Communication: Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) is a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies programme taught at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 216 per credit for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Communication Studies
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 216 / credit
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication is about critical thinking, reading, analysis and production in the field of communication. You will study the cultures, histories, technologies, and ideologies of the media and communication infrastructures in our society. Upon completion of the program, you will be literate in media and information technologies with an understanding of social and ethical implications. Project and group work are used to apply theories of communication to promote social change and community engagement. You'll address the most pressing environmental, economic, technological and political issues in our society through the translation of theory and research into practice and action.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct-entry applicants from B.C. high schools must graduate with a minimum of five approved Grade 12 courses, including English Studies 12 (or English First Peoples 12) at 70% or higher, and must hold a minimum grade of 70% in Language Arts 11, English 12, or equivalent; no further Communication-specific Grade 11/12 subject list or minimum admission average is published beyond SFU's general academic-course and quantitative-and-analytical-skills requirements, with admission evaluation giving greater weight to List A courses. Applicants must also meet SFU's university-wide English language requirement: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT overall 88 with no section below 20, PTE Academic overall 65 with a minimum of 60 in each Communicative Skill, or Duolingo English Test overall 125.
Application Details
Start Date:Three intakes a year: Fall (September–December), Spring (January–April) and Summer (May–August). First day of classes is 5 January 2027 for Spring 2027, 10 May 2027 for Summer 2027 and 7 September 2027 for Fall 2027.
Application Deadline:Undergraduate applications are submitted on EducationPlannerBC and SFU publishes one set of dates per applicant type — high-school or college/university transfer — with no separate international deadline; document deadlines are stated as applying to all applicants. Fall 2027 entry: applications open 1 October 2026 and close 31 January 2027 for high-school applicants, while transfer applications open 1 March 2027 and close 15 April 2027. Spring 2027 entry: open 1 July 2026, closes 15 September 2026. Summer 2027 entry: open 1 December 2026, closes 15 January 2027. Admission documents are due 28 February 2027 (Fall, high-school applicants), 15 May 2027 (Fall, transfer applicants), 1 October 2026 (Spring) and 1 February 2027 (Summer); B.C. high-school applicants must also file the Student Transcript Service form by 31 January. Decisions are released on a rolling basis — early Fall offers from mid-November 2026 to January 2027, standard offers from January to late April, transfer decisions from mid-March to late June — and most Fall entrants must accept by 1 May. These are SFU's university-wide undergraduate dates, not a deadline set by this program; a few programs admit in one term only, so confirm on the program's own SFU page.
