The Master of Arts in Gender and Social Justice Studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, is offered through the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies in the Faculty of Arts. The programme is available as a 12-month course-based degree or a 24-month thesis-based degree. Course-based students complete a minimum of 24 units of coursework including a capping portfolio, while thesis-based students complete a minimum of 18 units plus a thesis. Both tracks include a Praxis Workshop with a mandatory Community Service-Learning component and a Research Workshop examining interdisciplinary approaches to feminist scholarship. The course-based MA can also be taken with a specialisation in Digital Humanities. The programme is committed to intersectional analysis of social justice, with faculty conducting research across feminist legal studies, gendered violence, gender and development, sexuality and queer studies, critical animal and food studies, Indigenous health and sexuality, Black feminism, transnational feminism, and trans theory. Admission requires a BA in Women’s Studies or a related discipline with a minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants must submit a CV, statement of research interest, writing sample, and three reference letters. The application deadline is January 15 for September entry. Financial assistance through graduate assistantships, scholarships, and bursaries may be available.
