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Social Policy Issues (Post Baccalaureate Diploma) at Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University, Canada

Programme overview

The Social Policy Issues Post Baccalaureate Diploma is for students who already hold a bachelor's degree and applies recent social theory and research methods to social programs and policy. It examines how social problems are defined, understood and acted upon, and can be completed through distance education and at the Burnaby and downtown campuses.

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

What you will study

Students complete 30 units of upper division courses, at least 16 from the core, including SA 340 Social Policy, Law, and Inequality, with options such as SA 316 Tourism and Social Policy, SA 331 Politics of the Family, SA 335 Gender Relations and Social Issues, SA 337 Sexuality and Society and SA 345 Race, Immigration and the Canadian State.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor's degree is required. General SFU admission does not guarantee program admission; students apply for entry directly to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

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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