Bachelor of Arts in History (Co-op Optional)

at University of Victoria Canada

This program prepares you for a successful career that spans industries by combining theory and deep technical knowledge with teamwork and soft skills. Our program emphasizes the design, analysis, and testing of large scale, embedded, and real-time software systems for correctness, performance, usability, safety, security and cost effectiveness.

Areas of focus

• Artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Cybersecurity and privacy
• Data mining and analysis
• Interaction design and data visualization
• Performance and scalability
• Visual computing (vision/graphics/gaming)

You will examine the “stuff” of the world around us–whether it’s paint, plastics, perfume, pills or pizza, the materials of modern life are chemicals. Learn about and experience exciting chemistry fundamentals and leading-edge scientific discoveries. Interested in research? If so, there are many opportunities to pursue real research from second year onward.

Learn about the place and function of religions in society—today and in the past. Study the important role that religion plays in the social, political and artistic dimensions of human societies. Our program reflects the growing diversity of belief systems within Canada, emphasizing the need to understand differences and similarities between religions in our increasingly interconnected world.

Indigenous and non-Indigenous students are invited to study the social, political, cultural and historical contexts that have shaped the ongoing existence and resistance of Indigenous peoples locally and around the world. Indigenous Studies combines Indigenous ways of knowing and learning with an inclusive approach to perspectives found in other disciplines. Our program encourages intercultural understanding on campus, in community and on the land.

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

Do you want to do business by doing good? We do too! Develop in-demand business skills that focus on corporate sustainability and social responsibility. Explore the world of international business on study exchange or in our specialization option. Build your entrepreneurship toolkit to start your own business and learn the art of the customer "wow" in our service management specialization options.

Areas of focus

• Entrepreneurship
• International business
• Service management

Storytelling is the one of the most fundamental and ancient ways of making meaning of our world, and your ability to communicate is critical to success in life and work. You’ll discover the joy of crafting vivid language, images, characters and details into stories, poems, stage plays and films to inspire readers and audiences to feel and think deeply—and to change the world in the process.

Areas of focus:-

• Creative non-fiction
• Fiction
• Playwriting
• Poetry
• Screenwriting

If you want to learn about the history of the Soviet Union, Russian folk beliefs and the Cold War, look no further than Slavic studies. We offer courses in Russian, Ukrainian and East European studies that let you build language proficiency, explore new cultures and worldviews, and even study or work in a Russian-speaking country.

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

Like working with music technology? Interested in adapting—and adopting—technical advancements? Work alongside professional recording engineers, music faculty and computer scientists to learn acoustics, recording techniques, sound synthesis and music manipulation. You'll explore synthesizers, samplers and 3-dimensional controllers to create and deliver new styles of music in new formats.