomas (Educ.)
  • School and School-Related Administration
DEF

A person who has completed a program of study at a university and has received a degree attesting to this fact.

CONT

The MBA [Master of business administration] program enables the degree holder to provide organizations with a business management skill set such that it raises the competitiveness of the entity and leads not only to a comparative advantage but retains higher skilled and thus higher income jobs within the province.

PHR

bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate, honorary degree holder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grades et diplômes
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
DEF

Personne qui a terminé un programme d'études universitaires et qui a reçu un grade.

CONT

L’AUCC [Association des universités et collèges du Canada] soutient depuis longtemps que les diplômés universitaires gagnent en moyenne au cours de leur vie un million de dollars de plus que les diplômés du secondaire. Des déclarations semblables ont été faites aux États-Unis, sauf que dans ce pays, les coûts croissants de l’éducation ont grugé la valeur nette du diplôme.

Spanish

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Record 11 2011-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Education (General)
OBS

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. This program is intended to provide financial assistance to Status Indian and Inuit students enrolled in university or college entrance programs to help them achieve the academic level required to enter degree or diploma programs.

Key term(s)
  • University and College Entrance Preparation Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
OBS

Affaires indiennes et du Nord Canada. Ce programme vise à verser une aide financière aux étudiants inuits et indiens inscrits qui participent à des programmes d'entrée à l'université ou au collège afin de satisfaire aux normes d'admission à des programmes menant à un grade ou à un diplôme.

Spanish

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Record 12 2008-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Courses
  • Education (General)
OBS

The University of Ottawa Executive MBA is for those seeking the highest return on their personal and financial investment in a graduate business degree. Our Program provides the real-world learning experiences, the exposure to global business thinkers and leaders, and the emphasis on the management and application of technology to get ahead in today's knowledge-based economy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de cours
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
OBS

Le programme de MBA pour cadres de l'Université d'Ottawa n'est offert qu'en anglais.

Spanish

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Record 13 2005-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • School and School-Related Administration
CONT

The aim of the matriculation course is to prepare students for entry into Higher Education, ensuring they possess the necessary knowledge, values, skills and competencies to undertake [a university degree program].

CONT

The University of Calgary will accept one of the Fine Arts courses as a matriculation course.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
CONT

L'Université d'Ottawa [...] abrite un Cours d'Immatriculation, première partie de l'ancien cours collégial [...]

Spanish

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Record 14 2004-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Private-Sector Programs
  • Aboriginal Law
OBS

The Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research is an aboriginal-controlled educational institute which affiliated with the University of Regina in 1983. Throughout the province, the Institute offers a number of programs and courses approved and accredited by the University of Regina. It offers Saskatchewan Urban Native Teachers’ Educational Program(SUNTEP) leading to a University of Regina degree as well as the Certificate of Human Justice through the Native Human Justice program in Prince Albert.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes du secteur privé
  • Droit autochtone

Spanish

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Record 15 2003-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Degrees and Diplomas (Educ.)
  • School and School-Related Administration
DEF

A document granted by a university certifying completion of a credit program for which a degree is not usually a prerequisite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grades et diplômes
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
DEF

Document décerné par une université à un postulant qui termine avec succès un programme de cours dotés de crédits auquel peuvent habituellement être admises les personnes qui n'ont pas de grade.

Spanish

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Record 16 2003-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Courses
  • National Policies
  • Public Administration (General)
OBS

Master in Public Policy and Administration. The Department of Political Science at Concordia University offers a program of study and research centred upon the theories and practices of public policy and administration leading to the degree of Master of/Magisteriate in Arts in Public Policy and Public Administration(MPPA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de cours
  • Politiques nationales
  • Administration publique (Généralités)
OBS

Programme offert à l'Université Concordia.

Spanish

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Record 17 2001-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law on Use of Air Space
  • Astronautics
DEF

space law: rules accepted by nations in conducting activities in outer space and on celestial bodies.

CONT

As part of international law, the law of outer space is meant to regulate relations between States, to determine their rights and duties resulting from all activities directed towards outer space and within it and to do so in the interest of mankind as a whole, to offer protection to life, terrestrial and non-terrestrial, wherever it may exist. Outer space is to be viewed as an overall notion and celestial bodies as parts of it.

CONT

The Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University in Montreal is the only place on this planet where an aspiring lawyer can enroll in a full-time post-graduate degree program.

OBS

space law: term(s) extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit aérien
  • Astronautique
DEF

Ensemble des règles concernant les relations dans l'espace extra-atmosphérique (ces règles sont, en principe, des règles internationales, parce qu'il s'agit d'un espace accessible à tous et qui ne se trouve sous aucun pouvoir étatique territorial).

OBS

droit astronautique : Ce droit comprendrait «la circulation interplanétaire et intersidérale».

OBS

droit interplanétaire : Ce droit comprendrait «la prise de possession elle-même des lieux sans maîtres extraterrestres et l'exploitation des corps solides».

OBS

droit de l'espace : terme(s) tiré(s) du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 18 1997-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law on Use of Air Space
CONT

The only place on this planet where an aspiring space lawyer can enroll in a full-time post-graduate degree program is the Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University in Montreal. Lawyers from 121 countries have graduated from the institute since its beginnings in 1951, and they now work for governments, space agencies, and in private practice.

CONT

Space lawyers focus on commercial contracts and intellectual property rights in communications, remote sensing and manufacturing in microgravity.

OBS

Espionage, breach of contract, homicide - since escaping gravity does not diminish the human capacity for crime - any conflict conceivable on Earth could one day be played out in space, and someone has to ensure that space travellers from countries as different as Canada, Russia, Japan, the U.S. and Europe play by common rules.

Key term(s)
  • intergalactic judge
  • space jury
  • space law

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit aérien
OBS

droit aérien, droit spatial

Key term(s)
  • droit astronautique
  • droit spatial

Spanish

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Record 19 1995-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
OBS

Program of the Public Service Commission of Canada to increase the number and level of Canadians in the secretariats of international organizations. The International Program Directorate, which maintains an inventory of applicants from within and outside the federal public service, who have a university degree and at least five years of work experience and who have indicated an interest in international organizations on a regular basis. Interdepartmental selection committees decide which international positions are of interest to Canada and which candidates merit government support. Canadian candidates then compete with candidates from other nations and the final selection is made by the organizations concerned. An average of 50 Canadians are appointed each year to over 40 international organizations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
OBS

Programme de la Commission de la fonction publique du Canada qui a pour but de veiller à ce qu'un nombre accru de Canadiens soient nommés aux secrétariats des organisations internationales, en particulier à des postes de niveau supérieur. Les agents de la Direction des programmes internationaux, qui maintiennent un répertoire des candidats de l'intérieur et de l'extérieur de la fonction publique fédérale reçoivent régulièrement des avis de postes à pourvoir au sein d'organisations internationales. Des comités de sélection interministériels déterminent lesquels de ces postes revêtent un intérêt particulier pour le Canada et retiennent les candidatures méritant de recevoir l'appui du gouvernement. Les candidats du Canada et des autres pays sont alors invités à participer à des concours à la suite desquels les organisations compétentes font leur choix définitif. Chaque année, une cinquantaine de Canadiens sont nommés à des postes dans plus de 40 organisations internationales.

Spanish

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