Quick Facts:Tuition: $5,217.00 Students: 35,400
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Simon Fraser University
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About Simon Fraser University
Campus: Facilities, Residence and Location
The three campuses of the university are in the Lower Mainland. The SFU Burnaby Mountain Campus has recently expanded its downtown main grounds and has included the SFU Vancouver, a graduate school for business. Its library has around 2 million books, with an art gallery and digitized documents from archival collections also situated inside it. Residences housing is mostly concentrated on the Burnaby campus -- The Towers is a completely-furnished dormitory-style building. Shell House and McTaggart-Cowan are traditional-style dormitories. The Louis Riel House is an apartment-style building. The Townhouse Complex have three level units, while the Hamilton Hall is an autonomous studio-style building. SFU Vancouver has five main grounds: SFU Contemporary Arts (Alexander Street), SFU Contemporary Arts (Woodward’s), Segal Graduate School of Business, Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue, and the Harbour Centre. The SFU Campus is the newest campus of the Simon Fraser University.
Student Services and Student Life
The university offers students these services: Advising, Residence and Housing, U-Pass, Parking and Security, Co-op Education, Career Services, Study Abroad, Work Study, Orientation, Wellness, Athletics, Health and Counselling, LEAD SFU, Peer Programs, Recreation, Student Development, Free Transit, Student Leaders, First Nations, Interfaith, Ulife, and Volunteering.
Simon Fraser University offers students Co-operative Education. Here, they can learn and improve their skills, get a first-hand experience of working in the real world, apply theoretical learning to practical circumstances, give students an exposure to possible networks, increase the student’s “market value”, and financially compensate for the student’s education.
Students who are into physical activities can join the Summer Camp Programs provided by the university. These programs include: Aquatics, Children & Youth Camps, Children's Swimming Lessons, Dance, First aid & CPR, Fitness, Fitness/Aquafit Certifications, Martial Arts & Fencing, Massage, Lifeguarding Certifications, Rec Sports (Intramurals), Scuba, Tennis, Yoga, Tai Chi, and Pilates. Another option for them would be to join Sports Clubs in Field Hockey, Badminton, Cheerleading, Cricket, Dodgeball, Golf, Ice Hockey - Men's, Ice Hockey - Women's, Rowing, Kendo, WaterpoloKung Fu, Lacrosse, Rugby, Triathlon, Table Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee, Tennis, Volleyball, and Ski/Snowboarding.
Academic Programs
BA or BSc (Major or Honors in Computing Science) Degree
BA or Bsc (Major or Honors in Interactive Arts and Technology) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Art and Culture Studies Major) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major in Humanities) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major in Women's Studies) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Anthropology) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Archaeology) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Canadian Studies) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Cognitive Science) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Communication) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Criminology) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Economics) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in English) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in French) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Geography) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Health Sciences) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in History) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in International Studies) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Linguistics) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Mathematics) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Philosophy) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Political Science) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Psychology) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Sociology) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honors in Statistics) Degree
Bachelor of Arts (Major or Honours in World Literature) Degree
Bachelor of Business Administration (Major or Honors) Degree
Bachelor of Education (Elementary or Secondary) Degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance Major) Degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film Major) Degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Major) Degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre Major) Degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art Major) Degree
Bachelor of General Studies Degree
Bachelor of Science (General Science) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Honors in Mathematical Physics) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Major in Biological Physics) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Major or Honors in Actuarial Science) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Major or Honors in Applied Mathematics) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Major or Honors in Biological Sciences) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Major or Honors in Chemical Physics) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Major or Honors in Chemistry) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Major or Honors in Earth Sciences) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Major or Honors in Environmental Science) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Major or Honors in Geographic Information Science) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Major or Honors in Health Sciences) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Major or Honors in Kinesiology) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Major or Honors in Mathematics) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Major or Honors in Physical Geography) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Major or Honors in Statistics) Degree
Bachelor of Science (Physics Related - Major/Honors) Degree Programs
BASc Engineering Science Degree
BSc (Major or Honors in Management and Systems Science) Degree
BSc (Major or Honors in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry) Degree
Certificate in Actuarial Mathematics
Certificate in Applied Human Nutrition
Certificate in Chinese Studies
Certificate in Computing Studies
Certificate in Criminology (General and Advanced)
Certificate in Ethnic and Intercultural Relations
Certificate in First Nations Language Proficiency
Certificate in French Language Proficiency
Certificate in Health and Fitness Studies
Certificate in Hellenic Studies
Certificate in Native Studies Research
Certificate in Spanish Language Proficiency
Certificate in Spatial Information Systems
Certificate in Teaching ESL Linguistics
Life Sciences Year Two Program
Pre-Professional Studies in the Faculty of Science
Famous Alumni
The most notable alumni of the university include: Ujjal Dosanjh, former Premier, Stephen Day, film composer, singer/songwriter, Sonija Kwok, actress, Minh Le, creator of Half-Life mod Counter-Strike, Margaret Trudeau, wife of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Lui Passaglia, former B.C. Lions player, Gordon Campbell, Premier, Glen Clark, former Premier, Francesco Aquilini, owner of the Vancouver Canucks and GM Place, David Usher, singer and songwriter, Daniel Igali, Olympic gold medallist, Curtis Hodgson, professional lacrosse player, Christy Clark, former Cabinet Minister, and Carol Huynh, Olympic gold medallist.
Burnaby Information
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, is the city immediately east of Vancouver. It is the third-largest city in British Columbia by population, surpassed only by Surrey and Vancouver itself.
The SkyTrain rapid transit system crosses Burnaby from east to west in two places: in the south along the Expo Line and in the middle along the Millennium Line. The SkyTrain has encouraged closer connections to New Westminster, Vancouver, and Surrey.
Major technology firms such as Electronic Arts, Creo, Ballard Power Systems, and TELUS base their operations in Burnaby; heavy industry includes Chevron Corporation and Petro-Canada petroleum refineries on the shores of Burrard Inlet. Other companies such as eBay have significant facilities in Burnaby as well.