Master of Arts – Interdisciplinary Studies – Master list of courses
Core courses
- MAIS 601 – Making Sense of Theory in the Humanities and Social Sciences
- MAIS 602 – Doing Interdisciplinary Research
Course electives available
- ANTH 591 – Ethnobiology: Traditional Knowledge of Plants, Animals, and Land in Contemporary Global Context
- ANTH 610 – Environment in the Anthropocene: Life Beyond the Human
- BEHV 655 – Self-Directed Behaviour
- EDST 630 – Transformative Learning for Social Change
- EDST 632 – Global Education
- EDST 635 – Foundations of Education in Canada
- EDST 645 – Curriculum: Provoking Inquiry
- EDST 646 – Educational Administration, Policy, Leadership and Change
- ENVS 689 – The Political Ecology of Global Environment Change
- GLST 650 – Sustainability in an Age of Global Change
- GLST 651 – Critical Approaches to Global Change
- GLST 695 – Political Economy of Development – People, Processes, and Policies
- GOVN 500 – Governance and Leadership
- GOVN 505 – Innovative Public Management
- GOVN 540 – Global Governance and Law
- GOVN 677 – Privacy and Transparency in a Networked World
- HERM 501 – Issues in Heritage Resources Management
- HERM 512 – Advanced Methods in Heritage Research
- HERM 542 – Issues in Planning Historic Places
- HERM 561 – Advanced Issues in Interpretive Programming
- HERM 670 – Industrial Heritage
- HERM 671 – Documentation and Condition Assessment
- HERM 672 – Heritage and Risk Management
- HERM 673 – Architectural Conservation
- HIST 632 – Gender, Race, Racism, and the History of Classical Scholarship
- LTST 551 – World Literature
- LTST 605 – Current Issues in Literary Studies
- LTST 612 – The 19th-Century English Novel: Gothic Transformations
- LTST 637 – Black Atlantic Literature and Culture
- LTST 693 – Creative Writing
- MAIS 514 – The Theory and Practice of Trade Unions
- MAIS 603 – Community Development
- MAIS 604 – Planning and Action for Community Change
- MAIS 606 – Academic Writing for Graduate Students
- MAIS 610 – Organizational Perspectives: Images, Issues, Practices
- MAIS 615 – The Business of Emotions
- MAIS 616 – Writing the Self: The Experience and Potential of Writing for Personal Development
- MAIS 617 – Creative Non-Fiction
- MAIS 620 – Digital Storytelling
- MAIS 623 – Introduction to Trends in New Media: Digital Humanities
- MAIS 625 – Critical Perspectives in Cultural Studies
- MAIS 628 – Gender and Sexuality
- MAIS 635 – Equality in Context
- MAIS 638 – What I tell You May Not Be True: Autobiography, Discourse Analysis, and Post-Colonialism
- MAIS 640 – Grounded Theory, Exploration, and Beyond
- MAIS 642 – Program Planning, Evaluation, and Instructional Methods in Adult Education
- MAIS 644 – Adult Education, Community Leadership, and the Crisis of Democracy
- MAIS 645 – Understanding Work and Learning
- MAIS 650 – Canadian and International Labour Education
- MAIS 662 – Mourning and Trauma: Theoretical and Historical Debates
- MAIS 663 – Critical Race Theory in Global Context
- MAIS 665 – Cultural Studies: Reflections, Democratic Possibilities, and Futures
- MAIS 750 – Foundational Reading Course
- MAIS 751 – Directed Reading Course
- MAIS 752 – Special Topics Graduate Seminar
- MAIS 760 – Advanced Reading
- PSYC 576 – Assistive Technology
- PSYC 589 – Learning Disabilities: Issues and Interventions
Completion courses
OR
- MAIS 701 – Interdisciplinary Studies Project 1
- MAIS 702 – Interdisciplinary Studies Project 2 (Optional)
Currently closed for registrations
- EDST 647 – Critical Multicultural Education In Canada
- ENVS 670 – The Nature of Nature: Ecology, Non-human life, and Human Obligations
- ENVS 689 – The Political Ecology of Global Environment Change
- GLST 611 – Social Movements
- GLST 652 – Democracy and Justice in the Context of Global Capitalism
- MAIS 612 – Gender, Leadership and Management
- MAIS 621 – Narrative Possibilities: The Transformative Power of Writing, Story, and Poetry in Personal and Professional Development
- MAIS 658 – Doing Disability Differently
- MAIS 660 – Introduction to Canadian Studies
- POLI 550 – Women, Equality, and Representation
- PSYC 630 – Talking Cures: The Evolution of Psychotherapy
- SOCI 537 – Deciphering Our Social Worlds
- SOCI 539 – Sociology of War and Organized Violence
- WGST 522 – Violence against Women – A Global Perspective
- WGST 547 – Rethinking Science and Technology: Gender, Theory, and Practice
- WRNM 605 – Creating Life Histories
Other electives recognized in the MA-IS
MDDE deadlines and course tuition fees apply to MDDE courses.
NOTE the following registration deadlines for MHST courses:
- July 1st for September course start
- November 1st for January course start
- March 1st for May course start
- INST 511 – Indigenous Knowledge and Education
- LGST 551 – Introduction to Legislative Drafting
- LGST 553 – Legislative Structure, Style, and Limits
- MDDE 601 – Introduction to Distance Education and Training
- MDDE 611 – Foundations of Adult Education
- MDDE 612 – Experiential Learning
- MDDE 613 – Adult Education and Lifelong Learning
- MDDE 614 – International Issues in Open and Distance Learning
- MDDE 631 – Inclusive Leadership and Practice in Education
- MDDE 632 – Leadership in Education Innovation
- MDDE 651 – Gender Issues in Distance Education
- MHST 604 – Leadership Roles in Health
- MHST 620 – Culture and Health: Critical Perspectives
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