Hum offers university-level courses for low-income people who live in and around the Downtown Eastside and Downtown South. Hum courses are for people who have encountered financial and other barriers to university education and who wish to expand their intellectual horizons in an accessible, challenging and respectful environment. Applicants must have basic English literacy skills, be willing to attend classes, complete assignments and participate in group discussions. Applications for these non-credit courses are accepted not on the basis of past academic history, but on the applicants’ desire and ability to be part of the Hum Programme.
Hum 101 and Hum 201 are two term courses that cover a different subject in the arts or social sciences every week, including history & politics, first nation studies, creative writing, art, music, architecture, philosophy, literature, sociology, gender studies, economics, popular culture, creative and critical thinking, and more. Classes are on Thursday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Students receive school supplies, UBC student card, bus tickets to get to and from class, meals, stationary, readings, and childcare funding if needed.
The next opportunity to apply for Hum 101 and 201 is August 2024. To apply for a course applicants must attend an information/application session and complete a paper application form:
Carnegie Centre, Main and Hastings St. (third floor classroom)
Tuesday August 13th at 6:00 p.m
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, 302 Columbia St. (women only)
Wednesday August 14th at 2:00 p.m
Vancouver Recovery Club, 2775 Sophia St.
Thursday August 15th at 2:00 p.m
nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch Library, VPL, 730 E. Hastings St. (Wo Soon [Mary] Lee Chan Room)
Thursday August 15th at 6:00 p.m
Gathering Place Community Centre, 609 Helmcken St. (fitness room)
Saturday August 17th at 11:00 a.m
