BA General Studies Online
This highly flexible program is designed for students interested in exploring today’s issues from a multidisciplinary perspective. The Bachelor of Arts General Studies is a 15-credit, non-honours BA degree which you can complete entirely online, or through a mix of online and in-person courses.
The BA General Studies enables you to engage with a broad range of ideas in the humanities, social sciences, and culture and communications.
You’ll be able to tailor your studies to suit your interests, selecting from a wide variety of subject areas and hundreds of online and in-person courses. You may also choose to pursue one or two minors in selected subjects.
This program is ideal for students interested in flexible distance learning options.
Benefits of the Online General Studies BA
This highly flexible program is designed for students interested in exploring today’s issues from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Tailor Your Program
You’ll be able to tailor your studies to suit your interests, selecting from a wide variety of subject areas and hundreds of online and in-person courses. You may also choose to pursue one or two minors in selected subjects.
Career Outcomes
Explore your passions, refine new skills and discover the career that’s right for you. The insights and transferable skills you will gain from a BA will prepare you for a wide range of careers. The BA General Studies also hones your ability to engage and complete work online in our increasingly technologically-driven world.
Work Experience
Gain applied knowledge in the workplace in a variety of settings including community agencies, government departments and the private sector through our (in-person) practicum and field courses.
“I have found that well-crafted online courses afford better access and flexibility to students who aspire to quality education but are young mothers, care-givers with onerous responsibilities at home, as well as students who live in remote areas and have struggled with sky-rocketing housing costs in bigger cities. While it is not easy for students when they are burdened with other responsibilities, the completion of a degree often leads to better jobs and working conditions, and having an online option makes it possible to achieve their goals.”
– Assistant Professor Mayurika Chakravorty, Department of English and the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies (Childhood and Youth Studies)