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The Humanities Concurrent Certificate: Skills for Life


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The Faculty of Humanities cares deeply about the academic and post-academic success of its students. The courses are designed to provide a foundation for students to develop important academic and career-relevant skills such as oral and written communication, critical thinking, and digital literacy. The Humanities Skills certificate is designed to complement a student’s disciplinary degree.

Certificate Requirements


Notes


  1. All BA, Honours BA, and combined Honours BA students in the Faculty of Humanities who complete Humanities I will be required to complete a mandatory, concurrent skills certificate
  2. The following students will be exempt from completing the skills certificate:
    1. Students who enter Music I or Integrated Arts I
    2. Students who transfer into the Faculty of Humanities after Level I
    3. Single Honours BA students in the Faculty of Humanities who complete a Specialized Minor in Commerce
  3. Students who are exempt from the requirement to complete this skills certificate may nevertheless elect to do so by completing the above-mentioned courses. This concurrent skills certificate will be entered in the student’s academic transcript upon graduation.

Requirements


18 units total

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