Founded in 1821, McGill University is one of the oldest and finest universities in Canada. It has two campuses (Downtown campus and Macdonald campus), 11 faculties and more than 300 fields of study. With students coming from about 150 countries, it has a student body of over 32000, 20% of whom are international students. To date the university has produced eight Nobel Prize winners and 128 Rhodes Scholars.
According to the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings 2008, McGill is the highest ranked university in Canada and the only Canadian university in the world top 20 (World rank 20th), followed by the University of British Columbia and University of Toronto.
Over the years the university has achieved outstanding ranking performance in many of the national and international league tables, making it one of the best known universities in the world.
University Ranking Achievement:
- According to Maclean’s Guide to Canadian Universities 2007, McGill is ranked first in the medical doctoral category, followed by Queen’s and Toronto.
- According to the Academic Ranking of World Top 500 Universities 2008, McGill is ranked 60th in the world and 42nd among the North and Latin American Universities.
- It is ranked among the world top 100 universities by Webometrics Ranking, placed at 86th in the world and 69th among all USA and Canadian universities.
- It is ranked as the second best research university in Canada by the Research Infosource 2007.
- According to the Newsweek ranking of global universities 2006, it is ranked 42nd in the world and 30th in North America.
- McGill’s law school is ranked second in the country, after Toronto, by the Maclean’s law school ranking.
By: Loke Yuen Wong
Archive for April, 2010
McGill Named Top Canadian University in the World Rankings
April 29th, 2010Programs Offered in the University of Phoenix
April 25th, 2010
In the beginning a University was a University; a huge massive building radiating knowledge, authority and honor even from a far away distance. Today we are more interested in the concept of University rather than a huge institution made of stone. What we learn as well as the way we learn it, is what really concern us. The ‘virtual’ university has appeared; more and more of the traditional Universities have gone online, and are now offering higher education and academic degrees this way.
The University of Phoenix is one of the institutions that has national recognition for its excellence in education on campus and online. This University was started early in the 1970s. They provide quality and accountably higher education for the adults. Their approach to the courses is fresh and new so that they deliver quality education. There are many programs that are offered in this university.
They offer Degree programs, Certificate and Non-Degree Programs, as well as Military programs for their students. This university offers under graduate, Graduate, Associate, and Doctorate programs. If you don’t get admission in the law faculty of this college, you can approach the university of Houston law school for admission.
The type of program that is offered differs with the campus that is involved with the university. You can check out the different campuses for different programs. The undergraduate programs include Bachelor of Science programs in different disciplines like Business, Criminal Justice, Health, Management, Nursing, Organizational Security and Management, Education / Elementary Teacher Education, and Information Technology.
Associate of Arts in General Studies is an Associate program that if offered by the university. This program gives a strong foundation in social sciences, mathematics, humanities, and life sciences for the students who enroll to this program. The Graduate programs offer Masters of Arts in Education (different disciplines within Education), Masters of Business Administration, (different majors like accounting, e-business, global management, healthcare management, human resource management, marketing etc.) Master of Science, Master of Counseling etc. Business Administration, Management, Education, Health Administration are some of the discipline in which doctorate is awarded.
There are many Certificate programs offered in the University of Phoenix. These programs can be used to check your knowledge on a particular domain and also for better career opportunities. These programs are more useful for the working professionals so that they can take up these programs whenever they find time to study. For more details on the different programs offered you may check the website of the university.
By: Nic Haffner
A Review of the University of Maryland Online MBA Degree
April 24th, 2010
The University of Maryland University College offers an online Master of Business Administration degree. Named one of the “Top 20 Cyber Universities” worldwide by Forbes magazine, the MBA program is fully accredited by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
The program is designed to integrate into students’ lives and to be applicable to their current job situations right from the start. Its accelerated pace is helpful in allowing students to utilize what they have learned in the program as quickly as possible in their work environment. The courses are designed to explore management and organization processes and apply them to a global business environment.
The MBA program is 43 credits and consists of a 1-credit foundation course and seven 6-credit seminars. Each seminar is 14 weeks long. Students have 3 weeks off between each seminar. Students are grouped into a cohort of about 30 students who stay together during the duration of the MBA program. A facilitator is assigned to each cohort.
The seminars required to complete the online MBA program are: MBA Fundamentals (1 credit); The Role of Managers and Organizations in Society (6 credits); The Dynamics of Individuals and Groups in Work Organizations (6 credits); The Marketing of New Ideas (6 credits); Technology and Operations Management (6 credits); Economics of Management Decisions (6 credits); Organizations and the External Environment (6 credits); and Strategic Action Planning/Elective Component (6 credits). In addition all students are required to complete a noncredit course, Introduction to Graduate Library Research Skills, within their first 6 credits of study.
The seminars are taught by experts in the field. The faculty members all have extensive professional and management experience. In addition, more than 89 percent of them hold a doctorate degree. Students also have a facilitator assigned to them who will stay with them throughout the entire program.
U of MD University College MBA program has a streamlined general admissions process that can be completed online. Admission into their online MBA program does not require the completion of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). There are also no residency requirements.
To apply, prospective students need to complete the online application for admission, send in the application fee, and write a personal statement. Once the application is received, applicants will receive further instructions on submitting their transcripts and other pertinent information. The status of an application can be tracked online.
Upon completion of U of MD University College MBA program students have the option of continuing on to earn a dual degree. During any point of the MBA program students may inform the college that they are interested in pursuing a second degree in the following areas: Master of International Management; Master of Science in E-Commerce; Master of Science in Health Care Administration; or Master of Science in Management. Students have a full seven years from the date of completion of the first graduate course to complete their dual degree.
By: Mansi Aggarwal
