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

Programme overview

This joint major combines history with gender, sexuality, and women's studies, for students interested in the shared questions of gender, sexuality and women's issues across both fields. It leads to a Bachelor of Arts and is planned with advisors in both departments.

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

What you will study

The 120-unit degree includes 18 lower division history units, 18 lower division GSWS units (including two of Sex Talk, Gender Talk and Feminist Action), 24 upper division history units (12 at 400 level, spread across Africa/Asia/Middle East, the Americas, Europe and global/comparative groups) and 20 upper division GSWS units. Optional history concentrations include British and Irish History, Early Modern World History, and Middle Eastern and Islamic History.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students may declare the GSWS portion of this plan upon successful completion of one GSWS course and upon application to the Undergraduate Advisor in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies.

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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