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History (Graduate Certificate) at Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University, Canada

Programme overview

The graduate certificate in history offers training to students for careers as educators, researchers, and professionals in fields that value primary-source research, writing, and critical analysis of the past and present. Students gain expertise in historiography and historical methods; engage with, interpret and evaluate historical evidence as well as theoretical, conceptual, and ideological perspectives; and learn disciplined reading, writing, research, and oral communication skills essential to the independent and collaborative tasks desired in varied professional and community settings.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of History  |  Duration: four terms  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must satisfy the University admission requirements for a graduate certificate as stated in Graduate General Regulation 1.3.4 in the SFU Calendar.

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.

Duration: four terms

Apply through the official page: https://www.sfu.ca/gradstudies/apply.html

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