Expand your knowledge—on a shorter timeline. Typically completed in under two years, the ASPIRE Associate of Arts program prepares you for work or further study through a well-rounded liberal arts education.
Open to domestic and international students. Applications are due 15 days before the start of each term. Connect with ASPIRE Admissions for more information or to apply.
Overview
The Associate of Arts degree can be completed in:
- 2 years (60 credit hours)
It consists of:
- 10 eight-week terms with 2 courses (6 credit hours) per term
After graduating, you may choose to complete a bachelor’s degree in multiple fields or join one of many work sectors in Manitoba’s growing economy.
Not sure which career path to explore? Want to keep your options open? The Associate of Arts degree helps you develop critical thinking and writing skills that will help you on any future path. It offers a breadth of knowledge across the liberal arts:
- English and film
- Religion and philosophy
- Social sciences
- Introduction to business, fine arts, math and science
What You’ll Learn
Here’s what you can expect to learn in the program, in addition to our Institutional Learning Outcomes:
- That knowledge is provisional, complex and ambiguous
- The ability to write clearly and think critically across a range of disciplines
- The skills to conduct scholarly research to identify and discuss ideas, practices and policies using appropriate methods and resources
- Critical and theoretical approaches to local and global issues, and the ability to identify the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches
- Proficiency in acknowledging the diverse social, cultural and historical forces that shape identities and values
- Proficiency in examining personal and cultural diversity
- The ability to recognize and respond to reasonable objections, as well as arguments used to support personal positions when presenting oral and written arguments
Courses
For course details, visit the ASPIRE Student Handbook.
Graduation requires a CGPA of 2.0 or higher at the end of these (minimum) 60 credit hours.
- ENG 100 University Writing (3 credit hours)
- ENG 107A/B Representative Literary Works (6 credit hours)
- REL 100A/B Introduction to Christianity (6 credit hours)
- REL 270 World Religions (3 credit hours)
- REL at 200 level or higher in the Christian tradition (3 credit hours)
- 6 credit hours in social sciences
- 6 credit hours in math and science
- 3 credit hours in fine arts or philosophy
- 24 credit hours in electives in humanities and social sciences at the 200 level or higher
Contact Us
Our ASPIRE Admissions Team is happy to provide more information or help you through the application process. Contact ASPIRE Admissions to learn more about the ASPIRE Associate of Arts or Associate of Business Administration programs.