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  1. Design, Technology and Society

    Degree Offered: Ph.D.MembersProfessorsP. Condon, S. Herrington, R. Kellett, D. Roehr, L. Van Duzer.Professors EmeritiC. Girling, C. Macdonald.Associate ProfessorsJ. Bass, J. Dahmen, M. Fujita, K. Lokman, A. Meyboom, I. Roecker,  A. Rysanek, B. Satterfield, M. Soules, S. Stevens.Assistant ProfessorsR. Abughannam, F. Byrne, T. Gutiérrez-Monroy, ...

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    … degree must possess an adequate combination of non-academic formal research training, appropriate work …

    Last updated: Mon, 06/17/2024 - 14:33

  2. Educational Studies

     Degrees Offered: Ph.D., M.A., M.Ed.MembersProfessorsA. Abdi, V. Andreotti, L. Andres, M. Gleason, D. Kelly, M. Kovach, A. Mazawi, A. Metcalfe, L. Roman, C. Ruitenberg, T. Sork, A. Taylor, R. VanWynsberghe, T. Webb, H. Wright.Professors EmeritiJ. Archibald, S. Butterwick, B. Frank, C. Ungerleider, P. Walter.Associate ProfessorsC. Ahenakew...

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    … and program advisory committee based on the student's prior academic work and their current research interests. All …

    Last updated: Tue, 06/18/2024 - 11:07

  3. Science and Technology Studies

    Degrees Offered: M.A.; STS is also a Research Stream in participating degree programs.MembersProfessorT. Barnes, P. Bartha, J. Beatty, S. Berryman, A. Frank, H. Gusterson, K. Johnston, T. Kemple, A. Kojevnikov, A. Macfarlane, C. Mole, R. Mawani, V. Nardizzi, G. Oberg, K. Philip, M.V. Ramana, A. Richardson, M. Schabas, E. Thompson, H. Tworek, J. Wan...

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    … to the M.A. Program normally possess a degree that is academically equivalent to a UBC 4-year Bachelor degree, …

    Last updated: Fri, 02/21/2025 - 14:41

  4. Human Nutrition

    Degrees Offered: Ph.D., M.Sc.MembersProfessorA. Devlin, D. Wright.Professor EmeritusS. I. Barr.Associate ProfessorJ. Black, A. Conklin, R. Elango, C. Karakochuk, Y. Lamers, R. A. Murphy, B. Stefanska, Z. Xu, M. Zulyniak.Assistant ProfessorT. Cohen, M. Jessri, J. McKendry, S. Purcell. Program OverviewThe Graduate Program in Human Nutrition...

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    … A minimum of 3 credits (three hours per week, for one academic term) is required in each of biochemistry and …

    Last updated: Fri, 02/21/2025 - 14:56

  5. Zoology

    The Department of Zoology offers programs of study jointly with the Department of Botany leading to a bachelor's degree in Biology. There is no undergraduate degree in Zoology.The Department of Zoology offers advanced degree programs leading to the master's and doctoral degree in Zoology.Facilities are available for advanced study and research in t...

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    … not attempt to enter the field unless they can meet the academic requirements for it. … Zoology …

    Last updated: Thu, 04/27/2023 - 15:47

  6. Curriculum Studies

     Degrees Offered: Ph.D., M.A., M.Ed.MembersProfessorD. Anderson, P. Clark, P. Gouzouasis, S. Khan, A. Kindler, M. Milner-Bolotin, J. Montgomerie, S. Nashon, C. Nicol, D. O.’ Donoghue, A. Phelan, W. Pinar, K. Renwick, W. Ross, A. Sinner.Professor EmeritusR. Irwin.Associate ProfessorJ. Code, P. Cole, D. Garnet, S. Gerofsky, S. Goble, S...

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    … advisory committee and are based on the student's prior academic work and research interests. Students in the Ph.D. …

    Last updated: Tue, 03/25/2025 - 16:19

  7. Advocacy and Support Services

    alumni UBCalumni UBC offers a variety of programming and communications for UBC graduates that empower personal growth, support professional development, nourish pride, and enable contribution. Since its founding in 1917, alumni UBC's goal has been to link alumni with the University and with each other, and to support the mission and activities of ...

