Trent University
Trent University
Trent University is a public university located in the city of Peterborough in the province of Ontario. Trent University consists of a number of colleges, through which the university provides post-secondary education to more than ten thousand students. What’s notable is that each college of Trent University established fifty eight years ago, has its own student government, dining rooms and residence buildings.
Programs
International students have to meet a number of requirements to be eligible for studies at University. One of them concerns the level of English, which has to be very high so that students can fully comprehend the lectures and not fall behind in their classes. Trent University offers the courses of Academic English which aims at developing the skills in the English language to such an extent that they will be competent in every aspect of it either for their studies or their comfortable living and communication in the anglophone community of Canada. Moreover, Academic English courses offered by Trent University also bring students some additional credits, constituting 60% of the first year of studies, making them one step closer to a degree. Therefore the academic English course will cost an international student around $6000 for on-campus offline classes and a hundred dollars less for the online classes. If you are an international who already obtained education on the undergraduate level, you may try to take the program of Teaching English as a foreign language which leads to a postgraduate certificate. The unique program offered by Trent University can be taken online and offline, during which you will hone your English language skills through studying academic English and English for professional purposes, and learn different aspects of linguistics and education. So students learn the following courses during the program of Teaching English as a foreign language: Phonetics, Morphology, Methods and Practice of Second Language Acquisition, Pedagogy, Teaching and Issues in Planning and Assessment etc. The program of Trent University was devised specifically for non-native speakers who strive to become English teachers, and during the program, they can implement the theoretical knowledge in classroom settings. Finishing this Trent University program can become a step toward Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership and Management at Trent University or at Royal Roads University.
There are various undergraduate programs at Trent University offered to international students: certificate, degree and diploma ones in Durham and in Peterborough campuses.
For example, there is a program of Computer Science and Physics on Peterborough Campus which leads to the Bachelor’s and Honours Bachelor’s degrees. As the world now is fully dependent on technologies and becoming more digital year by year, Trent University understands the importance of knowing physics and maths. Thus it offers a special program for students to be able to implement their maths and physics knowledge in developing software and hardware interfaces, networks, operating systems and electronics. Some of the popular courses of Trent University include computer organization, digital logic, statistical physics and modern optics. After graduation students can work as computer system analysts, software systems developers, web designers, data scientists and network specialists. After finishing the program, students can continue their education and take Master’s programs in Applied Modeling and Quantitative Methods or Big Data Analytics in Trent University or apply for a Master of Science in Physics at the University of Waterloo.
Another program offered by University is Nursing after successful completion of which, students are awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The program can be undertaken on the campus of Peterborough. The profession of a nurse is very respectable and nurses themselves are highly demanded in Canadian and international labor markets. Moreover, if a nurse, besides highly developed hard skills, also has a true passion for helping and supporting people, they will surely not have trouble in finding employment as Trent University helps to develop these qualities just as well as obtain profound professional knowledge in the field. Among a large list of disciplines, students study Biomedical Ethics, Rural Nursing Practice, Transcultural Concepts in Healthcare and Transitions in Health and Illness. During the whole period of studies at Trent University students gain around 1300 hours of work experience, have a chance to participate in field placements in Guatemala and Honduras and study a lot in simulation labs and special learning centres. The extensive experience gained during the studies at Trent University helps graduates to find a job not only as pediatric, occupational health, mental health or research nurses, but also as clinical instructors and nurse educators.
As for the campus in Durham, there you may achieve a degree studying the following programs: Business and Arts, Anthropology, History, Journalism and Creative Writing, Social Work, Business Communications, Accounting, Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, Economics, Financial Studies, Media Studies, Sociology, Gender and Social Justice and a number of other. Many programs offered by Trent University are co-op, which allows students to effectively combine theoretical university studies and practice in real work settings. The co-op education is available for the program of English Literature at Trent University. The program, which is clear from its title, is dedicated to learning English literature of different genres, cultures and historical periods. On top of that, students have a chance to study English Literature in connection with feminism, race and other aspects and challenges of a human and society as a whole. During the four years of studying for a Bachelor’s degree students have an opportunity to undertake courses in Theatre and Journalism, Graphic Fiction, Contemporary African Fiction, Children’s Literature, Horror, Terror and the Gothic and Indigenous Fiction. The co-op program of English Literature guarantees students to graduate with twelve months of paid work experience, which allows you to start building a career and pursue your passion even before graduating from the university. After graduation, former students of Trent University can work as editors, journalists, teachers, drama critics, foreign service officers and publicists.
If you find chemistry interesting, moreover the forensic investigation process through the implementation of analytical chemistry techniques, then University is ready to offer you a unique program in Forensic Chemistry. The program aims at instructing students on the subject of chemical analysis, physical chemistry and toxicology so that they can work as criminalists, forensic toxicologists, laboratory analysts and evidence technicians after graduation from Trent University. Among the courses students take in this program at Trent University are: Molecules of Murder, Biochemical Concepts, Forensic and Organic Chemistry and Transition metal Chemistry. The program is related to the Forensic Biology program, which also aims at aiding forensic investigation but through implementation for biological analyses. If you want to analyze blood, hairs, and illegal products left at a crime scene and decipher the cause of death by studying biological materials, this Honours Bachelor program may be the right choice for you. During the third year of your studies in Trent University, students can participate in a work placement program and during the course of studies collaborate with scientists and working professionals doing research in labs. After graduation students of Trent University have a chance to start their careers as DNA analysts, forensic pathologists, coroners, bloodstain pattern analysts and crime scene technicians.
Trent University also offers International students to achieve a number of postgraduate certificates such as Human Resource Management, Business Communications, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Financial Analytics and other.
Accommodation
It’s extremely important to live in a comfortable place, especially during one’s studenthood. University offers its students to live in the residences in the city of Peterborough and in Durham. Peterborough Residences of Trent University have different room styles from traditional to apartment-style ones. For example, in Lady Eaton College Residence students can live in suites with private bedrooms and shared common TV rooms, laundry facilities and bathrooms. Such a traditional style single room will cost an international student $8500 for an academic year, while the cost of a mandatory meal plan is around $4850. Durham Residence is a newly built building for the students of Trent University. There students can live in single and double rooms, all equipped with high-speed internet connection and all the other necessary amenities. Students of Trent University who decided to live in Durham College residence are to pay $10130 for living in a single room and an additional cost of $4850 for a meal plan for an academic year. A meal plan can be used in various locations of Trent Universe Food Service in cafes, dining halls and local Starbucks, and others, depending on the type of residence students live in.
Future Prospects
There are many opportunities that lie ahead for international graduates of Trent University, but most importantly all of them lead to building prosperous careers anywhere in the world or in Canada. International students in Canada don’t only have an excellent opportunity to work and gain work experience while studying at Trent University, but also achieve permission to work in the country after their graduation from the university. Thus international graduates of Trent University can work in Canada for up to three years and then have a chance to obtain a permanent residence, if they want to stay in Canada for a longer term.
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