Modern Languages and Cultural Studies [Graduate]
Master
In Edmonton (Canada)
Description
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Master
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Location
Edmonton (Canada)
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Duration
Flexible
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The Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies offers Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Our graduate programs produce specialists working in the specialization disciplines of Applied Linguistics, Media and Cultural Studies, Translation Studies and Transnational and Comparative Literatures.
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About this course
The Department's minimum admission requirement for the MA program is an undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent with an admission GPA of at least 3.3 on the 4-point scale from the University of Alberta, or an equivalent qualification and standing from a recognized institution. The admission GPA will be calculated on the last ★60 of graded coursework completed, or on the equivalent of the last two years of full-time graded coursework.
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Subjects
- Translation
- Cultural Studies
- Media
- Acquisition
- Pedagogy
- Sociolinguistics
- Multilingualism
- Analysis
- Popular culture
- Game
- Design Studies
Course programme
This specialization involves research in one of the following areas: second language acquisition and pedagogy, discourse studies, sociolinguistics, and multilingualism.
Media and Cultural StudiesThis specialization involves the analysis of different media using theories of cultural studies. Areas of emphasis include: folklore studies, gender and sexuality studies, native studies, popular culture, game and design studies, and urban studies.
Translation StudiesThis specialization involves research in one or more of the following: cultural translation, history of translation, literary translation, multilingual translation, translation theory and criticism.
Transnational and Comparative LiteraturesThis specialization involves the study of global literature, criticism, theory, and their intersections with language, art, and culture, either within a single language or across languages.
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies [Graduate]