summer 2016 - Université Laval

SUMMER
2016
School’s in for
the summer!
WHY
QUÉBEC
CITY?
•It’s the capital of the province of Québec
•It’s a UNESCO World Heritage City
•It has monumental beauty—and European charm
•It’s one of North America’s top destinations
•It’s a safe city with exceptional quality of life
•It’s got culture galore, plus great night life
•It boasts over 400 years of history, making
for a memorable stay
•Its hospitality is legendary
•It’s got museums, theatres, concert halls, movie
theatres, and art galleries
•It has plenty of green space and a plethora of
outdoor activities for sports and nature lovers
UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL
• Over 40,000 students, including more than 5,800 international students from 125 countries
• 6th leading research university in Canada
• 277,000 graduates all over the world
• A green campus and exceptional lifestyle
• Gold rating, international STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) accreditation
• First carbon neutral campus in Canada
• Top university in the world in terms of commitment to sustainable development
SUMMER SCHOOLS 50 summer school and university programs in Québec and abroad
>
> Wide range of fields
> Broad selection of bachelor’s and master’s level courses
> High-quality credit and non-credit courses
> Focus on interdisciplinary approaches
> Diverse mix of Quebec, Canadian, and international students, professionals, and others
> Exposure to new learning methods and other cultures
> Opportunities to forge ties between generations and across ethnic backgrounds
> International experiences lasting 1 to 8 weeks, from May to October 2016
> Custom-tailored projects for Université Laval’s international partners
REGULAR SUMMER COURSES > Some
1,300 regular courses available in all academic disciplines: intensive and regular sessions
> 17 faculties on the Université Laval campus
> The 2016 summer semester runs from May 2 to August 15, 2016
DISTANCE LEARNING (ONLINE) >
150 distance learning courses
> Instruction by Université Laval faculty and lecturers
> Same high-quality current content as in regular classroom courses
> Rich and diverse range of communication and teaching methods
SUMMER SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
ARTS AND HERITAGE
CÉLAT - MUSÉES DE LA CIVILISATION
Diversity, Marginality and Social Memory: Museum
Experiences and Community Development in Brazil
and Québec
May 22 to 28, 2016
UNIVERSITY LAVAL INSTITUTE OF
CULTURAL HERITAGE
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND THE FACULTY
OF ARTS AND HUMAN SCIENCES
Dynamics of African societies
May 2 to 20, 2016
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
New Museums, Cities and Heritage
International Summer School on the Geopolitics
of Natural Resources
June 6 to 15, 2016
May 16 to 21, 2016
International Summer School on Conflicts and Interventions
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
RENEWABLE MATERIALS RESEARCH
CENTRE (CRMR)
Characterization of Biosourced Materials and Biomass
June 20 to 23, 2016
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCES –
CHAIR IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Summer School in Agroecology
June 5 to 11, 2016
FACULTY OF LAW
The European Union and Personal Data:
Balancing use and protection
October 30 to November 4, 2016
UNIVERSITÉ OF BORDEAUX AND UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL
(OFFICE OF THE VICE RECTOR, ACADEMICS AND
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES)
May 2 to 7, 2016
Reinventing the University: a Changing Organizational and
Economic Model
FACULTY OF MUSIC
September 18 to 23, 2016 - Full
Summer School in Body Awareness
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
May, 20 to 22 and June 3 to 5 and 10 to 12, 2016
FACULTY OF PLANNING, ARCHITECTURE,
ART AND DESIGN
FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMAN SCIENCES
Built heritage and cultural landscapes in situ:
documentation, interpretation and intervention
May 16 to 27, 2016
Summer School in Literary Translation
May 9 to 27, 2016
UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES
DEPARTMENT OF WOOD AND FOREST SCIENCES
English
