MA in Political Science

Memorial University's Department of Political Science offers graduate courses, a graduate diploma, and supervises MA students in all the major subfields of the discipline: Global Politics, Comparative Politics, Canadian Politics, Public Policy, and Political Theory.Our faculty’s research interests cover an incredibly wide range: election campaigns and voting behaviour; climate change and environmental politics; ethnic conflict and migration; Indigenous self-governance; deliberative and participatory democracy; international organizations; human rights; foreign policy; gender and politics; public policy and administration; the politics of financial regulation; municipal politics; provincial politics; protest and social movements; the history of international thought; democratic theory; and political theories of identity, law, and justice.of international thought; and identity and political theory. We also have special area expertise in Western and Southern Europe (particularly Italy, Spain and the Balkan states); the United States; and Newfoundland and Labrador. In addition, our MA program offers high-quality training in the methodology of political research.Our Master of Arts program gives students advanced training in research methods, providing students with the academic and professional skills needed to launch the next stage of their career. Graduate students have the option of completing a two-year thesis program, a one-year course-based program, or a one-year internship-based program.Master of Arts – The MA program offers internship, coursework-based, and thesis options. The internship option, completed in one year of full-time study, involves courses and a one-semester internship with a political organization, government agency, or voluntary agency. The course-work option can be completed in one year of full-time study through two semesters of classes. The thesis option involves courses and a thesis. It can be completed in two years of full-time study. Students can switch between these options with the permission of Political Science Graduate Director.MA: 1-2 years