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Human Geography (Honours) at Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University, Canada

Programme overview

The Human Geography honours is a 120-unit Bachelor of Arts with 60 upper division units, culminating in an honours essay (GEOG 491).

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

What you will study

Lower division core of GEOG 111 Earth Systems, GEOG 221 Economic Worlds, GEOG 241 People, Place, Society, GEOG 261 Encountering the City and GEOG 266W Geography in Practice, then upper division study and the honours essay.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry is competitive: applicants must have completed a minimum of 45 upper division units with a minimum upper division GPA of 3.67, and must have consulted a potential honours essay supervisor before applying; graduation with honours requires a GPA of at least 3.50.

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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