Bachelor of Arts (Optional Co-op)

A UFV Bachelor of Arts (BA) prepares students for engaged democratic citizenship and success in the workplaces of today and tomorrow. Students gain analytical, intellectual, and practical skills through applied learning and a program of study that focuses on critical and creative thinking; written, oral, and visual communication; and quantitative, data, scientific, digital, and technological literacies. Students can select from a wide range of majors, extended minors, and minors that equip them to create a more just and inclusive society. Graduates leave ready for personal and social responsibility, ethical reasoning and action, leadership, and with career portfolios that support their post-university goals.

Upon successful completion of the BA, students will be able to: • Demonstrate information competency • Analyze critically and imaginatively • Use knowledge and skills proficiently • Initiate inquiries and develop solutions to problems • Communicate effectively • Pursue self-motivated and self-reflective learning • Engage in collaborative leadership • Engage in respectful and professional practice • Contribute regionally and globally • Integrate their learning across all facets of their lives

Available Majors: Anthropology, Applied Ethical and Political Philosophy, Applied Statistics, Art History, Biology, Business, Communications, Computer Information Systems, Creative Writing, Criminal Justice, Economics, English, French, Geography, Graphic and Digital Design, History, Indigenous Studies, Kinesiology, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Media and Communication Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Sociology/Anthropology, Theatre, and Visual Arts