Arts and Social Sciences @ a glance

What?

UTP Stage II Arts and Social Sciences

Students are able to study a wide range of arts and social sciences courses allowing them to gain an excellent foundation in a variety of areas and choose the area of study they wish to specialize in when they progress to SFU.

Why?

  • Teaching methods designed for international students
  • Smaller class sizes (Just 36 students max per lecture)
  • Additional contact time with your lecturers
  • Large choice of degree options when you transfer into second year at SFU

How?

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UTP Stage II: Arts and Social Sciences is equivalent to the first year of SFU's Bachelor of Arts degree. It provides the foundation for further study in many areas such as economics, English, international politics, film and video studies, political science, psychology, linguistics and criminology. UTP Stage II will help you choose the area in which you wish to specialize for your Bachelor of Arts.

 

UTP Stage II: Arts and Social Sciences

Entry to second year at SFU

Potential career paths

Choose at least seven courses from the following options:*

  • Brain, Mind and Society
  • Canada since Confederation
  • Comparative Politics
  • Critical Thinking
  • East/West (World Literature)
  • Environmental Economics
  • Political Studies
  • Introduction to Canadian Law and Legal Institutions
  • Introduction to Criminology
  • Introduction to Fiction
  • Introduction to International Politics
  • Introduction to Issues in Literature and Culture
  • Introduction to Politics and Government
  • Introduction to Psychology I
  • Introduction to Psychology II
  • Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences
  • Introduction to the Description of English Grammar
  • Literature across Cultures
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • The Social History of Canada
  • The Wonder of Words

Choose up to three courses from the following options:

  • Behaviour in Organizations
  • Calculus I
  • Calculus II
  • Calculus for the Social Sciences I
  • Contemporary Health Issues
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Explorations in Mass Communication
  • Financial Accounting
  • Global Perspectives on Health
  • Graphic Design
  • Introduction to Biology
  • Introduction to Communication Studies
  • Introduction to Computer Design
  • Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I
  • Introduction to Computing Science and Programming II
  • Pre-calculus
  • Studio Physics

Bachelor of Arts

Areas of study:

  • Anthropology
  • Asia-Canada Studies
  • Cognitive Science
  • Criminology
  • Economics
  • English
  • First Nations Studies
  • French
  • Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
  • Gerontology
  • Hellenic Studies
  • History
  • Humanities
  • International Studies
  • Labour Studies
  • Languages
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Philosophy
  • Police Studies
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • World Literature

For more information on SFU's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, visit fass.sfu.ca.

There are an endless number of career opportunities available to Arts and Social Sciences graduates. More than half of all advertised positions that require a university degree do not specify a required degree discipline. The reason is that a university education, and especially a university education in Arts and Social Sciences, is as much about skill development as it is about content, and the skills you develop in Arts and Social Sciences are highly valued by employers.

Possible Career Paths include:

  • Advertising
  • Civil Service
  • Corporate Communications
  • Interpreter
  • Journalism
  • Marketing
  • Mass Communication
  • Media Specialist
  • Public Relations
  • Research
  • Sales Management
  • Tourism

You must complete a minimum of 30 units at FIC and have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 upon completion of your UTP Stage II to be guaranteed transfer to the SFU programs listed above. Course offerings and required courses may change without notice.
*A student advisor can help you choose appropriate courses to satisfy SFU entry requirements.