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MA Degree Requirements

Both full-time and part-time study are possible. The MA degree takes a minimum of 3 terms (1 year) to complete if pursued on a full-time basis or a minimum of 6 terms (2 years) if pursued on a part-time basis. With successful petition for an “Extension of Program Time Limit”, students may be granted up to 12 terms (4 years) to complete the program.

Admitted students are expected to maintain continuous registration upon admission as well as throughout the course of study at the status that they initially applied to since it is the basis of admission and enrollment planning.

MA students will be expected to take three and a half full course equivalents (21 credits in total) in fulfillment of their degree requirements.

The core courses include:

CDIS 5100 6.0: Disability Studies - An Overview
CDIS 5110 3.0: Methodology
CDIS 5120 3.0: Critical Disability Law
CDIS 6000 3.0: MA Research Seminar
CDIS 6001 0.0: MA Major Research Paper. Click here for a list of completed Major Research Papers

In addition to the core courses listed above, MA students will be expected to take two elective courses from those listed below or in cognate areas. Please note that not all electives will be offered every year.

CDIS 5020 3.0: Social Justice in the Labour Force
CDIS 5025 3.0: History of Health Care Ethics from Ancient Times to the Present
CDIS 5030 3.0: Pedagogy and Empowerment
CDIS 5035 3.0: Mad People’s History
CDIS 5040 3.0: Experience and Politics of Multiple Identities
CDIS 5045 3.0: Health Equity and Mental Health Policy
CDIS 5050 3.0: Disability in Cultural Context
CDIS 5055 3.0: Knowledge Production
CDIS 5060 3.0: Disability in an Age of Information Technology
CDIS 5065 3.0: Health Systems, Issues and Inequities in Comparative Perspective
CDIS 5070 3.0: Geography of Disability
CDIS 5080 3.0: Language, Literature and Disability
CDIS 5090 3.0: Public Policy and Disabilities
CDIS 6120 3.0: Social Inclusion: Theory and Practice in Education and Social Policy
CDIS 6130 3.0: International Development in Disability and Human Rights
CDIS 6140 3.0: Health and Disability
CDIS 6150 3.0: Critical Interpretations of Disability History

Student Progress Flow-Chart

Below is a chart depicting student progress throughout the MA program.

Notes:

All full-time and part-time incoming MA students must take CDIS 5100 6.0 in the 1st two terms.

CDIS 5110 3.0 and CDIS 5120 3.0 are offered twice a year – in the Fall term and Winter term.

Full-time students will take CDIS 6000 3.0 in the 3rd term while part-time students will take it in the 6th term.

CDIS 6000 3.0 is only offered in the summer term every year. Students must have completed the other three core courses and two 3.0 credit elective courses, and should not hold incomplete grades (“INC”) prior to taking this course.

Not all elective courses are available in any one year

Full-time Studies

Term 1

CDIS 5100 6.0
CDIS 5110 3.0 or CDIS 5120 3.0
1st elective course

Term 2

continue with CDIS 5100 6.0
CDIS 5110 3.0 or CDIS 5120 3.0
2nd elective course

Term 3

CDIS 6000 3.0

Part-time Studies

As compared to full-time students, part-time students have a more flexible study plan. Other than the above stated restrictions, they are free to enroll in either core or elective courses in any term from term 1 to term 5.

In short, part-time students will take on a 6.0 credit course load within one term from term 1 to term 5.

The following is a suggested study plan.

Term 1 - CDIS 5100 6.0 and may be a core or elective course

Term 2 - continue with CDIS 5100 6.0 and may be a core or elective course

Term 3 - either one or two elective courses

Term 4 - either a core or elective course

Term 5 - either a core or elective course

Term 6 - CDIS 6000 3.0