Dr. Carolina Navarrete

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Carolina Navarrete is a Postdoctoral Fellow at UBC Language Sciences within the Faculty of Arts. She earned her PhD in Literature from Pontificia Universidad Católica in Chile. Dr. Navarrete is currently developing pedagogical resources in media format for students, focusing on Latin American Studies. Under the supervision of Jon Beasley-Murray, she is also creating video interviews with Hispanic speakers in Canada as part of the OER Initiative at Athabasca University. Dr. Navarrete is actively involved in UBC's Hispanic program, where she designs language resources for intermediate Spanish courses utilizing a blended learning approach. In addition to her teaching and research, she contributes to Community Service Learning as a designer and liaison at UBC. An author of an interdisciplinary book that analyzes ego documents, particularly women’s letters from Chile written in the 18th and 19th centuries, she has a keen interest in literary research methodologies at the post-secondary level in Canada, as well as digital storytelling.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of British Columbia

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy or related field 3 credits in formal logic 6 credits at the upper level in history of philosophy 3 credits at the upper level in ethics or value theory 6 credits at the upper level in metaphysics, epistemology, or philosophy of science
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • Application fee
  • Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Writing sample (15-20 pages)
  • Statement of intent
  • Evidence of English language proficiency
Specialization Notes

Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.