Overview
Key features
The PhD in Political Science - International Relations program at McMaster University has strengths in the fields of:
- Globalization
- Global Political Economy
- Canadian Foreign Policy
- Critical Security and International Relations Theory
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Global Public Policy
- Liberalism and Imperialism
- Comparative Authoritarianism
- Political Violence and Revolution
- Digital Technology and the Politics of the Information Age
- Forgetting, Remembering, and Finding Actors in IR
- Theories of Comparative Politics
- Politics of Developing Areas
- Politics of Western Democracies
- Issues in Comparative Politics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
International Relations Political Science View 22 other PhDs in Political Science in CanadaAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Admission to the PhD program will normally require a Master’s degree in political science with an average of at least an A- (A minus).
- Applicants are encouraged to contact faculty members in the Department of Political Science regarding potential supervision.
- An electronic statement of interest (approximately 500 words, single or double-spaced, maximum of 1 page).
- C.V. / Personal Resume
- Official Academic Transcripts
- Three (3) confidential reference reports from instructors most familiar with your academic work
Tuition Fee
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4204 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2102 CAD per semester during 48 months. -
National
4204 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2102 CAD per semester during 48 months.
Living costs for Hamilton
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