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Unlock the potential of your Arts degree

Explore how your degree can take you in different directions, identify what matters to you, and connect with people who can help. 

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6 steps to successful informational interviews

Expand your network and learn more about jobs, companies, and industries by following these steps.

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Alumni Advice: Choosing a program

Picking your major, minor, or specialization can be a daunting process. Get tips on choosing a program from Arts alumni.

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Alumni Advice: My most meaningful experiences at UBC

We asked Arts alumni to share their most meaningful experiences at UBC. Read their 5 big takeaways.

Alumni Advice: Tips for an amazing year ahead

Alumni Advice: Tips for an amazing year ahead

We asked Arts alumni what advice they would give to their first-year selves. Find out what they had to say.

Arts Insights: Four tips for taking care of your mental health and managing stress

Arts Insights: Four tips for taking care of your mental health and managing stress

Members of the UBC Arts community share their tips on how they manage stress and enhance wellbeing.

Meet Alumnus Andi Jordan: Special Events Assistant for the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area

Meet Alumnus Andi Jordan: Special Events Assistant for the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area

In high school Andi Jordan was into drama and photography, but at university, academics took precedence and it became challenging to find an outlet for her creativity. As a Special Events Assistant for the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area (MPBIA), Andi reconnected with the arts in Vancouver while working on a number of community art […]

Arts Co-op Student Profile: Lara-Sophie Boleslawsky

Arts Co-op Student Profile: Lara-Sophie Boleslawsky

English Honours. Arts Co-op Placement at the Vancouver Arts Colloquium Society.

Kakehashi Project 2016

Kakehashi Project 2016

On 13 February 2016, twenty-one undergraduate and graduate students from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver and Okanagan) and the University of Victoria travelled to Japan to spend a week in Yokohama, Sapporo and Tokyo. The students, all selected on the basis of their interest in Japan as well as their academic and leadership achievements, were […]

Meet Shaheed Jiwa: Joining the Arts Internship Program

Meet Shaheed Jiwa: Joining the Arts Internship Program

By Kaavya Lakshmanan If you ask Shaheed Jiwa for one of his most memorable experiences at UBC, he’ll tell you that it’s participating in the Arts Internship Program. “Learning outside of the classroom is so important to me,” said Jiwa. The Arts Internship Program, which offers unpaid internships for 8-12 hours a week in the […]