11 monthsProgramme duration
45,000 CADTuition Fee/year
15 Jan, 2025Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Public Policy
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Public Policy (MPP) offered by the Max Bell School of Public Policy in the Faculty of Arts is a course-based program that emphasizes intensive and thought-provoking learning opportunities. The program’s objective is to equip students with skills in analysis, information synthesis, and independent thinking to then pursue professional opportunities (or potentially continue their studies).
Keywords: Public policy, politics, economics, policymaking, international relations, government, business, non-profit, social issues, leadership
Keywords: Public policy, politics, economics, policymaking, international relations, government, business, non-profit, social issues, leadership
Programme overview
Main Subject
Public Policy
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Public Policy (MPP) offered by the Max Bell School of Public Policy in the Faculty of Arts is a course-based program that emphasizes intensive and thought-provoking learning opportunities. The program’s objective is to equip students with skills in analysis, information synthesis, and independent thinking to then pursue professional opportunities (or potentially continue their studies).
Keywords: Public policy, politics, economics, policymaking, international relations, government, business, non-profit, social issues, leadership
Keywords: Public policy, politics, economics, policymaking, international relations, government, business, non-profit, social issues, leadership
Admission Requirements
100+
3+
7+
The MPP program is directed at early career professionals, ideally with two to five years professional experience, who are interested in developing expertise in the field of public policy. Recent graduates with an exceptional academic record will also be considered however, in the absence of professional experience, more weight will be placed on the applicants’ academic record.
Specific requirements:
Specific requirements:
- A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent as recognised by McGill University) is a minimum requirement.
- The 'ideal' applicant will have completed undergraduate courses in Political Science, Economics, Quantitative Methods, and/or Statistics.
- An overall Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.6/4.0 or higher is recommended. A minimum (CGPA) of 3.0 (out of a possible 4.0), OR a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.2 out of 4.0 in the last two years of full-time studies is required.
- A minimum score of 100 for the Internet-based TOEFL exam test (iBT; 600 for the paper-based test (PBT)) with each component score not less than 20 is required. Please use the codes McGill 0935 when writing the exam.
- Applicants may write the IELTS (International English Language Testing Systems) instead of the TOEFL exam. A minimum overall band of 7.0 is required, with each component score not less than 7.0. IELTS test scores must be sent electronically by IELTS directly to McGill University using the McGill code 0935.
- English language proficiency exemptions: https://www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/international/apply/proficiency
15 Jan 2025
11 Months
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
45,000 CAD
International
45,000 CAD
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