Arts One is a Faculty of Arts program designed for you, the first year student, who wishes to explore a unique cluster of courses dealing with similar themes and issues, all while allowing you to complete your Liberal Education requirement in the Humanities and the Social Sciences in your first year. Discover your cohort options below!Also explore the possibility of living in residence with members of your cohort.

The Canadian Experience

Why is Canada called a multicultural nation? How do First Nations, Inuit and Metis see themselves in relation to this cultural mosaic? What makes Canada different from the United States? Study these and many other questions about Canada and its identity, its political and economic development, past and present. Discover the challenges and the accomplishments of Aboriginal Peoples and the unique circumstances facing rural Canadians. Learn about contemporary Canadian social institutions and practice.Find out what it means to live in this land of ours!
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The Human Narrative

What does it mean to be human?Our stories and legends tell us the answer.The story of humanity is told in many ways.It is found in reading the timeless myths of the world’s religions and in the tales told by the flesh and bone of our human origins.It is given voice in anthropology’s study of social and cultural diversity and in the dramas, poems, and stories of the English language.Come.Discover the human story.
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The History of Ideas

Do you ever wonder why the Egyptians built the pyramids? Can you spot the weakness of an argument? Do you know where the idea of government and democracy comes from? History and Political Science will explore these and many other questions about the structure of government and politics in Canada and across the globe. Round out your studies with Philosophy and sharpen your skills as a critical and logical thinker. Great ideas await you!
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Identity Matters

Do you wonder how you came to be who you are? What your role within your family is? Within your town? Within your country? Do you wonder how your race, social class, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation affect your ideas about yourself? This group of courses explores these and many other questions about identity. Sociology looks at how society is constructed, how it changes over time, and what influences it. Gender and Women’s Studies examines the shifting roles of men and women, and the role feminism plays in shaping contemporary society. English literature will deepen your cultural understanding of identity past and present. Join us! Discover who are you!
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Registering for Arts One

A cohort is a unique cluster of courses which deal with similar themes and issues. You will register for a cohort in just the same way that you register for an individual course through the BU Registration Guide. Look for it under Arts One in the Registration Guide. Picking a cohort, however, will get you into an entire pre-set package of scheduled courses. A block of 25 seats is reserved for cohort students in each course identified as part of the cluster, so we will have room for you. You will then choose your own courses to fill out the rest of your schedule.