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Sociology (MA) at Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University, Canada

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary, comparative, and critically engaged. Our graduate programs are small, collegial and selective. We pride ourselves on the faculty support we offer our graduate students. Our MA students are highly competitive candidates for places in PhD programs across Canada and internationally.

Faculty: Arts and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology  |  Duration: 16 months or longer  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Career pathways

Sociology provides broad and rigorous academic training, which develops knowledge and research skills that can be translated to the job market, future studies, and everyday life.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology You must apply to our graduate programs online via the Faculty of Graduate Studies webpage. Application information (including information on the submission of electronic references) is available there. Please note: two references are required. Our program is a full-time thesis based program. We admit once a year; always in September. Applicants must apply to our program by the January 15th deadline . Preference is given to applicants with degrees in Sociology or Anthropology with an average of A- or higher. Students with degrees in other disciplines may be considered if space is available, but they are generally required to do extra coursework to fill in any gaps in their background. We encourage students to shape up something of a prospective research focus and project before reaching out to possible supervisors.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate intakes: September, January and May.

General Faculty of Graduate Studies deadlines: September admission June 1 (Canadian applicants) and April 1 (non-Canadian); January admission October 31 (Canadian) and August 31 (non-Canadian); May admission February 28 (Canadian) and December 31 (non-Canadian). Program deadlines may differ. The application fee is $115, payable online with the application.

Apply through the official page: https://apply.dal.ca/apply/

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