Scandinavian Studies
The minor in Scandinavian Studies allows you to supplement your major with the study of the language, history, and culture of the people of Scandinavia, the Nordic region, and the Baltic countries. UBC has the largest Scandinavian Studies program in Canada and is the only institution to offer instruction in Danish language. The UBC Library […]
Russian
Learn about Russian language, film and literature with a focus on the most important authors of the last two hundred years through the Russian minor program.
Romance Studies
Romance languages are vehicles of communication and exchange across Europe, North and South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia. You’ll study the literatures, languages, and cultures of the Romance World.
Religion
The Program in the Study of Religion offers students an opportunity to study a variety of religions from a number of disciplinary perspectives, incorporating different regions and historical periods, while allowing students to specialize in religious traditions of their choice.
Psychology
Study human and animal behaviour using scientific methods and from a variety of perspectives including behavioural neuroscience, cognition, clinical, health, developmental, social and personality psychology, and quantitative methods.
Political Science
Political Science is the study of the nature, causes, and consequences of collective decisions and actions taken by groups of people embedded in cultures and institutions that structure power and authority. In this program you’ll learn how to understand, interpret, explain, and critically assess events, patterns, and structures of politics and government, and generate observations […]
Philosophy
Philosophy covers everything from fundamental questions about knowledge, the meaning of life, and how to live it, to questions about how to design intelligent robots, the ethics of scientific and technological innovation, and how to evaluate government policies. Combined majors include: History and Philosophy of Science Philosophy and Economics Philosophy and Political Science
Nutritional Sciences (Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
The Nutritional Sciences minor builds a strong foundation in basic and applied human nutrition as you delve into a broad range of topics, from community nutrition to how our bodies actually metabolize and use nutrients. This program is based in the Faulty of Land and Foods Systems.
Music
The major, minor, or honours in music includes core music courses similar to the BMus degree, but does not include private instrumental or vocal instruction.
Medieval Studies
Through a study of the medieval period, you can come to an understanding of a civilization as a whole in both its unity and diversity while gaining a deeper understanding of art, music, literature, history, and society. Learn how to critically evaluate the use of the past in the present and provide a necessary corrective […]