Master of Arts in Sociology (Course-Based)

University of Alberta

The course-based MA program in Sociology is an intensive year of study in core courses in theory, research design, research methods and statistics, followed by a Capping Project (SOC 900). Students must complete the online INT D 710 course in their first term to meet the Ethics and Academic Citizenship Requirement.A supervisor will oversee the student's work in SOC 900, which includes a critical appraisal of the literature and formulation of a research topic in a subject area of interest. During the winter term, and concurrent with a course in research design (SOC 533), the student's topic is developed into a research project which demonstrates the student's ability to work in a scholarly manner.