Bachelor of Arts and Science

About this programme

Build a degree as distinctive as your interests, combining arts and science with more program combinations than any other degree at Trent. Explore your interest in the intersections between arts and science through hands-on learning in interactive labs and engaging discussions with faculty experts and fellow students. Pair Biology with History, Psychology with Sociology, or Philosophy with Physics to examine complex issues including healthcare, climate change, human rights and law. Add an Option to your Bachelor of Arts & Science degree to explore an additional area of interest Medicine, dentistry, veterinary and pharmacy – just a few professional programs that require individuals to have a well-rounded background in the physical sciences and life sciences, as well as the social sciences and humanities. This option will help prepare you for a future in a medical profession and will give you a significant advantage when it comes time to prep for examinations like the MCAT or DAT. Learn about arts-based approaches to health, what it takes to make good ethical decisions in a medical context, and how the arts influence and are influenced by cultural views on health and wellness. This option encourages students to make connections between how we imagine health, illness, and disabilities and our lived experiences of them. Complete this option and be prepared for a wide range of health-related and caring professions in public health, bioethics, arts-based therapies, pharmaceutical sales, medical insurance, health communication, health administration, and health law.