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MA Program Requirements
MA (Thesis-based) Requirements
All MA (Thesis-based) students in the Political Science Graduate Program must successfully complete the following components:
1. Required Course Work
2. Master’s Thesis
3. Master’s Thesis Oral Defense
The Department of Political Science strongly recommends that MA (Thesis-based) students complete all degree requirements, including submitting final revisions to the thesis, within 24 months. The Faculty of Graduate Studies permits 4 years, but FGS states that it is expected that students completing a thesis-based master’s degree will complete the degree within half the time allowed.
All students will be appointed an Interim Supervisor when their program begins. A Permanent Supervisor must be appointed no later than the second annual registration. There is no Supervisory Committee for the MA Thesis.
MA (Course-Based) Requirements
All MA (Course-Based) students in the Political Science Graduate Program must successfully complete the following components:
- Required Course Work
- Major Research Paper (taken as part of Required Course Work)
The Department of Political Science strongly recommends that course-based MA students complete all degree requirements, including Major Research Paper, within 12 months. This is a full-time program and it is expected that students completing a course-based master’s degree will complete the degree within one year.
A Supervisor must be appointed by January 15th of the first year of registration.