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.

Stranger things: how Netflix teaches economics

From cartels to creative destruction, UBC Okanagan professor helping students learn through pop culture

Stranger things: how Netflix teaches economics

From cartels to creative destruction, UBC Okanagan professor helping students learn through pop culture

Mapping a crisis

UBCO student builds wildfire website from evacuation zone

Mapping a crisis

UBCO student builds wildfire website from evacuation zone

Mihai Covaser shines at graduation

Outstanding academic performance earns FASS student multiple awards
students in classroom

Mihai Covaser shines at graduation

Outstanding academic performance earns FASS student multiple awards

Graduates from UBC Okanagan’s Interior Salish language programs cross the stage together

Degrees help to restore relationships among people, communities and the land

Graduates from UBC Okanagan’s Interior Salish language programs cross the stage together

Degrees help to restore relationships among people, communities and the land

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Research

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

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Featured RESEARCHer

Tareq Yousef, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Psychology

Dr. Tareq Yousef is offering educators another way to incorporate perspectives from outside Western academia.

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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 Arts (BA) History

From historical patterns of political, economic and social change to the powerful social forces and belief systems organizing human societies, see what UBC researchers and students are exploring.

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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

Marina Selber Cekannauskas discovers the life-changing value of International exchange

For Marina Selber Cekannauskas, the idea of studying abroad was always an intriguing one, and her journey from Brazil to Canada is a testament to her drive to explore new horizons and pursue a path less traveled.

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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!