African Studies (Certificate) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary undergraduate certificate focused on Africa. It requires a minimum of 30 units: 18 lower division and 12 upper division.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Students complete six lower division courses and three upper division courses from an approved list. Lower division options include ARCH 252 Ancient Egypt and Africa, HIST 146 Africa after the Transatlantic Slave Trade and HIST 231 History of Africa to the 19th Century; upper division options include HIST 344 Themes in Modern East Africa, HIST 348 A History of Twentieth Century South Africa and POL 374 Africa in the Global Political Economy.

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Application information

Entry requirements

SFU general admission (BC/Yukon high school): minimum of five approved academic Grade 12 courses including English Studies 12 or equivalent, with at least 70% in Language Arts 11, English 12 or equivalent. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology: admission is based on an evaluation of approved Grade 11 and 12 courses, with specific course lists set by the faculty or program. AP or IB equivalents are accepted. English language: demonstrated through, for example, 70% in a senior-level English course, IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no part below 6.0, TOEFL iBT (new scale) overall 4.5 with no part below 4.0 (88 with no part below 20 for tests taken before 21 January 2026), PTE Academic 65 with 60 in each communicative skill, or Duolingo English Test 125.

Requirements published at faculty level.

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.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission.html

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