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17 Master's degrees offered by the university
Philosophy
Memorial's Department of Philosophy offers a thriving intellectual community where students are invited to explore the nature and problems of human existence and human thought. The Philosophy program is offered by Memorial University of Newfoundland.
English
The English Department is a dynamic and productive community of 23 full-time faculty members engaged in active research programs, graduate supervision, and publication of literary scholarship and creative writing. The English program is offered by Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Religion and Culture
Religion and Culture offered by Memorial University of Newfoundland is the scientific exploration of religion. It neither upholds a particular set of religious beliefs, nor seeks to debunk any of them. Rather it strives to understand the many and varied ways people in the past and present express themselves in a religious manner.
Humanities
Students in Humanities at Memorial University of Newfoundland may expect the following: exposure to a variety of representative problems in the history and contemporary scene of human culture; education in significant methods and modes of interpretation that apply to a range of such problems; and engagement in an ongoing discussion concerning major values and human trends.
English
The English Department at the Memorial University of Newfoundland is a dynamic and productive community of 23 full-time faculty members engaged in active research programs, graduate supervision, and publication of literary scholarship and creative writing.
Linguistics
The Department of Linguistics at the Memorial University of Newfoundland maintains strong links between teaching and research, with emphasis on data-driven, theoretically informed inquiry into aboriginal languages, language variation and change, and language acquisition.
German Language and Literature
We offer a master degree in German Language and Literature at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Learning another language fulfills the primary purpose of a university education: to prepare citizens to reason, analyse, problem-solve and communicate in a world of cultural differences.
Religious Studies
We offer a master degree in Religious Studies at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Very little happens in the world today that does not intersect religion in some way, from international politics to the latest blockbuster film. If you are interested in the role religion plays historically and in today’s world, Memorial University is the ideal place to study.
Philosophy
We offer a master degree in Philosophy at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Memorial's Department of Philosophy offers a thriving intellectual community where students are invited to explore the nature and problems of human existence and human thought.
Classics
The graduate diploma and MA program in Classics at Memorial University of Newfoundland offers students the opportunity to expand and deepen their knowledge of ancient Greece and Rome.
History
Memorial University offers unique opportunities for the study of history. The History program is offered by Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Classics
The graduate diploma and MA program in Classics at Memorial offers students the opportunity to expand and deepen their knowledge of ancient Greece and Rome. The Classics program is offered by Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Linguistics
The Department of Linguistics maintains strong links between teaching and research, with emphasis on data-driven, theoretically informed inquiry into aboriginal languages, language variation and change, and language acquisition. The Linguistics program is offered by Memorial University of Newfoundland.
History
The Memorial University of Newfoundland offers unique opportunities for the study of History. As the home of the Maritime History Archive, the Folklore and Language Archive, the Centre of Newfoundland Studies, and several other research collections, the St. John's campus supports innovative and interdisciplinary research.
Health Ethics
The Master of Health Ethics degree program at the Memorial University of Newfoundland will help students develop the skills needed to identify and analyze ethical issues in health care and in the life sciences, and to propose solutions to these issues as they arise in the clinical, research, and policy contexts.
Folklore
The only Anglophone university in Canada to offer comprehensive folklore programs at all levels, Memorial is also a vital part of its community - one steeped in unique lifestyles and traditions, and where the study and celebration of culture and heritage is considered crucial. The Folklore program is offered by Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Community Health and Humanities
The goal of Memorial University of Newfoundland's Division of Community Health and Humanities is to promote health in society by developing an understanding of factors that contribute to health and illness, building the capacity to create change, creating "new" knowledge, sharing and engaging in research in and with the community, and serving as a resource for the community.