Graduate Certificate in History: Fees & Entry Requirements at Simon Fraser University, Canada

Graduate Certificate in History

Canada

What will I learn?

The graduate certificate in history offers training to students for careers as educators, researchers, and professionals in fields that value primary-source research, writing, and critical analysis of the past and present. Students gain expertise in historiography and historical methods engage with, interpret and evaluate historical evidence as well as theoretical, conceptual, and ideological perspectives and learn disciplined reading, writing, research, and oral communication skills essential to the independent and collaborative tasks desired in varied professional and community settings. The certificate offers a credential to secondary teachers and others who are seeking a course-based program and who are not yet certain whether they want to complete a thesis-based MA program. The certificate serves as an option for students who do not yet meet admission requirements for the MA program. The certificate also offers a credential for students enrolled in the MA program who complete all coursework but are unable to (or decide not to) complete their thesis.

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
CAD$6,448.74 (3,91,093) per year
Books and supplies -1,305

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Burnaby Campus

8888 University Drive,

Burnaby,

British Columbia,

V5A 1S6, West Coast, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

GPA- a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale1. Proposed Program of Study:Outline your proposed program of study (one single-spaced page for MA applicants; two pages for PhD applicants). Identify the question you wish to address, its historical, historiographical, and methodological significance, and the sources you will use for research.Please also indicate which faculty members in the Department of History might superviseyour work. The Department uses this information to assess your ability to frame andresearch a historical question, and to assess the Department's ability to support yourproject.2. Academic Writing Sample:A sample of your written work (in English), preferably a senior paper or Master's thesis.3. Copy of your CV4. Unofficial transcripts for all post-secondary institutions you have attended. 5. Official transcripts only need to be submitted after an offer of admission has been made. This page contains the relevant instructions. Please read them carefully. 6. Three academic references. Reference letters in a language other than English must be submitted with an official English translation.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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