A home for CS students in UBC Arts

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UBC offers their world-class Computer Science program through 3 schools:

Science, Business, and Arts

We officially represent 140+ Bachelor of Arts Students in Computer Science at UBC's Vancouver campus.

WHAT IS THE PROGRAM?

Our students study a traditional computer science curriculum while basing the rest of their degrees in the humanities, social sciences, and creative/performing arts.

Computer Science
+
Psychology
Linguistics
Visual Arts
Music
Economics
English
=
User Experience Research
Computational Linguistics
User Interface Design
Music Technology
Computational Finance
Technical Writing

Unlike the other 2 schools, our students are freely permitted to double-major to combine their skills in computation and software with any field in the arts.

WHO ARE WE?

Our team:

Ben Beckford

President

Mitchell Herbst

Treasurer

Andy Li

VP Events

Mikayla Lim

VP Media

Markus Fong

VP Relations

Our work:

Information

We maintain the academic student handbook, combining official university documentation and real-life knowledge from peers into one cohesive package.

Community

We host social, academic, and career-based events to build connections in our cohorts that last from their first years to their graduations.

Advocacy

We promote the B.A. in CS program to push for increased awareness from students, recognition from the industry, and support from the university.

GET IN TOUCH

We're excited to work with you!

Send an email to contact@ubcbasics.org for any inquiries.