Welcome

Founded in 1968, the Department of Folklore at Memorial University of Newfoundland enjoys an international reputation, and is the only Anglophone university in Canada to offer a comprehensive program in folklore with undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees.

Training in folklore studies offers valuable preparation for careers in a variety of cultural enterprises, particularly those involving intangible cultural heritage.

Ethnographic field research practices are fundamental to folklore studies.

Graduates of our program teach at universities and colleges in many parts of North America and Europe, not only in folklore departments but also as interdisciplinary appointments in fields such as communications, dance ethnography, English, French and women's studies.

Not all have followed academic careers; our graduates have also gone on to work in museums, archives, print and broadcast media, public sector folklore and arts administration.