History and Global Humanities (Joint Major) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

This joint major explores the relationships between history and global humanities and leads to a Bachelor of Arts. Students plan their programme with advisors in each department.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Department: Department of Global Humanities 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, 15 lower division global humanities units (Introduction to Global Humanities plus courses such as Classical Mythology, Many Europes, The Greek World and Warfare: From Plato to NATO), 24 upper division history units, and 20 upper division global humanities units such as Athenian Democracy, The Latin Humanist Tradition, Medieval Studies and Italian Renaissance Humanism. Concentrations include Art and Material Culture, Hellenic Studies, Mythologies, and Public Engagement and Intellectual Culture.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Degree: 120 units with a minimum 2.00 CGPA and upper division CGPA. University entry: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (British Columbia secondary school applicants): five approved Grade 12 courses including English Studies 12 (minimum 70%) or equivalent; Grade 11 English, Math (Math 11, Foundations of Math 11 or Pre-calculus 11), a Science and Social Studies 11; Grade 12 one English 12, one Science 12 or Math 12 course and one Social Studies or humanities 12 course. English language proficiency for applicants whose secondary schooling was not in English: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no part below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 4.5 overall with no part below 4.0 (new scoring), or another accepted test or qualification.

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.

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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