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Location

Social Sciences Building, Room 222

Faculty number

(403) 220-6357

Fax

(403) 210-8164

E-mail address

mhillier@ucalgary.ca

Web page URL

http://www.comcul.ucalgary.ca/gradcoms

This program is currently awaiting government approval. It is hoped that this will be achieved by September 2007. Contact the program for further details.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Master of Arts (MA)

In addition to Faculty of Graduate Studies requirements, the Graduate Program in Culture and Society requires:

Master of Arts

a)A written statement of intent (250-500 words)

b)A current curriculum vitae

c)Two samples of applicant's written work

d)A completed baccalaureate degree

Doctor of Philosophy

a)A statement of research intent (500-1000 words)

b)A current curriculum vitae

c)Three samples of applicant's written work

d)Completed baccalaureate and Master's degrees

The deadline for the submission of complete applications is 1 February for September admission.

Credit will not be given for course work taken as part of another completed degree/diploma or for courses taken to bring the grade point average to a required level for admission. Advanced credit is not available to MA applicants.

In addition to Faculty of Graduate Studies requirements, the Graduate Program in Culture and Society requires:

Note: Courses for both the MA and PhD degrees may be selected from graduate-level courses in Communications Studies or Culture and Society. One half-course equivalent elective may be selected from other graduate programs; one half-course equivalent elective may be Culture and Society 711: Directed Studies.

Master of Arts

Six graduate half-course equivalents including core courses Culture and Society 601, Culture and Society 613, and Culture and Society 615

Doctor of Philosophy

(a)Six graduate half-courses

Not applicable

Credit for undergraduate courses toward a Master's program will be given only in the case of the course being developed for graduate level work. Students in the doctoral program will not be given credit for undergraduate courses.

Expected completion time is two years for the Master of Arts degree and four years for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Maximum completion time is four years for the Master of Arts degree and six years for the doctoral degree.

Master of Arts- An interim advisor is assigned by the program in the first year. The student must choose a thesis supervisor by the beginning of the second year.

Doctor of Philosophy- By April of the first year in program, the student must submit his/her proposed field of research and the name of his/her proposed supervisor for the approval by the program. The supervisory committee must be appointed no later than three months after the appointment of the supervisor.

Doctor of Philosophy- Doctoral candidacy examinations have a written and an oral component. Each student will take a three-hour written examination in each of the three fields of study. This examination will take place over a period of ten calendar days. The student's supervisory committee sets the examination questions. The oral candidacy examination is taken no later than 20 calendar days after the last written examination.

Final thesis oral examinations are open.

Students whose research involves human subjects must receive approval from the Faculty of Communications and Culture Ethics Review Committee and the University of Calgary Conjoint Research Ethics Board before beginning data collection.

Master of Arts - Thesis supervisor must approve proposal.

Doctor of Philosophy - In consultation with the supervisory committee, before the candidacy examinations, each doctoral student is required to submit a preliminary thesis proposal that may serve as an additional basis for questioning. A more detailed, Final Thesis Proposal (including an Application for Ethics Approval where relevant), approved by the supervisor, must be submitted after the successful completion of the candidacy examinations.

None

Financial assistance may be available to qualified students. For information on Awards, see the Awards and Financial Assistance section of this calendar.

Students applying for scholarships must submit their applications to the Faculty of Communication and Culture Graduate Programs Office by February 1.

Inquiries concerning specific questions about the program and degree requirements should be directed to: Faculty of Communication and Culture, Graduate Programs, Social Sciences 222, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4.

The active research interests of current faculty can be found at http://www.comcul.ucalgary.ca/Web/gradpgms/COMS/Faculty.html.