Performance Studies Certificate is a certificate in Performing Arts programme taught at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 1,263 per credit (CAD 221 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Performing Arts
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 221 / credit
International tuition: CAD 1,263 / credit
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Performance Studies Certificate will provide you an opportunity to complement your Bachelor of Arts and focus your interdisciplinary work via the methods and perspectives of performance studies, through the critical analysis of the intrinsically scripted and performed character of much human action. This unifying thematic encompasses a diversity of courses across disciplines, providing you with a broad course of study that allows for customization depending on your interests.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Students must be admitted to SFU and complete two of the following courses before formal admission to the certificate: ENGL 113W (Literature and Performance), CA 118 (Contemporary Art History), GSWS 100 (Sex Talk), GSWS 101 (Gender Talk), or SA 101 (Introduction to Anthropology). The certificate then requires a minimum of 26 units: three foundational courses (from CA 217, CA 257W, CA 289, ENGL 214, ENGL 216, GSWS 204, GSWS 205, SA 201W, SA 218), two intermediate courses (from CA 314, GSWS 331, SA 474), and three upper-level electives from a published cross-departmental list. A cumulative grade point average of 2.5 is required across the courses used for the certificate, and no more than four of them may come from any single department. No English-language test score, interview, portfolio or other non-academic condition is published for this certificate.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, with one set of dates per applicant type rather than by citizenship. Fall 2027 entry: high-school-route applications open 1 October 2026 and close 31 January 2027, while transfer applications open 1 March 2027 and close 15 April 2027 (Education and Contemporary Arts transfer applicants may apply from 1 October 2026). Spring 2027 entry runs 1 July to 15 September 2026, and Summer 2027 entry runs 1 December 2026 to 15 January 2027. Admission documents are generally due 28 February 2027 (Fall) and offers must be accepted by 1 May. International applicants use the same EducationPlannerBC dates and portal; SFU publishes no separate international deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.