Introduction

Faculty of Science

Dean's Office
Lael Parrott, Dean Pro Tem.
Scott Reid, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Recruitment, Services, and Success
Edward Hornibrook , Acting Associate Dean, Faculty and Research
Trudy Kavanagh, Associate Dean, Academic and Awards
Andrew Jirasek, Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Training
Charlene Wehrmann, Assistant to the Dean

The University of British Columbia
Okanagan Campus
Arts & Science II Building, Room 405
3187 University Way
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7
Tel: 250.807.9527
Web: science.ok.ubc.ca
Email: fos.reception@ubc.ca

The Faculty of Science offers students a well-rounded education in the natural, physical and computational sciences. Students may complete honours, majors, minors, and a general studies program leading to a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). The Faculty also offers graduate programs leading to Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Data Science (M.D.S.), and Ph.D. degrees (see Graduate Studies).

Program offerings in the Faculty of Science are organized into clusters within administrative departments.

Program Offerings

ProgramCredentialSubject Areas
Bachelor of ScienceB.Sc.Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Data Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Economics; Environmental Chemistry; Freshwater Science; Mathematics; Microbiology; Physics and Astronomy; Psychology, Statistics, Zoology.
Interdisciplinary Bachelor of ScienceB.Sc.General Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Data Science.
Bachelor of SustainabilityB.Sust.Sustainability
Graduate programsM.Sc., M.D.S., Ph.D.Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Data Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Mathematics, Medical Physics.


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