About the Program
The interdisciplinary nature of the M.A. Political Economy is designed to offer students an exposure to the core concepts of political economy and an opportunity to develop individual areas of research concentration. The program focuses on investigating the relationship between the economy and politics as they affect the social and cultural life of societies, and secondly, focuses on the historical processes whereby social change is located in the interaction of the economic, political, cultural, and ideological moments of social life. The curriculum includes courses with a political economy orientation offered by other departments, schools, and institutes.
Academic Regulations
- See the General Regulations section of this Calendar.
- All master's candidates must maintain B standing or better (GPA of 8.0). A candidate may, with the recommendation of the Institute and the approval of the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, be allowed a grade of C+ in 0.5 credit.
Admission Requirements
- The normal requirement for admission to the master's program is B.A.(Honours), with at least high honours standing, in one of the disciplines represented in the Institute. Prospective applicants without such qualifications may be considered for admission if they have both a strong academic record and relevant work experience.
Program Requirements
The Master of Arts in Political Economy is a 5.0 credit program, one of which may be at the 4000- (honours undergraduate) level. Each candidate, in consultation with the Institute, must select and follow one of two optional patterns:
- 3.0 credits, a thesis equivalent to 2.0 credits, and an oral examination of the thesis
- 4.0 credits, a research essay equivalent to 1.0 credit, and an oral examination of the research essay
Whichever pattern is selected, all students in the Institute are required to take PECO 5000 and PECO 5001, two 0.5-credit seminars offered by the Institute.
Selection of Courses
In addition to the graduate courses offered by, or associated with, the Institute, the courses listed below are relevant to students of political economy and would, with the prior approval of the Institute, be used to design a coherent and internally complementary set of courses to fulfil degree requirements. The list is not exclusive and is subject to change. Moreover, students in the Master's program may select 1.0 credit in political economy that is offered at the 4000-level.
Note: the number of spaces in graduate courses offered by other departments may be limited, and registration may be conditional upon obtaining the prior approval of the department concerned. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that permission is obtained from the appropriate department prior to registering in any of the following courses.
The Institute expects to attract high quality graduate students who will be likely to continue to a second post-graduate degree. Master's students will be directed to consult with the department where they might wish to pursue doctoral studies so that they may select courses that will prepare them for this next stage.
Anthropology
ANTH 5106, ANTH 5107, ANTH 5109,
ANTH 5202, ANTH 5208, ANTH 5210,
ANTH 5704, ANTH 5808, ANTH 5809
Canadian Studies
CDNS 5101, CDNS 5102, CDNS 5201,
CDNS 5202, CDNS 5501, CDNS 5601
Economics
ECON 5403, ECON 5500, ECON 5504,
ECON 5505, ECON 5507
Geography
GEOG 4207 Urban Development and Analysis
GEOG 4300 Comparative Environmental Movements
GEOG 4400 Environmental Geopolitics
GEOG 4401 Geographies of Globalization
GEOG 5005, GEOG 5200, GEOG 5400, GEOG 5500
History
HIST 5506, HIST 5508, HIST 5509, HIST 5800
International Affairs
INAF 5007, INAF 5101, INAF 5300, INAF 5303,
INAF 5501, INAF 5502, INAF 5601
LAWS 4001 Law, Family and Gender
LAWS 4002 Feminist Theories of Law
LAWS 5002, LAWS 5003, LAWS 5004, LAWS 5005, LAWS 5006, LAWS 5007, LAWS 5200, LAWS 5302, LAWS 5306
PSCI 4000 Topics in Canadian Government and Politics
PSCI 4002 Policy Seminar
PSCI 4009 Quebec Politics
PSCI 4102 Politics of Western Liberal Democracies
PSCI 4103 The State in Advanced Capitalist Societies
PSCI 4104 Theory and Practice in Third World Development
PSCI 4105 Selected Problems in Third World Development
PSCI 4401 Business-Government Relations in Canada
PSCI 4500 Feminist Analysis in Comparative Perspective
PSCI 4505 Transitions to Democracy
PSCI 4603 Analysis of International Political Economy
PSCI 4604 Selected Problems in International Political Economy
PSCI 5003, PSCI 5008, PSCI 5101, PSCI 5105, PSCI 5107, PSCI 5202, PSCI 5501, PSCI 5502, PSCI 5504, PSCI 5507, PSCI 5509, PSCI 5607
Public Administration
PADM 5115, PADM 5213,
PADM 5220,
PADM 5224, PADM 5228,
PADM 5702,
PADM 5811, PADM 5813,
PADM 5814
Social Work
SOWK 4102 Aboriginal Peoples and Social Policy
SOWK 4103 Practice and Policy in Immigration
SOWK 5102, SOWK 5105, SOWK 5106, SOWK 5301, SOWK 5805
Sociology
SOCI 5000, SOCI 5002, SOCI 5007,
SOCI 5109, SOCI 5204, SOCI 5205,
SOCI 5209, SOCI 5300, SOCI 5301,
SOCI 5302, SOCI 5308, SOCI 5400,
SOCI 5404, SOCI 5405, SOCI 5408,
SOCI 5409, SOCI 5500, SOCI 5504,
SOCI 5607, SOCI 5608, SOCI 5804,
SOCI 5806
