Ways of Knowing Breadth Explorer

Taking courses within your major automatically fulfills one breadth area.

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.

Try out different course combinations to fulfill the other breadth areas.

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.

Select one Place and Power course to complete your Ways of Knowing requirement.

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 for 2025/26 Winter Term 2, 2026 Summer, and 2026/27 Winter Session 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.

Here is one path you can follow to fulfill your Ways of Knowing requirement.

Use this list to continue planning your courses or start over to explore different options.