Our MA and PhD programs have a superb record of career placement whether in academia or the public and private sector.
We have graduated approximately 300 Masters students since we first accepted graduate applicants in 1967, one year after the founding of UCalgary.
Our MAs have gone on to PhD programs around the world, provincial and federal public service in Canada, private business and think tanks.
Here are some examples of the careers and further education our of MA graduates (2007 to present):
| Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Canada |
| Master's Program, Master of Community Planning, Vancouver Island University |
| Office of the Councillors, Calgary City Hall |
| Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada |
| PhD Program, University of Toronto |
| PhD Program, University of Saskatchewan |
| Legislative & Outreach Assistant, Official Opposition, AB Legislative |
| Regulatory Officer, Government of Yukon |
| Project Analyst for Alberta Human Services |
| PhD Program, Cambridge University |
| Director of Research at Alberta Federation of Labor |
| HR Advisor at Exxon Mobile |
| Project Analyst, Research Services, University of Calgary |
| Teacher of Grade 7 and 8, Alberta |
| Law School, University of New Brunswick |
| PhD Program, Carleton |
| Community and Stakeholder Relations Research Assistant, Metrolinx |
| PhD Program, Simon Fraser University |
| Frontier Centre for Public Policy, Toronto |
| Fulbright, Columbia University |
| PhD Program, McGill University |
| UN Internship in Namibia |
| Office of Ombudsman, Human Rights Action Plan, Namibia |
| Law School, University of Alberta |
| History Tutor, Hong Kong |
| Office of Hon. Peter Kent, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Environment, Prime Minister’s Office |
| Researcher, Social Research and Demonstration Corporation |
| Policy Intern, Government of Alberta |
| Lawyer, Davis Polk and Wardwell, LLP, N.Y. |
| Research Analyst, Government Relations firm Global Public Affairs |
| PhD Program, University of Calgary |
| Monitoring and evaluation posting with SUCCO (Quebec NGO) in Haiti |
| Youth Outreach & Advocacy Coordinator for the Canadian Environment Network (RCEN) |
| National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Tunisia and Morocco |
| PhD Program, University of Western Ontario |
| Employed at Disability Centre, University of Calgary |
| Legislative Researcher, Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| Law School, Halifax |
| Assistive Services Coordinator, Student Accessibility Services Resource Centre, University of Calgary |
| International Government Affairs Group, Talisman Energy |
| Policy Analyst, Strategic Policy and Research Branch of HR and Skills Development, Canada |
| PhD Program, University of Toronto |
| PhD Program, University of Calgary |
| Policy Analyst, Canada West Foundation |
| Senior Special Assistant to the Prime Minister |
| Director of Communications for Industry Minister of Canada |
| Director of Communications, Office of the President of the Treasury Board |
| Regional Director, Canadian Wind Energy Association |
| Regulatory and Financial Manager, Canadian Energy Pipeline Association |
| Intern, Canada West Foundation |
| Second Secretary, Canadian Embassy in Kazakhstan |
| Medical School, University of Calgary |
| Research Office at Alberta Education, Government of Alberta |
| Research Officer at Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development |
| Policy Analyst, Calgary Homeless Foundation |
| Program Manager, Peacebuilding, Development & Security Program |
| Employment Lawyer, Vye Willetts, Ottawa Ontario |
| Real Estate Advisor, Public Works & Government Services, Halifax |
| Urban Planning Degree, Dalhousie University |
| Aga Khan Foundation Internship, Tajikistan |
| Policy Advisor, Strategic Services, Plans and Projects, Municipal Affairs & Housing, Government of Alberta |
| Director, Strategic Planning and Partnerships, Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships, Toronto |
| Minister of Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Development Office– Chief of Staff, Director of Policy and Regional Affairs, Policy & Regional Affairs Advisor, Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary |
| Policy Advisor to Minister of Transport and Infrastructure |
| Graduate & Faculty Outreach Manager, Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy, Toronto |
| Researcher, R.A. Malatest & Associates |
| Trainee Research Consultant, Blake Stevenson, Scotland |
| PhD Program, Louisiana State University |
We have graduated approximately 50 Doctoral students since we first accepted PhD applicants in 1969, three years after the founding of UCalgary.
Our PhDs have gone on to tenure-track positions at universities around the world, as well as into high-ranking positions within the provincial and federal public service in Canada, private business and think tanks.
Here are some examples of our doctoral students’ successful careers!
Assistant Professor, University of Guelph
Policy Analyst, Office of Energy Research & Development, Natural Resources of Canada (Government of Canada)
| Urban Fellow Research Associate, City of Toronto |
| Office Manager, Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| Sessional Instructors, University of Calgary |
Policy Analyst, Public Safety Canada, Ottawa
| Assistant Professor, University of Guelph |
| Killam Postdoctoral Fellow at Novel Tech Ethics in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University |
| Lecturer, School of Politics & International Relations, Australian National University |
| Co-Founder & Data Scientist, Centrality Data Science, Calgary |
| Sessional Instructor, University of Calgary |
| Technical Analyst, Web Content Management, Information Technologies, University of Calgary |
| Lecturer, School of Politics & International Relations, Australian National University |
| Sessional Instructor, Carleton University |
| Strategist for Outreach and Indigenous Engagement, College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan |
| Managing Editor, Arctic Yearbook |
| Assistant Professor of Political Science, Port Saud University, Egypt |
| Chief Executive Officer of Abacus Data, Ottawa |
| President and CEO, Atlantic Institute for Market Studies |
| Director, Australian National Internship Program, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University |
| Lecturer, International Relations, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick |
| Associate Director, Alberta International and Intergovernmental Affairs |
| Adjunct Professor, Political Science, University of Alberta |
| Adjunct Professor, Political Studies, University of Manitoba |
| Research Director, Frontier Centre for Public Policy |
| Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute |
Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Guelph
Associate Professor, St. Cloud University, MN
Associate Professor, Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University
Associate Professor, Mount Royal University
Convenor, Political and International Studies, School of Social Science, University of New England, Australia
| Associate Professor, Political Science, Concordia University |
| SSHRC Post-Doc, University of Toronto |
| Associate Professor, Political Science, Concordia University |
| Vice-President, Global Advancement, Marketing & Business Development, Royal Roads University |
| Dean, Management, Royal Roads University |
| Intergovernmental Affairs Specialist, Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs, Government of Ontario |
| Instructor, Department of Political Science, Western Washington University |
| Assistant Sports Information Director, Department of Athletics |
| Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Windsor |
| Director, Bachelor of Arts and Science Program |
Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
| Associate Professor, Department Chair, Canada Research Chair, University of Northern British Columbia |
| Professor, Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan |
| Senior Researcher, Canada West Foundation |
| Research Chair of the Citizen Society Research Lab, Lethbridge College |
| Assistant Professor, Political Science, Lethbridge College |
| Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Calgary |
| Director of Research, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary |
| Chief of Staff, Prime Minister’s Office |
| Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario |
