Graduate Programs
What We Do
FCCS is a supportive and stimulating community that provides an intimate learning environment focused on effective teaching and the integration of creativity and research. As a key player in the thriving cultural industries sector in the Okanagan Valley, the Faculty is well placed to support your professional development alongside your intellectual growth. Its graduate programs build on the skills and knowledge of faculty members who will challenge you to explore critical and creative approaches to contemporary cultural issues.
We warmly invite you to join us to learn and create.
Programs
FCCS offers Master of Arts in English, Master of Fine Arts, and Master of Arts and PhD in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies.
Masters of Fine Arts
Immerse in a creative and dynamic, studio-based environment alongside accomplished artists and scholars.
Masters of Arts in English
Gain the theoretical and practical tools necessary for advanced study in literary and cultural studies.
Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies
Masters and PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies, work closely with faculty across a diverse set of disciplines.
GraduAte Student Employment Opportunity
ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES PROJECT
Dr. Greg Garrard will fund up to three graduate students interested in Environmental Humanities research, to support his SSHRC funded project, Kelownafornia: Cultures of Nature in the Okanagan Valley.
Please read the information below, and then email greg.garrard@ubc.ca to learn more about the project, and discuss possible applications. Completed applications for UBC Okanagan graduate programs must be submitted online by January 14th, 2022.
Interested master’s students should apply to EITHER the MA in English in Literature and Place (literary studies applicants only) OR MA in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (IGS), Sustainability theme (applicants from other disciplines). Prospective doctoral students should apply to the IGS Sustainability theme.
Alumni Accomplishments
Masters and Doctoral graduates have gone on to other prestigious programs and enjoyed success with publications, exhibitions, careers and notable awards.
Forms and Resources
We have provided a number of forms, guidelines and helpful links for our graduate students to assist them through their program progression.