AR final.indd - Nova Scotia College of Art and Design

Program Highlights
V I S U A L A R T S C E R T I F I C AT E F O R T E A C H E R S
NSCAD launched a visual arts credit certificate program in winter 2004,
designed for teachers who want to strengthen their visual arts knowledge.
Art specialist teachers can upgrade their studio skills and knowledge of
art history and contemporary visual arts issues. The program also appeals to
non-art specialist teachers who want to develop an interest in art and its role
in contemporary culture. A wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses
are offered, reflecting the breadth of subjects suitable for classroom teaching.
The new 30-credit certificate program demonstrates NSCAD’s ongoing
commitment to the education of teachers. It meets provincial requirements
for one level of Advanced Teacher Certification, and applications are made
through our Continuing Studies office. We also continue to participate
with Mount Saint Vincent University in the delivery of its Bachelor of Education
degree program.
E N D O F A N E R A – E N V I R O N M E N TA L P L A N N I N G
This year also marked the final graduating class from our Environmental Planning
program, which has been fully integrated with Dalhousie University’s Faculty of
Architecture and Planning. Launched in 1971 to respond to society’s environmental
challenges, the program built a strong reputation for community-based projects,
earning a Nova Scotia Environmental Award in 1993.
More than 250 NSCAD University Design students graduated with the Major
in Environmental Planning over the last 33 years. Many are now municipal
planning directors across Canada. They work at every level of government, for
NGOs and consulting companies. They plan trails and design neighbourhoods.
They write housing policy, heritage bylaws and environmental regulations.
They shape our urban landscapes and, in everything they do, they remind
citizens of the importance of planning for environmental health and protection,
and of designing for human needs and aspirations.
NSCAD played a significant role in initiating environmental planning
education in Canada. Though our program ended with the graduating class
of 2004, the legacy lives on at Dalhousie with the new Bachelor of Community
Design, and honour programs in urban design and environmental planning.
It also lives on at NSCAD, with a new Design scholarship in honour of program
founder Bill Smith.
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