Folklore

Degrees offered

Application deadline

January 15 for Fall admission

Departmental website

Why Folklore at Memorial?

Memorial is the only Anglophone university in Canada offering a comprehensive folklore program at all levels. The graduate program combines coursework and research. In addition to the basic introductory and research methods courses, the department of folklore covers a wide range of topics, including folksong, ballad, folktale, legend, language and play, ethnography of speaking, folk belief, traditional health systems, folk custom, folk drama, material culture, and vernacular architecture. While Memorial provides a rigorous theoretical foundation, there is emphasis placed on ethnographic experience as well, offering the students opportunities to work within the community.

Funding

Memorial University offers competitive funding packages to eligible Canadian and International graduate students. Below is an approximate value of funding packages recently offered to graduate students in Folklore. For more information, refer to Fees and Funding.

MA: $8,000

PhD: $11,000

Tuition

We are proud to offer some of the lowest graduate tuition rates in Canada. The following are general program fees for graduate programs in Folklore. For more information on special fees, continuance fees, and related charges, refer to Graduate Tuition and Cost of Living.

Program	Program fee per semester		# of semesters
Program	Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents	International Students	# of semesters
Master’s program
Plan A	$733	$953	6
Plan B	$486	$632	9
PhD	$683	$887	12

Duration (for full-time students)

Master’s: 2 years | PhD: 4 years

Find a supervisor that meets your research needs

Visit the Department of Folklore website for areas of research, or search Yaffle to find a supervisor you may wish to work with (for research programs).

Description of programs

Courses are also offered on folklore and culture, folklore and oral history, folklore, and literature, folklore and gender, folklore and popular culture, and public sector folklore, as well as a variety of courses with a regional focus.

Opportunities for fieldwork are rich in the province.

Excellent library and archive services are available, including the Folklore and Language Archive, the Centre for Material Culture Studies, and the Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media and Place.

Minimum admission requirements

For MA: Bachelor's degree (second class) in Humanities or Social Sciences with minimum 75% average
For PhD: Master's degree in Folklore, or closely related fireld, with an average of at least 80%.

Important Note: The information provided on this website is subject to change. The University Calendar is the final authority on university regulations.