Trinity Western University, Canada

The History of Trinity Western University

Since its first days in 1962, Trinity Western has held a unique vision for Christian liberal arts and sciences education in Canada. The first president Dr. Calvin B. Hanson (1962-1974) helped shape the early vision. Two decades later, with 800 students enrolled, the college achieved two important milestones. In 1984, under the leadership of TWU’s second president, Dr. R. Neil Snider (1974-2006), Trinity Western was granted full membership in the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), and in 1985, the British Columbia legislature renamed the Trinity Western College Act the Trinity Western University Act, establishing TWU as a university.

The next milestones for the University included incorporating ACTS Seminaries and the School of Graduate studies, which offer masters and doctoral programs in theological studies, counselling psychology, and humanities.

TWU leads the way in Canada for Christian liberal arts education, and offers 42 undergraduate and 17 graduate degree programs. TWU has earned national recognition in educational surveys for its overall quality of education reported in The Globe and Mail University Report and Maclean’s magazine. TWU has four Canada Research Chairs: in Developmental Genetics and Disease; Interpretation, Religion, and Culture; Dead Sea Scrolls Studies; and in Patient-Reported Outcomes.

Trinity Western University provides a wide array of learning experiences, whether degree or non-degree, in its satellite campuses and through its various schools and institutes.

PROGRAMS

• 43 undergraduate majors
• 17 graduate programs

LIBRARY RESOURCES
More than 225,000 print holds, 180,000 electronic books, and 13,600 electronic journals at the main campus’ Norma Marion Alloway Library. The Library is a member of the BC ELN, eHLbc, COPPUL and CRKN consortia and participates in the provincial AskAway virtual reference service.

RANKINGS AND AWARDS
TWU is consistently ranked among the top two universities in Canada for Educational Experience by the National Survey of Student Engagement according to Maclean’s magazine.

The University received an A+ in quality of education for seven consecutive years in The Globe and Mail's 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 Canadian University Reports – the only university to achieve this result.

Academics

Master’s Programs:

Master of Business Administration
3 specializations—International Business, Entrepreneurship, and Managing the Non-Profit
The MBA is offered on the TWU Campus in Langley Canada or Richmond Canada in one week intensive courses followed by 3 weeks of groupwork and collaboration around projects to be submitted to the faculty member. So, one course per month for 15 months to complete the MBA in Canada.

he International MBA is offered in Tianjin China in collaboration with the Tianjin University of Finance and Economics. It is offered in two consecutive weekend intensives followed by group and individual collaboration time to complete assignments and submit to instructor. 40% of the teaching is conducted by our Chinese collaborating Institution and 60% of the teaching is by TWU faculty who teach in China. Degree is TWU MBA and TUFE MBA approved in both countries by ministries of education.

Master of Arts in Leadership
5 specializations—Healthcare, Education, Business, Non-Profit, Christian Organization
0 MA Lead is the most popular Masters program at TWU. It is offered in a number of formats.

Format 1. The traditional format is one month of 2 intensive courses in July or January followed by stream related courses delivered online throughout the year. Another round of intensive courses on the TWU Campus in Langley followed by another year of online courses concluding with the completion of a major project. Graduation is in 2 years and 3 months. Price is about $25,000CDN for program

Format 2. The MA Lead can also be completed in each stream in an entirely online format for students who cannot come to the TWU Campus. Students in India could complete this program from their locations in India. Price is about $25,000CDN

Format 3. MA Lead can be completed in a mixed format as students can choose to complete most courses online and also take one or two on campus courses at their discretion. In this format we are allowing students to move in and out of the online and on campus experiences. Cost is about $25,000CDN.

Format 4. The Business Stream only can be completed in a full time residential format at TWU Richmond. In this format, mainly international students complete the MA Lead – Business Stream in 12 months by taking intensive courses every day and having a practicum opportunity with local businesses in the Richmond community. The program is about $27,000CDN. Most students will complete the Project Management Certification program after the MA Lead program to increase their employability in the local market and to extend their study period to 17 months which is sufficient to apply for a 3 year work permit in Canada. Additional cost for the PMP is $8,000.
This format of the MA Lead (Business Stream) is the most popular format for International Learners as they receive a Master’s Degree plus Project Management Certification and can find work in Canada in order to begin the process of transitioning to Canada for their lives.

Format 5. The Business Stream only can be completed in a fully online format entirely in Mandarin. In this way we have many Chinese Business leaders completing the MA Lead –Business Stream in a two year cohort based model. Price is about $26,000 CDN. This is not really applicable to the Indian Context as it is delivered in the Mandarin Language.

Master of Counselling Psychology
The MA Counselling Psychology is a program that requires 4 years of undergraduate study in Psychology or a related discipline and specific courses (i.e., Brain and Behaviour taught be a PhD in neuroscience, Statistics, Research Methods, Cognition, Theories of Personality, etc.). MA in Counselling Psychology is usually full as a program with a waiting list. Over the past 2 years we have added an international enrollment stream in the program (only 5 students per year) for students who come from Sun Yat Sen University in Guangzhou China or Southern Medical University in Guangzhou. These students can complete their counselling residency at TWU Richmond. The price for the MA Counselling Psychology program is about $35,000CDN. Most graduates go directly into practice as registered counsellors or move on to PhD or PsyD work at other institutions.

MA in Marriage and Family Therapy
The MAMFT program also requires 4 years of undergraduate study in Psychology or a related discipline but it is less restrictive than the MA in Counselling Psychology. It is not a thesis track program and is designed to prepare graduates to be professional MFT counsellors. It is accredited by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT). The program is offered through our ACTS Seminaries. Most graduates go on to work as therapists in non-profit organizations. Some graduates go on to complete PsyD and PhD programs at other institutions. Cost is about $30,000 CDN

MA in Biblical Studies
The MA in Biblical Studies is a heavy research program that is designed for top scholars to go on to complete PhD’s at some of the world’s leading Universities. It is quite restrictive and only has about 5 students per year.

