Professor and Dean of Arts
D. Graham
Professor and Associate Dean of Arts
J.R. Black
The degree of Master of Arts is offered in Anthropology, Classics,
Economics, English Language and Literature, Folklore, French Studies,
Geography, German Language and Literature, History, Linguistics,
Philosophy, Political Science, Religious Studies and Sociology.
Applicants are advised to consult, in addition to the regulations
governing the degree of Master of Arts, both the GENERAL REGULATIONS and the
particular regulations of the appropriate Departments.
A)
QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION
B) PROGRAM OF
STUDY AND RESEARCH
1. Admission is limited and competitive. To be considered for
admission an applicant shall hold a Bachelor's degree or its
equivalent from an institution recognized by the Senate and shall have
a knowledge of the proposed field of specialization satisfactory to
the Department concerned (or Departments, when interdisciplinary study
is intended) and to the Dean.
2. Preference will normally be given to applicants who hold an
appropriate Honours degree, either from Memorial University of
Newfoundland, or from another university whose Honours degree is of
comparable standing. Any other applicant who holds a Bachelor's degree
or its equivalent will be considered for admission provided that:
a) the applicant's undergraduate record after the first year shows an
average of at least grade B in courses in the proposed field of
specialization.
b) the applicant's overall undergraduate record after the first year
shows an average of at least grade B in all courses taken, and
c) the Department concerned satisfies the Dean that the applicant's
work exhibits evidence of academic excellence.
Only in exceptional circumstances, and only on the recommendation of
the Department concerned, will the Dean consider applicants who do not
meet the requirements in (a) and (b). Such applicants, however, must
meet the requirements in (c).
3. An applicant may be required to demonstrate a satisfactory knowledge
of the proposed field of study in an examination administered by the
Department or Departments.
4. In most cases instruction is in English, and examinations and theses
are to be written in English. (Language Departments, however, give
instruction in the pertinent language and often require examinations
and theses to be written in the language. In addition, other
Departments may permit or even require examinations and/or theses to
be written in a language other than English).
B) PROGRAM OF STUDY AND RESEARCH
1. The program of study for the Master of Arts degree shall consist
of the successful completion of a program of courses and, in
accordance with departmental regulations, either of a thesis embodying
systematic research or of a Comprehensive Examination.
For programs requiring 24 credit hours or more, the academic unit may
choose not to require a thesis or comprehensive examination.
2. Every candidate shall read at least 12 credit hours in program
courses at the graduate level in one subject or in closely related
subjects. Departmental regulations may require more courses than the
minimum and this higher number is listed where applicable in the
regulations of the Department.
3. Students may, with the approval of the Dean, augment their program
with a limited number of other courses of their choice. Passing grades
are not required in these non-program courses in order to continue in
graduate studies or obtain a Master's degree.
However, the final grades in these courses will be recorded on the
student's transcripts. The grading system in non- program courses
shall be that appropriate to the particular course.
4. Candidates submitting a thesis on an approved topic shall conduct
systematic research under the direction of a Supervisor recommended by
the appropriate Department or Departments and approved by the Dean.
The candidate may be required to take an oral examination.
5. Changes in either the program of courses or the topic of the thesis
require the approval of the Dean.
6. On the recommendation of the Head of the Department, the Dean may
waive, in part, the course requirements for a Master's degree.
7. Application for transfer from the Master of Arts to the Master of
Philosophy is to be made to the Dean before the end of the second
semester in the case of full-time students, and in the case of
part-time students before 18 graduate credit hours have been completed.
8. The Dean may approve an application to transfer from the M.A. to the
M.Phil. only when a new integrated program, acceptable to the Dean, is
submitted.
C) EVALUATION
1. In order to continue in the School of Graduate Studies and in
order to qualify for a Master's degree, a candidate shall obtain an A
or B grade in each regulation course. Some candidates may be required
to read a specified number of additional graduate or undergraduate
courses for which a passing grade must be achieved.
2. Students registered for credit shall write their examinations in
their graduate courses at a time to be determined by the Dean on the
recommendation of the Department.
3. Students registered in undergraduate courses shall satisfy
examination requirements in these courses.
4. When, on a basis of consultation with the candidate, the instructors
in graduate courses, and the thesis supervisor, the Head of a Department
has determined that the candidate's work has fallen below a satisfactory
level, the Head may recommend to the Dean that the candidate be required
to withdraw from the program.
D) THESIS OR REPORT
See General Regulation J. THESES AND REPORTS
Anthropology
Requirements and Courses
Classics Requirements
and Courses
Economics
Requirements and Courses
English Language and
Literature Requirements and Courses
Folklore Requirements
and Courses
French Requirements and
Courses
Geography
Requirements and Courses
German Requirements and
Courses
History Requirements
and Courses
Linguistics
Requirements and Courses
Philosophy
Requirements and Courses
Political Science
Requirements and Courses
Religious Studies
Requirements and Courses
Sociology
Requirements and Courses
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