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Public Policy and Public Administration (MA)

MasterofArts(MA)
Offeredby:
DepartmentofPoliticalScience,FacultyofArts&Science

Why pursue a Master's in Public Policy and Public Administration?

TheMAinPublicPolicyandPublicAdministration(MPPPA)dynamicallyblendsacademicexcellencewithprofessional
expertiseforthosewhowishtobecomecreativeparticipantsintheshapingoftheircommunity.

TheMPPPAprogramgivesyoumaximumflexibilityforearningyourdegree.Weoffer:

bothparttimeandfulltimestudy.
threedifferentprogramoptions:courseworkonly,internship,orthesis.
theabilitytobegintheprogramineitherJanuaryorSeptember.

Program details

Programoptions

Options

OptionA.CoursesOnly
OptionB.Internship
OptionC.Thesis

Uponapplication,studentsenterOptionA(MPPPAwithCoursesonly).Onceadmittedtotheprogram,
studentshavetheopportunitytotransfertoOptionB(MPPPAwithInternship)orOptionC(MPPPAwith
Thesis).ToentereithertheInternshiporThesisoptionstudentsmustcompletetheprescribedcoursework
andnormallyachieveaminimumGPAof3.30foradmissiontoOptionBand3.50forOptionC.

Moreinformation

Degreerequirements

Masterof/MagisteriateinArts(PublicPolicyandPublicAdministration)

OptionA(CoursesOnly)
 1.CoreCourses.POLI636,644,andoneofthefollowingfivecourses:POLI600or604or618or622or
POLI624(9credits).

2.ConcentrationCourses.Four3creditcourseschosenfromthesubfieldofPublicPolicyand
Administration(12credits).

3.ApprovedElectiveandCognateCourses.Four3creditcourseschosenfromanyofthefollowing
subfields:CanadianandQuebecPolitics,ComparativePolitics,InternationalPolitics,PoliticalTheory,or
POLI601(ResearchDesign),orfromcognatecoursesofferedinrelateddisciplines.Forcognate
courses,approvaloftheDirectorisrequired.Insomecasesapprovalforregistrationincognatecourses
mustbeobtainedfromthedepartmentinvolved(12credits).

4.ExtendedResearchEssay.POLI691.TheExtendedResearchEssayisadirectedstudysupervisedby
afacultymemberwithwhomastudentcompletedacourseintheirareaofconcentration.Requiring
additionalresearch,thisdegreerequirementbuildsonatermpapersubmittedatthegraduatelevelina
concentrationcourseandisconsideredtobeasignificantrevisionandextensionofthatpaper,withan
extensivebibliography(12credits).

Masterof/MagisteriateinArts(PublicPolicyandPublicAdministration)

OptionB(Internship)

LanguageRequirement:AllOptionBcandidatesmustpassanexaminationinFrenchbasedonatest
administeredbytheDepartment.Thisexamconsistsoftranslatingapassageofliterature,relevanttothe
field,fromFrenchintoEnglish.

1.CoreCourses.POLI636,644,andoneofthefollowingfivecoursesPOLI600or604or618or622or
624(9credits).

2.ConcentrationCourses.Three3creditcourseschosenfromthesubfieldofPublicPolicyand
Administration(9credits).

3.ApprovedElectiveandCognateCourses.Two3creditcourseschosenfromthefollowingsubfields:
CanadianandQuebecPolitics,ComparativePolitics,InternationalPolitics,PoliticalTheory,orPOLI601
(ResearchDesign),orfromcognatecoursesofferedinrelateddisciplines.Forcognatecourses,
approvaloftheDirectorisrequired.Insomecasesapprovalforregistrationincognatecoursesmustbe
obtainedfromthedepartmentinvolved(6credits).

4.InternshipwithResearchPaper.POLI693.Theinternshipisafourmonthjobplacementineitherthe
publicorprivatesector.Underthedirectionofafacultysupervisor,thestudentpreparesanoriginal,
theoreticalworkthatcomprisesaseriesofpolicyrecommendationsthatcontributetothepolicyprocess
inCanada.Thestudentisrequiredtodefendthepaperbeforehis/herfacultysupervisorandtworeaders
(21credits).

Masterof/MagisteriateinArts(PublicPolicyandPublicAdministration)

OptionC(Thesis)

1.CoreCourses.POLI636,644(6credits).

