Okanagan College is a public college located in British Columbia, Canada. It offers a wide range of programs and courses across various disciplines, including arts, sciences, business, health, and technology. The college is known for its commitment to student success and providing practical, hands-on learning experiences. It has modern facilities, experienced faculty, and strong industry connections to help students develop the knowledge and skills needed for their future careers.

Okanagan College offers a four-year Applied Bachelor of Arts degree, located at the Kelowna campus with limited course offerings at Salmon Arm, Vernon and Penticton campuses. This baccalaureate degree provides graduates with employable skills in applied research and an understanding of how the social sciences and liberal arts actively contribute to a culturally diverse sustainable society. Developed for the context of the southern interior of B.C., this program includes studies of regional Indigenous cultures and prepares graduates for direct contributions to local and regional issues. Through contextualized learning, the goal of the degree is to provide applied research skills within a context of liberal arts studies and applied social science, emphasizing an empirical orientation to understanding, to application of knowledge, and to intervention. Characterized by the strengths of a terminal degree that produces employable skills, this degree can also prepare students for admission to selective graduate studies programs. All graduates of this applied degree program will be ready for today's job market through mastery of higher-order analytical skills and techniques for applied research. Practical related field experience is a central component of the applied degree education. This degree enables students to develop competencies in academic and professional writing, qualitative and quantitative analysis, critical thinking skills, ethics, applied research, program evaluation, multi-disciplinary world views, and languages other than English (including regional First Nations' languages). Students will complete field experience (a practicum, field placement or co-operative education program in the fourth year) as well as a capstone project that will tie academic studies to relevant local and regional issues. The degree program develops and maintains scholastic strengths in students, requiring a minimum of 55% in each course counting toward the degree and a minimum cumulative grade average of 60% for all courses taken while in the program. For students seeking direct entry into the Master of Social Work Foundational Two-Year Track graduate studies program at UBC Okanagan, in addition to these degree requirements a minimum grade average of 76% in the upper level courses counting toward the degree is required.

Year 1
Year One Course Requirements (30 credits)
Required Fourndation courses (24 credits)
3 credits of Anthropology:
ANTH 121 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
6 credits of English or Communications:
ENGL 100 - University Writing
ENGL 153 - Critical Writing and Reading: Narrative
Or
CMNS 112 - Professional Writing I
CMNS 122 - Professional Writing II
3 credits of Interdisciplinary Studies (one of):
GSWS 100 - Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
GSWS 215 - Gender and Popular Culture
3 credits of Philosophy:
PHIL 114 - Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking I
6 credits of Psychology:
PSYC 111 - Introduction to Psychology: Basic Processes
PSYC 121 - Introduction to Psychology: Personal Functioning
3 credits of Sociology:
SOCI 111 - Introduction to Sociology I
Elective Foundation Courses (6 credits) 3 credits of Science (one of):
BIOL 112 - Evolution and Ecology
COSC 180 - Multimedia Computing
3 credits from the following (one of):
ECON 210 - Women and the Economy
GEOG 128 - Human Geography: Space, Place and Community
POLI 111 - The Government of Canada
SOCI 202 - Introduction to Social Problems
SOCI 203 - Canadian Social Issues
Year 2
Year Two course requirements (30 credits)
Required Foundation courses (27 credits)
3 credits of Anthropology:
ANTH 222 - Indigenous Peoples of the BC Interior
6 credits of First Nations/Indigenous Language:
FNIL 110 - Indigenous Regional Languages I
FNIL 120 - Indigenous Regional Languages II
6 credits of Indigenous Studies:
INDG 201 - Okanagan Indigenous Peoples' History
INDG 202 - Okanagan Concepts and Frameworks
6 credits of research skills:
PSYC 260 - Introduction to Research Methods and Design
PSYC 270 - Statistics and Data Analysis
6 credits of Social Work:
SOCW 200A - An Introduction to Social Work Practice
SOCW 200B - An Introduction to Social Welfare in Canada
Elective Courses 3 credits from the following (one of):
ANTH 212 - Indigenous Peoples of BC Coast
SOCI 202 - Introduction to Social Problems
SOCI 203 - Canadian Social Issues
PHIL 211 - Ethics
PHIL 240 - Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 241 - Contemporary Moral Issues
Year 3
Year Three Course Requirements (30 credits)
Required Courses (24 credits)
9 credits of Social Work:
SOCW 309 - Interview & Assessment Skills
SOCW 320 - Case Management and Transition to Field Placement
SOCW 321 - Social Policies: Protection and Welfare of the Child and Family
3 credits of Political Science:
POLI 219 - Canadian Public Administration
6 credits of Psychology:
PSYC 348 - Evidence-Based Practice: Therapies
PSYC 365 - Qualitative Methods & Analysis
3 credits of Professional Ethics (one of):
PHIL 411 - Professional Ethics
IDST 400 - Professional Codes of Ethics
3 credits of Sociology (one of):
SOCI 202 - Introduction to Social Problems
SOCI 203 - Canadian Social Issues
Elective Courses: 6 credits from the following (two of):
ANTH 212 - Indigenous Peoples of BC Coast
IDST 200 - Psychosocial Cultural Challenges Across the Lifespan
PHIL 211 - Ethics
PHIL 240 - Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 241 - Contemporary Moral Issues
PSYC 242 - Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 341 - Theory of Personality
Year 4
Year Four Course Requirements (30 credits)
Required Courses (21 credits):
9 credits of field experience:
ARTS 498 - Field Placement
6 credits of Capstone Project:
ARTS 499 - Capstone Project
3 credits of Program Evaluation
PSYC 470 - Program Evaluation
3 credits of Social Work
SOCW 410 - Individual and Environmental Intervention
Elective Courses (9 credits) Upper-level electives (300 or 400-level courses in Arts)
Note: From the required and elective courses of this degree program, students will have met upper elective course prerequisites in Communications, selective courses in English, Interdisciplinary Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Social Work. Other areas' upper-level courses may require additional course prerequisites or permission of the relevant department.

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