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Arts at UBC Vancouver
A BA for a better world.
Chart your academic studies with a degree you can customize to meet your unique academic and career goals. Explore a breadth of programs that offer interdisciplinary learning opportunities with academic leaders in world-class facilities. Learn in a diverse and vibrant community, explore abundant work-learn options, and gain new skills that will help you meaningfully contribute to shaping a better world.
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.
Meet the diverse community of students and professors and learn how they shaped their unique academic experience.
70+ undergraduate Arts program options at UBC Vancouver
Explore your program options
Create a customized curriculum that tackles global issues and explores the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century. Deeply engage with subjects that matter to you and align with your personal, educational, and career goals.
Language as Meaning
Visit our Programs sectionEngage deeply with language study to strengthen intercultural awareness in personal and professional contexts.
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First Nations and Endangered Languages
Explore the processes and protocols for the documentation, conservation, revitalization, and reclamation of endangered languages, cultures, and Indigenous knowledge systems locally, regionally, and internationally. This interdisciplinary program offe...
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Modern European Studies
Study European languages, history, art, music, literature, philosophy, geography, sociology, anthropology, politics, and economics in a broadly based concentration that will extend and deepen your knowledge of European issues.
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Creative Writing
This two-year studio program offers workshops in the following genres: fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, writing for children, translation, stage play, radio, television, song lyric and libretto, screenwriting, new media, and writing for graphic...
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Humanities and Creative Arts
Visit our Programs sectionBuild qualitative and analytical skills as you pursue interdisciplinary opportunities.
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Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Learn about the culture, history, and mythology of the ancient Mediterranean world, explore world religions in a comparative context, and investigate the history and material culture of the ancient Near East and ancient Egypt.
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Religion
The Program in the Study of Religion provides a solid education in a variety of religions from a number of disciplinary perspectives. It incorporates different regions and historical periods while allowing you to focus on the religious traditions of...
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Media Studies
Gain experience in the creation and critical dissection of media across forms, and its multifaceted influence on society, while becoming a member of a collaborative community of students, scholars, and creative professionals. This cohort-based interd...
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Natural and Physical Sciences
Visit our Programs sectionExplore disciplines that examine the principles underlying the physical or natural world.
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Computer Science (BA)
Learn how to use and improve computers while you explore topics such as databases and operating systems, software engineering, security, web development, and numerical methodology. Computer Science gives you a thorough grounding in computer software...
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Mathematics (BA)
Mathematics majors apply math, probability, statistics, and the principles of business and finance to analyze statistical data and assess business risks. Mathematics at UBC provides an excellent balance of pure and applied mathematics and is useful,...
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Cognitive Systems (BA)
This Arts program provides you with a grounding in the principles and techniques used by intelligent systems, both natural and artificial. It emphasizes the study of existing systems (i.e., linguistics), the design of new ones (i.e., machine intellig...
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Social and Behavioural Systems
Visit our Programs sectionGain relevant insights into social, economic, and political systems and how they impact individuals and societies.
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Economics
Gain a deep understanding of the economy and examine the social, cross-cultural, and ethical dimensions of economic decision-making. You’ll learn how to choose and apply appropriate quantitative methods to a range of economic issues, and effectively...
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Urban Studies
Now, more than ever, we need people who are trained to understand and shape urbanization from the public, private, and civic sectors. Urban Studies provides a comprehensive conceptual and applied foundation for those who seek to shape cities. Student...
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International Relations
Gain a deeper understanding of pertinent world issues such as international diplomacy, global economics, security, and much more. Your coursework will span myriad subjects, from geography, anthropology, and Asian studies, to political science, sociol...
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Personalized Pathways
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.
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“UBC has empowered me to take advantage of all the resources and opportunities we have on campus to create my own tailored, unique experiences.”
Elleda S. | BA in Political Science
Your future
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.
What our graduates are doing with their BA degrees
- 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
Take the first step
The first step to becoming a student in the Faculty of Arts is to create an account. From there, you can register for a campus tour of the Vancouver campus, attend an online info session, and be the first to receive important UBC updates.
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