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Medieval and Renaissance Studies (Certificate) at Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University, Canada

Programme overview

This interdisciplinary certificate (minimum 30 units) is devoted to the study of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, covering their history, culture and thought. Students can concentrate on a specific period, topic or figure, or on the broader pre-modern period. Units can count toward a bachelor's degree, major or minor, and up to 15 transfer units may apply.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of Global Humanities  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Courses include Late Medieval and Renaissance Europe, Many Europes: Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern, Art and Literature of the Italian Renaissance, The Early Middle Ages, Renaissance Italy, Medieval Studies and Italian Renaissance Humanism.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students who apply to Simon Fraser University for admission are required to meet the normal admission requirements. Approval from the Department of Global Humanities advisor is required for entry to this program. The program requires a minimum 2.0 grade point average, calculated on all courses that are applied toward the certificate, and that have been completed at Simon Fraser University. Duplicate courses are counted only once.

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.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission.html

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