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MSc Aging Studies at University of Regina

University of Regina, Canada

Programme overview

Canada’s population is aging at an unprecedented rate. Within the next 20 years, Canada’s senior population (those age 65 and older) is expected to grow by 68 per cent to more than 10 million people . We need highly qualified personnel to conduct research to support the needs of the aging population.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

What you will study

End of Life Issues for Human Services Work This course deals with the impact of end-of-life issues on people, their families, and social work and health care practitioners. The role of the social worker in practice, research, education and policy in end-of-life care will be explored.

Career pathways

Upon successfully completing a Master’s degree in Aging Studies, graduates have pursued advanced study in areas such as medicine, dentistry, nutrition, and occupational therapy, as well as doctoral studies.

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Application information

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 terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). The application portal opens in the first week of August for Fall, the first week of February for Winter and the first week of April for Spring/Summer, in the year before the start.

Undergraduate terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). Indigenous Education and Nursing do not admit to the spring/summer term; Bachelor of Social Work admits to the fall term only.

Faculty of Graduate Studies programmes without their own deadline: Spring/Summer March 1, Fall July 1, Winter November 1. Some programmes have their own deadlines, for example Aging Studies March 31, History March 31, Anthropology January 31 (Fall) and September 30 (Winter), English February 15 (Fall) and October 15 (Winter). Applications are made online through the application portal.

The graduate application fee is $125, paid online before documents can be uploaded.

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