Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies

Study the ongoing existence and resistance of Indigenous peoples. Learn how to work respectfully and productively with Indigenous communities and organizations. Combine Indigenous ways of knowing and learning with perspectives found in other disciplines. Practice intercultural understanding on campus, in community and on the land. This program is for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. A field-based course is required.Indigenous studies is an exciting area of study that emphasizes Indigenous ways of knowing and learning. We explore the social, political, cultural and historical contexts that shape the lives and resistance of Indigenous peoples—here and around the world.The Major program strongly emphasizes experiential and land-based learning. Through core course offerings, students will be exposed to pedagogical, methodological, and theoretical approaches centered on Indigenous knowledges and perspectives.To ensure that students receive a broad, interdisciplinary view of important issues in the historical, political, social, and cultural dimensions of the lived experiences of Indigenous people in Canada, the program requires students to take a minimum of 1.5 upper level units in each of the following Breadth Areas: Arts, Literatures and Languages; Histories, Politics, Laws and Lands; Education, Health and Healing; and Community and Land-Based Learning.CareersActivist, Archivist, Children’s rights advocate, Community educator and advocate, Community liaison officer, Community-industry liaisonCultural advisor, Cultural resources manager, Employment equity officer, Government agency worker, Indigenous issues consultant

completion of four years of full-time academic studies in which all language of instruction is English, at a high school or post-secondary institution in a recognized English-speaking countryHigh school diploma or equivalent (academic stream) with high-level results / minimum GPA 3.0 or equivalentcompletion of Grade 12 English or its equivalent in Canada with a final grade of 86% or higher within the last three years prior to admissiona score of 86% or higher on the BC Provincial Grade 12 English Examination within the last three years prior to admissiona score of 4 or higher on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Language and Compositiona score of 4 or higher on IB Higher Level English A