BACHELOR of ARTS
YOUR FUTURE
When you obtain a Bachelor of Arts, you become a critical thinker, a team player, a strong organizer and a creative problem solver—transferable skills that are valuable to employers in all sectors.
Skills employers need
Critical thinking
You are trained to analyze and evaluate all the information presented to you in class. Your ability to break down arguments, digest information, form an opinion and make decisions equips you to become an independent and effective employee.
Teamwork
Your knowledge of different cultures, personalities, ethnicities and maybe even a second language allows you to cooperate and work effectively with a diverse group of people.
Organization
Juggling a full course load with work, volunteer commitments and day-to-day responsibilities requires great time management and organizational skills. Your degree proves that you can multitask, manage your schedule and meet deadlines.
Creativity
You can be relied on to come up with innovative ideas to improve work processes, increase efficiency and make a tight budget go a long way.
Career ideas
Learn more about the specific skills that you can expect to develop with a Bachelor of Arts in your chosen major and find examples of career paths graduates of the disciplines pursue. The information sheets show tremendous career crossover potential among the liberal arts disciplines.
The Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS) hosts detailed occupational profiles, salary survey data, trend reports and assessment tools to help you choose and plan a career that matches your skills and interests.
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Further study
An Honours program is excellent preparation for graduate school.
MacEwan students attend graduate and professional programs across Canada and around the world. If you are interested in obtaining a master’s degree or PhD, or if you want to attend a professional program such as law, a career development specialist can answer your questions and guide you through the application process. Then, at our annual Graduate School Fair, you can meet graduate program advisors from a number of universities.
All courses completed in this program are credit courses and may be transferable toward further study at post-secondary institutions in Alberta.