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    … student services and spaces; overseeing public and academic programming at the Longhouse; leading and …

    Last updated: Wed, 04/09/2025 - 14:08

  8. Introduction

    In most faculties, individual courses are normally graded as follows: Percentage (%)Letter Grade90-100A+85-89A80-84A-76-79B+72-75B68-71B-64-67C+60-63C55-59C-50-54D0-49F (Fail)Instructors are responsible for providing written guidelines to all students at the start of each course, outlining how the final grade for the course will be calculated,...

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    … Grades are not official until they appear on a student's academic record. A few programs of study make provision for …

    Last updated: Tue, 10/01/2024 - 15:27

  9. Program Requirements

    Students are required to take courses designed to prepare them for entry to participating undergraduate degree programs and UBC Vantage College reserves the right to limit student enrolment accordingly. Specific course requirements will be set out by the College from time to time and will be adjusted to synchronize with undergraduate degree program...

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    … degree at UBC. 5 Total credits will depend on the student's academic background and intended area of study in a Bachelor …

    Last updated: Thu, 02/20/2025 - 16:03

  10. Food and Environment Major

    The Food and Environment Major has been renamed the Sustainable Agriculture and Environment Major and will no longer be accepting new students under this name. Students who started the major prior to 2018 Winter Session may complete their degree using the requirements listed below. Students who would like to switch to the new major requirements sho...

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    … Chemistry and/or Physics courses depending on their academic plans and interests. They should consult with an …

    Last updated: Thu, 06/20/2024 - 12:34

  11. Promotion Requirements and Degree Progression

    Students in the Faculty of Science are required to make steady progress toward graduation. The total number of credits, the number of science credits, and Faculty-wide degree requirements factor into a student’s promotion from one year to the next. Registration in a specialization is not a guarantee of continuing status in that specialization; main...

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    … credit) or by the end of the Winter Session of their third academic year since enrolling in the B.Sc. program, …

    Last updated: Thu, 02/06/2025 - 14:57

  12. Introduction

    Director's OfficeAslam Anis, Director pro tem2206 East MallVancouver, BC V6T 1Z3Telephone: 604.822.2772Fax: 604.822.4994Population and Public Health Website The School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) focuses on training the next generation of researchers and practitioners to generate new knowledge and to rapidly translate it into action...

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    … Tel: 604.822.5405 Fax: 604.822.4994 Emily Van Gulijk , Academic Programs Manager Senior Education Manager Tel: …

    Last updated: Fri, 06/14/2024 - 11:13

  13. Credit Load, Credit/D/Fail, Repeating Courses, and Taking Courses Outside UBC

    1. Credit Load Students interested in taking more than the recommended credits (per term or per session) for their Major should consult with LFS Student Services; this is not normally permitted. First-year students especially should note that taking more than the recommended number of credits per term may make the transition to university studie...

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    … , students are not normally permitted to take courses for academic credit at other post-secondary institutions …

    Last updated: Thu, 04/27/2023 - 15:49

  14. Medical Insurance

    Students from outside British Columbia are responsible for ensuring that they have basic medical insurance as a condition of their acceptance to UBC.Anyone residing in BC for longer than six months is required by law to enrol in BC Medical Services Plan (MSP) and pay premiums directly to the plan. However, there is a waiting period of three months ...

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    … the Tec de Monterrey and Ritsumeikan University UBC Joint Academic programs, are automatically assessed the following …

    Last updated: Wed, 04/16/2025 - 16:32

  15. Introduction

    This chapter provides an archive of courses offered by the UBC Vancouver campus. For current course sections and schedules, please refer to Workday.Course NumberingIn most faculties, the courses numbered 100 to 199 are primarily for first-year students. Similarly, courses numbered 200 to 299 are primarily for second-year students, courses numbered ...

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    … to each other if they can be used interchangeably for academic requirements, prerequisites or corequisites, and …

    Last updated: Wed, 06/19/2024 - 12:23

UBC Vancouver Academic Calendar

Vancouver Campus

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Vancouver, BC Canada
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