Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture
OVERVIEW
Put an arts degree to work!
The Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture program explicitly connects the communication skills and leadership training of a liberal arts education to successful post- graduation employment. This degree program is defined by its focus on the transferability of the written, oral and visual communication skills, the critical thinking, and the cultural awareness acquired during a liberal arts education to the world beyond academia. Technical skills, work-integrated learning (internships, cooperatives, workplace-generated projects), and career-related mentoring are key components of its design.
Course structure
Note: Current UPEI students should refer to Student Planning in myUPEI and the UPEI Academic Calendar governing their entry year and speak to an academic advisor about course requirements. The course structure presented for this program is a recommended, unofficial progression for prospective students.
Major
All of the following courses are required for a Major in Applied Communication, Leadership and Culture:
- English 1010 – Academic Writing
- ACLC 1060 – Putting Arts to Work I
- ACLC 1080 – Digital Literacy
- University 2030 – Introduction to Leadership Studies
- English 2340 – Public Speaking
- ACLC 2090 – Digital Humanities
- University 3030 – Leadership Theory and Practice
- ACLC 3060 – Putting Arts to Work II
- ACLC 3080 – Leadership for a Changing World
- English 3810 – Professional Writing
- Arts 4010 – Capstone Arts
- either
- English 4040 – Communication and Rhetoric: Capstone Writing OR
- ACLC 4000 – Advanced Workshop in Applied Communication
- ACLC 4060 – Putting Arts to Work III
- ACLC 4070 – Work Integrated Internship
Minor
The minor program will require a total of 21 semester hours of program-specific courses.
The following courses are required for a Minor in Applied Communication, Leadership, and Communication.
- ACLC 1060 – Putting Arts to Work
- ACLC 3060 – Putting Arts to Work
- ACLC 1080 – Digital Literacy
- and four (4) other courses from the ACLC list of Major requirements, including one at the 4000 level
Minor co-requisites:
- English 1010 – Academic Writing
NOTE: As per Academic Regulation 1h, all undergraduate degree programs require successful completion of IKE-1040 (new for students beginning or returning after re-application in Fall 2022); one of UPEI-1010, UPEI-1020, or UPEI-1030, and a Writing Intensive Course.
What can you do with an arts degree? Anything you want!
UPEI provides a solid education in the liberal arts, committed to rigorous study and inquiry, belief in the value of knowledge, lifelong capacity-building, and the development of the whole person.
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
What's Required for Faculty of Arts?
Refer to Undergraduate Admissions page for information on admission.
fees and funding
Faculty of Arts Tuition
UPEI Cairo Campus supports students and their educational goals by offering a number of scholarships based on merit. Scholarships are offered to students with special qualifications such as academic, athletic, or artistic talents. Visit Scholarship Criteria page for more information.