Academics Trinity Western University

1 academics

1.1 undergraduate

1.1.1 international programs
1.1.2 laurentian leadership centre
1.1.3 omada teambuilding


1.2 graduate
1.3 faculty of law

1.3.1 accreditation lawsuits

1.3.1.1 trinity western university v nova scotia barristers society
1.3.1.2 trinity western university v law society of upper canada
1.3.1.3 trinity western university v law society of british columbia
1.3.1.4 supreme court of canada




1.4 christian creed , covenant
1.5 insignia , symbols
1.6 ranking

academics

trinity western university independent, privately supported institution, offering liberal arts education. since founding in 1962, has identified christian institution, although has been governed independently church or religious organization. administered 14-member board of governors, president reports. current president, robert kuhn, interim president before inauguration in 2014.

undergraduates fulfill general education requirements, choose among wide variety of elective courses, , pursue departmental concentrations , interdisciplinary certificate programs. students take classes through university s semester system, 3 semesters taking place each year. fall semester lasts september december, , spring semester january april. students wishing take classes on summer, university offers several courses on campus travel studies through summer semester programming, runs may august.

graduate students take courses through faculty of graduate studies , acts seminaries. master s degree programs available in humanities, education, linguistics, psychology, business, nursing, , theology.

the university hosts number of research institutes , centres, including dead sea scrolls institute, gender studies institute, religion, culture , conflict research group, septuagint institute, centre entrepreneurial leadership, centre spiritual formation in higher education, , religion in canada institute.

trinity western s students 10 provinces, 37 u.s. states, , 33 foreign countries. student body 72% canadian, 12% american, , 13% overseas. university employs faculty of approximately 250 instructors , professors, enabling student faculty ratio of 11:1, , average class size of 25. on 85% of trinity western s professors have doctorates.

trinity western university accredited association of universities , colleges of canada, , recognized u.s. department of education. trinity western university member of council christian colleges , universities. tuition 2014-15 academic year $22,260 cdn, making tuition expensive of canadian university. 95% of trinity western s incoming , transfer students receive financial aid in form of scholarships or grants not including loans. international students pay same fees canadian students.

trinity western university member of royal society of canada, senior national organization promotion of learning , research in canada.

undergraduate

undergraduate degrees awarded trinity western university include bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of science in nursing, bachelor of business administration, bachelor of education, , bachelor of human kinetics. there bachelor of applied science in engineering transfer program in collaboration university of british columbia s engineering department. honours programs available in number of majors.

undergraduate courses in humanities traditionally either seminars or lectures held one- or two-times week additional conversation-based seminar called discussion group . graduate, students must complete liberal arts core curriculum known university core , comprising 18 classes of various subjects. students have high degree of latitude in creating self-structured core, allows students study subjects of interest outside chosen major. of core classes @ trinity western led full-time professor (as opposed teaching assistant).

within 18 classes, students complete two-semester english language requirement, along courses fine arts, natural sciences, philosophy, history, sociology, , religious studies departments, 2 courses of interdisciplinary studies, , 3 physical education courses.

in addition core, students required complete academic major. trinity western university grants bachelor s degrees in 45 academic majors, , 56 minors, concentrations, or certificates, on 1,200 courses choose. students may choose courses of university s faculties or schools:

faculty of humanities , social sciences
faculty of natural , applied sciences
school of arts, media + culture
school of business
school of human kinetics
school of education
school of nursing
catholic pacific college, trinity western s constituent catholic college

whereas courses offered on trinity western s main campus in langley, students may study in bellingham, washington; richmond, british columbia; or online. furthermore, many take part in travel studies , exchange programs @ partner institutions or universities across globe. students free design own courses support of faculty member or member of administration.

international programs

trinity western s international programs offer students ability study on world part of summer, semester, or full year.

the school of kinesiology has sponsored summer travel studies programs @ 2008 , 2012 olympic games in beijing , in london, respectively. school of art, media + culture sponsors summer program in paris , london, , school of business sponsors summer program in ottawa , quebec city. various other summer programs offered, such coral reef biology in hawaii, biblical studies in israel , west bank , johannine literature in turkey.

