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Program facts
Halifax,
Canada
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Program typeMaster's
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Duration2 years
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Annual tuition fee12,852 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
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Language taught inEnglish
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Start dateJanuary, September
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Program overview
What Mount Saint Vincent University says about their program:
"Our thesis-based, interdisciplinary Master of Arts degree is offered cooperatively by Mount Saint Vincent University and Saint Mary’s University. At Mount Saint Vincent University, the program is offered through out Department of Women’s Studies. As a student in this program, you’ll have the opportunity to work with faculty and graduate students at both. Your studies in feminist and gender theory may be engaged in media and literature; community and society; law, politics and social justice; health and the body; sexuality and gender; race, ethnicity and class; history; education; and many more aspects of our everyday lives."
Admissions requirements
Postgraduate academic requirements
- A 4 year bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- CGPA of 3.0 or above
English proficiency
Undergraduate
- IELTS: 6.5 (no band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL iBT: 86 (no band below 21)
- CAEL: 60 (no band below 60)
- MELAB: 80
Graduate
- IELTS: 7.0 (no band below 6.5)
- TOEFL iBT: 93 (no band below 23)
- CAEL: 70 (no band below 70)
- MELAB: 85
TOEFL at Home accepted
English proficiency waivers
- Student comes from native English country
- Completion of UG/PG degree taught in English
- High School medium of instruction was English
Documents required
Undergraduate
- Application form
- Application fee
- Academic transcripts
- Diploma of previous studies
- Translations
- Proof of language proficiency
- Passport identification page
Graduate
- Application form
- Application fee
- Academic transcripts
- Diploma of previous studies
- Translations
- Proof of language proficiency
- Passport identification page
- CV
- Motivation letter / Statement of purpose
- Reference letters
- Writing sample (for some programs)
Fees and funding
Fee information
- Undergraduate tuition: From CAD$19,452 to CAD$19,895 per year
- Postgraduate tuition: CAD$12,852 per year
Funding
Entrance Scholarships If you are a high school student with an average of 80 percent or more you will need to apply before March 15 to qualify for an entrance scholarship Students in the Advanced Placement or the International Baccalaureate program, International students and high school graduates who have not attended a post-secondary institution and are within one year of graduation will also be considered for entrance scholarships. CAD$8,000 per year is available only to freshman students.
Florence MacLean Kanary Scholarship in Education This scholarship is awarded annually to a Bachelor of Education student who demonstrates a high level of professionalism and commitment both in academic work and practicum experiences.
Entrance Scholarships for Master's programs
Full-time graduate students who are accepted to a thesis-based program at the Mount no later than May 15th of each year will automatically be considered for our entrance scholarships:
Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Graduate Scholarships Full-time students entering a thesis-based program in September of each year are eligible to be considered. Entering GPA, letters of reference, and the statement of intent provided as part of a student’s application, along with program recommendation, will be used to select the recipients.
Harvella Endowed Scholarship This scholarship is awarded in September to a full-time student who is entering a Master of Arts or Master of Science degree program, and who has demonstrated academic excellence.
Graduate Women’s Studies Scholarship This scholarship is awarded in September to a full-time student beginning the Master of Arts in Women & Gender Studies program.
Graduate Entrance Scholarships Four graduate entrance scholarships are awarded in September to students who are beginning a thesis-based program (their first Master’s degree program), and who have the highest entering GPA.
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