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Blending Visual Arts with Computer Science in UBC Okanagan's Bachelor of Media Studies | Having started his university experience during COVID with online classes, Kai now values being able to work in group settings within his smaller program.

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Blending Visual Arts with Computer Science in UBC Okanagan's Bachelor of Media Studies

Having started his university experience during COVID with online classes, Kai now values being able to work in group settings within his smaller program.

“[UBC Okanagan's Bachelor of Media Studies program is] a very interesting degree because it takes a lot of practices from visual arts and computer science and blends them together... it exposes you to so many different things and later it allows you to narrow things down and specialize in a certain digital field.” - Kai H., Bachelor of Media Studies

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