Master of Arts Interdisciplinary Studies

Courses available for individualized study begin on the first day of every month, on a year-round basis. Registrations for individualized-study courses must be received by the MA-IS Office at least 1 month prior to the course start date. The course-contract period for individualized-study courses is 6 months.

Electives

• GLST 695 - Political Economy of Development - People, Processes, and Policies
• GOVN 500 - Governance and Leadership
• HERM 512 - Advanced Methods in Heritage Research
• HIST 632 - Gender, Race, Racism, and the History of Classical Scholarship
• LTST 605 - Current Issues in Literary Studies
• LTST 551 - World Literature
• LTST 612 - The 19th-Century English Novel: Gothic Transformations
• LTST 637 - Black Atlantic Literature and Culture
• MAIS 615 - The Business of Emotions
• MAIS 640 - Grounded Theory, Exploration, and Beyond
• PSYC 655 - The Psychological Sciences in Everyday Life

Closed to online registrations (contact MA-IS office for details)

• GLST 650 - Sustainability in an Age of Global Change
• LGST 551 - Introduction to Legislative Drafting
• LGST 553 - Legislative Structure, Style, and Limits
• LTST 693 - Creative Writing
• MAIS 621 - Narrative Possibilities: The Transformative Power of Writing, Story, and Poetry in Personal and Professional Development

Closed for registrations

• ANTH 591 - Ethnobiology: Traditional Knowledge of Plants, Animals, and Land in Contemporary Global Context - (being revised to group study format)
• GLST 611 - Social Movements
• MAIS 514 - The Theory and Practice of Trade Unions
• MAIS 638 - What I tell You May Not Be True: Autobiography, Discourse Analysis, and Post-Colonialism
• MAIS 650 - Canadian and International Labour Education
• PSYC 630 - Talking Cures: The Evolution of Psychotherapy
• SOCI 537 - Deciphering Our Social Worlds
• SOCI 539 - Sociology of War and Organized Violence
• WRNM 605 - Creating Life Histories
• WGST 547 - Rethinking Science and Technology: Gender, Theory, and Practice

Reading courses

All reading courses are closed to online registrations. Contact the MA-IS office for assistance.

• MAIS 750 - Foundational Reading Course
• MAIS 751 - Directed Reading Course
• MAIS 760 - Advanced Reading

About our reading courses

Online registrations open February 14 for program students and March 1 for non-program students. The spring grouped-study course registration deadline for all students is April 10 or earlier if the course becomes full.

Spring 2024

May 6, 2024 - Aug. 16, 2024

• EDST 630 - Transformative Learning for Social Change
• ENVS 689 - The Political Ecology of Global Environmental Change
• GOVN 505 - Innovative Public Management
• MAIS 601 - Making Sense of Theory in the Humanities and Social Sciences
• MAIS 602 - Doing Interdisciplinary Research
• MAIS 604 - Planning and Action for Community Change
• MAIS 606 - Academic Writing for Graduate Students
• MAIS 644 - Adult Education, Community Leadership, and the Crisis of Democracy
• MAIS 658 - Critical Disability Studies: The Making of Normal Bodies
• MAIS 663 - Critical Race Theory in Global Context
• MAIS 700 - Capstone Course: Integrating your MA-IS Studies and Research
• MAIS 752 - Special Topics Graduate Seminar: Writing the Body in Motion, Canadian Literature

*To meet full-time status, individualized study courses with start dates of September 1, January 1, or May 1, are four-month terms. Those students who need to meet full-time status guidelines are encouraged to register for those start dates.

Courses not open to myAU registrations

Use Alternate Course Registration Form

• INST 511 - Indigenous Studies
• MDDE 601 - Introduction to Distance Education and Training
• MDDE 612 - Experiential Learning
• MDDE 620 - Technology in Education and Training
• MDDE 632 - Leadership in Education Innovation

MDDE electives enrollment may be limited. Students may be prioritized according to status.

Courses open to myAU registrations until March 1st

• MHST 604 - Leadership Roles in Health
• NURS 620 - Culture and Health: Critical Perspectives

For MHST electives, The Faculty of Health Disciplines registration deadlines and course registration fees apply. Enrollment may be limited. Students may be prioritized according to status. Please note that the focus of the MHST courses listed above is geared toward health care practitioners.

Course offering is contingent on a minimum enrollment of 10 students/course Athabasca University reserves the right to modify the list of available courses at any time.

*This is a tentative list of courses.

Online registrations open June 15 for program students and July 1 for non–program students. The spring grouped–study course registration deadline for all students is August 10 or earlier if the course becomes full.

Fall 2024

Sept. 3, 2024 – Dec. 13, 2024

• EDST 635 – Foundations of Education in Canada
• EDST 646 – Educational Administration, Policy, Leadership and Change
• ENVS 608 – Questioning Extinctions
• HERM 672 – Heritage and Risk Management
• HERM 673 – Architectural Conservation
• MAIS 601 – Making Sense of Theory in the Humanities and Social Sciences
• MAIS 602 – Doing Interdisciplinary Research
• MAIS 606 – Academic Writing for Graduate Students
• MAIS 620 – Digital Storytelling
• MAIS 645 – Understanding Work and Learning
• MAIS 700 – Capstone Course: Integrating your MA–IS Studies and Research
• MAIS 752 – Special Topics Graduate Seminar- Critical Computations: Understanding and Unsettling Digital Technologies and Algorithmic Cultures
• WGST 505 – Decolonizing Mental Health

*To meet full–time status, individualized study courses with start dates of September 1, January 1, or May 1, are four–month terms. Those students who need to meet full–time status guidelines are encouraged to register for those start dates.

