Explore and create different course combinations to fulfill your Bachelor of Arts (BA) Ways of Knowing Breadth Requirements.
To get started, follow each step below.
Find your intended major below and click or drag and drop it into the box on the right.
Note that some majors permit admission only through a competitive application process, while others may be self-declared.
Social & Behavioural Systems
ANTHAnthropology
COGSCognitive Systems
ECMAEconomics and Mathematics
ECONEconomics
ECPHEconomics and Philosophy
ECPOEconomics and Political Science
ECPO-PPAEconomics and Political Science, Politics, Policy and Administration
ECSTEconomics and Statistics
ENVSEnvironment and Sustainability
HGEOHuman Geography
INTRInternational Relations
LINGLinguistics
POLIPolitical Science
POLI-PPAPolitical Science, Politics, Policy and Administration
PSIRPolitical Science with International Relations
PSYCPsychology
SOCISociology
SPSCSpeech Science
URSTUrban Studies
USSTUnited States Studies
Humanities & Creative Arts
AMNEAncient Mediterranean & Near Eastern Stds.
ARTHArt History
ASASAsian Area Studies
ASLCAsian Language & Culture
CDSTCanadian Studies
CINECinema Studies
ENGLEnglish
FNELFirst Nations & Endangered Languages
FNISFirst Nations & Indigenous Studies
GRSJGender, Race, Sexuality & Social Justice
HIPHHistory & Philosophy of Science
HISTHistory
HIST-INTRHistory with International Relations
LTASLatin American Studies
MDVLMedieval Studies
MESTModern European Studies
MUSCMusic
PHILPhilosophy
PHPOPhilosophy and Political Science
RGSTStudy of Religion
RMSTRomance Studies
THTRTheatre
VISAVisual Art
Language as Meaning
FRLCFrench Language, Literature & Cultures
GMSDGerman Studies
SPANSpanish
Natural & Physical Science
CPSCComputer Science
MATHMathematics
MATH-CPSCMathematics and Computer Science
MATH-PHILMathematics and Philosophy
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Select one subject from each remaining breadth area - you can choose whether to take 9, 6 or 3 credits within each subject. These credits may be completed as electives or within a minor or other secondary program of study. To remove a course code you've selected, click on the box or replace it with another option.
Social & Behavioural Systems
ANTHANTH_V
Anthropology
ARCLARCL_V
Anthropological Archaeology
ECONECON_V
Economics
ENSTENST_V
Environment and Sustainability
FMSTFMST_V
Family Studies
GEOGGEOG_V
Geography
INFOINFO_V
Information Studies
LASOLASO_V
Law and Society
LINGLING_V
Linguistics
POLIPOLI_V
Political Science
PPGAPPGA_V
Public Policy and Global Affairs
PSYCPSYC_V
Psychology
SOCISOCI_V
Sociology
SOWKSOWK_V
Social Work
URSTURST_V
Urban Studies
Humanities & Creative Arts
ACAMACAM_V
Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Stds.
AFSTAFST_V
African Studies
AMNEAMNE_V
Ancient Mediterranean & Near Eastern Stds.
ARTHARTH_V
Art History
ARTSARTS_V 001
Arts One
ASIAASIA_V
Asian Studies
ASIXASIX_V
Asian Studies Crossings
CDSTCDST_V
Canadian Studies
CENSCENS_V
Central, Eastern & Northern European Stds.
