Arts & Access offers a variety of certificate, diploma and associate degree programs. We also offer our University Transfer program, which gives you the flexibility to mix and match courses to create an educational plan that's right for you.
Programs
Program | Description |
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Archaeological Field AssistantCertificate - 4 weeks | You'll be introduced to provincial heritage legislation, First Nations traditional heritage management and perspectives of archaeology. |
Arts and Science StudiesDiploma - 2 years | Choose this diploma program for the flexibility and freedom to discover your passions. |
Comics & Graphic NovelsCertificate - 1 year | The program blends drawing, creative writing and publishing into visual storytelling. |
Creative WritingCertificate - 8 months | Discover the power and beauty of the written word. |
Criminal JusticeDiploma - 2 years | You'll gain a critical understanding of how the criminal justice system works to protect society. |
Digital CommunicationCertificate - 1 year No intake for Fall 2025 | 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 DesignCertificate - 8 months | In this certificate program, you'll explore digital video and audio production, web design, digital photography and writing for journalism and the web. |
EnglishAssociate Degree - 2 years | The study of literature opens the door to a world of creative inquiry. |
General ArtsAssociate Degree - 2 years | This flexible program offers you a two-year grounding in the arts. |
Mental Health, Addictions, and Criminal JusticeAdvanced Certificate - 8 months | 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 FoundationsCertificate - 8 months | 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 PerformanceDiploma - 2 years | 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 TechnologiesCertificate - 12-18 months | 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 WorkAssociate Degree - 2 years | Social workers are interested in social change and passionate about social justice. |
PsychologyAssociate Degree - 2 years | Academic psychology and applied psychology in the form of introductory interpersonal relations and counselling courses. |
University Transfer | 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 ArtsDiploma - 2 years | You'll explore the role of the artist in contemporary culture by spending time in the studios as well as the classroom. |
Courses
Camosun offers a wide range of arts and humanities courses. Mix and match courses while earning university transfer credit or find an elective course you enjoy.
Explore courses:
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Art and Art History
- Communications
- Creative Writing
- Criminal Justice
- Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
- English
- French
- History
- Japanese
- Korean
- Music
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religion
- Social Sciences
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish
Course Outlines
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Discover your interests
Camosun offers hundreds of courses across more than 40 subject areas.