- In-Person
- $1,885 - $5,045
This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders on-campus program for high school students ages 15–18. Combines morning classes and afternoon pre-university workshops.
How do certain kinds of popular media shape our understanding of past and present? How have distinct histories shaped the content and production of the popular media we know and love? And why are some media so powerful, even dangerous, in influencing our sense of individual and collective identity?
This course uses popular media as a vehicle to answer these questions and develop critical research and analytical skills that students will need to excel at the university and beyond. Learn how to interpret, contextualize, and critically evaluate popular media, its representations, claims, and narratives. Acquire argumentation, research, and communication competencies that can be used across disciplines. And gain familiarity with academic exercises used widely in university classrooms.
This course is ideal for students interested in humanities and social science disciplines (e.g., History, Political Science, International Relations, Media Studies and Journalism), but is geared towards preparing all students for the university experience.
Dr. PHEROZE UNWALLA, PhD, is an Associate of Professor of Teaching in the Department of History and Chair of Middle East Studies (MES) at UBC. He teaches courses on the Middle East, Global War on Terror, and popular culture. In 2024, he won UBC’s Killam Teaching Prize, which is awarded to select faculty in recognition of excellence in teaching.
Course format
This course is held on the UBC Vancouver campus. You attend class from 9am–12pm and university preparation workshops from 1:30–3pm, Monday through Friday. University preparation workshops prepare you for success at university and improve your chances of getting into the university and career of your choice.
Choose to live in a student residence on campus or commute daily to UBC Vancouver:
Commuter Option includes lunch in residence dining hall, Monday through Friday, and UBC Recreation Card.
Residence Option includes private room and full board, airport pick-up and drop-off, local medical insurance for all international students (and custodianship if required for visas), weeknight and weekend social activities (e.g., trips to Grouse Mountain, Granville Island and Robson Street), and UBC Recreation Card.
Cost details
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Fees per two-week course (including workshops)* |
Residence option |
Commuter option |
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International students |
$5,045 CAD |
$2,545 CAD |
|
Canadian students (including Permanent Residents) |
$4,385 CAD |
$1,885 CAD |
*All fees are subject to change
To register
A Family Account in UBC’s Lifelong Learning registration system is required to register for UBC Future Global Leaders on-campus.
After you add the course to your cart and go to check out, you’re asked to create a new Family Account or log in if you already have a Family Account.
A parent or guardian needs to set up the Family Account with their primary email address. After the account is created, the parent/guardian adds the student as a family member to their Family Account using the student’s primary email address (the student’s email address cannot be the same as the parent/guardian email address).
Add the student to the course session in your cart and complete the checkout process.
After completing the checkout process, and while logged into your Family Account, select New Application to access the FGL information package. Your registration is not final until the information package has been completed and submitted. You may partially complete the information package and return to it at any time within your Family Account.
If you are located in China or Russia, you will need a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to create a Family Account, register for a course, fill out the information package and complete payment. If you do not have a VPN or need assistance, please contact us.