Overview
With 21 faculty members in our department and additional associated faculty, our program offers a wide range of courses and graduate research supervision and opportunities across a broad range of topic areas.
Key Features
- We offer both traditional and interdisciplinary courses, as well as inter-university course options.
- Students in the Political Science program from University of Waterloo will also benefit enormously from our formal links with international research institutions including Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Balsillie School of International Affairs.
Programme Structure
Courses include:- Theories and Methods of Political Analysis
- Global Environmental Governance
- China and Global Governance
- Democratic Theory and Practice
- The State and Economic Life
- International Organizations
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Political Science View 67 other Masters in Political Science in CanadaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- An Honours Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Political Science with at least a 78% overall standing.
- Statement of Research.
- Students with an Honours BA in a related discipline will be considered for admission but may be required to complete further work in Political Science before proceeding. Students with a General Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science may be admitted to a qualifying program, and then apply for admission to the Master of Arts (MA) program after completion of that program.
- Three academic references.
- Proof of English language proficiency, if applicable. TOEFL 90 (writing 25, speaking 25), IELTS 7.0 (writing 6.5, speaking 6.5).
Tuition Fee
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International
15392 AUD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7696 AUD per semester during 24 months. -
National
4508 AUD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2254 AUD per semester during 24 months.
Living costs for Waterloo
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Funding
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