About the Institution
Simon Fraser University was founded upon the recommendation of a 1958 report entitled
Higher Education in British Columbia and a Plan for the Future, by
Dr. J.B. Macdonald, who recommended the creation of a new university in the Lower Mainland. The British Columbia Legislature gave formal assent two months later for the establishment of the university. In May of the same year Dr. Gordon M. Shrum was appointed as the university's first Chancellor. From a variety of sites which were offered, Shrum recommended to the provincial government that the summit of Burnaby Mountain be chosen for the new university. Architects
Arthur Erickson and Geoffrey Massey won a competition to design the university, and construction began in the spring of 1964. Eighteen months later, on September 9, 1965, the university began its first semester with 2,500 students.
Undergrad Programs / Areas offered :
Certificate in Ethnic and Intercultural Relations
Certificate in Family Studies
Certificate in Social Justice
Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology Major)
Bachelor of Arts (Sociology Major)
Bachelor of Arts in Archeology
Certificate in Business Analysis
Certificate in Canadian Business Fundamentals (Presented in Mandarin)
Certificate in Management – General Management
Certificate in Management – Risk Management
Graduate Programs / Areas offered :
Masters of Engineering
Masters of Applied Science
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering
Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Computing Science
Certificate in Computing Science
Master of Arts in Sociology
Master of Arts in Anthropology
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology
Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology
Doctor of Philosophy in Archeology
Master of Arts in Archeology
Diploma in Applied Project Management
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