About Us
The Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences is the largest faculty on UBC’s Okanagan campus, offering eight graduate programs and over 30 disciplinary and interdisciplinary undergraduate programs across the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, which are delivered by eight academic departments. Students learn from award-winning faculty and benefit from being part of world-class research taking place on campus.
Dean's Message Our Programs Our Research Why Arts? Why Sciences?
Irving K. Barber Endowment
Dr. Irving K. Barber wanted to create an outstanding learning environment that prepares students to become better citizens of the world.
Academic Departments
The Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences is organized into eight departments that are responsible for the programs offered by our faculty.
- Biology
Biochemistry | Biology | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Microbiology | Zoology - Chemistry
Biochemistry | Chemistry | Environmental Chemistry
- Community, Culture and Global Studies
Anthropology | Gender and Women's Studies | Geography | Indigenous Studies - Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics
Computer Science | Data Science | Mathematical Sciences | Mathematics | Media Studies | Medical Physics | Physics | Statistics - Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences
Earth & Environmental Sciences | Freshwater Science | Geography - Economics, Philosophy and Political Science
Economics | International Relations | Philosophy | Political Science | PPE - History and Sociology
History | Latin American Studies | Sociology - Psychology
Psychology
People
At the heart of the Barber School is a group of dedicated and supportive staff and incredibly accomplished faculty members all here to help students make the most of their UBC experience.
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