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Athabasca University’s Master of Arts in Integrated Studies (MA-IS), provides a flexible path to your higher education goals.
Master of Arts in Integrated Studies (MA-IS)
With Athabasca University’s Master of Arts in Integrated Studies (MA-IS), you will learn to think holistically, critically and reflectively. You will find the connections and points of overlap between specialized and generalized knowledge, and your learning will be explicitly grounded in today’s global context while revealing points of contact with specific contemporary issues and problems. You will also learn problem-solving skills and policy-making strategies.
The MA-IS program allows you to relate your research to issues in your life, workplace and community. Your program will finish with a final integrated project or capstone paper that will exercise and explore your newly acquired skills and knowledge.
You can choose to complete this project in a grouped study capstone course, or through an individual study project that will allow you to:
▶ explore a question or issue that’s important to you
▶ relate your research to a work or life situation
▶ address a community problem
▶ interdisciplinary approaches
▶ critical thought
▶ teamwork
▶ social awareness
The MA-IS develops these skills and prepares grads to envision and pursue innovative solutions to a variety of problems. It’s not just about learning cool stuff, although it’s that too. It’s also about learning how to learn in a context of lifelong learning.
PROGRAM OVERVIEWEmbark upon an interdisciplinary online master’s program that integrates theories, methods and practices from the arts, humanities and social sciences at Athabasca University.
WHY TAKE THE MASTER OF ARTS IN INTEGRATED STUDIES?In an age of rapid change, employers and professional associations want workers with wide-ranging educations who are capable of:
PROGRAM DETAILSThe Master of Arts in Integrated Studies is a 33-credit online master’s program. You must complete 18 credits through Athabasca University.
APPLICATION DEADLINESMA-IS courses are offered online in group study and individualized study formats.
ROUTES AND OPTIONSThe MA-IS program has several academic focus areas to choose from, as well as an independent track that allows you to develop your own program of study. Our focus areas include:
COMPLETION TIMES
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
TUITION AND FEES
You may register in MA-IS courses anytime as a non-program student, and if you want to apply to the Program, there are 2 intakes each year. The application deadline for program students is March 1st if you want to start in September, and September 1st if you want to start in January. Please see our FAQ.
Individualized study courses begin on the first day of every month, year-round, and you work at your own pace. Group study courses have defined start and end dates, and you engage in the course material with a cohort of fellow learners. Most group study courses are 13 to 15 weeks in length and individualized study courses can be completed within 6 months. Group study semesters start in September, January and May.
The MA-IS program has an application fee and a program admission fee. Tuition is then paid on a course-by-course basis. See all MA-IS fees
Admission requirements include a baccalaureate degree and an Academic Writing Assessment, which can be completed online in 1-2 hours. See full MA-IS admission requirements
Finish this program in as little as 2 years of full-time study, or work at your own pace to complete your requirements within 6 years. The expected normal completion time is 3–4 years.
▶ Adult Education
▶ Canada, the North & the Globe
▶ Community Studies
▶ Cultural Studies
▶ Educational Studies
▶ Equity Studies
▶ Global Change
▶ Heritage & Social History
▶ Independent Track
▶ Literary Studies
▶ Work, Organizations & Leadership
▶ Writing & New Media
For more information on the MA-IS Program, please e-mail the MA-IS Office at [email protected]
MA-IS Office Contact InformationMaster of Arts-Integrated Studies Athabasca University 1 University Drive Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3
E-mail: [email protected] free: 1-800-788-9041 ext. 6792 Telephone: 1-780-675-6792 Fax: 1-780-675-6921mais.athabascau.ca