Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Business Administration (Joint Honours) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

This BSc joint honours program offers combined training relevant to development and administration in emerging biotechnology enterprises, pairing molecular biology and biochemistry with economics, management, marketing, investment and business law.

Faculty: Faculty of Science and Beedie School of Business | Department: Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Beedie School of Business | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Combines molecular biology and biochemistry with business administration courses in management, marketing, finance and business law.

Career pathways

Biotechnology enterprise development and administration.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students must meet the criteria specified by the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, and the Beedie School of Business for entering an honours program. Program entry requires MBB advisor permission. Declared honours students may follow the requirements in effect when they were accepted into the program, or the requirements as set out below. Students who wish to pursue the joint honours program must first be admitted to the joint major program . Upon completion of nine upper division business units at SFU, students may apply for admission to the joint honours program.

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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