Master of Arts (M.A.) Sociology (Non-Thesis) 12 months Postgraduate Programme By McGill University |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

14,890 CADTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

07 Jan, 2025Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Sociology

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Sociology (Non-Thesis) offered by the Department of Sociology in the Faculty of Arts is a course-based program that emphasizes rigorous and innovative learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in novel thinking, information literacy, and academic writing to pursue professional opportunities (or potentially continue their studies).

The program may also be taken as one of the following options:

Development Studies option: will develop a unique set of tools which will allow them to be more effective in their post-graduation journey, whether it is working with development organizations or government agencies, or pursuing either a disciplinary-based or multi-disciplinary doctoral degree.

Gender and Women's Studies option: designed to provide students with the opportunity to take classes and pursue research that significantly engages with issues of gender and/or women and/or feminism.

Population Dynamics option: designed to provide graduate training in demographic methods (including life table analyses) and enhance students’ knowledge of critical population issues.

Keywords: International Development and Globalization, Medical Sociology, Developmental Studies, Immigration, Emigration, Demography, Quantitative Methods, Policy, Health, Population, Political Sociology, Gender Dynamics, Social Deviance and Control, Social Development and Change, International development, Development studies, Population dynamics, Gender and Women's studies.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Sociology

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Sociology (Non-Thesis) offered by the Department of Sociology in the Faculty of Arts is a course-based program that emphasizes rigorous and innovative learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in novel thinking, information literacy, and academic writing to pursue professional opportunities (or potentially continue their studies).

The program may also be taken as one of the following options:

Development Studies option: will develop a unique set of tools which will allow them to be more effective in their post-graduation journey, whether it is working with development organizations or government agencies, or pursuing either a disciplinary-based or multi-disciplinary doctoral degree.

Gender and Women's Studies option: designed to provide students with the opportunity to take classes and pursue research that significantly engages with issues of gender and/or women and/or feminism.

Population Dynamics option: designed to provide graduate training in demographic methods (including life table analyses) and enhance students’ knowledge of critical population issues.

Keywords: International Development and Globalization, Medical Sociology, Developmental Studies, Immigration, Emigration, Demography, Quantitative Methods, Policy, Health, Population, Political Sociology, Gender Dynamics, Social Deviance and Control, Social Development and Change, International development, Development studies, Population dynamics, Gender and Women's studies.

Admission Requirements

3+
86+
6.5+

07 Jan 2025
1 Year
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Domestic
1,483 CAD
International
14,890 CAD

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