Program Overview

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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers a wide range of programs for undergraduate and graduate students.

Departments and Programs

The faculty comprises various departments and programs, including:

• Accelerated Law (SFU-Exeter)
• Anthropology
• Applied Legal Studies
• Cognitive Science
• Criminology
• Economics
• English
• French
• French Cohort Program
• Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
• Gerontology
• Global Asia
• Global Humanities
• Graduate Liberal Studies
• Hellenic Studies
• History
• Indigenous Languages
• Indigenous Studies
• International Studies
• Labour Studies
• Linguistics
• Medical Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Overview
  • Program Structure
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Policy
• Social Data Analytics
• Sociology
• Urban Studies
• World Languages & Literatures

Undergraduate Programs

The faculty offers undergraduate programs with various areas of study, including:

• Future Students
  • Next steps for new students
    • FASS Camps
    • FASS Familiar Campus Tours
    • Fall 2025 First Term Schedules
      • Lower Division Elective List
  • FASS One at Surrey
    • FASS One Advising and Contact
    • Starting in Fall 2025: Next Steps
      • FASS Camps Surrey
    • FASS One FAQs
    • FASS Friends and Mentors (FAM)
    • Peer Mentors 2025
  • Connect your class with FASS
    • Discover FASS: The on-campus visit
    • FASS in the Class: The off-campus visit
    • Virtual Presentations
    • FASS Presentation Request Form
  • e-Library
• Indigenous Student Pathways
  • General Application
  • Alternate Application
  • Financial Aid
  • Housing
  • Community
  • Campus
• Advising and Resources
  • Plan your Program
  • Declare your Program
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Student Resources
  • Department Advisors
  • Course Preview Videos
  • Newsletter Archive
• Student Life
  • FASS Mentorship in Burnaby
    • Meet our Mentors
    • Join our team
    • Get paired with a mentor
  • FASS One in Surrey
  • Student Unions
  • Undergraduate journals
• Career Experience
• Opportunities
  • Scholarships/Awards
  • Field Schools
  • Research Symposium
• FASS Forward Courses

Graduate Programs

The faculty offers graduate programs, including:

• Contact
• Accelerated Master's
• Info Sessions
• Opportunities
  • Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
  • Field Schools
  • Financial Aid
• Scholarship Application Mentors
• Spotlight

Graduate Liberal Studies

The Master of Arts in Graduate Liberal Studies addresses some of the greatest works of our intellectual and artistic heritage. The program focuses on breadth of learning, integrating knowledge from many traditional disciplines to provide an intellectual grounding in a range of ideas and values that have shaped our culture.

The program is designed for working adults and part-time students, with seminars scheduled during evening and weekend hours. The degree can be completed over a period of three years.

The program includes core courses on thinking about Human Passion and The Capacity and Limits of Reason. Other areas of study include the themes of self and society, tradition and modernity, science and human values, liberty and authority, religious and secular world views, and social realities—gender, class, race, and nation.

Career Pathways

Graduate Liberal Studies alumni enjoy a variety of careers in their fields of interest, including but not limited to:

• Law
• Publishing
• Media work in broadcast journalism and print
• Marketing and communications
• Government policy analyst or researcher
• Visual and performing arts
• Government
• Business

Research

The faculty supports research through various initiatives, including:

• Faculty support
  • Find funding
    • FASS funding
      • Kickstarter Seed Recipients
      • Breaking Barriers Recipients
    • Canadian funding
    • International funding
    • Conference & workshop funding
  • Apply for funding
    • Deadlines calendar
    • Budget guidelines
    • Eligibility
    • SFU signature sheets
  • Manage funding
    • Account setup
    • Project changes (Tri-Agency)
    • Transferring funds
    • Changes in status (ie. leaves)
    • Extensions
    • Residual balances
    • Award closure
  • Frequently asked questions
• Centres & institutes
• Labs & groups
• Scholars-in-residence
  • Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship
  • Jack and Nancy Farley Visiting Scholar
• Faculty accomplishments
  • Canada Research Chairs
  • Distinguished SFU Professors
  • Fellows & Members

Teaching

The faculty supports teaching through various initiatives, including:

• Faculty updates
• Teaching fellows
• Resources
  • Reconciling Curriculum Grant Program
• Positions

News & Events

The faculty hosts various news and events, including:

• News
• Events
  • Developing Minds
    • Past conferences
  • Multilingual SFU
  • Terry Fox Lecture on Hope

Convocation

The faculty participates in convocation ceremonies to recognize student achievements.