In the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, students are provided with a transformative experience and have the opportunity to work with dynamic faculty members to help drive economic, social and cultural change.

Columbia River symposium to explore treaty agreement, implications

Dr. Jeannette Armstrong to speak as UBC Okanagan, Gonzaga co-host three-day forum on vital water system

Columbia River symposium to explore treaty agreement, implications

Dr. Jeannette Armstrong to speak as UBC Okanagan, Gonzaga co-host three-day forum on vital water system

Charting a nonlinear path to transforming Indigenous health

Geraldine Manossa is on a mission to reimagine health frameworks

Charting a nonlinear path to transforming Indigenous health

Geraldine Manossa is on a mission to reimagine health frameworks

Psychedelic experience improves therapists’ ability to deliver ketamine therapy

UBCO study finds experiential learning enhances therapeutic outcomes

students in classroom

Psychedelic experience improves therapists’ ability to deliver ketamine therapy

UBCO study finds experiential learning enhances therapeutic outcomes

Can meeting by Zoom affect a first impression?

UBCO study examines the difference between in-person and videochat perceptions

Can meeting by Zoom affect a first impression?

UBCO study examines the difference between in-person and videochat perceptions

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Upcoming Events

Events are being delivered virtually and in-person, guided by provincial and regional health orders. Visit Status of Events at UBC for more information. For event booking details on the Okanagan campus, visit Bookings and Events

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Research

Our faculty and students pursue ideas that advance knowledge and improve lives.

About our Research Postdoctoral Fellows Research Chairs

Featured RESEARCHer

Jeannette Armstrong, Associate Professor, Indigenous Studies

Years of uncovering erased Indigenous history lead to a prestigious recognition from the Royal Society of Canada.

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Jeannette Armstrong

PROGRAMS

The Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers both discipline-based and interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate degrees.

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Featured Program

Bachelor of Nsyilxcn Language Fluency

Achieve advanced proficiency levels in Nsyilxcn while learning about multiple ways to contribute to the language’s recovery and revitalization efforts in your communities.

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Story Poles at UBC Okanagan

PEOPLE

Dedicated and supportive staff, accomplished faculty members, and a collection of high-caliber undergraduate, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Sierra Kasper-Momer turns uncertainty into opportunity

Sierra Kasper-Momer, a geography alumna, found her career path through UBCO’s Arts Career Apprenticeship Program.

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Sierra Kasper-Momer

OUR FACULTY

Welcome to the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences where we bring together a diverse and unique community of research and learning that integrates the humanities and social sciences. Come learn with us!