The Bachelor of Arts & Sciences program is designed for students who are motivated equally by the study of Arts/Social Sciences and the Sciences, and who find challenge and satisfaction in testing the traditional boundaries of study through undergraduate level interdisciplinary work. The program meets these objectives through a unique structure that accredits students in an Arts/Social Sciences core, a Sciences core, a Subject Area core of interdisciplinary humanities and sciences courses (ASCI*), and a minor in each of the Arts/Social Sciences and the Sciences (see program information for choices of minors). The structure of the program ensures disciplinary rigour and breadth through completion of core requirements for a B.A.S. degree, concentration in two distinct minors, and concentration of learning in an academic cohort of B.A.S. students through the interdisciplinary ASCI courses in the B.A.S. core. This core is open only to students in the B.A.S. program.
Education Meets the Real World
In your upper years, you will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of unique courses that continue to investigate the ways in which cultural, social and scientific endeavours meet to confront real world issues. Options range from critically analyzing historical and current case studies to completing volunteer placements at local agencies.
Previous third-year community projects include:
exploring the issues experienced by street children, and the supports offered by non-governmental organizations while on an exchange in Delhi, India;
volunteering with The Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming to learn why sustainable agriculture, from seed to market, creates a more cohesive and prosperous urban community;
tutoring and volunteering at Give Yourself Credit, which provides vulnerable youth, aged 16-21, the opportunity to obtain high school credits in a community setting;
volunteering with 10 Carden, a living lab for social change, developing communication skills, networking, and understanding the role of creativity in a robust culture;
volunteering with the largest municipal tree planting program in North America, the Green Legacy Nursery, to understand the enormous social, environmental, and economic contribution of trees.