additionally, in conjunction cccu, university offers 12 semester-long programs through cccu s bestsemester initiative. sponsored programs include african studies in uganda, filmmaking , film studies in los angeles, india studies in tamil nadu, latin american studies in san jose, costa rica, , american studies in washington, d.c.

trinity western s research , exchange partnership university of oxford enables qualifying students study visiting student @ oxford either semester or year. exchange programs @ spain s university of salamanca , china s xiamen university available students. students may make own arrangements of faculty member study @ other universities in canada or abroad visiting students.

laurentian leadership centre

the laurentian leadership centre certificate program housed in ottawa s booth house, national historic site of canada, offers opportunity third- , fourth-year students complete credited semester of study while interning @ parliament, or political group, business, media firm, or ngo in national capital. internship placements regularly include prime minister s office; ministry of foreign affairs; ministry of finance; , conservative, liberal, , new democratic parties; as, canadian council of chief executives; royal bank s capital markets division; cida; world vision; , cpac. program available visiting students of other universities.

omada teambuilding

omada teambuilding leadership , team building program housed in school of human kinetics. program uses experiential education , hands on learning both twu students , outside organizations. started @ university in 1998, challenge course renamed omada teambuilding in 2009 better represent diversity of programs being offered.

graduate

although undergraduate-focused university, trinity western offers 17 programs of graduate studies through faculty of graduate studies. graduate programs offered in education, interdisciplinary humanities, theology, linguistics, , psychology, graduate master of business administration degree, students study science , principles of effective , ethical management. faculty of graduate studies awards following degrees:

master of arts
master of business administration
master of science in nursing
master of counseling
master of studies
master of applied linguistics
master of tesol
master of theology
master of theological studies
master of divinity
doctor of ministry.

while mba program offers specializations in international business , managing growing enterprises, 1 of 2 mba programs in canada offer non-profit specialization.

trinity western hosts acts seminaries, group of seminaries founded when several christian denominations partnered establish institution train men , women in study of theology , positions ministers.

faculty of law

in july 2012, university submitted proposal offer juris doctor program. proposal put forth provincial ministry of advanced education , federation of law societies of canada, , approved in december 2013.

automatic accreditation of graduates proposed faculty approved of provincial law societies across canada, except law society of upper canada (ontario) , nova scotia barristers society. on june 11, 2014, 3,210 of law society of british columbia s 13,000 members voted in support of resolution reverse decision grant faculty accreditation , requested province revoke accreditation of law program because of view discriminates against unmarried couples , homosexual individuals. 968 members voted against 8,822 not registering vote. on september 26, 2014 governing members of law society decided hold binding referendum of membership determine whether revoke trinity western s accreditation.

on december 12, 2014, b.c. advanced education minister amrik virk revoked province s approval of proposed law school @ trinity western university. in letter school s administration, expressed importance of legal process , encouraged twu re-apply when court cases have been settled.

the impact of withholding of accreditation provincial law societies in light of national mobility agreement is, yet, unknown.

accreditation lawsuits
trinity western university v nova scotia barristers society

the case brought before nova scotia supreme court, arguing denying automatic accreditation twu law graduates infringement on students right freedom of religion.

the court ruled in favour of twu; accepting argument that, private religious university, school had right uphold own code of conduct if effect of code exclude... or offend others , attempting force twu change community covenant infringement on religious freedom. ruling further noted nova scotia barristers society requires lawyers follow code of professional conduct, forbids discrimination, community covenant not affect twu graduates in practice of law. nsbs appealed nova scotia court of appeal, appeals court upheld previous decision.

trinity western university v law society of upper canada

the case brought before ontario superior court of justice, arguing law school graduates should not refused automatic accreditation in ontario law society of upper canada based on community covenant agreement of school because violates twu students rights freedom of religion, freedom of expression, , freedom of association.

the court ruled in favour of lsuc; stating refusal automatically accredit twu graduates reasonable balancing of charter rights equality , freedom of religion, , refusal of automatic accreditation not violation of twu students rights freedom of expression or freedom of association. ruling further noted twu graduates free apply independently lsuc accreditation following graduation. twu filed motion appeal court of appeal ontario september 2015, , court of appeal upheld ruling in favour of lsuc in june 2016.