2.ConcentrationCourses.Two3creditcourseschosenfromthesubfieldinwhichthestudentintendsto
writeathesis.Studentscanwriteathesisinthefollowingsubfields:PublicPolicyandAdministration,
CanadianandQuebecPolitics,InternationalPolitics,ComparativePoliticsandPoliticalTheory.(6
 credits).

3.ApprovedElectiveandCognateCourses.Two3creditcourseschosenfromanyofthefollowing
subfields:PublicPolicyandAdministration,CanadianandQuebecPolitics,ComparativePolitics,
InternationalPolitics,PoliticalTheory,orPOLI601(ResearchDesign),orfromcognatecoursesoffered
inrelateddisciplines.Forcognatecourses,approvaloftheDirectorisrequired.Insomecasesapproval
forregistrationincognatecoursesmustbeobtainedfromthedepartmentinvolved(6credits).

4.ThesisProposal.POLI694.Thiscourseisadirectedstudyinvolvingacomprehensiveunderstanding
oftheliteratureintheareaofresearchdirectlyrelevanttothethesistopicunderthedirectionofafaculty
supervisor.Thewrittenassignmentsinvolveacomprehensiveliteraturereview,annotatedbibliography
andresearchdesignthatculminateinathesisproposalpresentedinanoraldefencebeforethethesis
supervisorandtwofacultymembersinthegraduateprogram.(3credits).

5.MastersThesis.POLI696.Studentsarerequiredtodemonstratetheirabilitytocarryoutoriginal,
independentresearch.Thethesis,whichisresearchedandwrittenunderthedirectionofasupervisor
andthesiscommittee,isdefendedbeforethestudentsthesiscommittee(24credits).

Admissionrequirements

AdmissionRequirements.Anundergraduatehonoursdegreeortheequivalentisrequired.Studentswho
donothavethenecessarybackgroundinpublicpolicyandpublicadministrationaswellasinthe
concentrationwhichtheyhavechosen,mayberequiredtotakespecificundergraduatecoursesinadditionto
theregularprogram.Incertaincases,applicantsmayberequiredtocompleteaqualifyingprograminorder
tobeeligibleforadmissiontothegraduateprogram.

StudentswhowereeducatedoutsideCanadaandwhosemothertongueisneitherEnglishnorFrenchwillbe
requiredtosuccessfullycompleteTOEFL(TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage)exambeforebeing
admitted.

Consultlistofrequireddocuments

Coursecurriculum

Courses

Allcoursesareoneterm,3creditcoursesunlessotherwiseindicated.Somesectionsofsomecoursesmay
beofferedinFrench.

CoreCoursesforstudentsinOptionsA,BandC

POLI636TheoriesofPublicPolicyandPublicAdministration
POLI644ResearchMethods

StudentsinOptionsAandBmustalsotakeoneofthefollowingfivecorecourses:

POLI600PublicPolicyandtheGovernmentalProcessinCanada
POLI604ComparativePublicPolicy
POLI618CanadianPublicAdministration
 POLI622ComparativePublicAdministration
POLI624PublicAdministrationofIntergovernmentalAffairs.

Coursedescriptions

BrowseallPoliticalSciencecoursedescriptionsintheGraduateCalendar.

Applicationdeadlines

DEGREE FALL WINTER SUMMER

(September) (January) (May/June)

PublicPolicyandPublic MA Jan.15 Oct.1 n/a

Administration

Prioritywillbegiventothosewhoapplywithintheofficialdeadlineslistedabove.Someprograms
maycontinuetoacceptapplicationsafterthesedeadlines.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactthe
department.

Researchfields

PublicPolicyandAdministration
CanadianandQuebecPolitics
InternationalPolitics
ComparativePolitics
PoliticalTheory

LearnmoreaboutfacultyresearchorconsultlistofGraduateFaculty

Financialsupport

TherearemanyfundingopportunitiesforMPPPAstudents,includingdepartmentalteachingandresearch
assistantships,universitywideawardsandfellowships,andprovincialandfederalfundingthroughSSHRC
andFQRSCrespectively.LearnmoreaboutMPPPAgraduatefunding.

Internship

Aninternshipisa21creditacademiccoursePOLI693,conductedintheworkplace:Anexperientiallearning
exerciseenablingtheinterntolearnfirsthandabouttheirchosenprofession,uponwhichtheybuildtheir
career.

LearnmoreabouttheInternship.
 Howtoapply

Related Programs
PoliticalScience(PhD)
Humanities(PhD)

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