Discover your passions by taking courses from many disciplines, or, if you already know your educational goals, you may want to concentrate on a particular program or subject area. Arts & Science also offers many programs and courses that are fully online and also some that are primarily online but may include an on-campus orientation and/or exam.
Programs
Program | Credential | Description |
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Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology | Diploma | Creative, meticulous and evidence-based — if you're interested in the variety of skills needed to make amazing scientific discoveries, this program is for you. |
Archaeological Field Assistant | Certificate | You'll be introduced to provincial heritage legislation, First Nations traditional heritage management and perspectives of archaeology. |
Arts and Science Studies | Diploma | Choose this diploma program for the flexibility and freedom to discover your passions. |
Biology | Associate Degree | The study of life from the molecular to a global perspective. |
Comics & Graphic Novels | Certificate | The program blends drawing, creative writing and publishing into visual storytelling. |
Criminal Justice | Diploma | You'll gain a critical understanding of how the criminal justice system works to protect society. |
Digital Communication | Certificate | Explore the ways communication influences and reflects society and culture, and the role that digital technology has in the communication process. |
Digital Production, Writing and Design | Certificate | In this certificate program, you'll explore digital video and audio production, web design, digital photography and writing for journalism and the web |
Economics | Associate Degree | Offered in partnership with the School of Business, explores how to apply economic theories to analyze market changes, consumer choices, competition, business cycles, and the effects of trade. |
Engineering Transfer | Certificate/Transfers to UVic | Gives you an introduction to engineering mechanics and project design in addition to a solid foundation in first year science and English. |
English | Associate Degree | The study of literature opens the door to a world of creative inquiry. |
Environmental Technology | Diploma | You'll gain academic expertise combined with hands-on laboratory and field skills. |
General Arts | Associate Degree | This flexible program offers you a two-year grounding in the arts. |
General Science | Associate Degree | This flexible program offers you a two-year, strong foundation in science. |
Mental Health, Addictions, and Criminal Justice | Advanced Certificate | Apply an interprofessional approach to the provision of services and supports for individuals with mental health or substance use challenges in contact with the criminal justice system. |
Music Creativity & Performance Foundations | Certificate | A one-year course of studies designed for students intending to pursue studies in music at the postsecondary level, and who may require additional learning, including theory/rudiments and one-to-one studio instruction. |
Music Performance | Diploma | Designed to meet a heightened requirement for versatility in performance style. Increasing demand on artists to participate in creation, along with the quick implementation of music technologies to create, capture, and transfer music, indicates the need for non-traditional training. |
Music Technologies | Certificate | This online program is designed for accomplished musicians and will allow you to acquire a basic competency in digital technologies related to music-making. |
Pre-Social Work | Associate Degree | Social workers are interested in social change and passionate about social justice. |
Psychology | Associate Degree of Arts | Academic psychology and applied psychology in the form of introductory interpersonal relations and counselling courses. |
University Transfer | n/a | In UT, our most flexible program, you can mix and match your courses to create an educational plan that's just right for you. |
Visual Arts | Diploma | You'll explore the role of the artist in contemporary culture by spending time in the studios as well as the classroom. |

Subjects
In addition to our programs, we offer courses in the following subject areas.
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Art and Art History
- Asia-Pacific Studies
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Creative Writing
- Comics & Graphic Novels - See Communications
- Communication Studies
- Criminal Justice
- Digital Media - See Communications
- English
- Environmental Technology
- Film Studies
- French
- Gender, Sexuality, Women's Studies
- Geography
- Geoscience
- Global Studies
- History
- Humanities
- Japanese
- Korean
- Mathematics
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religion
- Science
- Social Science - Service Learning
- Social Sciences
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Visual Storytelling - See Communications