Explore your interests before first-year registration
As a first-year student entering UBC Arts, you have to make many decisions to get ready for your registration day. It helps to think about what your academic and personal interests are to make the right decisions for course registration.
Ways of Knowing Spotlight: Insights on climate change and sustainability
From climate justice to sustainability efforts, how can the Ways of Knowing breadth requirements help you to gain more insight? Four Arts faculty members from Creative Writing, Economics, Political Science, and Information Studies shared what you can expect from their areas of study on climate change.
5 insights for new transfer students, from transfer students
Former transfer students share their advice to help you navigate the transition and thrive through the rest of your degree.
Why does Ways of Knowing matter? A Q&A with Dr. Tara Mayer and Dr. Andrew Owen
The Ways of Knowing breadth requirement empowers students to design their own personalized program of study and encourages interdisciplinary learning. Arts faculty members Dr. Tara Mayer and Dr. Andrew Owen share the process behind its development and why the new requirement and its components are beneficial for students.
“Asking the right questions” – On AI’s untapped potential for journalism
Dr. Alfred Hermida, Professor at UBC’s School of Journalism, Writing, and Media discusses AI’s untapped potential for journalism.
Arts in the Media: April 2024
Our Arts faculty members have been sharing their knowledge and expertise on a diverse range of topics. From ancient solar eclipse records and earthquake preparation to the trend of pet psychics, we are engaged in fascinating discussions. Stay tuned for more intriguing conversations from our brilliant faculty members! Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern […]
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery promotes understanding and discussion of contemporary art and ideas through its curated exhibitions, programs, publications, special projects and loans from its collection and archive. Since its inception in 1948 as the UBC Fine Arts Gallery, the Belkin has offered artists and communities space to discuss, engage and respond critically to the present. We believe that art is a form of research that produces knowledge, bringing local, national and international perspectives to the role that art can play in fostering civil societies. Admission is always free and everyone is welcome.