Species traits: For a functional approach to biodiversity,
from organisms to the ecosystem
May 2 to June 17, 2016
May 29 to June 3, 2016
May 20 to July 14, 2016
Chinese
Spanish
May 2 to 20, 2016 and May 23 to June 10, 2016
French as a Second Language
May 9 to June 10, 2016 and July 4 to August 5, 2016
First Language French
May 2 to July 17, 2016
Japanese
May 2 to 20, 2016 and May 23 to June 10, 2016
Latin
Beginning Latin I: May 2 to June 10, 2016
Beginning Latin II: June 13 to July 22, 2016
Portuguese
May 2 to June 2, 2016
Russian
May 2 to June 2, 2016
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SCIENCE, ETHICS
AND ADMINISTRATION
SOCIETY
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
CLAIRE-BONENFANT CHAIR – WOMEN, KNOWLEDGE
AND SOCIETY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
Frontiers in Neurophotonics
Women and Health: Findings, Issues and Strategies
June 12 to 22, 2016
May 22 to 27, 2016
UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL INSTITUTE
OF APPLIED ETHICS (IDÉA)
FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND
POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES
Summer School in Organizational Ethics
Transferable Professional Skills and Employability
August 23 to 25, 2016
June 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, and 28, 2016
FACULTY OF NURSING SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Summer School in Nursing Care: Knowledge and Research
The Democratic Spirit
August 21 to 27, 2016
June 27 to July 2, 2016
FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
FACULTY OF THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS SCIENCES
Executive Summer Program
Christian Initiation in the Context of the Missionary Church
July 9 to 15, 2016
May 29 to June 3, 2016
Business in Quebec
FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY
July 18 to August 6, 2016
Prime Management
Philosophy and Democracy: Greek Roots and Modern
Interpretations
May 28 to June 25, 2016
July 24 to August 6, 2016
Study abroad in Morocco - Full
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY
May 11 to June 12, 2016
Study abroad in the United States - Full
May 30 to June 24, 2016
Study abroad in Norway - Full
June 15 to 26, 2016
Study abroad in Mexico - Full
May 2 to June 25, 2016 June 26 to July 23, 2016 May 2 to July 23, 2016
Study abroad in China - Full
July 4 to 29, 2016
May 30 to July 22, 2016
Fuze Startup
May 9 to June 10, 2016
FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
Summer School in Entrepreneurship
June 12 to 17, 2016
Legal Pluralism and Aboriginal Peoples
August 15 to 19, 2016
FACULTY OF THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS SCIENCES
Health and Spirituality: What can we say about it?
What can we do?
June 12 to 17, 2016
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
While the grown-ups quench their thirst for knowledge, the kids have fun and develop their abilities.
Sports and Science Challenge Day Camps
(in cooperation with various faculties and PEPS)
PEPS Day Camps
Weeks of July 4, July 11, and August 8, 2016
Ages 6 to 17
Ages 12 to 14
A variety of athletic day camps for young people, including swimming,
climbing, soccer, tennis, trampoline, cooking, science, and more.
The Sports and Science Challenge Camp (three one-week sessions)
lets kids experience a variety of scientific and sports activities. Handson workshops in the afternoon give campers a chance to satisfy their
interest in and curiosity about science. Mornings are devoted to sports
activities.
Information and registration:
www.peps.ulaval.ca/camps-sports-ete/defi-sports-et-sciences
INAF Day Camps
Aliment’Terre: An Adventure Served Up on a Platter
Weeks of July 18 and 25 and August 1 and 8, 2016
Ages 10 to 12
Aliment’Terre is a day camp that sends kids out on an adventure based
on what we eat—from the garden to the kitchen—as they explore foods
and where they come from through playful and enjoyable indoor and
outdoor workshops. Counsellors are energetic students qualified in
nutrition, agronomy, and food science and technologies. Organized by
the Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods in cooperation with the
Roger van den Hende Botanical Garden.
