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With the opportunity to explore and design your own academic program, your studies will culminate in a two-year Associate of Arts Degree. You will have the opportunity to choose your specialization areas and tailor the curriculum to your needs. The emphasis is on developing a deeper insight into multiple disciplines, all while building critical thinking, writing, and analyzing abilities. With a solid foundation, these studies will lead seamlessly into further academic studies.
Students will gain knowledge in multiple areas of study in liberal arts and languages, and social and cultural studies. Holistically, the program aims to develop critical thinking abilities, strengthen research skills, and introduce a variety of theories.
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CURRICULUM
The Associate of Arts Degree requires the successful completion of a minimum 60 credits that have assigned or unassigned credit at Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria, or the University of Northern British Columbia.
Within the minimum 60 credits, students must complete:
6 credits in first-year English;
36 credits in Arts (including a minimum of 18 credits in Arts at the second-year level taken in two or more subject areas) which must include:
6 credits in the Social Sciences;
6 credits in Humanities (including the Creative and Performing Arts) other than English;
24 additional credits in Arts;
9 credits in Science which shall include at least:
3 credits in Mathematics or Computing Science or Statistics;
3 credits in a laboratory science;
9 credits of first- or second-year courses (Students may include university-transfer credit from career program and Human Kinetics and Recreation courses);
the last 50% of the courses used towards the associate degree at Langara College within the last five years; and
a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
No course may be used to meet more than one of the specific requirements.
In addition to the regular Associate of Arts Degree (Arts - General), Langara College offers Associate of Arts Degrees in the following concentrations:
Aboriginal Studies
Asian Studies
Canadian Studies
Classical Studies
Commerce and Business Studies
Creative Writing
English
Environmental Studies
Family Studies
Geography
History
Latin American Studies
Mathematics
Peace and Conflict Studies
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Women's Studies
ASSOCIATE DEGREE DEFINITIONS
First-year and Second-year Courses
A first-year course is defined as a course which has assigned or unassigned transfer credit at the 100-level at UBC, SFU, UVic or UNBC.
A second-year course is defined as a course which has assigned or unassigned transfer credit at the 200 level or higher at UBC, SFU, UVic or UNBC.
An arts course is defined to be any first- or second-year course in a subject area for which there is a Baccalaureate of Arts degree at UBC, SFU, UVic or UNBC.
A science course is defined to be any first or second-year course in a subject area for which there is a Baccalaureate of Science degree or Baccalaureate of Applied Science degree at UBC, SFU, UVic or UNBC. A laboratory science is one in which a substantial component of student instruction involves the study of natural phenomena.
Program Notes:
A link to course attribute information can be found in the course description.
A small number of courses cannot be used towards a Langara credential. These courses include ENGL 1106, ENGL 1107, ENGL 1108, ENGL 1110, ENGL 1120, ENGL1121, MATH 1100, MATH 1101, and MATH 1150. COOP and EXPE courses may only be used to meet co-operative education and work experience requirements. Students can refer to the course descriptions for further information.
Students are assessed for graduation based on the semester that they started their program. For more resources, please visit:
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