Université Sainte-Anne offers MA/MS in Francophone Cultures and Spaces, a master's degree in Humanities & Cultural Studies programme in Digby, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 4,857 per semester (CAD 2,682 per semester for local students).
This is a two-year Master of Arts program built around an interdisciplinary study of Francophone cultures, with particular attention to Acadia alongside broader Canadian and international Francophone contexts. Students choose a specialization in either literature and linguistics or humanities. The 45-credit program is divided into two phases: a first year of 15 course credits comprising interdisciplinary and subject-specific seminars, a methodology seminar, and the early stages of thesis planning, followed by a second year devoted to a 30-credit thesis of roughly 100 to 150 pages, written under faculty supervision and defended before a three-member jury. The program examines social and cultural questions across Francophone spaces using approaches drawn from literature, linguistics, and the humanities. Admission requires a bachelor's degree in a related field and a cumulative average of at least a B, along with a curriculum vitae, transcripts, a French-language statement of motivation, and two letters of recommendation. The credential is a Master of Arts, and the program is intended for students planning to pursue doctoral studies, teaching careers, or work in fields such as education, cultural heritage, museums, publishing, or public service connected to Francophone communities.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants need a Bachelor of Arts with a specialisation in a related field, and must have maintained a cumulative average of B or higher in that bachelor's programme. Required documents are a CV, official transcripts from every university attended, a 500-word motivational letter in French describing study objectives and research interests, and two confidential letters of recommendation, one specifically assessing the applicant's aptitude for the proposed research. All application files are reviewed only after the deadline, admission is competitive, and meeting the minimum criteria does not guarantee a spot; results are valid for the academic year applied to only. The deadline is 1 February for Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with a late round to 1 June, and 1 February for international applicants. The programme page states no English or French language-proficiency test score.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Université Sainte-Anne publishes no fixed closing date for domestic (Canadian) applicants, who submit their application online for a $55 fee ($60 for the Baccalauréat en éducation and master's programmes) and are assessed as received, though the scholarship-application deadline is 28 February. International applicants use a separate portal with fixed cut-offs for the 2026-27 cycle: applications for the autumn/fall session must be submitted before 1 May of the same year, and for the winter session before 1 August of the preceding year, i.e. by 1 August 2026 for winter 2027 entry. The institution does not describe domestic admission as rolling, but gives it no fixed close. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
