Political Science and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies (Joint Major) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The Political Science and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Joint Major is a 120-unit Bachelor of Arts for students interested in gender, sexuality and women's issues through political science.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Department: Department of Political Science and Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Lower division work includes POL 100 Introduction to Politics and Government, POL 201 Introductory Quantitative Methods and 18 GSWS units including two of GSWS 100 Sex Talk, GSWS 101 Gender Talk or GSWS 102 Feminist Action. Upper division work comprises 24 political science units (POL 416 strongly recommended) and 20 GSWS units.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students may declare the GSWS portion of this plan upon successful completion of one GSWS course and upon application to the Undergraduate Advisor in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies.

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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