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Global Environmental Systems (Major) at Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University, Canada

Programme overview

The Global Environmental Systems Major is a Bachelor of Environment of 120 units (minimum 45 upper division) that builds knowledge of climate change, carbon cycles and global environmental change, combining social and natural science foundations with quantitative and geospatial methods.

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

What you will study

An interdisciplinary core from the social and natural sciences, methodology courses, six upper-division courses spanning social and biophysical environmental systems, and a capstone course.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.00 is required for continuation and graduation.

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.

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