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 2027-09-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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86

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PTE Academic

63

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

9 alternative credits

9.0 to 18.0 credit hours

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lethbridge, Canada

Disciplines

Political Science Social Policy View 20 other PhDs in Political Science in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

English requirements

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115

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86

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63

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IELTS

6.5

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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
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

10964 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

4336 CAD / year

≈ 4336 CAD / year

Living costs

Lethbridge

Canada

1200 - 1800 CAD / month

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