Educational programs for Culture & Humanities

Memorial University's MA and PhD programmes in Ethnomusicology provide unique opportunity for people interested in investigating music as a cultural activity. The programmes' course work focuses on contemporary approaches to theory and method in ethnomusicology, as well as in-depth engagements with…

We provide a flexible course of study adapted to the student's individual area of inquiry, including both critical theory and practice-based research, guided by our active faculty and Memorial University's pioneering model for distant and blended learning. Through the Memorial University network,…

Memorial University is the only Anglophone university in Canada that offers comprehensive folklore programmes at all levels. It is also an important component of its community, which is rich in unique lifestyles and traditions, and where the study and enjoyment of culture and heritage is valued. This…

The Master of Gender Studies degree allows students to critically analyse how gender impacts our identities, social interactions, and world at an advanced level. Students will integrate frameworks for thinking about power relations and how those ties are shaped and challenged by intersecting constructs…

Geography has been taught at Memorial since 1946 and was promoted to full department status in 1960. The MA and MSc degrees were introduced in 1970, and the PhD degree was added in 1992. Our mission statement is to cultivate a spirit of inquiry about the geography of the world around us through our…

The major goal of a university education is to enable citizens to reason, analyse, problem-solve, and communicate in a world of cultural variations. The Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Memorial University understands that a wide range of personal and professional experiences…

Memorial University provides unique chances for history study. The St. John's campus fosters innovative and interdisciplinary research by housing the Maritime History Archive, the Folklore and Language Archive, the Centre of Newfoundland Studies, and various other research collections. Our faculty…

Students in the Humanities can expect to be exposed to a wide range of representative problems in human culture's history and contemporary scene; educated in significant methods and modes of interpretation that apply to a wide range of such problems; and engaged in an ongoing discussion about major…

The School of Music at Memorial University is a thriving community of performers, creative musicians, and academics whose work spans a wide range of musical interests. Its staff includes world renowned musicians and intellectuals who are equally committed to educating as they are to performing. A…

Memorial's Department of Philosophy provides a vibrant intellectual community in which students are encouraged to investigate the nature and difficulties of human existence and cognition. The Philosophy faculty's interests are diverse, with a special emphasis on the historical aspects of philosophy.…