로얄로드대학교는 리더쉽과 경영 스킬을 온라인 교육과 현장교육의 접목하여 단기간에 집중적으로 가르키는 학습모델의 선구자 이다. 학생들은 팀을 구성하고 온라인과 현장에서 관계를 구축한다. 소규모의 강의가 진행되며 교수와 학생들 사이의 더 많은 교류가 이루어진다. 실제로 한 조사에서 이 대학의 졸업자들은 학습의 질, 시설의 퀄리티, 커리어 목표와 프로그램과의 관련성, 교직원의 서포트, 동료 학생의 수준 등 의 주요 항목에서 높은 점수를 주었다.
Over the past 16 years, Royal Roads University has concentrated on building a suite of high-quality, interdisciplinary undergraduate degree-completion, graduate and doctoral programs. The university, located in Victoria, British Columbia, pioneered a blended learning model that combines short, intensive on-campus residencies with online instruction and interaction, concentrating on developing leadership and management skills. This model was designed with the working professional in mind.
Students work closely with their classmates (their “cohort”) as a team, building relationships online and in person. Class sizes are smaller, allowing more time for interaction between instructors and learners.
In a recent Canada-wide survey of professional student satisfaction, Royal Roads University graduates gave the university very
high scores in major indices such as academic quality, faculty quality, relevance of programs to career goals, staff support, and quality of fellow students.
Masters degrees at Royal Roads are completed in two years, while undergraduate programs may be completed through an accelerated 12-month, on-campus program, or a two-year, online program. Royal Roads offers a broad selection of custom and executive development programs. The university also delivers programs internationally, providing top-quality Canadian education abroad.
Royal Road’s University’s Doctor of Social Sciences program is Canada’s first applied research doctorate designed exclusively for working professionals. It responds to the growing demand nationally and internationally for scholar-practitioners who can provide intellectual leadership in the workplace and help build sustainable organizations, communities, and societies in an age of global interdependence.
Research at the university is applied and interdisciplinary and falls within the themes of innovative learning, thriving organizations and sustainable communities, livelihoods and the environment.
Royal Roads University is committed to being a global leader in environmental sustainability and to conducting its activities in an environmentally sustainable manner. As part of this commitment, the university has recently opened a sustainable Learning and
Innovation Centre, increasing classroom and teaching space with minimal environmental impacts.
The university is set on a 227-hectare parkland campus along the ocean and is surrounded by old-growth forest. The centrepiece
of the campus is the 100-year-old Hatley Castle National Historic Site. Royal Roads University invites visitors and students to enjoy the castle’s formal gardens, the many hiking trails, and spectacular ocean views.
Student fees
Canadian student fees 2011-12 *
Undergraduate tuition fees: $6,610 - $7,330
Graduate tuition fees: $10,570 - $11,220
International student fees 2011-12 *
Undergraduate tuition fees: $13,225 - $14,665
Graduate tuition fees: $13,770 - $16,490
* Source: Statistics Canada. Fees for programs in business.
Note: In addition to tuition fees, universities generally charge fees for goods and services supplied to students. This includes areas such as student associations, sports and health. These additional fees vary widely per university and per student and can run from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Check with the university for details.
Student enrolment
2011 rounded preliminary fall enrolment *
Full-time (undergraduates): 1,170
Full-time (graduates): 3,500
* Source: Royal Roads University
