The MA program with thesis consists of:

  • 7 credit courses (3 required and 4 elective), amounting to a minimum of 20 credits in total
  • 4 non-credit courses : TEACH 500 Class Management and Teaching Experience(every semester),  KOLT 500 TA Training, ENGL 500 Advanced English Writing, DTES 590 Seminar, and DTES 595 Thesis)

The length of the MA program is 2 years, or 4 semesters.

Course Structure

Semester 1

  • DTES  501 Interdisciplinary Research Methods (3 credits)
  • Elective 1 (3)
  • Elective 2 (3)
  • KOLT 500 TA Training workshops
  • TEACH 500 Class Management and Teaching Experience (0 credits)

Total: 9 credits

Semester 2

  • DTES 544 Media and Visual Arts Project (3 credits)
  • Elective 3 (3 credits)
  • Elective 4 (3 credits)
  • Elective 5 (3 credits)
  • TEACH 500 Class Management and Teaching Experience (0 credits)

Total: 12 credits

Semester 3

  • DTES 595 Thesis (0 credits)
  • DTES 590 Seminar (0 credits)
  • TEACH 500 Class Management and Teaching Experience (0 credits)

Semester 4

  • DTES 595  Thesis (0 credits)
  • ENGL 500 Advanced English Writing (0 credits)
  • TEACH 500 Class Management and Teaching Experience (0 credits)

General Total: 21 credits