{"id":57080,"date":"2019-03-27T11:27:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T15:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=57080"},"modified":"2019-04-02T08:53:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T12:53:18","slug":"spring-summer-courses-offer-flexible-learning-options-near-and-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2019\/03\/spring-summer-courses-offer-flexible-learning-options-near-and-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring\/Summer courses offer flexible learning options near and far"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the towering high-rises of Manhattan nearby, Brock student Tracey Lewis was far from the University\u2019s St. Catharines campus, but she continued to move forward in her studies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lewis is among the more than 5,000 students each year who take advantage of the University\u2019s wide range of Spring\/Summer course offerings. While visiting family in Yonkers, N.Y., two summers ago, the Labour Studies student took a Recreation and Leisure Studies course online, which she said paid dividends during the rest of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Labour Studies student Tracey Lewis completed an online Recreation and Leisure Studies course while visiting family in Yonkers, N.Y. Lewis will be completing two more Spring\/Summer courses this year.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI was able to take one less course the following semester, which allowed me to focus on other schoolwork. It also gave me a bit more time for some of the leisure activities I had learned about in the summer,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Available to undergraduate students, the University offers nearly 300 accelerated, online, international and in-class courses for those wishing to fulfil degree requirements, explore additional electives, lighten their overall course load or pursue learning experiences they might otherwise miss out on.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anna Lathrop, Brock\u2019s Vice-Provost, Teaching, Learning and Student Success, said Spring\/Summer courses allow students to enhance their education in a variety of settings.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrock\u2019s Spring\/Summer course offerings are designed to accommodate students\u2019 needs,\u201d she said. \u201cWhether through condensed timelines for our on-campus students, increased flexibility for those working online, or unique experiences for those taking part in international opportunities, the Spring\/Summer terms allow students to make important additions to their Brock experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Free parking is also available at Brock\u2019s main campus during the Spring\/Summer terms in Zones 1 and 2.<\/p>\n

Having experienced the convenience of completing an online course from afar, Lewis can now take advantage of some of the other benefits Spring\/Summer courses offer as she completes two on-campus Spring classes this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not as overwhelming as when you have a full course load,\u201d she said. \u201cThe professors are just as helpful as during the year, and it\u2019s cool to hear everyone\u2019s perspectives because Spring\/Summer courses often have students from a wider range of programs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the Psychology and Indigenous Studies courses that Lewis is taking, other available courses range from Acting for Non-majors, Advanced Analysis of the Hockey Industry, Chemistry in Everyday Life and Advanced Archaeological Fieldwork in Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n

With courses from many Faculties to choose from, Lewis hopes that other students will consider Spring\/Summer options.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great time to focus on one or two courses to help boost your average,\u201d she said. \u201cI loved really digging into a subject and seeing how it applied to my life while also spending time reflecting on how much I enjoyed the learning experience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A full list of University\u2019s Spring\/Summer courses can be found on the<\/span> Brock website<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the towering high-rises of Manhattan nearby, Brock student Tracey Lewis was far from the University\u2019s St. Catharines campus, but she continued to move forward in her studies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":57082,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,39,7484,40,3319,4052,37,41,1,4,38],"tags":[3461,159,7488,522,276,1635,7733],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57080"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57080"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57131,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57080\/revisions\/57131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}