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MA Gender and Social Justice at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

McMaster’s Gender and Social Justice Program is a vibrant learning community committed to the intersectional study of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, ability, age, and other categories of social difference, through feminist, anti-racist, anti-colonial, and queer social justice lenses. The program is interdisciplinary in our teaching, learning, research, and activism, and prioritizes community-engaged research and praxis.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Application information

Entry requirements

The MA in Gender and Social Justice provides students with the critical thinking and communication skills, knowledge base, and experiential learning opportunities to prepare them for careers in a wide range of fields (education, law, journalism, non-profit community work, public policy, and social work).

Graduate programmes accept applications for September, January and May admit terms; programmes listed without open/close dates do not accept applications for that term.

Graduate application open and close dates differ for domestic (Canadian citizens/permanent residents) and international applicants and vary by programme and admit term.

Apply through the official page: https://gs.mcmaster.ca/how-to-apply/

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