Areas of Institutional Strength. Current program areas of strength include:
1. School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
2. Haliburton School of the Arts, Museum Management, Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management, Sustainable Building Design and Construction
3. Core programs in healthcare, community services, business, justice, and general arts that respond to the evolving needs of the regional labour market and provide access to postsecondary studies for local students. Proposed program areas for growth include:
1. Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
2. Trades and Technology 3. Healthcare and Community Services
4. Arts and Heritage
Areas of Institutional Strength. McMaster is a hub of research and innovation, generating discoveries that have a high societal impact, including: • McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC) brings together private and public sectors to develop hybrid vehicle technology. • Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization Program provides opportunities for entrepreneurial scientists. • Nuclear reactor on campus supports education, research, and commercialization initiatives. McMaster is one of only a few universities world-wide to have a nuclear reactor on campus. • McMaster has almost 350 active licenses, which is the highest number of any Canadian institution, generating approximately $4.4M annually (2012). McMaster participates in several public-private partnerships, sharing ideas, resources, and facilities to support regional economic development: • McMaster’s partnership with Mohawk College, which offers programs that emphasize the connection between fundamental knowledge and its application, directly benefits student employment. • McMaster Innovation Park supports business start-ups, helping to generate 120 student led start-ups since 2010. • Graduates from McMaster are key to Xxxxxxxx’x economic vitality including: arts and humanities graduates in the creative economy, engineering and business graduates in advanced manufacturing, health sciences and social sciences graduates in the health and wellness sector, and science graduates in water resources, to name just a few. In 2012-13, 89% of McMaster graduates were employed six months after graduation and 92% were employed after two years.
Areas of Institutional Strength. McMaster demonstrates a strong link between research and education through its vision as a research-focused student-centred institution. McMaster’s key areas of activity include: • Pioneering an inquiry- and problem-based approach to learning in the Faculty of Health Sciences, which has been adopted worldwide. • The redesign of high-enrolment courses into blended formats to incorporate technology-enabled learning. • The McMaster Institute for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and Learning, which facilitates the development and use of advanced pedagogies, and engages students to serve as apprentices and collaborators to improve the student experience. • The application of signature pedagogies to unique programs with a strong interdisciplinary flavour, including: Bachelor of Health Sciences, Arts and Science, Integrated Science, Engineering and Management. • Housing Canada’s Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) since its inception. • 15 McMaster faculty have been selected as 3M National Teaching Fellows.
Areas of Institutional Strength. McMaster supports access to students from underrepresented groups, with a specific focus on educating Indigenous students and Crown Wards. Examples of such supports include: • Strong partnership with Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP), which enables McMaster to assist students seeking university degrees to transition to university. • Development of a new Honours program in Indigenous Studies. • Support of an Indigenous Knowledge Centre that is becoming a regional hub for research. • The Indigenous Education Council advances Indigenous education at McMaster. • Focus on hiring Indigenous tenure-track faculty. • Leading the development of an Aboriginal health curriculum used at all Canadian medical schools. • The Medical Doctor program has graduated 58 Indigenous students in the last decade, the highest in the country. • Support for Indigenous students applying for and attending health professional programs through the Aboriginal Students Health Sciences Office. • McMaster has worked with community partners to build pathways for Crown Wards. - In 2013, 265 Crown Wards accessed this program, compared with just 35 in 2009.
Areas of Institutional Strength. McMaster is one of the most research-intensive institutions in the province. McMaster’s areas of research strength include: health sciences, the broad determinants of health, engineering, life sciences, digital information and media, business and economics, history, society and culture, policy, ethics, and sustainability. Key focus areas include, but are not limited to, infectious disease research, aging, and advanced/additive manufacturing. McMaster’s strengths and activities in these areas are demonstrated by the following: • Since 2005, consistently ranking second in the province in research-intensity. • One of the two Ontario universities annually ranked in the top 100 research universities globally, by both the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (formerly Shanghai Jiaotong). • Has the highest average Tri-Council funding allocation per principal investigator across Ontario.
Areas of Institutional Strength. Current areas of strength include:
1. Medical Education and Research
2. Health and Society
3. Engineering and Sustainability
4. Science and Discovery 5. Digital Economy
Areas of Institutional Strength. McMaster’s areas of strength in this component include: • In 2012-13, McMaster had 1,139 credit transfer students from 20 universities and 20 colleges. • McMaster participates in the University Credit Transfer Consortium to facilitate credit transfer for students. • McMaster has a strong partnership with Mohawk College: - Almost every Faculty at McMaster has an active partnership program with Mohawk. - In 2013-14, more than 2,800 students were enrolled in one of these collaborative programs. • McMaster also has agreements with international partners that enable students at all levels to gain experience abroad. • McMaster is the only university in Canada to serve as host to the United Nations University through the Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH).
Areas of Institutional Strength. Xxxxxxx College focuses on jobs, innovation, and economic development in the areas of: • Career-relevant and labour-market ready programs and graduates. • Contributions to local social and economic development. • An established applied research program, including the Centre for Alternative Wastewater Treatment.
Areas of Institutional Strength. Xxxxxxx College offers programs through a number of delivery methods, including: • The College’s Core Promise and Applied Learning Enhancement Strategy emphasize personalized learning and work-integrated learning.
Areas of Institutional Strength. Xxxxxxx College focuses on improving access and success for underrepresented groups in the areas of: • Xxxxxxx’x access agenda supports local, first generation, and Aboriginal students, as well as students with special needs, through alternative entry points and additional transition supports. • Xxxxxxx’x “Building Community Success” priority in its Strategic Plan emphasizes partnership with four First Nations communities. • The College forecasts an increase in international students.
