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- Communication and Visual Arts
- Major in Public Relations
- Major in Media Studies
- Major in Digital Journalism
- Minors in Communication
- Visual Arts
- Student Success
- Experiential Learning Opportunities
- Media Information Centre
- Our Faculty
- Contact Us
- Environment, Culture and Society
- Literatures, Languages, and Performing Arts
- Philosophy, History and Politics
- Chair's Message
- History
- Degree Options
- Courses
- Student Success
- Awards and Scholarships
- Handbook for History Students
- Introduction - Handbook
- Why Study History?
- Varieties of History
- Historian's Work
- Pros, Amateurs and others
- Careers
- Libraries and Research
- Taking Notes
- Formulating a Topic
- Compiling a Bibliography
- Primary Sources
- Secondary Sources
- Need for Recent Sources
- Where to Start
- Note-taking
- Shape of the Essay
- Style of the Essay
- Checking the Essay
- Documentation
- Bibliographies and Footnotes
- Plagiarism
- Writing Essay Examinations
- Title Pages and Formatting
- Citation Generators
- Examples
- Citation Formatting
- History Links
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Our Faculty
- Contact Us
- Psychology
- Communication and Visual Arts
Associate of Arts Degree (AA)
In this two-year, undergraduate program, graduates receive an Associate of Arts degree.
Program overview
The associate degree is designed to provide an educational experience that lays a solid foundation for further study. Students are required to complete a broad range of course offerings balanced with in-depth study in arts. Since many students continue their studies, the requirements are sufficiently flexible to enable you to complete the required prerequisites for upper level course work in your intended major.
Admission requirements
- BC Grade 12 or Adult Dogwood or Mature student status.
- Mathematics 11 or higher is strongly recommended for students pursuing an Education degree or a major in geography, sociology or psychology.
- English 12/English 12 First Peoples with a minimum of 73 percent within the last five years. Students who do not present one of these courses will have to complete one of the following prerequisites to qualify for ENGL 1100:
- Level 5, on the composition section of the Language Proficiency Index (within the last two years); OR Completion of English 0600; OR
- Completion of ESAL 0570 and ESAL 0580 with a grade of C+ or better
To ensure a good selection of courses, it is recommended that applicants apply as soon as possible after Oct. 1.
Timetabling and registration workshops are available for help in determining courses required. Applicants can also take advantage of the Step One and Group Advising sessions offered throughout the school year to help make the process of applying and determining program requirements easier to understand. Please contact Academic Advising at 250-828-5075 or artsadvising@tru.ca for more information.
Suggested Areas of Study
- Humanities
- English
- Fine Arts
- French
- German
- History
- Japanese
- Philosophy
- Spanish
- Theatre
- Social Science
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Political Studies
- Psychology (except PSYC 2100)
- Sociology
- Geography (except GEOG 1120, 1220, 2040, 2750)