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MA Social and Political Thought at Acadia University

Acadia University, Canada

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary master's studying political and social life through theory, spanning political thought, social theory, philosophy, postcolonial thought, literary criticism, media, cultural, environment and gender studies.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

Courses across several disciplines, a core colloquium and a final interdisciplinary thesis in year two.

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Entry requirements

Honours degree or four-year bachelor's degree from an approved university; at least a B- average (70%) in the major-field courses of the last two undergraduate years. A willing Acadia supervisor must normally be identified before applying for thesis programmes.

Fall (September) only: Applied Kinesiology, Community Development, English, Political Science, Social and Political Thought, Sociology, Psychology. Fall (September), Summer (May-August) or Winter (January): Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Geomatics, Environmental Science, Mathematics. Master of Education programmes: Summer (July); Education (Counselling): July.

Application fee is $100 CDN ($150 CDN for Counselling), paid by credit card through the Applicant Status Portal. Deadlines vary by programme: February 1 for most programmes to be considered for first-round university funding (Applied Kinesiology accepts applications until May 1; some programmes accept late applications until July 1 without funding); December 15 or December 4 for programmes with an early July start (Education); Biology and several science programmes use rolling admission.

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