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CANADIAN
UNIVERSITY TEAMS WITH KNOWLEDGE VILLAGE TO OFFER INFORMATION
SCIENCE DEGREE
This September,
students will be able to enroll in a Canadian bachelor’s
degree at Knowledge Village in Dubai. This specialized
degree, will equip graduates with the skills and knowledge
necessary to succeed in today’s high-tech world of
management and administration, and is being offered in
partnership with the University of New Brunswick, Saint
John—Canada’s oldest established public institution of
higher learning.
The Bachelor of Information Science is an interdisciplinary
degree designed to give students an information technology,
business and economics education they will be able to apply
anywhere in the world. In addition to specific information
technology and business practice knowledge, students will
develop outstanding analytical, problem-solving and personal
communication skills. Successful graduates can expect to
secure employment in such fields as: banking and
investments, public and private sector statistical analysis
and forecasting, government finance, and public policy
institute research and analysis.
“Private and public sector employers today require people to
understand complex information technologies and to possess
insightful global management capabilities. Our Bachelor of
Information Science degree will provide students with those
and much more,” said Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, Dean of Science,
Applied Science and Engineering, UNB, Saint John.
Computer programming, mathematics, business and economics
constitute the first year of the program. In addition to
instructors and facilities at UNB Dubai’s Knowledge Village
campus, as UNB students the participants will have access to
the university’s resources (library, faculty advisors, etc.)
via the Internet. Students will be able to continue their
second year of study at Knowledge Village or transfer to the
UNB Saint John campus to complete the degree or switch to
another program such as Business, Computer Science, Math or
Economics.
Founded in 1785, the University of New Brunswick is one of
the oldest universities in North America. During more than
two centuries as a degree-granting institution it has
graduated scores of students who have gone on to become
leaders in their chosen fields throughout Canada and around
the world.
For more information regarding the UNB Saint John Bachelor
of Information Science degree, please contact Mrs. Mariam
Shaikh in the UNB Dubai KV Campus at Tel. No. 04-3686871 to
76; Fax No. 04-3686877; email at info@unbdubai.com |
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