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STUDENT TESTIMONIAL
“In the MA Social Justice Studies program, I was able to tailor my courses to my interests allowing me to focus on health equity. The skills and experience I gained allowed me to obtain a research internship at St. Joseph’s Care Group right after graduation. I now have a full-time permanent position that I absolutely love as the Northwest Regional Program Evaluator at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). I wouldn’t be where I am today without the support of my professors in the Social Justice Studies program.”
Elyse Cottrell-Martin, MA Social Justice ‘19
MASTER OF ARTS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE (MA)
Have you ever wondered “What can I do to make a difference? How can I combine my academic interests with activism?” The Social Justice Studies (SJS) program at Lakehead university is designed to help you answer those questions. Our program empowers students with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge necessary to challenge the informal and formal configurations of power and oppression within local, national, and global contexts.
The program offers four streams that students can pursue during the two- year degree: coursework, research project, creative project, or practicum. Connecting scholarly inquiry and community-based learning provides students with practical experience and an opportunity to develop necessary critical skills through an intersectional approach to social justice.
The flexibility of the program allows students to take courses with and
be supervised by dynamic faculty from across the Social Sciences
and Humanities. Our faculty come from a broad range of disciplinary specialties (including, but not limited to, Indigenous Learning, Women’s Studies, Music, Visual Arts, and English), and our program is open to students from a wide range of undergraduate disciplines. Students who have completed the program go on to pursue doctoral studies, attend law school, work in the non-profit or education sectors, or use the program for other forms or personal and professional development.
For a list of available specializations, please refer to the back cover of this publication.
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MASTER OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY (MA)
We offer expertise in a number of theoretical and substantive research areas in Sociology, and offer training in both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Our faculty have been very successful in garnering publications and research grants, and enjoy global reputations for their scholarly contributions. Our main research streams include: Health, Aging and the Body; Media, Culture and Technology; and Social Justice and Northern communities. We also offer specializations with the programs of Gerontology and Women’s Studies. Our students have obtained funding support through internal and external scholarships, as well as research and teaching assistant positions. Through our professional training, they have also presented at academic conferences, published in peer-reviewed journals, and moved on to PhD programs and professional careers.
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INTERDISCIPLINARY SPECIALIZATION IN WOMEN’S STUDIES
Your interdisciplinary work will critically assess the relevance of existing models of knowledge in reflecting experience and scholarship on women, gender, and sexuality. The program allows you to develop and integrate feminist teaching, learning, and research in the university and the community. Our graduates hold careers in a broad range of fields, and use their training to engage in anti-oppressive, diversity-driven, gender-related work. Faculty research areas include law, law and literature, the body, anti-violence work, fan studies, cultural studies, women in leadership, reproduction and technology, and more.
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