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MA Indigenous Studies at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

The Indigenous Studies Master's program fosters Indigenous research as sustainable at McMaster and locally and contributes to a national and international reputation of Indigenous research and curricular expertise at McMaster.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences Indigenous Studies  |  Duration: 12 or 16 months  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Entry requirements

In the Indigenous Studies Master’s program, learning may take the form of course work and a Community-based Research Project (CRP), or course work and Major Research Paper (MRP). Students will be required to complete the following: three (3) core courses; three (3) elective courses, one of which must be an Indigenous Studies course; one (1) non-credit professional development course; and a Major Research Paper or a Community-based Research Project.

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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