Overview

This Cultural, Social and Political Thought program at University of Lethbridge is highly theoretical and interdisciplinary in nature and intended to ground students in a body of cognate critical theories and methodologies. Across disciplinary boundaries, the Cultural, Social, and Political Thought major emphasizes the critical engagement of ideas and their manifestation in shifting cultural, social, and political contexts.

Career pathways

Students in this Cultural, Social and Political Thought MA program offered by University of Lethbridge have the opportunity to develop mastery of:

theoretical frameworks related to cultural, social and political thought such as Feminism, Poststructuralism, Postmodernism, Settler Colonialism & Postcolonialism, Critical Theory, and Culture & History;
substantive knowledge in the interdisciplinary area of cultural, social and political thought. Research topics are not constrained but may include such problems, issues, and concepts as gender, race, class, age, disability, sexuality, equality, nation, citizenship, justice, power and resistance;
relevant methodological approaches pertinent to cultural, social and political thought such as Discourse Analysis, Ethnography, and Qualitative Interviewing; and
the ability to propose, design, present, and disseminate novel and applicable research in the interdisciplinary area of cultural, social and political thought.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methodology
Professional Skills Seminar
Qualitative Interviewing

Ethnographic Methods

Discourse Analysis
Feminism, Gender, and Sovereignty

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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86

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61

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lethbridge, Canada

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies Sociology Political Science View 44 other Masters in Political Science in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

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120

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86

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61

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6.5

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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)

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Tuition Fees

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10442 CAD / year

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4348 CAD / year

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Additional Details

Fourth term:

Domestic: $640/semester
International: $1492/semester

Living costs

Lethbridge

Canada

1200 - 1800 CAD / month

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