Style of teachers and students
Style of teachers and students
2021-02-23
Overview
University Canada West (UCW) is based in central Vancouver and offers a range of business-focused undergraduate and graduate programs to help you land your dream career.
The education on offer caters to current business trends so you can leave ready to join the workforce anywhere in the world. The knowledge provided by UCW’s expert team of academics helps learners become future leaders of their fields and if you’re ambitious, there are also opportunities to fast-track your program and finish at an earlier date.
Accreditations, Memberships and Designations
As well as theoretical knowledge, the university ensures that learners put their skills to the test with practical tasks, and our first-class education is officially recognized by Education Quality Assurance (EQA), Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), BC Transfer System (BCCAT), EduCanada, Imagine Education and Languages Canada. UCW is also a recognized overseas university of Ministry of Education of China.
Feature: caters to current business trends
UCW collaborates with digital leaders such as Salesforce (Trailhead), Tableau and IBM aligning with our vision of keeping our students up to date with technological trends.
Small Classes
We have small class sizes so that students can enjoy high levels of interaction with classmates and benefit from one-to-one undivided attention from our professors.
Employment
100% of MBA graduates find employment within 6 months
88% secure employment within 3 months
67% secure employment within 1 month of graduation
UCW’s MBA alumni have gone onto work at:
Siemens
Scotiabank
EmpowerID
Sigamlux
Apple
Telus
SAP
GPP
Oakville Trading
Apple
Telus
SAP
GPP
RBC
Nestle
SoftMoc
The Marketing Kangaroos
Danone
Walt Disney World
Flexible
Study your degree online, on campus, or a combination of both.
Highly ambitious students at UCW can graduate bachelor within 2.5 years (regular route is 4 years).
Location
Located in vibrant downtown, Vancouver
Two campuses
The university has two fantastic campuses in downtown Vancouver - 626 West Pender Street in the London Building and Vancouver House (opening October 2020).
Many of the world’s largest corporations are located minutes away from the Pender Street campus, giving students great access to a network of potential employers.
UCW is also expanding its campus with one of the highest profile developments in Vancouver’s history, Vancouver House. Vancouver House, a globally recognized project designed by architect Bjarke Ingels of BIG in 2020. The structure is one of CNN’s “most anticipated buildings set to shape the world”. t will have more than 90,000 sq. ft. of space and will accommodate more than 3,400 students.
1 vs 1 Student Services
Academic AdvisingStudent Orientation and Academic Readiness (SOAR)Orientation and Academic Readiness (SOAR)Guest Speaker Seminars and WorkshopsSocial Activities and UCW Ambassador Program
Intakes
Four intakes, winter, spring, summer and Fall
Scholarships
UCW provide Academic Excellence awards to bachelor students worthy up to $20000. Other scholarships as L.O.V.E etc as well.
UCW provide applicants below IELTS 6.5 with on-campus English courses
English requirement for direct entry: IELTS 6.5 or iBT88 or PTE 61..etc
SQA students are eligible to transfer up to 60 credits into UCW bachelor degree courses, by which students are able to complete BCom within 15 months.
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Commerce
Students can transfer UCW credits to the CPA Professional Education Program for some courses.
This is a four-year program with 120 credits and is recognized by the ACBSP. Students of this course can expect a combination of practical work and theoretical knowledge that will ready you for a successful career within modern business. Other valuable skills students will gain include critical thinking abilities, teamwork and communication and operational skills to ensure you excel in a global business setting where you’ll be able to provide solutions to corporate challenges and create new opportunities.
Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication
This four-year, 120-credit program helps learners develop their writing and research skills to provide you a solid understanding of media and communications and their importance in the contemporary business world as well how they can be used to solve corporate challenges.
This program is taught via four tiers to build your knowledge, critical thinking and operational skills. Finally, you will put your newly-found expertise to the test via a series of practical tasks that will launch your career. This is the perfect program if you wish to enter the fields of public relations, journalism, communications and advertising.
You will learn to evaluate and understand the use of different forms of media and communications and consider the theoretical knowledge behind this. You will also learn the importance of creating ethical and legally compliant content for a variety of mediums and markets.
Learn more about UCW at our official wechat
Email: ivy.cheng@ucanwest.ca