Master of Arts (MA) in Cultural Analysis and Social Theory

Wilfrid Laurier University

The interdisciplinary Master of Arts (MA) in Cultural Analysis and Social Theory (CAST) is a 12-month program that provides dynamic graduate experience in an intimate intellectual community.Our unique program brings together students with a wide variety of academic backgrounds to examine contemporary social and cultural issues while expanding and diversifying knowledge sets and developing advanced research and communication skills.Program HighlightsProfessional development in the program colloquium, including advanced research workshops, teaching and learning workshops, and research talks by scholars from both within and outside Laurier.Participation in the activities of a research group. Students have contributed to the organization and execution of international and local conferences, participated in advanced workshops with visiting scholars, and presented their own research at student conferences.Encouragement of non-traditional research projects and the development of new tools to address social justice, social and cultural difference, and social change in a supportive student-centred context.Opportunities to work with faculty on grant-funded projects.

Faculty of Arts