Commerce at UBC Okanagan

Commerce at UBC Okanagan

A BA designed for today's world.

Earn a flexible, innovative Arts degree designed for the 21st century taught by award-winning instructors in a close-knit, supportive community of students, staff, and professors. Build close relationships with fellow students in small-group programs, connect with professors early in your academic career, and launch your career through paid research opportunities and apprenticeships.

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Student life

Get a glimpse of life as an undergraduate student at UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Arts by reading our student and faculty stories, and find out whether one of their degrees will be right for you too.

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Arts student Richelle on studying Indigenous Literature at UBC Okanagan  
Transitioning from Nigeria to the Okanagan  
Sophie H. on the Okanagan campus
Exploring cultural theory and social change  

Award-winning faculty

UBC Okanagan Arts faculty are nationally recognized leaders and provide a high quality, leading-edge education.

20+ undergraduate Arts program options at UBC Okanagan

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The curriculum integrates social justice, sustainability, and Indigenous content, aligning with real world issues and topics. It also emphasizes interdisciplinary, experiential learning in state-of-the-art facilities, studio spaces, and galleries.

Arts and Social Sciences

Study society, politics, and human behaviour and develop your critical thinking and problem solving skills.

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    Indigenous Studies

    In the interdisciplinary Indigenous studies program, you'll learn about Indigenous perspectives and governance, the justice system, land claims, traditional ecological knowledge and the protection of heritage in the Okanagan, Canada, U.S., and world...

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    Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

    Explore three of the most important fields in shaping our understanding of society, Canadian public policy, and the world. You'll study a wide variety of foundational and advanced courses that prepare you for careers in business or government, to und...

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    Nsyilxcn Language Fluency

    Achieve an advanced proficiency in the Nsyilxcn language. This degree is an innovative collaboration between communities, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), En’owkin Centre, and UBC Okanagan to sustain and revitalize language traditions, r...

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    Economics (BA)

    Economics will change the way you look at the world, increase your understanding of fundamental human behaviour, and improve your reasoning, problem solving, and decision-making abilities. You’ll take courses like “Poverty and Inequality,” “Economics...

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    Psychology (BA)

    Psychology explores diverse topics, from the factors involved in social interactions among individuals and groups, to the processes underlying the nervous system, to moral development in children and what gives us a sense of well-being. Round out you...

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Creative and Critical Studies

Study languages, literary criticism, and visual art and learn writing and critical thinking skills.

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    Creative Writing

    Study literature, literary criticism, and key aspects of the writing process – from crafting a scene, to pacing a story, working with imagery, and hooking a reader’s interest. The Creative Writing program will familiarize you with the practical aspec...

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    Languages

    This program covers many regions of the world as you study linguistics and culture, and widen your understanding of world languages.

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    Cultural Studies

    Explore media and popular cultures, global cultural studies, and critical and cultural theory through courses in internet culture, film and television, activism, globalization, human rights, and more. You'll graduate with the knowledge and skills req...

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    English

    Choose to major in English Literature, English Language, or Language and Literature. As an English student, you'll study the history and structure of English, rhetoric and discourse, literary studies, and much more.

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  • Sophie H. on the Okanagan campus

    “The professors are all so passionate about teaching and make an effort to connect with students. Every class makes you feel like you can change the world.”

    Sophie | BA in Cultural Studies
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  • Dela Hini, UBC Okanagan, UBC students

    “From the moment I stepped on campus I was trying to find myself, and have done so through student leadership.”

    Dela H. | BA in Sociology and Political Science

  • “I wanted a big change, and the opportunity to live and study in a beautiful province like British Columbia really spoke to me. I would be surrounded by nature, meeting new people, trying new things. I really wanted that.”

    Ben D. | BA in Psychology and Anthropology

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