Bachelor of General Studies - Learning outcomes

Graduates from the Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) program will demonstrate the ability to:

• Integrate foundational knowledge, skills and attitudes from the required humanities, sciences and social sciences courses.
• Critically examine the theoretical basis of several disciplines which comprise a particular area of interest beyond the core curriculum.
• Develop appropriate conclusions based on qualitative and quantitative analysis of data drawn from disciplinary and interdisciplinary sources, while recognizing the limits of these analytics.
• Adopt the mechanisms and processes of critical thinking consciously and systematically to integrate and synthesize diverse ideas and knowledge from multiple sources.
• Express beliefs, concepts, propositions, arguments, and conclusions that are well-informed by evidence.
• Present ideas in coherent, concise, and technically correct forms that follow rules of academic integrity.
• Evaluate the quality and relevance of evidence on the basis of its source and methods used to generate it.
• Apply knowledge and information synthesized from general and specialized studies to personal, academic, service learning, professional, and/or community activities.

Possible career options

• administrator
• advertising
• conflict mediation and resolution
• consumer advocate
• counsellor
• creative
• customer care and support
• educator
• employment services
• English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor
• human resources
• human services
• marketing
• media work
• government worker
• pastoral care
• researcher
• recreation
• retail
• sales
• settlement work
• self-employment
• support worker
• trades
• volunteer