Are you looking for a degree that you can customize to meet your unique academic and career goals? Do you want to study with internationally renowned instructors, have flexible program options, and graduate with employable skills?
An Arts degree from UBC Vancouver will allow you to learn in a diverse and vibrant community, offer you interdisciplinary learning opportunities with academic leaders in world-class facilities, and give you skills that will help you make meaningful contributions to shaping a better world.
What will you learn?
With over seventy program options, Arts at UBC Vancouver allows you to create a customize curriculum that fits your education and career goals.
The programs tackle global issues and explore the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century.
You have the option to explore:
- Languages, with programs such as First Nations and Endangered Languages, Modern European Studies and Creative Writing;
- Humanities and the creative arts, with programs such as Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Religion;
- Natural and physical sciences, with programs such as Computer Science (BA), Mathematics (BA), and Cognitive Systems (BA); and
- Social and behavioural systems, with programs such as Economics, Urban Studies, and International Relations.
Why choose Arts at UBC Vancouver?
1. Learn with internationally renowned instructors
The Bachelor of Arts instructors are recognized researchers and leaders in social sciences, humanities, and the creative and performing arts, delivering an unparalleled learning experience for their students.
2. Create a customized curriculum
Arts at UBC Vancouver allows you to create a customized curriculum that tackles global issues and explores the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century. As a student, you will deeply engage with subjects that matter to you and align with your personal, educational, and career goals.
3. Join a first-year study option
Start your first year of studies in a supportive cohort or customize your timetable to suit your schedule and subject interests. Learn more about first-year study options in the BA degree.
4. Graduate with employable skills
The flexibility of the BA degree lets you choose subjects that align with your career goals, gain hands-on experience with employers during your studies, and equip you with highly employable skills as you graduate.
Student Spotlight
“UBC has empowered me to take advantage of all the resources and opportunities we have on campus to create my own tailored, unique experiences.” Read about Elleda’s experience as a student in the Political Science program.
What can you do after graduating?
Graduates of the Arts program leave UBC with hands-on experience and highly employable skills. Some jobs that our BA graduates have include:
- Product designer at Yahoo
- Policy officer, Department of National Defence
- Project manager, Aboriginal Health, Vancouver Coastal Health
- Trade Policy Analyst, Global Affairs Canada
- Mobile Game Developer
- Lawyer, Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
- Senior Editorial Producer, ABC News
Read more Bachelor of Arts alumni stories and get inspired by what you can do with a BA degree.