Sociology (MA)

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We invite you to pursue your interest in sociology while preparing for further academic study and employment in the field through our MA in Sociology. At Acadia, you will have a high degree of direct contact and engagement with your supervisor, who will help guide you in your research and your studies.

Our small program also emphasizes collaboration between you and your fellow students when planning your research project - a process that develops your research, communication, and critical analysis skills while creating a close-knit community within the program. You will also have the opportunity to gain teaching experience through discussion groups and guided classroom experiences, and in some cases through teaching assistantships.

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Acadia's Master of Sociology faculty have a wide variety of research interests to support you in your studies. You will explore new theories and methods of inquiry in our highly collaborative graduate sociology program and apply these skills toward research that uncovers new understandings of the societies in which we live.

Your primary focus in this program will be on the planning and execution of your chosen research project culminating in the defense of your MA thesis, while course components will emphasize a deeper exposure to social theory, qualitative and quantitative theory, and a wider breadth of topics in sociology.

Research Interests

  • Aging
  • Critical development studies
  • Disability
  • Education
  • Everyday Life
  • Food and Health Inequity
  • Gender and sexuality
  • Health and healthcare
  • Justice and law
  • Knowledge and power
  • Racialization and ethnicity
  • Social justice
  • Social and economic organizations
  • Social change and revolution
  • Social movements
  • Social Welfare and Social Policy
  • Social theory
  • Sociology of families
  • Work

Program Requirements

This is a twelve-month MA program that requires both course work and the completion of a thesis. During this time, students must complete four courses (including research methods, theory, and relevant special topics), participate in a professional development seminar, contribute to departmental events and activities, and pursue their thesis research.

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Faculty of Arts

Öğrenim seçenekleri

Full Time (12 ay)

Okul ücreti
CAD$21,173.50 (TRY 500,177) Yıllık
Başlangıç tarihi

4 Eylül 2024, 6 Ocak 2025

Yer

Faculty of Arts

Room 224, Beveridge Arts Centre,

WOLFVILLE,

Nova Scotia (NS),

B4P 2R6, Canada

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In addition to the general admission requirements, applicants must have an Honours degree in sociology and a grade-point average of at least 3.55 in the last two years of their program. Applicants are required to have completed 6h coursework in each of social theory and research methods. The application must include: a statement of research interests, a sample of written work (e.g., chapter from an Honours thesis or excerpt from a major research paper), a curriculum vitae, all undergraduate transcripts, and two letters of reference.

The deadline is February 1 for applicants who wish to be considered for university funding. Other applications may be considered after this date, if space permits. Students will identify a supervisor, in consultation with the department, once they start the program.

Students without an Honours degree but who have completed a four-year undergraduate degree in sociology may be considered if they demonstrate equivalent academic and/or work experience. These students must submit a full-length major research paper for their writing sample.

English Language Proficiency

The minimum acceptable Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score is 580 paper-based test or an overall IBT/IBT Home Edition score of 93 (with no subtest score below 20). We also accept an overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 (with no subtest score below 6.0) or a CAEL score of 70 (with no subtest score below 60). We also accept a PTE Academic score of 61 with no subtest score below 60.

Seçtiğiniz bölüme bağlı olarak farklı IELTS koşulları olabilir.

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