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As academics and educators, we focus on practical global challenges, aiming to connect university research with real-world contexts.
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences' International Studies program provides both a joint major with World Literature and a minor option, available at Burnaby or Surrey campuses.
Contemporary global crises—from environmental threats and wars to economic inequality and health emergencies—demand multidisciplinary solutions. Our curriculum integrates perspectives from international relations, economics, sociology, anthropology, and history to analyze these complex issues.
If you've completed, or are about to complete, your grade 12 or senior year in a Canadian, American, or international high school.
English Language minimum requirement:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS - Academic): Overall 6.5 with no part less than 6.0
Cambridge English Qualifications: Overall score 176 with no part less than 169
B2 First
C1 Advanced
C2 Proficiency
Test of English as a Foreign Language internet based test (TOEFL iBT): Overall score 88 with no part less than 20
Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL): Overall score of 70, with no part less than 60
Pearson Test of English (PTE): Overall score of 65, and a minimum score of 60 in the Communicative Skills, including: Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Duolingo English Test (DET): Overall score of 125