Bachelor of Arts in Sociology(Co-op Optional)

at University of Victoria Canada

Statistics is the science of collecting, analyzing, interpreting and presenting data. You will learn how to design experiments and learn different ways of analyzing data. You will develop strong critical and analytical thinking skills, and the communication skills necessary to present your analyses. Our flexible program allows you to follow your passions in applied or theoretical statistics

As a humanities student, you'll explore languages, literature and philosophy. You'll learn how people have created the world and how they, in turn, are created by it. You can immerse yourself in the study of old and new global cultures. And you'll explore the complexities, contradictions and beauty of the world around you.

Apply to UVic as an Area Undecided student if you're interested in the humanities, but aren't ready to pick a program. You can use your first year to decide on a direction for your studies and have flexibility in what classes you can take, then declare your program when you're ready.

Curious how to go from idea to art? Like working with your hands? By combining classroom learning and hands-on practice with collaborative, creative and critical thinking, you’ll become a well-rounded, flexible contemporary artist. Our emphasis on studio time and dedicated mentorship ensures you’ll have essential skills for today’s rapidly changing and increasingly visual world.

Areas of focus:-

• Drawing
• Extended media
• Painting
• Photography
• Sculpture
• Video art

Learn about cutting-edge topics such as immunology, mechanisms of infectious disease, genetic engineering and biotechnology. You have the opportunity to become proficient in technical skills through highly rated laboratory training, a successful o-op program and courses where you will conduct experimental research under the guidance of a department member.

Are you wondering how to pronounce words in Kwak’wala? Aiming for a career as a language teacher or a speech-language pathologist? Linguistics offers programs exploring everything from the structure of the world’s languages, to how language is organized in our minds, to how best to teach languages. We are leaders in Indigenous language revitalization programs, in partnership with Indigenous Education at UVic.

Geography aims to study the relationships within and between human and natural systems, with an emphasis on the spatial nature of these processes. Our department emphasizes the integration of these components by providing our students with a strong theoretical foundation on people and environment interaction. Experiential learning forms a major part of our teaching through field studies, community engaged activities, and our co-op program.

Areas of focus:-

• Biophysical geography
• Environmental geography
• Geomatics
• Human geography

Interested in the earth, oceans and atmosphere? Curious about geohazards or climate change? On the south end of Vancouver Island, UVic is perfectly situated for offering a complete education in Earth System Science.

You'll experience hands-on learning in the field. From lab classes identifying rocks at the beach to field schools studying the geology of the Cordilleran Mountains, the great outdoors will be your classroom.

Study what interests you the most. Geology, physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics all find a home in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences. 

Economics is a way of thinking, analyzing society’s choices given limited resources, using quantitative and analytic tools. These tools are used to address a wide range of issues, e.g., markets, health, environment, finance, and public policy. We offer major and honours BA or BSc programs, with the possibility of a business or finance option, and a double major in Financial Mathematics and Economics.

Areas of focus:-

• Business economics
• Financial economics

The civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome are foundations of the world we live in today. This program offers you a flexible and multidisciplinary degree in languages, literature, history and archaeology, combined according to your interests. Learn how the languages and cultures of the classical world inform our own in many, often surprising, ways.

Computer engineers focus their skills on computer systems, especially the interaction between the hardware and software components of those systems. They also have a strong background in software design and understand the interface between different pieces of hardware and how computer systems integrate into the larger picture.

Areas of focus

• Communications
• Computational intelligence
• Computer systems
• Digital and embedded systems
• Digital signal processing
• Electrical energy systems
• Electromagnetics and photonics
• Electronics
• Mechatronics
• Networks security and privacy