Undergraduate Programs

As part of our close-knit learning environment, undergraduates benefit from real-world experiential learning opportunities and flexible programs that allow them to shape their degree around their academic interests and passions.

The Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science offers programs under two undergraduate degree options:

Bachelor of Science (BSc) Bachelor of Sustainability (BSust)

Science students working in a labBACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BSc)

Program Options

Unlike programs that limit enrolment, UBC Okanagan Science majors are not competitive. Students explore interests in first year, building a strong academic foundation and then self-declare their major at the end of the year.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biology and Chemistry departments (major, honours)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biology and Chemistry departments (major, honours)

Biology

(major, minor, honours)

Biology

(major, minor, honours)

Chemistry

(major, minor, honours)

Chemistry

(major, minor, honours)

Computer Science

(major, minor, honours)

Computer Science

(major, minor, honours)

Data Science

(major, minor, honours)

Data Science

(major, minor, honours)

Earth and Environmental Sciences

(major, minor, honours)

Earth and Environmental Sciences

(major, minor, honours)

Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology

(major, honours)

Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology

(major, honours)

Economics

(major, honours)

Economics

(major, honours)

Environmental Chemistry

(major, honours)

Environmental Chemistry

(major, honours)

Freshwater Science

(major, honours)

Freshwater Science

(major, honours)

General Studies

General Studies

Geospatial Information Science

(minor)

Geospatial Information Science

(minor)

Mathematics

(major, minor, honours)

Mathematics

(major, minor, honours)

Microbiology

(major, honours)

Microbiology

(major, honours)

Physics

(major, minor, honours)

Physics

(major, minor, honours)

Psychology

(major, minor, honours)

Psychology

(major, minor, honours)

Statistics

(major, minor, honours)

Statistics

(major, minor, honours)

Zoology

(major, honours)

Zoology

(major, honours)

Students registered in a BSc program may earn a double major or declare a minor in a discipline offered by the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science. Students may also pursue an honours through the intensive program of study in an established discipline.

For full details on all majors, minors and honours program options, see the Academic Calendar.

Bachelor of Sustainability (BSust)

An interdisciplinary program offered by the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

Students take a set of core integrative courses specific to sustainability along with a set of advanced courses in one of the following four concentrations:

Environmental Analytics

Environmental Conservation and Management

Environmental Humanities

Green Chemistry

Experiential Education

Experiential learning is central to Science at UBC Okanagan. Undergraduate students can take their learning outside the classroom:

Learn more about experiential education opportunities at UBC Okanagan.

first-year Science undergraduate academic planning

The Science undergraduate academic planning guide will help you plan your Bachelor of Science (BSc), understand degree requirements and give you resources to choose first-year courses with confidence to help you achieve your personal, academic and career goals.