Graduate Degree Programs

Below is a list of Departments and Schools at SFU that offer Graduate Diploma, Master's and Doctoral Programs. For detailed information on a program, click on a Department or School of interest and contact them directly. Next to each link an icon indicates the campus location of the program (i.e.,Burnaby, Surrey, Vancouver).

Exceptionally able students may also pursue graduate studies outside or between existing graduate programs by enrolling under Special Arrangements. These programs are administered by the Dean of Graduate Studies. In addition, study under cohort-based Special Arrangements is available to meet the educational needs of specific student groups in fulfilling the requirements for a master's degree, where these needs cannot be met within existing programs and where appropriate resources exist within the university. Please contact the office of the Dean of Graduate Studies (phone: 778-782-3042) for an application package.

Admission to SFU's graduate programs is highly competitive. Many students may find that the research in the discipline they wish to pursue is conducted in many departments across SFU. For example, faculty members whose research involves molecular biology can be found in the Departments of : Molecular Biology and Biochemistry; Biological Sciences: Chemistry; Computing Science; and Kinesiology plus others.

Therefore, students are encouraged to apply to more than one program. 

• Arts

1. Contemporary Arts
2. Interactive Arts and Technology
3. Publishing

• Biology

1. Biological Sciences
2. Graduate Diploma in Public Health
3. Kinesiology (Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology effective April 2009)
4. Master's in Public Health (MPH)
5. Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
6. Resource and Environmental Management

• Business

1. Business PhD. Program
2. Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
3. Global Asset and Wealth Management (MBA)
4. Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA)
5. Master of Arts in Financial Risk Management
6. Master of Business Administration (MBA)
7. Master of Business Administration in Management of Technology (MBA-MOT)

• Chemistry

1. Biological Sciences
2. Chemistry
3. Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

• Communication and Language

1. Anthropology
2. Communication
3. English Master of Arts for Teachers of English
4. French
5. Linguistics
6. Public Policy
7. Sociology

• Computational Sciences

1. Computing Science
2. Interactive Arts and Technology
3. Mathematics
4. Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
5. Statistics and Actuarial Science

• Culture

1. Anthropology
2. Archaeology
3. Communication
4. Contemporary Arts
5. History
6. International Studies
7. Latin American Studies
8. Liberal Studies
9. Political Science
10. Public Policy
11. Publishing
12. Sociology
13. Urban Studies
14. Women's Studies (not accepting applications for Fall 09)

• Critical Thinking

1. Linguistics
2. Mathematics
3. Philosophy
4. Sociology

• Engineering

1. Chemistry
2. Engineering Science
3. Physics

• Environment

1. Biological Sciences
2. Earth Sciences
3. Geography
4. Resource and Environmental Management
5. Urban Studies

• Health

1. Biological Sciences
2. Gerontology
3. Graduate Diploma in Public Health
4. Kinesiology (Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology effective April 2009)
5. Master's in Public Health (MPH)
6. Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

• Material Science

1. Chemistry
2. Engineering Science
3. Physics

• Mathematics

1. Computing Science
2. Economics
3. Mathematics
4. Physics
5. Statistics and Actuarial Science

• Neurosciences

1. Biological Sciences
2. Chemistry
3. Graduate Diploma in Public Health
4. Kinesiology (Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology effective April 2009)
5. Master's in Public Health (MPH)
6. Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
7. Psychology

• Policy

1. Business PhD. Program
2. Criminology
3. Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
4. Global Asset and Wealth Management (MBA)
5. Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA)
6. Master of Arts in Financial Risk Management
7. Master of Business Administration (MBA)
8. Political Science
9. Public Policy
10. Resource and Environmental Management
11. Statistics and Actuarial Science

• Technology

1. Business PhD. Program
2. Computing Science
3. Engineering Science
4. Interactive Arts and Technology
5. Kinesiology (Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology effective April 2009)
6. Master of Business Administration in Management of Technology (MBA-MOT)
7. Physics

• Teaching

1. Field Programs
2. Graduate Programs of Faculty of Education