Associate of Arts - B.C. Studies Concentration

School Capilano University
Method At the institution
Location North Vancouver
Type Bachelor
Course fee By request
Comments This program is also available part-time.

+ Information by E-mail

Associate of Arts - B.C. Studies Concentration

Objectives The Associate of Arts degree - British Columbia Studies concentration provides students with an understanding of British Columbia from a wide variety of analytical viewpoints. Students will have the opportunity to examine the province from the perspectives of art history, cultures and society, environment and geography, history and politics, and linguistics and literature. There is also has a strong First Nations component.
Academic title Associate of Arts - B.C. Studies Concentration
Course description
English Requirement Course Credits
Required: 3.00
- ENGL 100 Academic Writing Strategies 3.00
Choose 3.00 credits from the following list: 3.00
- ENGL 103 Studies in Contemporary Literature 3.00
- ENGL 104 Contemporary Fiction 3.00
- ENGL 105 Contemporary Poetry 3.00
- ENGL 106 Contemporary Drama 3.00
Credits 6.00
Arts Courses 100-Level Electives - six credits maximum in one subject area (excludes English)
Course Credits
Required: 3.00
- GEOG 106 British Columbia: A Regional Analysis 3.00
Choose 3.00 credits from the following list: 3.00
- SOC 100 Social Structures 3.00
- SOC 101 Concepts and Theories of Society 3.00
Required: 6.00
- AHIS 106 Pre-Columbian, African and Northwest Coast Indigenous Art 3.00
- LING 101 Introduction to General Linguistics: Language Use 3.00
Choose 6.00 credits from the following list: 6.00
- HIST 110 Canada Before Confederation 3.00
- HIST 111 Canada Since Confederation 3.00
- LING 100 Introduction to General Linguistics: Language Structure 3.00
- LING 102 Introduction to Practical Phonetics 3.00
- POL 104 Canadian Government 3.00
Credits   18.00
Arts Courses 200-Level Humanities or Social Science Electives
Course Credits
Choose 18.00 credits from the following list:   18.00
- ANTH 206 First Nations of British Columbia 3.00
- ENGL 208 Studies in Fiction 3.00
- ENGL 217 Literature on the Edge 3.00
- GEOG 208 Canada: A Nation of Regions 3.00
- HIST 205 British Columbia History 3.00
- LING 208 Indigenous Languages and Their Speakers 3.00
- POL 202 Government and Politics of British Columbia 3.00
- SOC 201 British Columbia Society 3.00
- ANTH 241 Archaeology Field School - requires instructor permission 6.00
Credits   18.00

Science Courses   Course Credits
Choose 3.00 credits of electives:   3.00
- Math/Computer Science/Statistics Elective 100-Level or higher
- Math 101 or 190 recommended if going into elementary teaching
- GEOG 112 Introduction to Earth Environments 3.00
- GEOG 114 Weather and Climate 3.00
- MATH 101 Introduction to Statistics 3.00
- MATH 190 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 3.00
- PSYC 213 Statistical Methods in Psychology 3.00
Required: 4.00
Laboratory Science
- BIOL 105 Environmental Biology 4.00
Choose 3.00 credits of electives: 3.00
- Science Elective
- BIOL 208 - recommended 3.00 *
Credits   10.00

University Transfer Electives   Course Credits
Choose 9.00 credits of electives:   9.00
Recommend (particularly for Canadian Studies):
- ANTH 204 Ethnic Relations 3.00
- ANTH 205 Multiculturalism 3.00
- ANTH 208 Indigenous Peoples of North America 3.00
- ENGL 203 Canadian Literature 3.00
- GEOG 208 Canada: A Nation of Regions 3.00
- HIST 208 Canadian-American Relations 3.00
- HIST 209 History of the First Nations of Canada 3.00
- POL 204 Canadian Public Policy 3.00
- POL 208 Aboriginal Politics in Canada 3.00
- SOC 200 Canadian Society 3.00
Credits 9.00
Total Program Credits 61.00