Overview
Imagine spending the next two years at Coast Mountain College in Northwest BC, where you can earn an Associate of Arts Degree while setting yourself up for success in a variety of exciting fields.
Associate degrees are equivalent to the first two years of a four-year bachelor’s degree, so you can transfer easily to universities across BC or around the globe and turn your passions into a future you’re excited about. Or you can dive straight into a promising career and take your first step toward endless possibilities for learning and growth.
Ready to take the leap? Your journey in the Arts starts here.
Programs offered
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Associate of Arts Degree
Program length: 2 years
Intakes: September & January
Take first- and second-year university courses in Arts then transfer to universities across BC and beyond to earn your bachelor’s degree, or kickstart your exciting career pathway upon completion.
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Associate of Arts Degree
Program length: 2 years
Intakes: September & January
Build your pathway to a Social Services or Humanities degree. Earn credits in English, history, psychology, and more, while gaining a recognized credential that boosts your academic progress and career opportunities.
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Associate of Arts Degree
Program length: 2 years
Intakes: September & January
Explore cultural heritage and Indigenous studies. Learn about archaeological assessment, cultural interpretation, and their applications to tourism, museums, and cultural resource management in our region’s many Indigenous communities.
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Associate of Arts Degree
Program length: 2 years
Intakes: September & January
Explore the criminal justice system and the causes of crime with practical, hands-on, and real-world learning that prepares you for a career in law enforcement, corrections, or community safety.
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Associate of Arts Degree
Program length: 2 years
Intakes: September & January
Gain insight into the diverse First Nations cultures and their histories, traditions, and relationships with the land, as seen through their own perspectives and teachings.
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Associate of Arts Degree
Program length: 2 years
Intakes: September & January
Build leadership skills with a focus on community and economic development. Explore Indigenous perspectives, governance, resource impacts, and models of economic development while gaining practical tools to lead and support strong, resilient communities.
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Diploma
Program length: 2 years
Intakes: September & January
Immerse yourself in the scientific study of crime, criminals and the criminal justice system.
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- Bachelor of Arts or Science at UNBC
- Bachelor of Education at UNBC
- Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies at Royal Roads
- Bachelor of Arts at UVic
- Bachelor of Technology in Forensics Investigation at BCIT
- Bachelor's Degree at Monash University (Australia)
- Masters of Arts at Monash University (Australia)
- Bachelor of Arts or Criminal Justice at Park University (USA)
- Bachelor of Education at VIA (Denmark)
- Bachelor of Arts at Lapland University (Finland)
People and Place: Indigenous Connections to Place and Landscape in Northwest BC
Come explore the history, archaeology, and culture of Indigenous Peoples living on the shores of the Pacific Ocean in northwestern BC. We will visit landscapes and ancient villages that First Nations peoples have been occupying and using for thousands of years.
Through classroom and field-based experience, we will explore how Indigenous peoples have managed, modified, and stewarded their lands for millennia, and how long-term practical experience with the landscape relates to notions of territory, belonging, and Indigenous Rights and Title. We will study culturally significant places and landscapes through Indigenous oral histories, traditional ecological knowledge, anthropological ethnography, and archaeology, in order to understand connections between key concepts of place, culture, and history.
This course will be taught through one week of in-person class time in Prince Rupert for the first few days, then we will take a field trip to an ancient village site and significant clam harvesting location for the Gitga’at Nation, on an island south of Hartley Bay and the mouth of Douglas Channel. We will camp at the site and participate in field activities with Gitga’at community members and other researchers to learn about the immense cultural significance of this location for Gitga’at people.
For a photo essay of last year's field school, see: brynletham.com
Courses | 6 credits
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Admission requirements
- Successful admission to the University Credit Program
- Permission of Field School Form [PDF]
- Meet all individual course prerequisites or submit a Permission of Instructor Form [PDF]
Dates and locations
May 5 to May 23, 2025
Prince Rupert
Program fees
| Domestic | International | ||
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| Field trip fee | $645.00 | Field trip fee | $645.00 |
| GEOG 227 | $338.67 | GEOG 227 | $1361.37 |
| FNST 200 | $338.67 | FNST 200 | $1361.37 |
| Student Union fees | $54.64 | Student Union Fees | $54.64 |
| Total | $1376.98 | Total | $3422.38 |
Fees effective for the 2024/25 academic year.
Non-refundable deposit due at registration: $229.00
Field School Permission form required at time of Registration
Additional International Emergency Medical Insurance and/or Student Union Extended Health and Dental insurance fees may apply.
Final payment due April 21, 2025
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Education unbound.
Here, your education is unbound and connected to community. Transform the way you learn through our unique classroom spaces, field studies and community projects.
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Elevate your experience.
At Coast Mountain College your classroom is connected to place - to rich cultures, rugged landscapes and breathtaking vistas. Here, lifestyle and learning go hand in hand.