Courses not open to myAU registrations

Use Alternate Course Registration Form

• MDDE 601 – Introduction to Distance Education and Training
• MDDE 611 – Foundations of Adult Education
• MDDE 620 – Technology in Education and Training
• MDDE 665 – Collaboration and Mentorship in Educational Environments

MDDE electives enrollment may be limited. Students may be prioritized according to status.

Courses open to myAU registrations until July 1st

• MHST 604 – Leadership Roles in Health
• NURS 620 – Culture and Health: Critical Perspectives

For MHST electives, The Faculty of Health Disciplines registration deadlines and course registration fees apply. Enrollment may be limited. Students may be prioritized according to status. Please note that the focus of the MHST courses listed above is geared toward health care practitioners.

Course offering is contingent on a minimum enrollment of 10 students/course Athabasca University reserves the right to modify the list of available courses at any time.

*This is a tentative list of courses.

Online registrations open October 15 for program students and November 1 for non-program students. The registration deadline for all students is December 10, or earlier, if the course becomes full.

Winter 2025

Jan. 6, 2025 – April 18, 2025

• EDST 630 – Transformative Learning for Social Change
• EDST 645 – Curriculum: Provoking Inquiry
• ENVS 689 – The Political Ecology of Global Environment Change
• HERM 501 – Issues in Heritage Resources Management
• HERM 561 – Advanced Issues in Interpretive Planning
• MAIS 601 – Making Sense of Theory in the Humanities and Social Sciences
• MAIS 602 – Doing Interdisciplinary Research
• MAIS 603 – Community Development
• MAIS 606 – Academic Writing for Graduate Students
• MAIS 617 – Creative Non-Fiction
• MAIS 623 – Introduction to Trends in New Media: Digital Humanities
• MAIS 658 – Critical Disability Studies: The Making of Normal Bodies
• MAIS 662 – Mourning and Trauma: Theoretical and Historical Debates
• MAIS 700 – Capstone Course: Integrating your MA-IS Studies and Research
• MAIS 752 – Special Topics Graduate Seminar: Psychedelics and Society: A Critical Overview

*To meet full-time status, individualized study courses with start dates of September 1, January 1, or May 1, are four-month terms. Those students who need to meet full-time status guidelines are encouraged to register for those start dates.

Courses not open to myAU registrations

Use Alternate Course Registration Form

• MDDE 601 – Introduction to Distance Education and Training
• MDDE 613 – Adult Education and Lifelong Learning
• MDDE 614 – International Issues in Open and Distance Learning
• MDDE 620 – Technology in Education and Training
• MDDE 631 – Inclusive Leadership in Practice in Education
• MDDE 651 – Gender Issues in Distance Education

MDDE electives enrollment may be limited. Students may be prioritized according to status.

Courses open to myAU registrations until November 1st

• MHST 604 – Leadership Roles in Health
• NURS 620 – Culture and Health: Critical Perspectives

For MHST electives, The Faculty of Health Disciplines registration deadlines and course registration fees apply. Enrollment may be limited. Students may be prioritized according to status. Please note that the focus of the MHST courses listed above is geared toward health care practitioners.

Course offering is contingent on a minimum enrollment of 10 students/course Athabasca University reserves the right to modify the list of available courses at any time.

*This is a tentative list of courses.

Online registrations open February 15 for program students and March 1 for non–program students. The deadline for all students is April 10, or earlier, if the course becomes full.

Spring 2025

May 5, 2025 – Aug. 15, 2025

• GLST 611 – new revision TBA
• MAIS 601 – Making Sense of Theory in the Humanities and Social Sciences
• MAIS 602 – Doing Interdisciplinary Research
• MAIS 604 – Planning and Action for Community Change
• MAIS 606 – Academic Writing for Graduate Students
• MAIS 610 – Work And Society
• MAIS 644 – Adult Education, Community Leadership, and the Crisis of Democracy
• MAIS 665 – Cultural Studies: Reflections, Demographic Possibilities, and Futures
• MAIS 700 – Capstone Course: Integrating your MA–IS Studies and Research
• MAIS 752 – Special Topics Graduate Seminar (topic to be updated)

*To meet full–time status, individualized study courses with start dates of September 1, January 1, or May 1, are four–month terms. Those students who need to meet full–time status guidelines are encouraged to register for those start dates.

Courses not open to myAU registrations

Use Alternate Course Registration Form

• INST 511 – Indigenous Studies
• MDDE 601 – Introduction to Distance Education and Training
• MDDE 612 – Experiential Learning
• MDDE 620 – Technology in Education and Training
• MDDE 632 – Leadership in Education Innovation

MDDE electives enrollment may be limited. Students may be prioritized according to status.

Courses open to myAU registrations until March 1st

• MHST 604 – Leadership Roles in Health
• NURS 620 – Culture and Health: Critical Perspectives

For MHST electives, The Faculty of Health Disciplines registration deadlines and course registration fees apply. Enrollment may be limited. Students may be prioritized according to status. Please note that the focus of the MHST courses listed above is geared toward health care practitioners.

Course offering is contingent on a minimum enrollment of 10 students/course Athabasca University reserves the right to modify the list of available courses at any time.

*This is a tentative list of courses.