Overview
The overall academic aims of this program at the University of Lethbridge are to emphasize the breadth and depth of social, cultural, and political thought and to inculcate the intellectual and practical tools needed to work successfully with community partners and agencies to facilitate social change.
Outcomes
Students graduating from the Cultural, Social, and Political Thought major are trained experts, who demonstrate a range of professional skills (e.g., teaching, peer reviews, presentations, critical thinking, etc.) and research competencies.
Graduates are capable of producing novel, relevant, and rigorous research that makes significant and substantive contributions to interdisciplinary knowledge.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Qualitative Interviewing
- Ethnographic Methods
- Discourse Analysis
- Feminism, Gender, and Sovereignty
- Culture and History
- Queering Feminism, Gender, and Power
- Critical Theory
- Postmodernism/Poststructuralism
- Settler Colonialism and Postcolonialism
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before , International
- Apply before , National
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Language
Credits
- 9.0 to 18.0 credit hours
Delivered
Disciplines
Political Science Social Policy View 22 other PhDs in Political Science in CanadaAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
Applicants to the PhD Cultural, Social, and Political Thought will meet the following minimum requirements to be considered for admission:
- Hold a master's degree from a recognized degree-granting institution in the discipline of interest or in a related discipline
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50, on a 4.00 scale on all graded master's-level courses OR calculated on the most recently completed PhD if the applicant is applying for another PhD in a closely related discipline
- Evidence of scholarly competence
- Demonstrate English Language Proficiency (ELP) for graduate student
- Secure a potential supervisor
Tuition Fee
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International
9472 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4736 CAD per semester during 48 months. -
National
4086 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2043 CAD per semester during 48 months.
continuation fee (seventh term and after):
- national: $612 per term
- international: $1,420 per term
Living costs for Lethbridge
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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