Welcome to the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Athabasca University. We offer a diverse range of courses and programs in education, distance education, humanities, interdisciplinary ...

AU researcher Dr. Oscar Lin uses AI to explore adaptive learning and delivering a more personalized education experience for online learners Educators have long understood that different students have ...

Individualized study online. Delivered via Brightspace. Under special circumstances, when a listed online elective is not being offered due to an insufficient number of enrollments, a student may ...

Nominations are open for Athabasca University’s 2025 Alumni Awards! AU is a university like no other, improving the lives of learners through our teaching, research, and impact, from local to global, ...

Athabasca University has always been different—a disruptor among universities. From its founding and roots in distance learning in the 1970s to the present day as Canada’s Open University where access ...

According to Statistics Canada, more than 50% of micro-businesses—those with less than 20 employees—fail due to marketing challenges. This fact was one of the inspirations for Athabasca University ...

Athabasca University is launching three new courses—including a free, massive online open course (MOOC)—to tackle anti-Indigenous racism in health care. The courses teach about the roots of racism and ...

It's never too late to return to school. Mature students are in good company at AU, where the average age of an undergrad learner is 33. AU's Write Site shares why returning to school with some life ...

It's never too late to return to school. Mature students are in good company at AU, where the average age of an undergrad learner is 33. AU's Write Site shares why returning to school with some life ...

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Dr. Janelle Baker, cultural anthropologist and associate professor in Athabasca University’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, has joined an elite group of researchers from across Canada and ...

Individualized study online. Delivered via Brightspace. ENVS 200 introduces students to the field of environmental studies and provides them with basic information about a variety of environmental ...