Master of Gender Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador

Programme overview

The Master of Gender Studies examines at an advanced level how gender shapes identities, social interactions and the world, using frameworks for analysing power relations and intersecting constructions of gender, race, class, sexuality, age, ability and nationality. It can be completed full- or part-time, by thesis (traditional or portfolio paper) or internship. Delivered on the St. John's campus.

Faculty: School of Graduate Studies | Department: Department of Gender Studies | Duration: 2 years full-time | Intake: Fall (application deadline January 15) | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

What you will study

Students choose a thesis, project or internship completion route. Department research strengths include human rights, reproductive justice, queer theory, life writing, and decolonial, postcolonial, transnational and Indigenous feminisms.

Career pathways

Graduates work as policy officers, executive directors, community project coordinators, mental health and addictions counsellors, union organizers, diversity, equity and inclusion consultants, lawyers and university lecturers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree in Gender Studies or a closely related discipline and a strong academic record; applicants may be required to complete one or more undergraduate courses, including Gender Studies 4000.

Graduate intakes are Fall (September to December), Winter (January to April) and Spring (May to August); the intake offered depends on the programme, and most master's programmes admit for Fall.

Deadlines vary by programme. January 15: Anthropology, Applied Ocean Technology, Archaeology, Data Science, Environmental Policy, Folklore, Gender Studies, History, Mathematics and Statistics, Music, Nursing (MScN), Occupational Health and Safety, Political Science (MA), Public Health (both streams) (Fall). February 1: Education (most diplomas and MEd), Environmental Science, Human Kinetics and Recreation, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Health Ethics (Fall). February 15: Employment Relations, Humanities (MPhil), Scientific Computing (Fall). March 15: Management (MMgt) (Fall). April 1: Engineering and Applied Science graduate diploma and MASc (Fall), Software Engineering international (Fall), Artificial Intelligence for Canadian applicants (Fall); December 1: Artificial Intelligence for all applicants, Computer Science (all programmes), Management (MSc), Engineering (MEng) (Fall). See the source page for all programmes, including Winter and Spring intakes.

Graduate application processing fee: $60 for Canadian applicants and $120 for non-Canadian applicants; Pharmacy adds a faculty fee of $125 (Canadian) or $175 (international) and Music adds $40 for the MMus; late fee $30 up to one week after the deadline and $10 for each subsequent week.

Apply through the official page: https://www.mun.ca/become/graduate/apply-to-memorial/

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