Offered by Acadia University in Wolfville, Canada, Political Science (MA) is a master's degree in Politics & International Relations programme. The programme runs for 12 months, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 25,445 per year (CAD 10,923 per year for local students).
This Master of Arts in Political Science is completed over 12 months of in-person study at Acadia University's Wolfville, Nova Scotia campus, spread across three terms in a single calendar year. Students take a master's colloquium, five elective courses, and complete a thesis; of the five electives, at least one must come from each of three of the program's designated subfields, which include Canadian politics, comparative politics, and international relations. Faculty research interests cover more than twenty areas, among them Canadian politics, Indigenous studies, gender and development, labour rights, and environmental politics, within a program that emphasizes small class sizes and individual attention. Admission generally requires a bachelor's degree in political science, political studies, or politics, along with two academic references, a CV, transcripts, a writing sample, and a research statement naming a proposed supervisor. The program suits students aiming for doctoral study or for careers in policy, government, journalism, advocacy, or law who want close faculty mentorship in a smaller graduate cohort.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.50 / 4.0
Admission Requirements: Applicants need a Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Political Studies, or Politics with a minimum GPA of 3.50/4.00 over the last two years of full-time study; candidates from related disciplines are considered only on rare occasions. Required materials: two letters of academic reference, a current CV, an official undergraduate transcript, a writing sample (maximum 15 pages), and a research statement covering the proposed topic, thesis statement, departmental fit, and a suggested supervisor.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Acadia does not publish year-specific application deadlines: its live admissions pages state only that domestic and international undergraduate applicants may apply any time after September 21st, with March 1st as the priority date for entrance-scholarship consideration (decisions by mid-April); no year is attached to either date. Admission is otherwise rolling, with no separate international closing date published. The Bachelor of Education programme has its own cycle, opening October 1st, but as of September 2026 the page still shows the stale 2025-2026 cycle and no current-cycle date has been published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
About Acadia University
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