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Leaders, innovators, creators, changemakers. UBC Arts students, graduates, and scholars are advancing a better world.

A world of opportunity

Immerse yourself in diverse and engaging learning opportunities, build multiple areas of expertise, and custom-design an interdisciplinary degree pathway that is as unique as you are.
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Arts by the numbers
16K+

undergraduate and graduate students

70+

undergraduate programs

3K+

undergraduate courses

Transformative experiences

Make an impact at a local or international level, get involved in research or leadership opportunities, and build your skillset with enriching and career-shaping experiences.
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Research excellence

With our award-winning faculty and world-class facilities, we bring together the best of quantitative research, humanistic inquiry, and artistic expression under one umbrella to advance a better world.
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Arts by the numbers
$28.3M

in annual research funding

554

tenure-stream faculty

26

active Canada Research Chairs

A vibrant community

With diverse, supportive, and inclusive environments and a thriving arts and culture scene, UBC Arts inspires big ideas, transforms conventional learning, and prepares you for success.
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Featured News

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Arts Alumni share their best advice for launching your career

 
Your UBC journey doesn’t end with graduation. In fact, it’s just the beginning. As you graduate, you become part of a global community of over 100,000 Arts alumni—100,000 potential mentors and friends; 100,000 stories; 100,000 lessons learned.

Historic collection from the Klondike Gold Rush gifted to UBC in $2.5M donation

 
UBC alumnus and Canadian telecommunications icon, Philip B. Lind, CM, has donated $2.5 million to UBC.

Through our eyes, with our voices: How students and faculty are creating space to heal and be proud of their Asian identities (Part I)

 
Hear from students about their experiences with racism and discrimination, and what they have been doing to heal themselves and their communities during this time.
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Spotlight Stories

Faculty, Spotlight

Meet four Indigenous scholars leading innovative research in the Faculty of Arts

June 9, 2021
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Making higher education more accessible: Six tips from Arts faculty and staff

June 3, 2021
Faculty, Spotlight

Through our eyes, with our voices: How students and faculty are creating space to heal and be proud of their Asian identities (Part II)

May 19, 2021
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