CINECINE_V
Cinema Studies
CRWRCRWR_V
Creative Writing
CSISCSIS_V
Critical Studies in Sexuality
ENGLENGL_V
English
FIPRFIPR_V
Film Production
FNISFNIS_V
First Nations & Indigenous Studies
GMSTGMST_V
German Studies
GRSJGRSJ_V
Gender, Race, Sexuality & Social Justice
HISTHIST_V
History
JRNLJRNL_V
Journalism
LASTLAST_V
Latin American Studies
MDIAMDIA_V
Media Studies
MDVLMDVL_V
Medieval Studies
MESMES_V
Middle East Studies
MUSCMUSC_V
Music
NORDNORD_V
Nordic Studies
PHILPHIL_V
Philosophy
RGSTRGST_V
Study of Religion
RMSTRMST_V
Romance Studies
SCANSCAN_V
Scandinavian
SLAVSLAV_V
Slavic Studies
THFLTHFL_V
Theatre and Film
THTRTHTR_V
Theatre
VISAVISA_V
Visual Arts
WRDSWRDS_V
Writing Studies
Language as Meaning
ARBCARBC_V
Classical Arabic
ARBMARBM_V
Modern Standard Arabic
ASLASL_V
American Sign Language
ASLAASLA_V
Asian Languages
CHINCHIN_V
Chinese
CNTOCNTO_V
Cantonese
CTLNCTLN_V
Catalan
DANIDANI_V
Danish
FNELFNEL_V
First Nations and Endangered Languages
FRENFREN_V
French
GERNGERN_V
German
GREKGREK_V
Greek
HEBRHEBR_V
Hebrew
HINUHINU_V
Hindi-Urdu
INDOINDO_V
Indonesian
ITALITAL_V
Italian
JAPNJAPN_V
Japanese
KORNKORN_V
Korean
LATNLATN_V
Latin
NEPLNEPL_V
Nepali
PERSPERS_V
Persian
POLSPOLS_V
Polish
PORTPORT_V
Portuguese
PUNJPUNJ_V
Punjabi
RUSSRUSS_V
Russian
SANSSANS_V
Sanskrit
SEALSEAL_V
Southeast Asian Languages
SOALSOAL_V
South Asian Languages
SPANSPAN_V
Spanish
SWAHSWAH_V
Swahili
SWEDSWED_V
Swedish
TIBTTIBT_V
Tibetan Languages
UKRNUKRN_V
Ukrainian
YDSHYDSH_V
Yiddish
Natural & Physical Science
AIAI_V
Artificial Intelligence
ASTRASTR_V
Astronomy
ATSCATSC_V
Atmospheric Science
BIOCBIOC_V
Biochemistry
BIOLBIOL_V
Biology
BIOTBIOT_V
Biotechnology
CAPSCAPS_V
Cellular, Anatomical & Physiological Sci.
CHEMCHEM_V
Chemistry
COGSCOGS_V
Cognitive Systems
CPSCCPSC_V
Computer Science
DSCIDSCI_V
Data Science
ENPHENPH_V
Engineering Physics
ENVRENVR_V
Environmental Science
EOSCEOSC_V
Earth and Ocean Sciences
FSCTFSCT_V
Biochemistry and Forensic Science
GEOSGEOS_V
Geographical Sciences
ISCIISCI_V
Integrated Sciences
MATHMATH_V
Mathematics
MICBMICB_V
Microbiology
MRNEMRNE_V
Marine Science
NSCINSCI_V
Neuroscience
PCTHPCTH_V
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
PHYSPHYS_V
Physics
STATSTAT_V
Statistics
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Place and Power courses encourage students to think beyond inherited colonial thought processes as they resonate specifically in what is now known as British Columbia.
The following courses have been approved to fulfill the Place and Power requirement. Approved courses offered in previous academic years can be found on the BA degree requirements page.
2026 Summer
ENGL_V 230-001ENGL_V 230-001
Intro. to Reading Place & Power in Va...
GEOG_V 210-921GEOG_V 210-921
Vancouver and Its Region
2026/27 Winter Term 1
ACAM_V 300-001ACAM_V 300-001
Dis/Orienting Asian Canada
ANTH_V 329A-001ANTH_V 329A-001
Contemp. Indig. Issues in a Global Pe...
ARTH_V 376-001ARTH_V 376-001
Arts of the NW Coast Peoples: The North
ASIX_V 430-011ASIX_V 430-011
Indigenous Environmentalism in Asia
ASTU_V 399-101ASTU_V 399-101
Special Topics: Place and Power
CENS_V 104-101CENS_V 104-101
Canadian Monuments to Central & Easte...
