Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies and Psychology (Joint Major) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

This Bachelor of Arts joint major combines psychology with gender, sexuality, and women's studies.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Department: Department of Psychology, Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Students complete PSYC 100, PSYC 102, PSYC 201 (or a statistics alternative) and PSYC 210 for the psychology portion, plus lower and upper division GSWS courses for the GSWS portion, within a 120-unit degree.

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Entry requirements

Acquaints the student with the major issues in contemporary psychology and considers the historical antecedents. Special attention is given to questions of methodology and research design in psychology. Topics in physiological psychology, perception, learning and motivation are considered. Breadth-Social Sciences. Sep 9 – Dec 7, 2026: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m. Sep 9 – Dec 7, 2026: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m. Sep 9 – Dec 7, 2026: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.

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.

Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May) terms; most students start in the fall term.

Fall 2027: high school applications open 1 October 2026 and close 31 January 2027; other post-secondary transfer applications open 1 March 2027 and close 15 April 2027. Summer 2027: all applications open 1 December 2026 and close 15 January 2027. Spring 2027: all applications opened 1 July 2026 and close 15 September 2026.

The non-refundable application fee is 86 CAD for domestic students and 130 CAD for international students, payable online by credit card. Applications are submitted through EducationPlannerBC.

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

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