Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Food Systems and Security at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Programme overview

Eighteen-credit online graduate certificate of six courses over one academic year examining contemporary food systems and food security, then envisioning better food system futures. The Fall 2026 intake has been cancelled.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Duration: One academic year (18 credits, online) | Study mode: online | Intake: Fall | Location: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Interdisciplinary examination of food systems and food security from environmental, social and economic perspectives, then strategies to advance sustainable food systems.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A recognized undergraduate or graduate degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (lower GPAs may be considered); an 800-1000 word statement of intent; normally at least three years of professional experience.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Three intakes: Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May).

Design programmes (Wilson School of Design) have one intake per year, in the Fall (September) semester; classes begin in September.

Domestic Fall intake: applications open October 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs March 1 (select programs may extend, space permitting); Open Intake final application deadline July 1; confirmation deposit deadline for Open Intakes June 15.

Domestic Spring (January) intake: applications open February 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs August 1; confirmation deposit deadline for Open Intakes October 15; Open Intake final application deadline November 1.

Domestic Summer (May) intake: applications open June 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs December 1.

International Fall (September) intake: applications open October 1; Limited Intake deadline March 1; no applications accepted after July 1.

International Spring (January) intake: applications open February 1; Limited Intake deadline August 1; no applications accepted after November 1.

International Summer (May) intake: applications open June 1; Limited Intake deadline December 1; no applications accepted after March 1.

Application fee is $40 for Canadian citizen and permanent resident applicants (no charge for self-declared Indigenous applicants) and $120 for international applicants. Confirmation deposit: $250 (domestic open intake), $500 (domestic limited intake), $5000 (international).

Design programmes: applications for each Fall intake are accepted from October 1 to March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://www.kpu.ca/apply

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