48 monthsProgramme duration
9,119 CADTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Politics
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The PhD in Political Science offered by the Department of Political Science in the Faculty of Arts is a research-intensive program that emphasizes demanding and intellectually stimulating learning opportunities. The program’s objective is to equip students with skills in the presentation of complex topics, intellectual independence, and academic writing to pursue professional opportunities in academia or industry in other private or public-sector employment.
The program may also be taken as the Gender and Women's Studies option which focuses coursework and research on gender and women studies of the foundation in political science theory and methods in the following political science subfields: international relations, comparative politics, Canadian politics, and political theory. The dissertation must be on a topic that significantly engages with issues of gender and/or women and/or feminism. For more information about Gender and Women's Studies, visit their website.
Keywords: Canadian politics, Comparative politics, International Relations, Political Theory, methodology, qualitative research, quantitative research, institutions, government, power, political behaviour, Gender and Women's Studies option.
The program may also be taken as the Gender and Women's Studies option which focuses coursework and research on gender and women studies of the foundation in political science theory and methods in the following political science subfields: international relations, comparative politics, Canadian politics, and political theory. The dissertation must be on a topic that significantly engages with issues of gender and/or women and/or feminism. For more information about Gender and Women's Studies, visit their website.
Keywords: Canadian politics, Comparative politics, International Relations, Political Theory, methodology, qualitative research, quantitative research, institutions, government, power, political behaviour, Gender and Women's Studies option.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Politics
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The PhD in Political Science offered by the Department of Political Science in the Faculty of Arts is a research-intensive program that emphasizes demanding and intellectually stimulating learning opportunities. The program’s objective is to equip students with skills in the presentation of complex topics, intellectual independence, and academic writing to pursue professional opportunities in academia or industry in other private or public-sector employment.
The program may also be taken as the Gender and Women's Studies option which focuses coursework and research on gender and women studies of the foundation in political science theory and methods in the following political science subfields: international relations, comparative politics, Canadian politics, and political theory. The dissertation must be on a topic that significantly engages with issues of gender and/or women and/or feminism. For more information about Gender and Women's Studies, visit their website.
Keywords: Canadian politics, Comparative politics, International Relations, Political Theory, methodology, qualitative research, quantitative research, institutions, government, power, political behaviour, Gender and Women's Studies option.
The program may also be taken as the Gender and Women's Studies option which focuses coursework and research on gender and women studies of the foundation in political science theory and methods in the following political science subfields: international relations, comparative politics, Canadian politics, and political theory. The dissertation must be on a topic that significantly engages with issues of gender and/or women and/or feminism. For more information about Gender and Women's Studies, visit their website.
Keywords: Canadian politics, Comparative politics, International Relations, Political Theory, methodology, qualitative research, quantitative research, institutions, government, power, political behaviour, Gender and Women's Studies option.
Admission Requirements
86+
3+
6.5+
Additional Requirements
The items and clarifications below are additional requirements set by this department: • Research Statement – maximum one (1) page single-spaced, a concise academic statement • Writing Sample – Ph.D. only • GRE – required for applications to the Ph.D.
The items and clarifications below are additional requirements set by this department: • Research Statement – maximum one (1) page single-spaced, a concise academic statement • Writing Sample – Ph.D. only • GRE – required for applications to the Ph.D.
4 Years
Sep
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
Tuition fees
Domestic
1,483 CAD
International
9,119 CAD
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