Academic Advising

The Academic Advising Centre provides faculty advising services to students who have already begun their studies at Emily Carr. During the fall and spring semesters, faculty advisors are available, by appointment, to assist students with program planning, graduation requirement reviews and course substitutions. Faculty advising at Emily Carr is attended voluntarily, however, these kinds of advising sessions have proven to be very successful in assisting students to map their overall program plan.

Those students in academic difficulty (i.e. on academic probation or in receipt of multiple academic warnings slips) must attend mandatory advising sessions with the Associate Registrar - Advising, in order to chart a plan for academic success. Students requiring such appointments will be sent a notification advising when a session is mandatory.

The Academic Advising Centre is located in Room 100iNB. Appointments can be booked by calling (604) 630-7425.

Students can monitor their progress and the requirements of their program in the Program Evaluation part of insideEC.

Social Practice and Community Engagement (SPACE) Minor

SPACE is an interdisciplinary minor that is open to students in any degree program. The SPACE minor is designed to enable students to develop a special focus on social practice, public and participatory practices, ecology and sustainability, documentary practices, and a range of community projects. Further information can be found here.

What are Critical Studies courses?

The short answer is that Critical Studies = Academic. Critical studies electives can be filled with courses beginning with the following mnemonics:

Everything else is a studio class. To help get familiar with all the courses and mnemonics, check out the Current Course Listings.

Ever wonder what the difference is between Humanities, Social Science and Science?

• Humanities courses include: philosophy, literature, art history, classical studies and language.
• Social Science courses include: psychology, anthropology, political science, sociology and women's studies.
• Science courses include: biology, chemistry, earth science, wood science, physics, astronomy, oceanography and mathematics.