Faculty of Social Sciences

• The Faculty

• Your program

• Your classes

• Your university experience

• Your resources

• Your future

OUTLINE

The Faculty

• Largest faculty on campus 10,000 students (25%) 260 professors 36 programs offered in English or French

Four categories of programs• Helping Others

Psychology Criminology Social Work

• Society and Life in Society Sociology Anthropology Women’s Studies General Social Sciences

Tips from your guides! Take a look at

the Compass online application

• National and International Politics Political Science (and Common Law) International Studies and Modern Languages International Development and Globalization Conflict Studies and Human Rights

• Economic Future and Society’s Wellbeing Public Administration Economics and Public Policy Economics and International Development Economics and Environmental Public Policy

YOUR PROGRAM – COURSE SEQUENCE

Tips from your guides! Take the

prerequisites for your upper year courses in first year

YOUR CLASSES - SYLLABUS Take the time to visit your

professors or TAs during their office

hours

Professor contact

information and

office hours

DGD schedule

Examination dates

Class and reading

schedule

YOUR CLASSES - TEXTBOOKS VS COURSEPACKS

uOttawa

Bookstore

Agora

Bookstore

Docu-Centre

FB textbook

exchange

Kijiji or

Amazon

Textbook

Course pack

YOUR CLASSES – GRADING SCALE

Letter Grade NumericalValue

Percentage Scale Value

Legend

A+ 10 90-100 Exceptional

A 9 85-89 Excellent

A- 8 80-84 Excellent

B+ 7 75-79 Very Good

B 6 70-74 Very Good

C+ 5 65-69 Good

C 4 60-64 Good

D+ 3 55-59 Passable

D 2 50-54 Passable

E 1 40-49 Failure*

F 0 0-39 Failure

Write your notes on paper

to help remember them

YOUR CLASSES– SCHEDULE

Lecture

Discussion

group

One 3 hr. class

Two 1.5 hr. classes

LAB: LaboratorySEM: Seminar

Option to take Spring/ Summer courses

10 minute rule

• Most courses = 3 credits• 5 courses per session to graduate in 4 years• 1-3 courses = part time• 4-6 courses = full time

YOUR CLASSES – SCHEDULEKeep a calendar or

agenda to stay organized

YOUR CLASSES – SCHEDULEDon’t forget to

SLEEP!

IMPORTANT DATES!

• TUITION FEES MUST BE PAID BY AUGUST 26, 2015

• Session starts: September 8, 2015• Thanksgiving: October 12, 2015• Reading Week: October 25 to 31, 2015• Exam period: December 10 to December 22, 2015 • Holiday break: December 22, 2015 to January 4, 2016• Last day to withdraw from a course: September 30, 2015 (with

reimbursement, only if going from full time to part time) • Last day to withdraw from a course: November 20, 2015

(without reimbursement)

YOUR CLASSES — FRENCH IMMERSION

• Certificat de compétence en langue seconde (ESL3100/FLS3500)

• Course offered by the Official Languages and BilingualismInstitute

• Official certificate from the University of Ottawa confirmingyour second language proficiency

• Immersion courses including accompanying language courses

GETTING INVOLVED – THE FACULTY Meet the Dean

Get involved with your association

GETTING INVOLVED - CENTER FOR GLOBAL AND

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

• Volunteering certificate / scholarships

• Volunteer Fair – October 15, 2015

• Amazing learning opportunities

• Friel Residence!Fourth year

classes!

2.2 INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS

Internships

• 12 weeks

6 credits

Intensive course

(optional)

• 3 terms

Fall

Winter

Summer

GETTING INVOLVED — INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Exchanges

• Institutions in 43 countries

• One session / full year

• Automatic mobility scholarship

Model United Nations CourseINTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE STARTS HERE!

• A course on the role and

influence of the UN

• Participation in the Model United

Nations in New York

• Opportunity to represent a

country, playing the role of a

diplomat

GETTING INVOLVED — MODEL UNITED NATIONS COURSE

Undergraduate

Research Opportunity

Program

GETTING INVOLVED - RESEARCH

Great research

opportunity

50 hours with a

professor

Receive a

$1,000 scholarship

Hands-on experience

Intensive course

during the summer

1 professor

for 15 students

6 weeks = 3 credits

Field Research Course

YOUR RESOURCES — uoZone

Rabaska, Grade report, Exam schedule…

Access to Gmail

uOttawa card!

YOUR RESOURCES — BLACKBOARD LEARN

• Access course presentations and documents

• See most grades for assignments and exams

Contact classmates or professors

YOUR RESOURCES - SCS 1150

Introduction to Studying in the Social Sciences• First year seminar • Transition course — learn valuable work methods used in the

social sciences • Workshops throughout the year • Develop critical thinking and other skills

YOUR FUTURE – COOP

CO-OP

• CO-OP Student of the Year award ($500 scholarship)

• Mentors

Task examples

• Strategic research

• Research reports

• Writing correspondence

• Presentations

Placement locations• Aboriginal Affairs and Northern

Development Canada• Public Works and Government Services

Canada• Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Canada• Environment Canada• Office of the Commissioner of Official

Languages • Canada Science and Technology Museum • Canada Revenue Agency • International options

YOUR FUTURE - CARRER

Learning skills

Personal management

skills

Teamwork skills

Continuous learning

Visit the Career Development

Centre during first year!

• Mock interviews

• Resumé critiques

• Online tools

• Job search assistance

• Career fairs

• UCU 312

Consultations @ the Mentoring Centre!

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