MA/MS in Social and Political Thought is a master's degree in Social & Cultural Studies programme taught at Acadia University in Wolfville, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 17,726 per year (CAD 7,655 per year for local students).
Social and Political Thought is an interdisciplinary Master of Arts delivered in person at Acadia University's Wolfville, Nova Scotia campus, drawing on political thought, social theory, philosophy, postcolonial thought, literary criticism, media studies, cultural studies, environmental studies, and gender studies. The two-year, thesis-based program's first year includes coursework such as a colloquium, critical political theory, social and political philosophy, and sociological theory alongside the start of thesis work; the second year is dedicated to completing the thesis. The program runs a bi-weekly colloquium involving students, faculty, and guest speakers, publishes a graduate journal, hosts a film series, and holds a biannual graduate conference on social and political thought. It suits graduates of disciplines such as philosophy, political science, sociology, or English, as well as those from interdisciplinary backgrounds like communication, environmental studies, or gender studies, or with relevant work experience, who want small class sizes and close faculty interaction in an MA-only program.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Applicants need an Honours degree or a four-year bachelor's degree, with at least a B- average (70%) in major-field courses during the last two undergraduate years; degrees in Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, English, or related interdisciplinary fields are preferred. Required materials: at least two letters of reference, a CV, an undergraduate transcript, a sample of recent written work, a statement of research interest, and a non-refundable application fee. Admission is described as highly competitive. No application deadline specific to this program is stated on the page.
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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