Burnaby,
BC,
Canada
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Certificate in History in Burnaby Canada | Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
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Burnaby Canada
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Qualification
Graduate Certificate
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
CAD
6,198
(c. USD4,456.91)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
The history graduate certificate provides specialized education for those pursuing careers in teaching, research, and professions requiring expertise in primary-source investigation, analytical writing, and critical examination of historical and contemporary contexts. Participants develop proficiency in historical methodologies and scholarship; critically examine historical documents along with theoretical frameworks and ideological viewpoints; and acquire rigorous reading, writing, investigative, and presentation abilities crucial for both independent and team-based work across diverse professional environments. This credential benefits secondary educators and individuals considering a coursework-focused path before committing to a thesis-driven master's program. It also provides an alternative for students not yet qualifying for MA program admission and serves as an academic recognition for MA candidates who finish all course requirements but cannot or choose not to complete their thesis.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
GPA- a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
1. 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 supervise
your work. The Department uses this information to assess your ability to frame and
research a historical question, and to assess the Department's ability to support your
project.
2. Academic Writing Sample:
A sample of your written work (in English), preferably a senior paper or Master's thesis.
3. Copy of your CV
4. 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.
IELTS - Overall band score of 7.0 of the academic (NOT general) test with a minimum of 6.5 in each section. TOEFL IBT - 93, with a minimum score of 20 in each category. For the paper-based TOEFL test, the University normally requires a score of 580, with TWE 5. Pearson Academic (PTE) - Overall 65 minimum 60 in all of their sections.
1. 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 supervise
your work. The Department uses this information to assess your ability to frame and
research a historical question, and to assess the Department's ability to support your
project.
2. Academic Writing Sample:
A sample of your written work (in English), preferably a senior paper or Master's thesis.
3. Copy of your CV
4. 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.
IELTS - Overall band score of 7.0 of the academic (NOT general) test with a minimum of 6.5 in each section. TOEFL IBT - 93, with a minimum score of 20 in each category. For the paper-based TOEFL test, the University normally requires a score of 580, with TWE 5. Pearson Academic (PTE) - Overall 65 minimum 60 in all of their sections.
Tuition
CAD
6,198