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Dr. Brianne Orr-Álvarez receives a Killam!!
Woooo!! Congrats Bri! "UBC congratulates faculty members and graduate students who have been recognized for their outstanding teaching, research and service to the community."
First Year Registration begins soon
Get excited!! Registration for first-year courses opens on June 19, 2018. You have questions, we have answers….or we know who does. Welcome to UBC!
Coming soon! Student Journal: ONE
In 2015-2016 Arts One started a student journal: a collection of essays from Arts One students that are reviewed and selected to be published in the journal as excellent examples of Arts One writing and of how students have progressed over the year. 2017/2018 Issue coming soon!
Prof Profiles: Andrew Connolly
A little taste of what happened last year! Watch an opening of one of Dr. Connolly's Authority and Resistance lectures on Star Wars: A New Hope.
New Theme: Dangerous Questions, Forbidden Knowledge
From the secrets of nature to secrets of state, and from the mystery of the other to mysteries of the self, we ceaselessly probe the boundaries of our knowledge, ever aware that to push them yet further can empower us or even destroy us.
A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE
Arts One attracts intellectually adventurous students and instructors who enjoy challenge and innovation. Arts One alumni include Rhodes Scholars, recipients of Governor General’s Medals for academic excellence, a BC Supreme Court Justice, and several UBC instructors.
A SUPPORTIVE LEARNING COHORT
If you are looking to experience a small and supportive learning cohort in the heart of one of Canada’s largest and most progressive universities, one of the few programs where instructors from different disciplines teach and learn together, ArtsONE could be your gateway.

Dr. Brianne Orr-Álvarez receives a Killam!! Woooo!! Congrats Bri! "UBC congratulates faculty members and graduate students who have been recognized for their outstanding teaching, research and service to the community."

UBC Strategic Plan….and Arts One! "Arts One delivers transformative learning experiences through a commitment to excellent program design and regular renewal."

UBC Arts One Themes for 2018-19 Themes announced for the 2018-19 academic year!

Meet UBC’s latest Rhodes Scholar: Fatima Zehra Naqvi Former Arts One student is the latest UBC grad to be awarded the Rhodes Scholarship. UBC Arts Alumna Fatima Zehra Naqvi is among 11 Canadians who have been named Rhodes Scholars for 2018. One of the most competitive and prestigious scholarships in the world, the Rhodes Scholarship funds two to three years of postgraduate study […]

North American launch of Dr. Richard McKay’s book "Looking back, I can see that my time at UBC – in and outside the film program – really nurtured this storytelling sense of self, and I will always be grateful for the four very full years that I spent there."

Laurie McNeill, FYP Chair, talks about academic integrity Laurie McNeill, Chair of First-Year Programs, talks about the work being done by ASRW, Arts One, and CAP faculty to change the conversation about academic integrity.

Celebrating 50 Years of Arts One UBC Article by Mormei Zanke: Celebrating 50 Years of Arts One! “Over the past fifty years, Arts One has stayed true to its mission of offering a transdisciplinary approach to important texts and key questions that have....."

Liberal Arts Still Alive and Kicking From the September 2017 issue of the Canadian Association of University Teachers on “The Value of Liberal Arts”: Statistics Canada data shows that in the decade between 2005 and 2015, Canadian enrolment in STEM-related disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) rose by more than 32%, while enrolment in the humanities and social sciences increased by just […]

Meet Your Profs Wish you could know more about your profs? Here are some videos which will introduce you to your profs and everything you have to look forward to in Arts One this year.

Roundhouse Radio: Arts One interviews Two professors and two students chat about their Arts One experiences.

Dr. Brianne Orr-Álvarez receives a Killam!!

First Year Registration begins soon

Coming soon! Student Journal: ONE

Prof Profiles: Andrew Connolly

New Theme: Dangerous Questions, Forbidden Knowledge

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

A SUPPORTIVE LEARNING COHORT