BA Pacific and Asian Studies (Honours) at University of Victoria

Programme overview

The Honours program in Pacific and Asian Studies is offered by the Department of Pacific and Asian Studies in the Faculty of Humanities. It adds a research-focused honours stream, including a PAAS 499 essay supervised by a faculty adviser, to the department's regional, thematic and language study.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities | Department: Department of Pacific and Asian Studies | Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Core courses include PAAS 100, 215 and 315, with a PAAS 499 research essay. Language courses are available in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Indonesian, and students may specialize by geographical, thematic or linguistic interest.

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Entry requirements

Honours entry is applied for in the second term of second year or the first term of third year and requires completion of PAAS 100, 215 and 315 with at least B+ in each, written permission from a Pacific and Asian Studies faculty member willing to act as research adviser for the PAAS 499 essay, and approval of the course program by the Undergraduate Adviser. Continuing requires a GPA of at least 6.0 across upper-level PAAS courses. First-year entry to the Faculty: BC/Yukon secondary school applicants need approved English 11, Foundations of Mathematics 11 or Pre-calculus 11, approved science 11 and approved social studies 11/12, plus English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 (minimum 73%) and three approved academic 12 courses; the estimated admission average is a minimum of 80%. Alberta applicants need ELA 30-1 (73%) and three approved academic 30/31 courses; Ontario applicants need English 4U (73%) and five additional 4U/4M courses; the IB route needs the full diploma with three Higher Level subjects and English HL or SL (minimum 3), with an estimated 27 points. Meeting the minimum does not guarantee admission. Applicants whose first language is not English must show English proficiency (TOEFL iBT 90 with no section below 20, or Academic IELTS 6.5 with no section below 6.0).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate entry points: September (fall), January and summer (May) entry; Engineering summer entry is for high school graduates only.

September entry: most degree programs January 31; Elementary Curriculum and Secondary Curriculum teacher education post-degree programs January 2; Indigenous Education ongoing; Public Administration diploma and certificate programs May 31. Early admission is possible for high school students who submit grades by early December. Late applications may be accepted where programs remain open.

January entry: Art History and Visual Studies, Computer Science, Computer Science and Health Information Science, Music (Bachelor of Arts) and all Humanities, Science and Social Sciences programs September 30; Health Information Science October 31; Public Administration diploma and certificate programs September 30.

Summer entry: Art History and Visual Studies, Computer Science, Music (BA) and all Humanities, Science and Social Sciences programs March 31; Engineering programs December 31 (high school graduates only); Public Administration diploma and certificate programs February 15.

Applications are submitted through EducationPlannerBC. The application fee is $89.50 if all transcripts come from institutions within Canada and $184.00 if any transcripts come from outside Canada.

Apply through the official page: https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/

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