Programs

Cinema Studies

If you have a keen interest and critical mind for the screen arts, and you want to join a thriving community of students and scholars, Cinema Studies could be the program for you. Study a full range of topics that cover most of the world’s cinema movements and periods. 

Film Production

Develop your intellectual, creative, and technical skills as you prepare to embark on a professional career in the film industry. Your coursework will provide you with core disciplines and filmic knowledge as well as practical experience in filmmaking. BFA and diploma students produce and work on several films while in the program.  

Family Studies

The minor in Family Studies offers a life-course perspective to understanding families as they develop over time; this incorporates both the study of family dynamics in diverse contexts and the predictable ways families change.

Environment & Society

In the Environment and Society minor, you will study the human experience, what our ethical obligations are to each other and future generations, and what political, economic, and social strategies might be employed to address environmental problems and promote a more sustainable society.

English Language

This program gives students a broad sense of the range and applicability of language study. Working in an engaged community, students can take a range of language courses or focus on History of English, Structure of English, Rhetorical Theory, or Approaches to Discourse. Language graduates are especially skilled in the critical analysis of media and […]

Economics

Gain a deep understanding of the economy and examine the social, cross-cultural, and ethical dimensions of economic decision-making. Learn how to choose and apply appropriate quantitative methods to a range of economic issues, and effectively communicate complex economic issues. Combined majors are available in Economics and Philosophy, Economics and Political Science, Economics and Mathematics, and […]

Education (Faculty of Education)

Investigations through the lens of education can lead to career options involving education theory and pedagogy, both for teaching careers and other professional goals. The Education minor does not qualify students to teach in the K-12 system, but it provides prerequisites to diploma or graduate-level programs in the Faculty of Education. This program is based […]

Degree – Bachelor of International Economics

Bachelor of International Economics (BIE) is a distinct four-year, full-time degree program offered by the Vancouver School of Economics with supporting partner the Sauder School of Business. Graduate with a deep understanding of the workings of the global economy, as well as strong technical training that will allow you to enter careers in business, government, […]

Critical Studies in Sexuality

Critical Studies in Sexuality (CSIS) is an empowering, inquiring, multidisciplinary program that examines cultural constructions of sexuality across a broad domain of human relationships.

Creative Writing

This two-year studio program offers workshops in the following genres: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, writing for children, translation, stage play, radio, television, song lyrics and libretto, screenwriting, new media, and writing for graphic forms.