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postgraduate

Degree

Master of Arts - Sociology

postgraduate

Degree

Master of Arts - Sociology

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2022)

    $21,908 CAD

  • Application fee

    $115 CAD

  • Duration

    18 - 24 months

  • PGWP

    18 - 24 months

  • Min GPA

    3 out of 4

Highlights
Thesis

These are mandatory and all come with course.

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September 01-April-2023 2023-04-01

Overview

Master of Arts - Sociology

The graduate programs at Dalhousie university are capable of meeting the diverse intellectual needs of most students. 

The Sociology program involves five credits, including classwork and a thesis. 

The programs emphasize faculty expertise and interest in three designated areas of departmental concentration. An Advanced Issues course is offered every year in each of these departmental concentrations:

  • Social Justice and Inequality
  • Economy, Work, and Development
  • Critical Health Studies

While the program can be completed in one year, most students take 18-24 months.

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$29,609

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $7,260
Accommodation 1 bed room $7,701
Tuition 1 person $21,908

Hourly wage

Min wage

15.00 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Transcripts
  • A minimum of three (3) confidential Letters of Reference, two of which are academic references from full time tenure track or tenured professors.
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of research interest
  • English Language Competency
  • Visa and Passport

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

7
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listening
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writing
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speaking
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reading

TOEFL

92
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listening
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writing
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speaking
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reading

PTE

65
54
listening
54
writing
54
speaking
54
reading

Cambridge

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Language pathway (conditional offer) is available

Level B1: 

Length: 12 weeks
Course Delivery Method: 

  • 100% online
  • Face-to-face on campus

Both delivery methods include synchronous and asynchronous content.
 

EAP Level 1

This an upper-intermediate course at the B2 level in English for Academic Purposes (EAP), helping develop students’ is listening, speaking, reading, writing, research and academic skills in preparation for study at university.

The course focuses on key spoken and written academic genres and provides learners with opportunities to:

  • develop a range of listening skills and strategies:
  • participate in various speaking situations in the academic context;
  • develop academic reading skills;
  • improve writing ability over a range of academic genres.

Low Scores

If you take the placement test and your score is too low to enter our lowest-level course (EAP Foundations 1), we will make arrangements for you to study at another language school in Halifax. The Dalhousie University EAP Program does not offer an A1 level course. This doesn’t affect very many students; fewer than 10 students per year find themselves in this situation.


Academic background and requirement

  • Four-year Bachelor’s degree
  • Minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B average) in the last 60 credit hours of study
  • Degree granted by university of recognized standing

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