Manufacturing Engineering as a Multi-Campus Program.

In pursuit of greater opportunities for students, higher education institutes are increasingly expanding their physical presence to become multi-campus institutions. One such institution is the University of British Columbia, with campuses in Vancouver, B.C., Canada and Kelowna (Okanagan), B.C., Canada, which are over 400 km (250 miles) from each other. This program is the first of its kind within the Faculty of Applied Science to be offered across both campuses. This paper gives an overview of the undergraduate Manufacturing Engineering program, including benefits and challenges to being multi-campus. It discusses courses that are taught across both campuses, a fourth (final) year option to pursue one of two specialties on either campus, and efforts made to build student connections and community across campuses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]