Overview

Department of History / Department of History is located in Burnaby, BC, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	6
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Thesis Required Language exam
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Language exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

29

Applied

5

Accepted

5

Enrolled

Applying

90

Application Fee - Domestic

125

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 (on scale of 4.33) or 3.33 based on last 60 credits of undergraduate courses
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5 (on scale of 4.33)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended	TOEFL Paper score: 580 TOEFL IBT score: 93
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 7
TWE: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 15
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

31

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Gender

Male (70%)

Female (29%)

Faculty

24

Total faculty

Full-time - 24

Part-time - 0

Male (13)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Colonialism and imperialism Asian history, labor history, race, gender and sexuality, political and social history, cultural and urban history
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC  V5A 1S6
Canada

Contact Dr. Jeremy Brown
Graduate Chair
Email: hist-grad-chair@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4379
Fax: 778-782-5837

Larger Map