Message from the Dean
        
        
            
            
                Davida Smith
                
                Dean, School of Academics, Applied Arts & Tourism (Interim)
            
        
       College of the North Atlantic’s (CNA) School of Academics, Applied Arts & Tourism (AAAT) consists of an exciting suite of programs all linked in the synergies that they share. These programs prepare students for employment or self-employment in specific industries and/or continuation to other post-secondary programs at CNA or partnering institutions.
What ties us together as a School is our strong belief that our greatest asset lies in the diversity of people and their talents, strengths, and interests. Along with program and discipline-specific knowledge and skills, we also focus on the importance of collaboration, communication, and creative innovation. Arts, media and design, tourism, storytelling, play, entertainment, recreation, and well-being are interwoven throughout the School’s programs and courses.
The School of AAAT embraces diverse and creative energies working together to achieve shared goals that help students learn and grow in areas they choose and enjoy!
In a world of ever-evolving technology and communications, our School prepares students for endless opportunities and possibilities in a vast array of industry sectors. 
 
        
    
 
    
        Did you know? The School of AAAT graduates work with such notable employers as DC Comics, Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks in Hollywood, California, and with United Nations in Bonn, Germany. Others are showcasing their work provincially and in places like the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC, the Toronto Film Festival, and arts festivals in Russia, Greece, and Spain.
    
    
        
        
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            On Campus
        
        
            
            
                On Campus: All courses in this program will be delivered onsite at a CNA campus or at an approved location. Some courses may have online elements.
            
         
        
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                Blended: Some courses, or parts of courses, in this program will be delivered onsite at a CNA campus or at an approved location, while other courses, or parts of courses, will be delivered online or virtually to students at another location.
            
         
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                Online - Asynchronous: Delivered fully online with no scheduled classes, and allows students to learn on their own schedule, in a flexible environment, within a certain time frame.
            
         
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                Online Synchronous: Delivered fully online with live, scheduled videoconference classes. The instructor and the students in the course engage with the course content and each other at the same time, from different locations.
            
         
     
    
 
        
	
		
                        
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                                            College Transition
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        Duration: One Year
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Credential: Certificate                   
                                        
Deliveries: Online - Asynchronous, 
Online - Synchronous, 
Bay St. George, 
Carbonear, 
Clarenville, 
Corner Brook, 
Gander, 
Grand Falls-Windsor, 
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, 
Labrador West, 
Prince Philip Drive
                                        
                                        
                                            Applications closed to international applicants for Online Synchronous.
                                        
                                     
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                            
                         
                        
                    
	 
		
                        
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                                            Bachelor of Applied Arts:  Early Childhood Education
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        Duration: Four Years
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Credential: Applied Degree                
                                        
Deliveries: Online - Asynchronous
                                        
                                            Applicants who have an Early Childhood Education diploma and an Early Childhood Education advanced diploma from CNA (or equivalent), may apply directly to year 4; applicants who do not must apply to year 1 of Early Childhood Education.
                                        
                                     
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                            
                         
                        
                    
	 
		
                        
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