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UArctic Global Access Workshop
Mon, May 20, 2013 02:00 PM
2013 Council of UArctic Meeting
Mon, Jun 03, 2013 12:00 PM
7th UArctic Rectors' Forum, Archangelsk Russia 2013
Wed, Jun 26, 2013 10:00 AM
Protecting the Sacred
Wed, Sep 11, 2013 09:00 AM
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Online Delivery
The Circumpolar Studies Core Courses are offered online in the Fall and Winter Semester each Academic year.
Students from all UArctic member institutions, and those who are not members and would like to study as on
Open Learner
, are invited to sign up to study northern topics in online global classrooms with students from
Russia,
Greenland,
Denmark,
Canada,
Alaska,
Norway,
Sweden,
Finland and
Iceland!
Courses are worth 6 ECTS, or 3 credit units at most North American institutions.
The language of instruction is English. Tuition and other fees are charged only by a student’s home institution, where applicable.
Credit will be recorded at the offering institution and may be transferred to a student’s home institution after successful completion of the course.
Students must contact their
site coordinator
for official approval and for information on credit transfer before registering.
ONLINE COURSE OFFERINGS 2012/2013
Fall Semester: September 17 to December 7, 2012
BCS 100: Introduction to the Circumpolar World
BCS 311: Land and Environments of the Circumpolar World I
BCS 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
BCS 331: Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World I
Winter
Semester: January 28 to April 19, 2013
BCS 100: Introduction to the Circumpolar World
BCS 312: Land and Environments of the Circumpolar World II
BCS 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
BCS 332: Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World II
Please see our
Circumpolar Studies Faculty
for a list of current and past instructors for online delivery of BCS core courses.
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