Sociology
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Master of Arts (MA)
Thesis-based program
Program overview
Master of Arts students will gain a world-class education that lays the foundation for further study at a doctoral level, or for professional employment. Recent research topics include refugee resettlement, service provision in safe consumption sites and homeless shelters, indigenous women's experience of incarceration programs, theories of environmental risk, improving hospital experience of aboriginal patients, the presentation of self online, wellbeing in professional work, and inclusion practices of Black and Caribbean youth. The 20-month program provides foundational training in sociological theory, methods and statistics, as well as substantive courses of interest. Students benefit from a professor/student ratio that guarantees access to support and feedback.
Completing this program
- Core Courses: Students take courses in social statistics, research methods, and theory.
- Master's Seminar: Students complete training seminar in professional sociology and preparation of a thesis prospectus.
- Additional Courses: Topics may include health and illness, ethnicity and racialization, gender, urban sociology, indigenous issues, deviance and social control, and more.
- Thesis: Students will be required to submit and defend an original research thesis.
Outcomes
Health sector, education, government, non-profit, researcher, analyst, program evaluation, clinician.
A master’s degree in sociology will give you the pre-requisite for a PhD.
Thesis-based program
Students are required to prepare a thesis and successfully defend in an open oral defense.
Courses
Six courses (18 units)
Learn more about program requirements in the Academic Calendar
Classroom delivery
Time commitment
20 months full-time; four years maximum
Supervisor
A supervisor is required, but it is not necessary to find a supervisor before applying to the program. MA supervisors are normally appointed after the first semester.
Fees and funding
See the Graduate Calendar for information on fees and fee regulations, and for information on awards and financial assistance.
Supervisors
Learn about faculty available to supervise this degree.\ Please note: additional supervisors may be available. Contact the program for more information.
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youth and cyber risk, fear of crime, perceptions of police, social construction of youth crime, social construction of social problems 2. Pallavi Banerjee
Accepting Inquiries 3. Alex Bierman
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Sociology of mental health; aging; quantitative research methods; social psychology; sociology of religion 4. Dean Curran
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Risk; Theory; Inequality; Environment; Finance; Digital 5. Ariel Ducey
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Emotions and affect; health care work and caring labor; science, technology and innovation in medicine; political economy of health care 6. Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot
Accepting Inquiries 7. Abdie Kazemipur
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immigration, ethnic relations, religion, secularization, social capital, Muslim minorities in the West 8. Scott McLean
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Historical sociology; sociology of education; popular culture 9. Matt Patterson
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Urban Sociology, Sociology of Culture, Sociological Theory
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Admission requirements
GPA
A minimum of 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the past two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree.
Minimum education
Students must hold a four-year degree from a recognized/accredited institution. If degree was received from a university outside of Canada, refer to the country-specific degree requirements.
Demonstrated competence, normally through course work, in classical and contemporary sociological theory, social research methods, and social statistics.
Work samples
A sample of written work.
Documents
A written statement of intent.
Reference letters
Two
Test scores
None
English language proficiency (ELP)
An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in different ways. For accepted criteria, please refer to the program “Admissions” tab in the Academic Calendar.
*Please contact your program of interest if you have any questions about ELP requirements.
Deadlines
For admission on September 1:
Canadians and permanent residents:
- Dec. 15 application deadline
International students:
- Dec. 15 application deadline
If you're not a Canadian or permanent resident, or if you have international credentials, make sure to learn about international requirements
Are you ready to apply?
Learn more about this program
Department of Sociology
Social Sciences Building, Room 956A\ 618 Campus Place NW\ Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4
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Faculty of Arts
University of Calgary\ 2500 University Drive NW\ Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4
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