Overview
This Languages, Literatures and Cultures program at the University of Calgary has an interdisciplinary emphasis and students acquire a high degree of cultural literacy. The streams offered will provide students with a broad set of advanced research and communication skills, specialized knowledge, and enhanced language proficiency.
Outcomes
Graduates will be prepared for a profession in the post-secondary sector, cultural organizations, education, finance, government services, immigration, public relations, publishing, tourism and travel, advertising, or communications and media. A PhD in Languages, Literatures and Cultures is usually considered a final degree.
Programme Structure
Streams available include:- The applied linguistics stream focuses on language acquisition, language learning and teaching, and sociolinguistics. Students may choose to undertake experimental studies in any of these areas. The focal languages for applied linguistics are French, Chinese, German and Spanish.
- The stream in literature and film studies offers students an opportunity to delve into the study of literary and cinematic productions in French, German and Spanish. Students will acquire theoretical and critical expertise in their chosen field of study.
- The stream in transcultural studies, the only one offered in Canada, examines the inner differentiation and complexity of cultures from the geographic areas where French, Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish are spoken.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Other requirements
General requirements
GPA
- A minimum of 3.4 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).
- A Master of Arts degree in one of the Languages, Literatures and Cultures areas of specialization, or equivalent, from a recognized institution.
- A sample of critical writing: MA thesis or research paper or other writing, which the applicant considers representative of his or her best work. Either the sample research paper or the research proposal must be submitted in the target language of study.
- Research proposal of 2-3 pages
- Statement of Intent: A 250-word (minimum) statement of research interest including the research topic and the reasons for wishing to pursue graduate work in this unit.
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- Demonstrate a high level of oral and written competence in the target language (CEFR level C1 or equivalent).
Tuition Fee
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5604 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2802 CAD per semester during 48 months. -
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2402 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1201 CAD per semester during 48 months.
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