ENGL_V 376A-001ENGL_V 376A-001
Topics in Place, Power, Poetics, & Na...
ENST_V 319-101ENST_V 319-101
Environmental Impact Assessment
FNIS_V 310-001FNIS_V 310-001
Critical Indigenous Theory Seminar
GEOG_V 210-101GEOG_V 210-101
Vancouver and Its Region
GEOG_V 319-101GEOG_V 319-101
Environmental Impact Assessment
HIST_V 303-101HIST_V 303-101
First Contacts in the Pacific
HIST_V 305-101HIST_V 305-101
History of British Columbia
HIST_V 305-102HIST_V 305-102
History of British Columbia
POLI_V 304-001POLI_V 304-001
British Columbia Government and Politics
POLI_V 328C-001POLI_V 328C-001
Topics in Comparative Politics
RMST_V 326-101RMST_V 326-101
Francophone Indig. Literatures in Dia...
2026/27 Winter Term 2
ACAM_V 100-001ACAM_V 100-001
Introduction to Asian Canadian Studies
AMNE_V 384-001AMNE_V 384-001
Reading the Bible on Indigenous Lands
ARTH_V 262-001ARTH_V 262-001
Indigenous Arts of North America
ARTH_V 343-001ARTH_V 343-001
Inventing Canada Through Art
ARTH_V 377-001ARTH_V 377-001
Arts of the NW Coast Peoples: The South
ASIX_V 300F-021ASIX_V 300F-021
Topics in Asian Studies Crossings
ASTU_V 399-201ASTU_V 399-201
Special Topics: Place and Power
CAP_V 101A-E02CAP_V 101A-E02
Intro. to Reading & Res. in Literary,...
CAP_V 101A-L02CAP_V 101A-L02
Intro. to Reading & Res. in Literary,...
CAP_V 101A-L03CAP_V 101A-L03
Intro. to Reading & Res. in Literary,...
CENS_V 104-201CENS_V 104-201
Canadian Monuments to Central & Easte...
CENS_V 203-201CENS_V 203-201
Arctic Art and Activism
CENS_V 319-201CENS_V 319-201
Language, Place and Power
CRWR_V 220-002CRWR_V 220-002
Intro. to Creative Writing with an In...
ENGL_V 230-001ENGL_V 230-001
Intro. to Reading Place & Power in Va...
ENGL_V 376B-002ENGL_V 376B-002
Topics in Place, Power, Poetics, & Na...
FREN_V 431-201FREN_V 431-201
Indig. Literatures of Francophone Canada
GEOG_V 210-201GEOG_V 210-201
Vancouver and Its Region
GEOG_V 357-201GEOG_V 357-201
Society, Culture & Space
GEOS_V 308-201GEOS_V 308-201
Earth's Recent Past: Climate Change, ...
HIST_V 201-201HIST_V 201-201
History Through Photographs
HIST_V 208-201HIST_V 208-201
Global Indigenous Histories
HIST_V 305-201HIST_V 305-201
History of British Columbia
LAST_V 303-201LAST_V 303-201
Indigenous Latin America
NORD_V 340-201NORD_V 340-201
Sámi Histories and Cultures
NORD_V 341-201NORD_V 341-201
Indigenous Activism
PHIL_V 102-002PHIL_V 102-002
Introduction to Philosophy II
PHIL_V 335-002PHIL_V 335-002
Power and Oppression
SOCI_V 364-201SOCI_V 364-201
Built Environments
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Please note that this list is for planning purposes only and does not indicate your final course selections for graduation. This tool in no way guarantees enrolment in any of the selected courses. Note that some of the courses listed above have prerequisites.
For more information about your degree requirements, visit the BA Degree Requirements page on the Faculty of Arts website. If you have questions, please connect with Arts Academic Advising.
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