trinity western university v law society of british columbia

the case brought before supreme court of british columbia on august 24, 2015 hearings concluding on august 26. law society of british columbia had argued twu forcing students sign community covenant creates unwelcome atmosphere lgbtq students and, given high levels of competition law school seats in canada, create two-tier system in lgbtq individuals not have equal access limited law school spaces.

the court ruled in favour of twu on december 10, 2015, overturning lsbc s decision against accrediting twu law school , stating lsbc did not attempt resolve collision of competing charter interests [of equality before law , freedom of religion]. lsbc filed appeal of decision british columbia court of appeal on january 5, 2016. appeals court upheld previous decision, stating lsbc s refusal of accreditation unreasonable.

supreme court of canada

both ontario , b.c. rulings — trinity western university v. law society of upper canada 2016 onca 518 , trinity western university v. law society of british columbia 2016 bcca 423 — being appealed, cases scheduled appear on november 30 , december 1, 2017 before supreme court of canada.

christian creed , covenant

the university founded committee commissioned evangelical free church of america establish christian liberal arts college. such, committee s mission has shaped campus , university. trinity western university has maintained extremely close ties broader christian church, , historically has had close relationships evangelical , mainline protestant denominations, mennonite tradition recently. has resulted in university having significant american influence when compared other canadian universities. more 1 out of every 6 students american.

the university mandates students abide community covenant. covenant bans sexual relationships outside of marriage between woman , man, behaviour such hazing, verbal , physical harassment, dishonesty including plagiarism, theft or destruction of s property, use of illegal drugs, consuming alcohol on campus, or consuming pornography. 2015 ruling in ontario superior court of justice held discrimination inherent in community covenant extends not [lgbtq] persons, women generally; persons of gender might prefer, own purposes, live in common law relationship rather engage in institution of marriage; , persons have other religious beliefs... despite efforts twu contend community covenant not operate in discriminatory fashion, self-evident does. court ruling noted failure adhere conduct imposed community covenant, carries serious consequences. covenant mandates @ minimum, suspension sexual intimacy involving persons of same sex.

professors of university sign statement of faith annually. policy has caused controversy within academic circles, , covered in maclean s. professors come varying faith backgrounds. in line students, mixture of christian traditions represented. orthodox , hebrew professors on staff.

approximately 80% of undergraduates enrolled self-identify christian. there many christian clubs, organizations, , ministries on campus. there no compulsory participation in religious liturgies. students , clubs of other religious denominations welcomed , supported. every resident hall has chaplain in residence. in morning on every weekday there chapel, @ attendance voluntary, , communion offered each friday. within university core, students required 4 terms of religious studies. 1 term allotted survey of old testament, , 1 survey of new testament. term must class in religious , cultural studies.

northwest building - school of business

catholic pacific college, formerly redeemer pacific college, university s constituent catholic college. cpc s glover road campus adjacent twu. cpc administered separately of university, offers classes in catholic studies , liberal arts curriculum taught catholic faculty. mass offered 4 times weekly.

insignia , symbols

trinity western s motto turris fortis deus noster. latin motto translated mighty fortress our god . inspiration motto came famous hymn of same name written martin luther.

the coat of arms of trinity western university depicts azure shield enshrined or trinity cross , or b.c. sun. surrounding shield pioneer holding rifle , aboriginal chief wearing headdress , carrying talking stick, both of mid 19th century. 2 standing shield on field of pacific dogwoods, provincial flower of british columbia. above shield gold , blue banners, , protecting helmet of salvation. above banners old fort langley, on hudson bay flag flying. surrounding shield escroll on university motto written. coat of arms granted royal college of arms, , presented then-university president r. neil snider in 1986 lieutenant governor of b.c. on behalf of majesty queen elizabeth ii.

a torch symbol used prevalently @ university, coat of arms reserved authenticate highest official university academic , legal documents.

spartans nickname of varsity teams compete trinity western university. name, comes ancient greek civilization of sparta, originated when university s first intercollegiate team men s basketball team, began competing in 1964.

ranking

maclean s not include private universities or royal military college of canada in rankings of canadian universities.