Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada
Founded in 1965, Simon Fraser University (SFU) has become Canada's leading comprehensive university with vibrant campuses in British Columbia's largest municipalities — Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey. It has 30,000 students, 6,500 faculty and staff, and 130,000 alumni.
Consistently ranked among Canada’s top comprehensive universities and named to the Times Higher Education list of 100 world universities under 50, SFU is also the first Canadian member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the world’s largest college sports association.
Mobility partner
>> Information for incoming students
- Estimated number of mobility places: 1-3 full-year or 2-6 semester places
Available Subject Areas
Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.
Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.
- Accounting & Finance
- Biomedical Engineering
- Business & Management
- Computing Science
- Digital Media & Information Studies
- Earth Science and Geology
- Economic & Social History
- Economics
- Education
- Electronics/Electrical Engineering
- English Literature
- Film & TV
- Geography
- History
- Life Sciences
- Maths
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Politics and International Relations
- Psychology
- Scottish Literature
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Theatre Studies
- Theology & Religious Studies
- Urban Studies/Public & Social Policy
Key facts SFU
- Calendar: Fall term: early September - mid December; Spring term: early January - mid- to late-April; Summer term: early May - mid August
- Grade System: A-F, +/-
- Good option for Scottish Literature
- Credit guidance: typical full course for home students load per semester = 15 (credit range/semester 9-15)
- Course catalogue
- Academic information
- Accommodation: Exchange students can apply for accommodation but it is not guaranteed.
Travel and costs
Useful weblinks
Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
Partner web
https://www.sfu.ca/
Partner mobility web
https://www.sfu.ca/students/exchange.html
Mobility contact
exchange@sfu.ca
Disability support
https://www.sfu.ca/students/accessible-learning.html