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Total Enrolment in Architecture, Engineering & Nursing

DISCIPLINE DEGREE 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Architecture                        
Bachelor     15 36 49 48 30 36 47 43 38
Master 211 164 156 164 164 230 226 256 199 217 226
Engineering                        
Bachelor 2,419 2,456 2,621 2,881 3,125 3,326 3,440 3,613 3,729 4,414 4,510
Master 465 514 587 563 564 547 507 529 510 643 718
Doctorate 268 273 281 346 391 434 451 469 501 551 562
Nursing                        
Bachelor 504 582 582 574 558 529 497 381 325 255 226
Master 126 172 184 213 249 204 213 197 179 175 175
Doctorate 20 25 26 25 27 22 20 26 27 33 34

*Note: The Bachelor of Architecture phased out at the end of 1999 and Bachelor of Environmental Design started in 2002. Bachelor of Environmental Design merged with the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture in July 2005. The 2005 Master program includes Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture. Numbers include UBC Okanagan Engineering programs. Master of Nursing (nurse practitioners) started in 2007 winter session. Numbers are based on headcounts of students enrolled in November and include visa students.

Gender Distribution in Architecture, Engineering & Nursing

DISCIPLINE 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
% % % % % % % % % % %
Architecture                      
Female
 42.7 46.3 43.6 45 42.1 49.3 55.5 48 55.3 54.6 55.1
Male
 57.3 53.7 56.4 55 57.9 50.7 44.5 52 44.7 45.4 44.9
Engineering                      
Female
 19.6 20.0 19.6 19.1 19.4 19.0 19.0 18.9 19.6 19.4 19.8
Male
 80.4 80.0 80.4 80.9 80.6 81.0 81.0 81.1 80.4 80.6 80.2
Nursing                      
Female
 94.3 95.0 95.1 94.1 92.0 91.8 93.2 93.7 93.3 92.4 91.3
Male
 5.7 5.0 4.9 5.9 8.0 8.2 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.6 8.7

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Total Degrees Awarded in Architecture, Engineering & Nursing

DEGREES AWARDED 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Bachelor 604 607 621 639 669 642 738 804 804 853 946
Master 224 218 231 271 254 306 313 256 321 284 302
Doctorate 50 40 39 42 40 53 48 69 62 75 71
TOTAL 878 865 891 952 963 1,001 1,099 1,129 1,187 1,212 1,319

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School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture

ENROLMENT BY DEGREE 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Bachelor of Environmental Design     15 36 49 48 30 36 47 43 37
Master of Architecture 142 148 140 146 147 141 133 147 140 164 161
Master of Landscape Architecture 38 47 61 62 71 66 71 55 50 49 53
Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture 8 16 16 18 17 17 16 14 9 2 9
Master of Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture 7 7 3 6 4 6 6 4 0 2 3

DEGREES AWARDED 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Bachelor of Architecture 3                    
Bachelor of Environmental Design           16 14 16 10 21 22
Master of Architecture 38 36 44 32 24 39 35 22 44 29 34
Master of Landscape Architecture 5 11 6 18 16 18 13 29 15 17 16
Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture 3 5 3 3 7 5 3 3 8 2 1
Master of Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 1
TOTAL 44 41 47 35 31 79 67 73 80 69 74

*Note: The Bachelor of Architecture phased out at the end of 1999 and Bachelor of Environmental Design started in 2002.
Bachelor of Environmental Design, Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture merged with the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture in July 2005; therefore, totals for annual number of degrees awarded from 2000 to 2004 do not include these degrees.

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Engineering Programs

ENROLMENT BY DEGREE 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Bachelor 2,419 2,466 2,616 2,881 3,125 3,326 3,440 3,613 3,729 4,414 4,510
Master of Applied Science 357 399 447 478 455 433 404 395 382 443 476
Master of Engineering 108 115 140 124 109 114 103 134 128 200 242
Doctorate 268 273 281 346 391 434 451 469 501 554 562

ENROLMENT BY PROGRAM 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Common first-year 495 530 595 679 684 667 744 758 800 912 907
Bio-Resource Engineering 27 17 4                
Chemical Eng-Chem Honours 5 6 5 4 3 3 2        
Chemical & Biological Engineering 182 183 185 197 228 244 256 283 280 292 298
Civil Engineering 353 352 356 377 394 401 422 429 464 479 492
Computer Engineering 82 261 262 251 261 246 263 290 290 316 329
Electrical Engineering 426 228 290 408 500 557 568 589 587 596 578
Engineering Physics 169 188 192 208 229 242 248 259 246 260 247
Environmental Engineering         8 13 19 26 32 41 43
Geological Engineering 78 71 72 73 85 96 106 121 133 130 127
Integrated Engineering 24 51 72 90 99 108 105 127 130 126 136
Materials Engineering 133 134 135 129 146 154 148 142 144 144 137
Mechanical Engineering 382 383 386 401 406 430 447 460 483 483 476
Mining Engineering 62 62 62 64 82 98 111 128 140 154 151
UBC Okanagan Engineering           67 147 247 359 481 589
TOTAL 2,418 2,466 2,616 2,881 3,125 3,326 3,586 3,859 4,088 4,414 4,510

DEGREES AWARDED 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Bachelor of Applied Science 447 486 461 491 475 458 549 603 621 669 782
Master of Applied Science  97 88 103 127 123 141 132 101 116 125 105
Master of Engineering 52 58 48 77 68 56 64 37 60 66 98
Doctorate 48 37 36 41 37 44 44 65 57 74 69
TOTAL 644 669 648 736 703 699 789 806 854 934 1054

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School of Nursing

ENROLMENT BY PROGRAM 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Bachelor of Science in Nursing 455 582 582 574 576 553 497 381 325 255 226
Master of Science in Nursing 126 172 184 213 249 248 213 197 153 148 149
Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner               12 26 27 26
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing 20 25 26 25 27 26 20 26 27 33 34

DEGREES AWARDED 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Bachelor of Science in Nursing 154 121 160 168 194 178 175 185 173 163 142
Master of Science in Nursing 34 31 33 27 32 46 64 61 63 33 33
Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner                 12 12 14
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing 2 3 3 1 3 9 4 4 5 1 2
TOTAL 190 155 196 196 229 233 243 250 253 209 191

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