PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Canadian Studies

Trent University

Discover a community of scholarly champions who will encourage you to pursue your unique research interests, develop expertise in research-intensive areas and participate in critical conversations connected to Canada in a collaborative and vibrant learning atmosphere. This program prepares graduates to become thought leaders in Canadian academia, as well as in a variety of governmental, not-for-profit and private sector roles.Throughout your journey – coursework and a thesis – you’ll broaden your knowledge of the study of Canada and its place in the global context and add your own voice to the scholarship. At Trent, your expertise lays the foundation for your work in five possible fields of study including culture, heritage and the arts environment and place policy, economy and the state identities and social movements and feminist, gender and women’s studies. You’ll push the boundaries of study with the combined support of expert faculty and academic resources from two universities, as well as gain experience with available summer research assistantships. Trent provides a minimum level of funding for the first four years of the program.In the Canadian Studies PhD program, you will be able to explore a number of experiential or ‘learning through doing’ possibilities, including participating in a Humanities wide co-op opportunity, or working closely with a community partner in a community-based research project. You can take advantage of opportunities to travel to conferences and workshops, to present papers, and to engage with professional academic communities, or to work collaboratively with your peers to organize program-specific professional and academic workshops and to earn micro-credits focused on real world applications. Students will be encouraged to pursue advanced research with faculty in the program [including creative work] and to develop their own professional writing and research portfolios.

School of Graduate Studies