MA in TESOL
The MA in TESOL program prepared students to teach English as a Second Language around the world. The program has two formats. An Online Format and a On Campus format. Both formats are very intense learning formats. Price for the program is about $25,000CDN

MA in Interdisciplinary Humanities
This MA program is designed for graduates of 4 year undergrad programs in the Humanities (History, English, Political Science, Religious Studies, etc.). Price for the program is around $25,000 CDN.

MSc in Nursing

MEd. In Leadership and in Special Education

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TWU only offers one Doctoral Program and it is a Doctor of Ministry program offered through our ACTS Seminary division. It is not really a University type Doctoral Program. We expect to have doctoral program in the next 3-5 years, but we have to go through a separate government approval process to seek approval for Doctoral Programs.

Admissions

Admissions to Graduate programs is on a competitive basis. This means that the minimum admissions standard is often not sufficient to receive an admissions letter into the program. Each program is a little different in this regard. Whereas some programs have limited enrollment, other programs have a more open enrollment system.

Minimum Admissions Standards:
3.0 GPA across a 4 year Undergraduate Program delivered in English
3 letters of reference (at least 2 must be academic in nature)
Some programs require work experience (some may allow volunteer experience to substitute for work experience) 7.0 – 7.5 IELTS or equivalent depending on the program

Visa processes:
International Students must apply to the program for admission and be accepted into the program by the Program Director.

Students will then receive a letter of acceptance and a request to pay a $9,900CDN deposit to be held by TWU and applied to their program fees. This deposit is non-refundable unless the applicant is not able to secure a visa. The reason this amount is so high is that the Canadian visa office wants to see evidence of the student’s commitment to study at TWU in Canada. TWU and CIC have set up processes to ensure that students do not use a TWU Admissions letter as a way to enter Canada for other reasons. This is especially a problem in the Indian context as there are a number of cases where students have come to Canadian Universities and then left to get married or other things outside the University.

Once TWU has received the deposit from the applicant, we issue a letter of Admission into the program. This letter can be used to apply for a Canadian visa. Again, all visa decisions are at the discretion of the Customs and Immigration Canada (CIC). Students have to show evidence of program admission as well as financial capacity to complete the program in Canada.

Note. If we develop a specific pathway for students to come from Kristu Jayanthi to TWU, we can meet with the local CIC office in Bangalore and alert them to the program pathway. They will then be better informed about the visa applications coming through from your students to TWU.

We are working on a new concept that I think we shared with you when you were here in Canada. In this model, we would set up microcampuses (we are calling them FAR Centers) at Universities around the world in order to:
a. Increase the seamless flow of students between Universities
b. Decrease the cost of students to complete a TWU Degree Program
c. Increase our international collaborations with partner institutions
d. Increase the sharing of knowledge and information around the world to increase the capacity of graduates to function as global citizens
e. Increase revenue both to TWU and to partner institutions around the world.

Over the next year, I have been entrusted to identify the first 2 or 3 institutions that we would work with to establish such a center. I believe that the center model is the best way to increase student mobility and develop the best preparation for students for international study. Please let me know the level of interest from Kristu Jatanthi in this model so that we can continue to work collaboratively in this direction.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
(BA, B.Sc., BFA, BBA, B.Ed., BHK) Acting, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics with Computer Science, Art, Biblical Studies, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Christianity and Culture, Media + Communication, Computing Science, Corporate Communications, Drama, English, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Fine Arts, General Studies, Geography, History, Humanities, Human Services, Inter-Cultural Religious Studies, International Studies, Linguistics, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music, Natural and Applied Sciences, Nursing, Philosophy, Political Studies, Psychology, Religious Studies, Social Sciences, TESOL.

GRADUATE STUDIES
Biblical Studies (MA), Business Administration (MBA), Counselling Psychology (MA), Interdisciplinary Humanities (MA), Leadership (MA), Linguistics (MA), Marriage and Family Therapy (MA), Nursing (M.Sc.), Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA).

FACULTIES
Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

SCHOOLS
School of Business, School of Education, School of Human Kinetics, Sport, and Leisure Management, School of Nursing, School of the Arts, Media + Culture.

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
Christian Studies (MA), Counseling (MC), Cross-cultural Ministries (MA), Divinity (M.Div.), Applied Linguistics and Exegesis (MLE), Theological Studies (MTS), Theology (MTH), Ministry (D.Min.).

STUDY TOURS
Students earn credit while studying with TWU in England, Guyana, Hawaii, Italy, Lithuania, New York City, Northern Ireland and more.

AFFILIATES
* Canadian Institute of Linguistics
* English as a Second Language International
* Catholic Pacific College
* Coastal Pacific Aviation

RESEARCH INSTITUTES & CENTRES

University Institutes:

• Anabaptist-Mennonite Centre for Faith and Learning
• Centre for Equity and Global Engagement
• Centre for Spiritual Formation in Higher Education
• Dead Sea Scrolls Institute
• Gender Studies Institute
• Inklings Institute of Canada
• Institute for Chronic Conditions and Aging
• Institute of Indigenous Issues and Perspectives
• John William Wevers Institute for Septuagint Studies
• Religion in Canada Institute

Faculty/School Institutes and Centres:

• Institute for Christian Apologetics
• Religion Culture and Conflict

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Trinity Western University Address: 7600 Glover Rd, Langley, BC V2Y 1Y1, Canada Province: British Columbia Phone: +1 604-888-7511 for more information visit: https://www.twu.ca/