In a world where societal issues often go unnoticed, the UNB's Family Violence Issues Certificate (FVIC) program shines a light on a pressing global concern that affects countless lives. The FVIC is a unique 8-course certificate program that offers you the opportunity to gain a deep understanding of family violence and its impact on individuals and communities.
The FVIC was developed by the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Center for Family Violence Research (MMFC) in 1998, and is now available to take fully online or through a hybrid of in-person and online courses.
The hybrid offering of the Family Violence Issues Certificate program provides access to both online and in-person courses. This option is ideal for those who are able to access the UNB campus or who simply want a combination of in-person and online courses.
To get your FVIC (hybrid option), you must complete eight courses for a total of 24 credit hours. Out of the eight courses:
*Course substitutions between categories are allowed so long as content relevance quotient is covered.
Please note that this course list is subject to change.
In early 2023, in collaboration with UNB's College of Extended Learning (CEL), the FVIC curriculum grew large enough to be offered fully online. This new online-only option allows you to enrol and complete the program entirely from a distance. Because all of the online courses are self-paced, they easily fit into any schedule, no matter how busy.
To get your FVIC (online option), you need to complete eight open entry online courses (for a total of 24 credit hours). Of those eight required courses, no more than two can be in the Supplementary category. Note: requirements for completion will change as more open-entry courses become available.
Once you register in an open entry online course, you will have six months to complete that course. You can also complete it sooner-after all, you set the pace.
If you are a current UNB student in an undergraduate degree program who wants to register for the FVIC, you are required to complete an Undergraduate Transfer Request and submit the completed form to the Registrar's Office for processing.
Since you have access to the UNB campus, you can apply for the FVIC hybrid or online program.
Students at other Canadian universities and colleges must apply to the FVIC program as a visiting student.
If you cannot attend in-person courses, you can only apply for the FVIC online program.
Visiting students earn credit hours from each course in the FVIC program and will receive a Family Violence Issues Certificate upon successful completion.
Earned credit hours can be used toward a future degree at UNB or you may be able to transfer them to your home university (talk to your academic advisor and/or the registrar's office at your home university before you enrol in the FVIC program to ensure credit transfer is possible).
To register as a visiting student, complete the Undergraduate Application Form and submit it to the Registrar's Office.
Working professionals or members of the public who want to apply for the FVIC program, need to do so as no-degree students.
If you have access to the UNB campus, you can apply to the FVIC hybrid or online program. If you do not have access, you can only apply for the FVIC online program.
No-degree students are not eligible to earn credit hours through the FVIC program but will receive a Family Violence Issues Certificate upon successful completion of the FVIC courses.
To register as a no-degree student, complete the Undergraduate Application Form and submit it to the Registrar's Office.
All applicants must meet UNB admission requirements for the Faculty of Arts. Applications are reviewed as they are received.
If you wish to transfer credits from another university toward this certificate program, please reach out to registrar@unb.ca for more information.
Learn more about UNB tuition and fees as well as available methods of payment.
Note: Open entry online courses require a $150 non-refundable/non-transferable online fee. This is in addition to UNB tuition and other applicable fees.
