Liberal Studies
Liberal studies are courses designed to broaden a learner’s skills and understanding, and that are beyond the requirements of their area of specialization.
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Liberal studies are courses designed to broaden a learner’s skills and understanding, and that are beyond the requirements of their area of specialization.
Liberal Studies courses involve interdisciplinary examinations of knowledge from different subject areas. They help develop foundational skills that serve students’ career and life goals.
°®¶¹´«Ã½ offers core liberal studies courses for its certificate, diploma and degree programs and accepts credit for completion of equivalent courses from other BC post-secondary institutions. Liberal studies courses completed in provinces and countries outside BC may be evaluated for equivalency at the student’s expense.
Students must be declared in a °®¶¹´«Ã½ program to register for liberal studies courses.
Liberal studies provide foundational skills to help students apply their specialized learning more successfully in the labour market and community settings. These skills are highly valued in most workplaces and can be applied to any field requiring analytical thought.
Critical thinking
Problem-solving
Communications
Literacy
Numeracy
Teamwork
Self-awareness
Note
Some courses have prerequisites.
See a list of current textbooks.
°®¶¹´«Ã½ students in many liberal studies courses, specifically those in public safety, will be using open textbooks. °®¶¹´«Ã½ open textbooks benefit students by reducing expenses without sacrificing teaching and learning quality.