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Biological Anthropology (Certificate) at Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University, Canada

Programme overview

The Biological Anthropology certificate is an undergraduate certificate of at least 27 units, completed with a minimum 2.25 GPA on certificate courses. It covers human evolution, skeletal biology and forensic and archaeological applications.

Faculty: Faculty of Environment  |  Department: Department of Archaeology  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Core courses are ARCH 131 Human Origins, ARCH 222 Uncovering the Secrets of the Dead and ARCH 373 Human Osteology, plus one of BISC 101 or BISC 102 General Biology and one quantitative methods course such as ARCH 376 or STAT 305.

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Entry requirements

Certificate students complete the courses with a minimum 2.25 GPA on certificate courses; BISC 101/102 prerequisites are Biology 12 (and Chemistry 12 for BISC 101) with a minimum grade of C or equivalent. Students normally enter alongside an SFU degree and meet SFU undergraduate admission requirements.

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.

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