Overview

Because of the nature of the Women and Gender Studies MA program offered by University of Lethbridge, the Thesis forms the central requirement of the program. At the master’s level, a Thesis involves close collaboration between supervisor and student. Consequently, students are required to secure a potential supervisor prior to submitting an application for this program (except for Economics major).

The department of Women & Gender Studies at the University of Lethbridge offers a dynamic, inter-disciplinary and rigorous Master of Arts in Women & Gender Studies. Our faculty also teach and supervise students in the CSPT program (MA and PhD levels).

We have expertise in the following areas:

Gender and Global Migration
Reproductive Justice
Critical Race & Sexualities in Law & Culture
Marriage & Kinship
Feminist Constitutionalism
Human Rights & Political Economies
Indigenous Women & Settler Colonialism
Women & Spirituality

Graduate students are provided opportunities to develop skills in a number of areas such as diverse research methodologies (archival, discourse analysis, interviewing), public speaking, and grant writing (for students who apply for SSHRC, Parkland or other external scholarships).

Programme Structure

Pursuing graduate studies in WGST offers numerous benefits including:

interdisciplinary course work;
small class sizes;
a cohort made up of both MA and PhD students;
teaching & research assistantships;
extensive professional development opportunities (offered through the CSPT program as well as the School of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Studies Association);
networking opportunities;
office space;
pre-existing scholarly and volunteer networking opportunities with regional and local community organizations such as the YWCA, WomanSpace, OutReach Southern Alberta, Immigrant and Family Services Lethbridge, the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, the Kainai Public Library, and the Galt Museum & Archives;
and opportunities to learn from nationally and internationally renowned scholars regularly hosted by the Women’s Scholars Speakers Series and aforementioned research institutes.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 48 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-01-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2023-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2024-05-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-02-01 00:00:00
Starting 2024-09-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-05-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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86

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Gender & Sexuality Studies Sociology Political Science View 67 other Masters in Political Science in Canada

Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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86

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants normally must meet the following requirements:

Hold an undergraduate degree in a related discipline
Have a minimum grade point average of 3.00 (based on the uLethbridge 4.00 scale) on the last 20 graded university-level term courses
Demonstrate English language proficiency (ELP) for graduate student
Secure a potential supervisor (except for Economics major)

Tuition Fee

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International

9472 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4736 CAD per semester during 24 months.
National

4180 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2090 CAD per semester during 24 months.

Fourth term:

Domestic: $597/semester
International: $1353/semester

Living costs for Lethbridge

1200 - 1800 CAD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Financing

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Funding

Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Women and Gender Studies.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

226 countries / Need-based

Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria

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