Diploma Program in Intercultural Education and Training

Chair, Program Steering Committee: Dr. Alison Preece

The Interdisciplinary Diploma Program in Intercultural Education and Training (IET) has been designed for part-time or full-time study for students and professionals working or planning to work in a multicultural or cross-cultural environment. Participants can expect to acquire:

• a clearer understanding of the problems connected with intercultural relations and cross-cultural communication, and the various approaches to their explication;
• a clearer understanding of issues concerning cultural conflicts, racism, power and equity;
• skills which will facilitate intercultural relations and cross-cultural communication in the workplace, in the local community and in international settings;
• skills which will assist in reducing conflict and inequality based on racism and ethnocentrism.

The curriculum is designed to develop both knowledge and skills, and consists of interdisciplinary credit courses totalling 15 units, apportioned as follows:

Up to 3.0 units of transfer credits may be approved as elective credits. Subject to the specific requirements of the degree program, credit obtained within the Diploma Program in Intercultural Education and Training may be transferable to a regular undergraduate degree program. Students may apply course credit to both a degree and the IET diploma.

The program is administered jointly by the Intercultural Education and Training Diploma Program Steering Committee and by the Division of Continuing Studies. All inquiries concerning details and regulations of the program should be addressed to the Program Coordinator, Division of Continuing Studies, 250-721-8457; or <iet@uvcs.uvic.ca>. Information is also available at <continuingstudies.uvic.ca/intercultural>.

Co-operative Education Option

Diploma candidates who complete one or more work terms through the Co-operative Education Program will receive Co-op notation on graduation.

Students who participate in the Co-operative Education Option are normally required to complete one work term after the completion of core courses and a minimum of three elective courses.

Co-operative Education students within the Diploma Program in Intercultural Education and Training will normally be required to complete all their program requirements within a 24-month period in order to maintain the full-time status required for participation in the Co-operative Education Program. General regulations pertaining to Co-operative Education Programs of the University of Victoria are found on this page. For further information on the Co-operative Education Option and to apply for the Co-op program, visit the Co-op website at: <www.uvic.ca/hfpwcoop>.