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286 Master's degrees in Humanities in Canada
Global Humanities
The Master of Arts (MA) in Global Humanities at Simon Fraser University is suited to students who wish to pursue specific and advanced cross-disciplinary, text-based research projects. It enables specialization in a period or theme in the context of a strong grounding in the humanistic tradition from ancient Greece to the modern period in different cultures.
Philosophy
We offer a master degree in Philosophy at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Memorial's Department of Philosophy offers a thriving intellectual community where students are invited to explore the nature and problems of human existence and human thought.
English
The University of Regina Department of English is a medium-sized department offering courses and research opportunities in most areas of English, American, and Canadian literatures. The size of its student body ensures that students have ample opportunity for intellectual discussion with their peers, but also the close contact with faculty members that larger institutions are unable to provide.
Creative Writing (Distance)
The Creative Writing (Distance) is a studio program from University of British Columbia, with the writing workshop at its heart, the distance MFA focuses on the work created by students as the primary text. Through intensive peer critique and craft discussion, faculty and students work together with the same goal: literary excellence.
Linguistics
The Department of Linguistics offers degree programs leading to an MSc in Linguistics at the University of Alberta.
Teaching English as a Second Language
The Teaching English as a Second Language program offered by University of British Columbia develops an awareness of current thought and practice in TESL education.
Classics
This Classics MA course from Queen's University leads to a wider appreciation of human values and achievements, and a more objective understanding of ourselves and our times.
Linguistics
The Linguistics program at the University of Toronto offers comprehensive training in three areas of strength: theoretical linguistics, language variation and change, and psycholinguistics.
Interdisciplinary Studies
The Interdisciplinary Studies program at University of New Brunswick enables students to pursue individualized and innovative interdisciplinary research outside the boundaries of existing discipline-specific graduate programs.
English - Creative Writing
The English - Creative Writing programme at Concordia University Montréal is a two-year, thesis-based Master of Arts. Delivered full-time at the Sir George Williams Campus, this 45-credit course allows writers to develop their unique voice and creative vision within a vibrant, artistically-focused urban environment.
Interdisciplinary Studies
The College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies encourages re-alignment of traditional disciplines into new patterns, crossing department and college boundaries where this will foster new areas of learning. Apply to the Interdisciplinary Studies MA/MSc program offered by University of Saskatchewan.
History
Graduate students at University of Waterloo are members of the Tri-University History Program, which provides you with access to the resources of The University of Guelph and Wilfrid Laurier University, in addition to those already available at UW.
Philosophy
At Philosophy from University of Waterloo, we are a vibrant, well established graduate program with strengths across an unusually wide range of areas including a specialized PhD program in Applied Philosophy, the only one of it's kind in Canada.
Theology
Theology from Western University - Canada is a two year degree (full-time) which combines course work with a thesis, in a constructive combination of formal instruction, seminar discussion, and supervised research.
Classical Studies
Classical Studies from University of Ottawa aims to prepare the students for further study in the field of Late Antiquity, the important transitional period between Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Theological Studies
The Theological Studies programme at Concordia University Montréal is a 45-credit Master of Arts delivered full-time over two years. This degree explores the evolution of Christianity within a pluralistic society. Students engage in advanced research through interdisciplinary lenses, including history, philosophy, and languages.
Classics
The graduate diploma and MA program in Classics at Memorial offers students the opportunity to expand and deepen their knowledge of ancient Greece and Rome. The Classics program is offered by Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Philosophy
The primary interests of the Graduate Program in Philosophy at the University of Regina are: Aesthetics, Ethics, History of Philosophy - Ancient, Medieval and Modern, Logic, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Science, and Social and Political Philosophy.
Classics
The graduate diploma and MA program in Classics at Memorial University of Newfoundland offers students the opportunity to expand and deepen their knowledge of ancient Greece and Rome.
Classics
The Classics program at Brock University is distinct because of its young, dynamic and engaged faculty.