Communication and Social Justice (MA)
University of Windsor, Canada
First Year Course Fee
USD 12,418
Course Accredited By
OUCQA
This is a Research based Program.
The MA Program offers students a distinctive opportunity to pursue their diverse scholarly interests in a vibrant, supportive atmosphere conducive to addressing issues of social justice in a variety of contexts.
The program bridges two main scholarly approaches to the study of communication, media, and culture – political economy and critical cultural studies.
It is designed to advance original and provocative interpretations of everyday communicative and symbolic environments; facilitate research on the definition, evolution, and transformation of rights and communicative practices, whether through policy, culture, and/or custom; and develop practices and strategies oriented toward social justice initiatives.
Topics of Interest
- Ownership and control of media, information technology and globalization
- Communication networks, new media, alternative media, and social justice movements
- Cultural production, consumption, identity, politics and practices of “representation” (class, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, etc.), and popular culture
- Commodification of information, culture and communication
Enrollment Cycles
- January 2024
- May 2024
- September 2024
Program Specific Admission Requirements
- Deadline for Fall: January 15
- 4 Year honours degree in a related field
- Minimum TOEFL: IBT-100
- Minimum IELTS: 7.0
Additional Requirements
- Statement of purpose (approx. 500 words)
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume
- Writing sample (10-15 pages)
- academic letters of reference
- Students must complete five courses, three of which must be CASJ-8500, CASJ-8501, and CASJ-8502
- They must also prepare a major paper which may evolve from one of the courses.
- The presentation of the major paper defense will be open to all faculty and students.
- Students completing a thesis must take four courses, three of which must be CASJ-8500, CASJ-8501, and CASJ-8502.
- The thesis option is available only with faculty recommendation. Courses taken in other programs may be counted for credit with the prior permission of
the Graduate Coordinator.
- Program Type: Graduate
- Major or Degree: Master of Arts
- Course Load: Full Time
- Fee Category: Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Term: Fall
- Residence: Alumni Hall - Single in a 2 Bedroom Suite
- Meal Plan: Full Meal Plan - moderate off campus flexibility.
- Estimated Total $ 10749.36
- Base Tuition $ 2393.10 Assessed each term