Pre-university for high school students

This mini school is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders on-campus program for high school students ages 15–18. In this two-week mini-school, you are introduced to professional journalism practices with a focus on mobile journalism (MOJO), an emerging method for gathering facts, information and images, editing and then sharing stories.

This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders On-Campus program for high school students ages 15 -18. Learn how to identify the needs of your target audience, brainstorm and build your own digital media prototypes, and discover how to pitch and launch your new digital product or service using proven digital marketing strategies and techniques.

This mini school is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders on-campus program for high school students ages 15–18. In this mini school, we work in teams to discover how experts use different strategies and tools to study marine ecosystems, observe marine life in their natural habitats, and report findings to shape important policies.

This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders on-campus program for high school students ages 15–18. Learn how to interpret, contextualize, and critically evaluate popular media, its representations, claims, and narratives.

This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders On-Campus program for high school students ages 15-18. This comprehensive yet entertaining introduction to the art of cinematography delves into the fundamentals of camera functionality, explores the essence of cinematography, and unravels the intricacies of visual storytelling.

This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders on-campus program for high school students ages 15–18. This course introduces you to the science of trees, soil, wildlife and resource management and how these are impacted by humans, technology and climate change.

This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders Online program for high school students ages 15-18. Explore a range of contemporary topics in medical anthropology including medical regulation, genetics, cancer, addiction, medical ethics, mental health and the law. Come face-to-face with the humanity of medicine by studying the experience of illness. Understand the busy and complex intersection of health professionals, patients and families as they face Nature's ultimate democracy: the equalizing force of illness and death.

This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders On-Campus program for high school students ages 15-18. Explore the motivations and processes behind political radicalization through the lens of individual and social psychology.

Explore a range of contemporary topics in medical anthropology. Topics include medical regulation, genetics, cancer, addiction, medical ethics, mental health and the law. Come face-to-face with the humanity of medicine by studying the experience of illness. Understand the busy and complex intersection of health professionals, patients and families as they face Nature's ultimate democracy: the equalizing force of illness and death. This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders Online program for high school students ages 15 -18.

This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders On-Campus program for high school students ages 15-18. Learn about the intricacies of mental illness, examining its causes, symptoms, and treatment from biological, psychological, and social perspectives.

Explore key episodes in Greek history and famous tales of the gods, popularized in modern books and movies like Percy Jackson and the Olympians, alongside the central discoveries of the Greek philosophers. This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders On-Campus program for high school students ages 15 -18.

This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders On-Campus program for high school students ages 15-18. Located at Centre for Digital Media (CDM), the Digital Media Mini School is modelled on CDM's prestigious Master of Digital Media program, Canada's first graduate program in digital media.

This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders On-Campus program for high school students ages 15-18. Explore the dynamic world of entertainment management and the fascinating processes behind the creation of TV shows, movies, and video games.

This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders On-Campus program for high school students ages 15-18. Explore the origins of modern international criminal law, with a particular focus on "genocide" and "crimes against humanity", and their impact on current directions in law, policy and culture.

This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders On-Campus program for high school students ages 15-18. Get a broad understanding of business by exploring important core functions: finance, accounting, marketing, human resources management and strategic decision-making.