Bachelor of Arts in Religion, Culture and Society(Co-op Optional)

at University of Victoria Canada

Explore life at all levels of organization, from the gene to the ecosystem. Understand the key fields of biology, including cell biology, ecology, evolution, genetics and physiology, and have the opportunity to design your own program of study. Develop strong practical skills through field and laboratory work and in research projects. 

Areas of focus:-

• Forest biology
• Marine biology
• Neurobiology

Social science is the scientific study of human society and human relationships. Explore political turmoil, environmental change, social inequality and other things that affect people's lives in profound ways.

Studying the social sciences gives you the inspiration to imagine new futures. It will also give you the skills needed to address society's most pressing challenges.

Apply to UVic as an Area Undecided student if you're interested in social sciences, 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.

The Diploma in Indigenous Community Development and Governance program (DICDG) was founded on the vision of Indigenous leaders and administrators and is offered by the School of Public Administration, University of Victoria. The purpose of the diploma porgram is to train and strengthen the capacity of Indigenous and non-Indigenous administrators that are working or plan to work for Indigenous communities and organizations.

Health Information Science bridges the worlds of health care, management and technology. It includes developing and managing the latest information technology applications securely and effectively within health care organizations. Specialize in applying your people skills through your knowledge of systems. You’ll identify information and data needed by health care professionals and how they are used in order to optimize health care and improve health care decisions.

Keen to make a positive impact in the lives of children, youth, families and communities? Discover a world of diverse career opportunities as you develop practice skills, knowledge and self-awareness. Choose child protection, early years or Indigenous specializations within your degree. Enjoy our learning community of collaboration, mutual respect and accountability.

Study the impact of recreation and leisure on health, society, and quality of life. Through this interdisciplinary program, you will gain the knowledge and ability to plan, organize and facilitate quality wellness experiences.

Physics allows us to understand the world from subatomic to cosmological scales. In this program, you’ll engage in research while working with internationally-recognized faculty. Discover the science that allows us to explain and predict the world around us while developing a valuable range of critical problem-solving skills.

Electrical engineers concentrate their work on electrical devices and systems. Electrical engineering has grown to match the wide range of applications of electricity in our modern world. Electrical engineering is a broad discipline with many possibilities for intriguing specializations. As almost every modern field has been influenced by electrical engineering—through the use, transmission, storage or generation of electricity—career opportunities for electrical engineers are vast.

Areas of focus

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

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.

French is one of Canada's official languages and is spoken by millions of people across five continents. At UVic, you’ll explore everything from cinema and literature, to technology-mediated language learning and translation. You'll reach a high level of written and spoken French and live in a total immersion environment from our departmental office to the classroom.