Athabasca University Bachelors
A bachelor's degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years.
Under the American system, bachelor's degrees within a certain course of study are not ranked or differentiated since the undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) is usually used to measure performance. However, Latin honors are given at graduation based on class rank, with the highest ranked graduates (based on GPA) given the distinctions (in descending precedence), summa cum laude ("with most praise"), magna cum laude ("with high praise"), and cum laude ("with praise").
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees
Today, the most common undergraduate degrees given are the Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) and the Bachelor of Science Since the late 19th century, most universities in the English-speaking world have followed the practice of the University of London in dividing undergraduate degree subjects into the two broad categories of arts and sciences, awarding the degree of Bachelor of Science to students of the latter category of subjects.
Featured Programs [3]
Anthropology Degree
Athabasca University offers BA degrees concentrating in Anthropology. Graduates will be familiar with the four sub-fields of Anthropology: archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. The aforementioned implements a vast understanding of the people throughout the world and adopts a comparative and holistic approach to understanding humanity of the...
Health Care Administration Degree
Athabasca’s Bachelor of Health Administration focuses on the rising costs, shortage of human resources, and aging populations plaguing the Canadian Health Care system. It also aims to create administrators and managers capable of evolving the system. Students' critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills are stressed during the three year program, which consists of ninety credit...
History Degree
The Bachelor of Arts in History program at Athabasca University prides itself on preparing individuals for a broad range of careers in fields such as research, preservation and restoration, collections management, and many museum-related jobs. The curriculum is designed to provide students with a broad base of historical knowledge that will allow them to understand contemporary events within a...