Programs
The Department of Pacific and Asian Studies offers Honours, Majors, Minors, and Certificate Programs to help you achieve your academic, personal, and career goals. Our undergraduate degrees are designed for both general educational and professional purposes, while helping you find your passion and your paths in life. Students who experience our programs will achieve the following:
- A working knowledge of one Asian language;
- A general knowledge of the history, society and culture of the Asia-Pacific region, with specific emphasis on modern and contemporary issues, seen from an appropriate, Asian perspective yet sensitive to their global contexts;
- A more specific knowledge of one country or region covered by the department;
- Training in appropriate critical and analytical skills; training in the indispensable, transferable skills of academic research, rhetoric, and writing; and a grasp of the ideas essential to understanding Asia as a region and as a collection of diverse countries and issues;
- An appreciation and sensitivity for the cultures of Asia and the world conceived of on their own terms.
Check out our Curriculum Handout to see requirements for the New Major and Honours in PAAS. For detailed information go to online calendar.
Program requirements
Please note that, in addition to the program requirements, students must meet the Requirements common to all Bachelor's degrees in the Faculty of Humanities.
Please check the Undergraduate Academic Calendar for Program Requirements.
The total number of units in the program is 27.
Program requirements
Please note that, in addition to the program requirements, students must meet the Requirements common to all Bachelor's degrees in the Faculty of Humanities.
Please check the Undergraduate Academic Calendar for Program Requirements.
The total number of units in the program is 24.
Program requirements
Please note that, in addition to the program requirements, students must meet the Requirements common to all Bachelor's degrees in the Faculty of Humanities.
Please check the Undergraduate Academic Calendar for Program requirements.
1.4 billion people: China
130 million people: Japan
The department of Pacific and Asian studies offer two Certificates in Language and Cultural Proficiency, allowing you to focus on China or Japan in your first two years at the University of Victoria.
Whether your interests are in international commerce, travel, literature, philosophy, food, fashion, or fun, these certificate programs give you a perfect opportunity to explore two of Asia's most significant countries, whose histories have intertwined and interacted for thousands of years.
10.5 units—6.0 units of language, 3.0 units of cultural courses, and 1.5 units of foundational material. You can do this in two terms, or spread your time over two years.
Your transcript will be stronger, your resume will be more impressive, your education will be richer and your life will never be the same.
Undergraduate Certificate in Language and Cultural Proficiency Programs
Program requirements
Please note that, in addition to the program requirements, students must meet the Requirements common to all Bachelor's degrees in the Faculty of Humanities.
Please check the Undergraduate Academic Calendar for Program requirements.