Master of Arts in First Nations Studies (MA) at University of Northern British Columbia

Programme overview

The MA in First Nations Studies takes the viewpoints of First Nations people and communities as the starting point for analysis, with courses taught in communities, internships and community-based research. It culminates in a thesis or major project.

Department: First Nations Studies | Duration: Normally 36 months | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September (admission on a two-year cycle) | Location: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

30 credit hours over about 36 months: first-year courses in Foundations of First Nations Studies, Practice of Research, State of the Discipline and Special Topics, then a research seminar and a 15 credit-hour thesis or MA project. Delivered face-to-face in monthly weekend blocks September to April.

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Application information

Entry requirements

General knowledge of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada comparable to FNST 100-3. No language requirement.

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.

Most graduate programs admit for Fall (September). Some programs (for example Gender Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, MASc) also have Winter (January) intakes and Interdisciplinary Studies and MASc have Spring (May) intakes. Some programs no longer offer Winter or Spring intakes.

For Fall (September) entry, applications open 1 October; the first deadline is 15 January for most programs (for example MA in Applied Economics, English, History, Gender Studies, MASc, MEng), with a second domestic deadline of 1 July where offered. Winter (January) entry, where offered, opens 15 January with a first deadline of 1 June and a second domestic deadline of 1 November. Spring (May) entry, where offered, has a first deadline of 1 December and a second domestic deadline of 1 March. MA in Disability Management closes 1 July with no extension.

Graduate application fee: CAD 76.50 for domestic applicants and CAD 153.00 for international applicants, non-refundable and paid at submission online or through the Cashier's Office.

Apply through the official page: https://www.unbc.ca/admissions/graduate

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