International Relations (Collaborative Program)
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Lead Faculty
Arts and Science
Degree Programs Offered
Anthropology – MA
Economics – MA
Geography – MA
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation – MSc
History – MA
Political Science – MA
Sociology – MA
Religion – MA
Women and Gender Studies – MA
Overview
The Collaborative Master of Arts/Master of Science in International Relations program engages students with a strong interest in interdisciplinary studies who intend to pursue careers in business, government, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, or academia. The program combines the approaches and perspectives of a variety of disciplines to make sense of a rapidly changing world, and offers students the flexibility to pursue their own particular interests.
The graduate programs listed above, in conjunction with the Faculty of Law and the Centre for International Studies (CIS), offer the collaborative program. Students who wish to enrol in the collaborative program must apply to and be admitted to both the collaborative program and a degree program in one of the collaborating departments. Following successful completion of the program requirements, students receive the master's degree in their home department, with a transcript notation indicating completion of the Collaborative Program in International Relations.
The Combined Juris Doctor/Master of Arts, Law and Political Science (Specialization in International Relations) program allows political science students with a strong interest in both law and international relations the opportunity to pursue a coherent program of study. Students complete the two degrees in three years of academic study rather than the four years required to complete the two degrees separately. Graduates receive both a JD and a Master of Arts in Political Science (Collaborative program in International Relations).
Contact and Address
Telephone: (416) 946-8917
Fax: (416) 946-8915
Collaborative MA in International Relations
Munk Centre for International Studies
Room 255S, 1 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7
Canada
Degree Programs
Master’s Degrees
Minimum Admission Requirements
- Admission is subject to the approval of the graduate department concerned and the collaborative program.
- A cumulative average of A- is normally required for admission.
- Applicants will normally be expected to have completed and passed an introductory course in microeconomics and macroeconomics at the undergraduate level.
Program Requirements
- Students complete a total of 2.5 full-course equivalents (FCE) as follows: 1.5 required core FCE (in international economics, history and philosophy of international relations, and public international law) and 1.0 elective FCE (in international relations).
- Additional degree requirements vary from department to department. Details of additional requirements are available from the Centre for International Studies, from the departmental graduate or MA supervisors, or from the collaborative program's Web site listed above.
- Students must demonstrate competence in a second language.
Combined Juris Doctor/Master of Arts, Law and Political Science (Specialization in International Relations)
Minimum Admission Requirements
- Admission decisions to the combined program are made at three separate locations: Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science, and the Collaborative MA in International Relations.
- Applicants must apply for admission to all three graduate programs independently, and students must meet the full admission requirements of all three departments before gaining admission to the combined program.
Program Requirements
- Year 1 consists of the first year law curriculum.
- Years 2 and 3 consists of the compulsory requirements of the upper years of the JD and the course requirements for the combined program.
Program Committee
Gilles Duranton, BSc, MA, MSc, PhD/Economics
Wesley Wark, BA, MA, PhD/History
Karen Knop, BSc, LLB, LLM, SJD/Law (Combined Program Director)
Steven Bernstein, BA, MA, PhD/Political Science
Stephen Clarkson, BA, MA, D de Rech/Political Science
Ronald Deibert, BA, MA, PhD/Political Science (Director)
John Kirton, BA, MA, PhD/Political Science
Louis Pauly, BA, MA, MSc, MA, PhD, Canada Research Chair/Political Science
David Welch, BA, AM, PhD, Ignatieff Chair/Political Science
Harriet Friedmann, AB, MA, PhD/Sociology