Information and registration:
www.ulaval.ca/aliment-terre • [email protected]
July 27 to August 26, 2016
Information and registration: www.peps.ulaval.ca
Université Laval Music Day Camp
(in partnership with the Centre des loisirs St-Sacrement)
Introductory music camps (ages 5 to 8)
July 18 to 22, 2016 (Monday to Friday)
August 22 to 26, 2016 (Monday to Friday)
Intensive camps with instrument instruction (ages 9 to 15)
July 25 to August 5, 2016 (Monday to Friday)
August 8 to 19, 2016 (Monday to Friday)
Information and registration: Centre des loisirs St-Sacrement
418 681-7800 • www.clss.qc.ca
French Immersion Program in Québec City!
at Collège Saint-Charles-Garnier
July 3 to August 5, 2016
Université Laval will play host to a group of 400 students from around
the globe for a five-week French immersion program in Québec City.
Monday to Friday students attend classes from 8:30 a.m. to noon and
participate in a variety of on-campus activities in the afternoons. Since it
is an immersion program, they are required to speak French at all times.
Information and registration: www.garnier-international.com
OTHER COURSES
Regular summer courses
Distance Learning
May 2 to August 15, 2016
Year in, year out, some 150 distance courses are offered in various
fields during the summer semester. Most of these courses run for 11
weeks, beginning in early May and ending around July 20, 2016.
Université Laval offers some 1,300 regular courses on campus during
the summer semester. These courses can help you progress in your
university program or explore new fields. Summer sessions vary in
length from 1 to 15 weeks depending on the courses chosen.
Starting March 23, 2016, you will be able to select the “Summer 2016”
option on the advanced course directory search form to view the
courses on offer.
www.ulaval.ca/les-etudes
Agreement with Bureau de la coopération
universitaire (formerly CREPUQ)
Under this agreement, regular students enrolled at a Québec
university (the “home school”) can take one or more courses at
another Québec institution of higher learning (the “host school”) as part of their program of study. For more information, visit
www.crepuq.qc.ca
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Whether you want to enrich your general knowledge, upgrade your
skills, or obtain the university degree you’ve been dreaming of, choose
Université Laval for distance learning and:
• Take advantage of a wide range of courses and programs
• Balance your studies, work, and personal life with ease
• Write exams in your home region
The list of courses offered will be available online in early March.
Visit www.distance.ulaval.ca to learn more about the advantages of
distance learning and how courses are given.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Short-term accommodation at Université Laval residences
Public Transit
Québec City’s best value in accommodations
Québec City has an extensive public transit network.
During the summer (May to August), Université Laval’s Residence Office
has many rental rooms available to Québec City visitors for shortterm accommodations. Short- and long-term packages are convenient,
affordable, and designed especially for the summer schools. Packages
are available for our standard dorm rooms (shared bath) or our superior
rooms (private bath).
Réseau de transport en commun de la Capitale
www.rtcquebec.ca
Information and reservations:
[email protected] ou 418 656-5632
www.residences.ulaval.ca/hebergement_hotelier
Commission de la capitale nationale website
www.capitale.gouv.qc.ca
Things to do in Québec City
Official site of Québec City Tourism
www.quebecregion.com
Musée de la civilisation
www.mcq.org
Festival d’été de Québec
www.infofestival.com
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CAMPUS D’ÉTÉ
CONTACT US
IN PERSON >
Québec City
Montréal
Pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins 550 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Room 300
2325 rue de l’Université
Montréal, Québec H3A 1B9
Room 3577
Québec City, Québec G1V 0A6
BY PHONE > 418 656-2764
> 1 877 893-7444 (Canada, United States)
BY EMAIL > [email protected]
ONLINE > ulaval.ca/ete (in French)
/futursetudiants (in French)
ulaval.ca/ete
This publication is produced by the Office of the Vice Rector, Academic and International
Activities at Université Laval. Brochure content, which may be modified without notice, is
provided for information purposes only. See www.ulaval.ca/ete.
This publication was updated in March 2016.
Photos on pages 2 and 5: Marie-Andrée Doran
BE/03-16/300