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Why Arts?

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Engage, inspire and discover

Are you curious? Driven? Want to make a difference?

Learn skills and ways of thinking that apply to dozens of different career paths. Explore complex issues like climate change, homelessness, or the global economy.

Your future career options are wide open

Become a human rights advocate, intelligence officer or environmental consultant. Shape communications strategy. Become an actor, novelist, or archaeologist.

Explore your education options

Your undergraduate arts degree sets you up to apply to graduate studies in your field. Or chart your path towards law, medicine, veterinary medicine, education or architecture.

Your future starts now!

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Get involved and get inspired

Join a student club. Attend a free School of Creative and Performing Arts performance. Work or volunteer on campus. Want to connect with other students and learn in an innovative environment? Sign up for a peer mentor. There are so many ways to get involved!

Get international or get out in the field

As an Arts student, you have access to the largest number of study abroad opportunities. Or take on-campus courses with an international focus. Majors in Anthropology, Archaeology and Geography have the chance to participate in field schools.

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Graduate with distinction

Thinking of going on to grad school or want to delve deeper into a research topic? Many of our degree programs offer honours options.

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Apply for Co-op in your second year

Want degree-related experience? Hoping to get that competitive edge? Work, earn and learn with our co-op education program.

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Apply for ASHA and enrich your education

Do you have high academic standing? A record of leadership or involvement in your school or community? This unique experience might be for you!

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Meet some of our students

At UCalgary’s Faculty of Arts, research isn't just for grad students and professors. 

All students can dive into independent projects and contribute impactful findings to their fields. With access to free resources and expert faculty mentors, you'll gain valuable hands-on experience while taking part in a community that values curiosity and innovation.

A student in a dance piece tilts back her head in a yell or scream. Her hands cup her chin.

Helping people with cancer ‘dance for health’

Combined degrees in dance and kinesiology fuel Jolie Che’s passion to understand the experiences of people living with and beyond cancer

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Joanna Pariseau, founder of Taste the City

Turning passion for food and city exploration into business

Joanna Pariseau’s mandate of making every project matter helped her launch Taste the City

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A prototype on a tablet

Syntax and coding and singing — oh my!

Lauryn Anderson merged a love of computer science and linguistics into a combined degree in the faculties of science and art

Learn about Anderson's research

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