School of Graduate Studies
Queen's UniversityPolitical Studies
M.A, Ph.D
The Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University has long been known for its graduate programs.
We are small enough to provide our students with a highly personalized graduate experience, and our faculty is sufficiently strong, diverse, and well-known that we can provide a well-rounded education that gives our graduates a strong basis for a wide range of careers.
Our M.A. program will help you refine your crucial and analytical skills, while our Ph.D. program will help you prepare for a rewarding career in university teaching and research.
Program Contacts
Dianne Flint
Graduate Assistant
Department of Political Studies
Queen’s University
Room C321, Mackintosh-Corry Hall
Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6
Phone: 613. 533.6000, ext. 77452
Web: http://www.queensu.ca/politics/
Dr Zsuzsa Csergo - Chair, Graduate Studies
Application Deadline: January 22
Notification of acceptance is in late March, early April.
"I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my experience at Queen’s. The atmosphere in the Political Studies Department is comfortable, and I immediately felt as if I was at home. And while the program is competitive, the students work together collaboratively, the professors are helpful and we all treat each other with respect."
Degrees Offered / Length of Program
- M.A.: 12 months, full time
- Ph.D.: 4 years, full time
Method of Completion
- M.A.:Course work and research project
- Ph.D.:Course work, second-language examination, field examinations in two fields, thesis proposal defense, thesis and defense
Supervisors and Fields of Study
If you are applying for admission to the doctoral program, you should explain your research interests and proposed thesis topic and identify whom you hope to work with.
Comparative Politics
- Faculty: G. Grant Amyot, Abigail Bakan, Keith Banting, Catherine Conaghan, Zsuzsa Csergo, Oded Haklai, John McGarry, Susanne Soederberg, Phillip Wood
Political Theory
- Faculty: Colin Farrelly, Andrew Lister, Eleanor MacDonald, Margaret Moore
Canadian Politics
- Faculty: Keith Banting, Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Janet Hiebert, Margaret Little, J. Scott Matthews, Jonathan Rose
International Politics
- Faculty: Wayne Cox, Zsuzsa Csergo, J. Andrew Grant, David Haglund, Stéfanie von Hlatky, Kim Richard Nossal, Charles Pentland, Susanne Soederberg
Gender and Politics
- Faculty: Abigail Bakan, Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Andrew Lister, Margaret Little, Eleanor MacDonald, Margaret Moore
Employment Opportunities
Our graduates can be found in government, non-government organizations, firms, and universities across Canada and around the world. They include: professors; post-doctoral fellows; policy analysts; policy officers with the Department of National Defence; Associate Director, International Policy and Geo-Economics at the Centre for the Study of Presidency in Washington, D.C.
Funding Information
The basic funding package consists of Queen’s Graduate Awards and teaching assistantships.
Ph.D.: Minimum $18,000
Our students often receive external funding, including SSHRC and OGS awards, scholarships through the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and internal awards. Entering graduate students who win federal government tri-council awards are automatically provided a one-time top-up award by Queen’s.
Academic Prerequisites
- M.A.: honours Bachelor degree in political science, minimum A- average
- Ph.D.: M.A., political science, A- average
Test Requirements
For international students, if required, a TOEFL total score of at least 600 (paper-based) or TOEFL iBT minimum scores of: writing (24/30); speaking (22/30); reading (22/30); listening (20/30), for a total of 88/120. Applicants must have the minimum score in each test as well as the minimum overall score.
Program Profiles
- Erin Tolley - laughs when she remembers hearing about the Trudeau scholarship..
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