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Programs and degree options

  • Astronomy

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major, Astronomy | Combined Honours, Physics and Astronomy

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  • Atmospheric Science

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major or Honours, Atmospheric Science | Combined Honours, Atmospheric Science and Computer Science | Co-op

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  • Biochemistry

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major or Honours, Biochemistry | Co-op

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  • Biology

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major or Honours, Biology | Honours, Animal Biology | Honours, Cell and Developmental Biology | Combined Major or Combined Honours, Computer Science and Biology | Honours, Conservation Biology | Honours, Ecology and Environmental Biology | Honours, Evolutionary Biology | Honours, Marine Biology | Honours, Plant Biology | Combined Honours, Chemical Biology (See Chemistry) | Combined Major or Combined Honours, Biology and Oceanography | Co-op

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  • Biophysics

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Honours Biophysics

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  • Biotechnology

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Honours, Biotechnology

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  • Botany

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major or Honours Biology Plant Biology

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  • Cellular and Physiological Sciences

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major Cellular, Anatomical and Physiological Sciences | Co-op

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  • Chemistry

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major or Honours, Chemistry | Combined Honours, Chemistry and Mathematics | Combined Honours, Chemical Biology | Combined Honours, Chemical Physics (See Physics) | Combined Honours, Chemistry and another science subject | Co-op

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  • Cognitive Systems

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major Cognitive Systems: Cognition and Brain | Major Cognitive Systems: Computational Intelligence and Design

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  • Combined Major in Science

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major

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  • Computer Science

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major or Honours, Computer Science | Major or Honours, Computer Science (with Software Engineering option) | Combined Major and Honours, Computer Science and Biology | Combined Major, Computer Science and Another Science Subject | Combined Major or Honours Computer Science & Microbiology and Immunology | Combined Major and Honours, Computer Science and Mathematics | Combined Major and Honours, Computer Science and Physics | Combined Major and Honours, Computer Science and Statistics | Combined Major, Computer Science and Chemistry | Co-op

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  • Data Science

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major, Data Science | Minor, Data Science | Co-op

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  • Earth and Ocean Sciences

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major, Earth and Ocean Sciences | Co-op

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  • Environmental Sciences

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major or Honours, Environmental Sciences

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  • Forensic Science

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Combined Honours, Biochemistry and Forensic Science | Co-op

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  • Geographical Sciences

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major, Geographical Sciences

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  • Geological Sciences

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major Geology | Honours, Geological Sciences | Combined Honours, Geology and another subject | Co-op

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  • Geophysics

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major or Honours, Geophysics | Combined Honours, Geophysics and another subject | Co-op

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  • Integrated Sciences

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major or Honours, Integrated Sciences | Co-op

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  • Mathematics

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major or Honours, Mathematics | Major, Mathematical Sciences | Combined Major, Mathematics and Economics | Combined Major, Computer Science and Mathematics (See Computer Science) | Combined Honours, Mathematics and another subject | Co-op

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  • Microbiology and Immunology

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major or Honours, Microbiology and Immunology | Combined Major or Combined Honours, Computer Science and Microbiology and Immunology | Biotechnology in Microbiology and Immunology | Co-op

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  • Neuroscience

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major | Co-op

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  • Oceanography

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Combined Major: Oceanography and Chemistry | Honours, Fisheries Oceanography | Combined Honours, Oceanography and another subject

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  • Pharmacology

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major or Honours, Pharmacology | Co-op

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  • Physics

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major or Honours, Physics | Honours, Biophysics | Combined Honours, Physics and Astronomy | Combined Major, Computer Science and Physics | Combined Honours, Physics and another science subject | Combined Honours, Chemical Physics | Combined Honours, Physics and Mathematics | Co-op

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  • Statistics

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major or Honours, Statistics | Combined, Major Statistics and Economics | Combined Major or Combined Honours, Computer Science and Statistics | Combined Honours Mathematics and Statistics | Co-op

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  • Zoology

    PROGRAM OPTIONS: Major or Honours Biology, Animal Biology

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UBC Science subject area rankings

Remember, rankings are only one consideration when choosing a university – rankings assess academic research and reputation, but location, campus culture, program quality, and cost are also very important considerations.

 

 Ranking AgencyGlobal RankingCanadian Ranking
Environmental SciencesQS World University Rankings 2025171
Earth and Marine SciencesQS World University Rankings 2025251
GeophysicsQS World University Rankings 2025291
Environment and EcologyUS News and World Report Rankings 2024131
Plant and Animal ScienceUS News and World Report Rankings 2024141
Green and Sustainable ScienceUS News and World Report Rankings 2024511
MicrobiologyUS News and World Report Rankings 2024491
Polymer ScienceUS News and World Report Rankings 2024531
Life and Earth SciencesCWTS Leiden Ranking 2024321

 

Musqueam First Nation land acknowledegement

We honour xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) on whose ancestral, unceded territory UBC Vancouver is situated. UBC Science is committed to building meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples so we can advance Reconciliation and ensure traditional ways of knowing enrich our teaching and research.

Learn more: Musqueam First Nation

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