Location:

Lethbridge, Canada

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

Economics

Program Overview

Program Description:

The Master of Arts program offers students in a wide range of disciplines the opportunity to earn a master’s degree by writing a thesis and successfully completing a limited number of courses based on a cohort-style model. (See Graduate Studies Calendar and Course Catalogue for course details)

Students may complete their degrees in either a full- or part-time capacity. Full-time students complete a 24-month program while part-time students complete a 48-month program. Part-time students will normally complete all required course work in the first 24 months, with the subsequent months committed to continued research and production of the thesis.

Although degrees are awarded in specific disciplines, the program is administered centrally by the School of Graduate Studies, rather than by individual departments or faculties/schools.

Graduate degrees traditionally have been awarded for the successful completion of a satisfactory thesis. The thesis route expresses the fundamental tradition of academic scholarship. It also relates to the University’s undergraduate programs, because the creation of a thesis in any discipline calls for a range of skills which are central to the liberal education tradition, including analysis and synthesis of ideas, empirical investigations, the construction and articulation of arguments, and writing skills.

Because of the nature of the M.A. program, the thesis forms the central requirement of the program. At the master’s level, a thesis involves close collaboration between supervisor and student. Students, in consultation with faculty members, will select a supervisor by the end of their first term in the program.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Financial Aid:

Yes

Requirements:

Four-year bachelor’s degree Minimum GPA of 3.0 (based on 4.0 scale) on last 20 university-graded courses ELP if required – iBT TOEFL = 93 or IELTS – at least 6.5 with no band less than 5.5

International Requirements:

Four-year bachelor’s degree Minimum GPA of 3.0 (based on 4.0 scale) on last 20 university-graded courses ELP if required – iBT TOEFL = 93 or IELTS – at least 6.5 with no band less than 5.5