BA/BS in Philosophy and Global Humanities is a bachelor's degree in Philosophy & Ethics programme taught at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada. Tuition for international students is CAD 1,263 per credit (CAD 221 per credit for local students).
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Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Philosophy & Ethics
Local tuition: CAD 221 / credit
International tuition: CAD 1,263 / credit
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Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Philosophy and Global Humanities is a joint major leading to a Bachelor of Arts at Simon Fraser University, exploring the relationship between the two disciplines under the joint guidance of advisors from both departments. Students complete 120 units in total: a Global Humanities lower-division requirement of 15 units, including an introductory Global Humanities course plus electives such as Classical Mythology, Art and the Humanities, and Religious Studies; a Philosophy lower-division requirement of 12 units covering courses such as Knowledge and Reality, Moral and Legal Problems, Great Works in the History of Philosophy, and Metaphysics; at least 20 upper-division Global Humanities units; and at least 17 upper-division Philosophy units, including a required advanced seminar. At least half of the programme's total units must be completed at Simon Fraser University.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct-entry applicants from a BC or Yukon high school must complete a minimum of five approved Grade 12 courses, including English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 with a minimum grade of 70 percent, or the equivalent AP or IB course. Grade 11 prerequisites include English 11, Math 11 or Foundations of Mathematics/Pre-Calculus 11, one approved Science 11 course, and one Social Studies 11 course. At Grade 12, Course List A must include the required English course plus, because this is a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences program, only one further List A humanities or social-science course rather than the two required by some other faculties, with additional List A or List B courses added to reach the five-course minimum. Admission is holistic, evaluating all approved Grade 11 and 12 courses with greater weight on List A; SFU does not publish a fixed minimum competitive average for this route. Diverse-qualifications and Indigenous-student admission pathways exist as alternatives to the standard grade-based route.