Category Archives: New Courses and Topics
APBI 417: Production and Postharvest Physiology of Vegetable Crops
Interested in Vegetables and their Postharvest Physiology APBI 417 (4 cr) is the course for you In this course you will learn about the Origin, history, morphology, nutritional value, growth and development, production, and post-harvest physiology of major vegetable crops. … Continue reading
CONS 302 Issues in Genomics and the Environment – new for 15W Term 1
Interested in genomics? Don’t know what genomics is? Take this course and you will learn! This is a brand new course for 2015 Winter and quite popular but there is still space available. Genomics is the study the complete set … Continue reading
Need an elective? Check out CONS 127: Observing the Earth from Space (15W T2)
CONS 127 examines how innovative earth observation and other geospatial technologies are allowing us to better understand the changing Earth. Using remote sensing, GPS, location- based services, virtual globes (like GOOGLE EARTH), web-based mapping and big-data geospatial analysis, we will explore our pale, blue dot. January 2016 (2015 Winter, … Continue reading
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Special Course for 15W Term 1: GPP 591 Special Topics in Public Policy
A rare opportunity for graduate and upper-level undergraduate students! This fall 2015, Nobel prize-winning economist and Professor Joseph Stiglitz will be coming to UBC as the inaugural Lind Initiative Visitor. Prof. Stiglitz will lecture in a special course, Global Inequality and the Work of Joseph … Continue reading
New/Revised APBI Courses for 2015W
Here are some brand new/revised courses, starting in the 2015 Winter Session: LFS 340: First Nations Health and the Traditional Role of Plants (new) This Interprofessional Health and Human Service (IHHS) course covers the First Nations medical systems and medicinal … Continue reading
IHHS courses are now SPPH – starting 2015W
Wondering where all of those IHHS (Interprofessional Health and Human Service) courses went for 2015 Winter?! The School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) now offers several of the IHHS courses previously offered by the College of Health Disciplines. They … Continue reading
*NEW* for 15W: LFS 340 First Nations Health and the Traditional Role of Plants
A new course regarding First Nations health will be offered in the 2015 Winter Session, taught by Dr. Eduardo Jovel: LFS 340 First Nations Health and the Traditional Role of Plants This Interprofessional Health and Human Service (IHHS) course covers … Continue reading
Summer 2015 APBI 496 practicum sites still available – deadlines May 1 & 15, 2015
April 24th Placement Update: BC SPCA Wild ARC – all positions now closed Vancouver Aquarium MMR – all positions now closed There are still placements available for: Wildlife Rescue Association – May 1st deadline for July-Aug placement BC SPCA Charlie’s … Continue reading
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APBI 428 offered in 2015 Summer Session
Due to popular demand, Distance Ed course APBI 428 Integrated Pest Management being offered in summer 2015. Go to http://bit.ly/1HgT2MX for details.
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Indonesia Trip Information Session: Summer LFS 302B – January 12th
An information session for LFS 302B: International Field Studies and Work in Indonesia – Project Monitoring & Evaluation for Timely Responses (METR) will take place January 12 4:00 – 5:00 pm in MCML 256. Course instructor, Chris Bennett, will be on … Continue reading
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