Master of Arts in Political Studies - Political Theory

The department offers two MA programs: a twelve-month MA in Political Studies. The field of Political Theory at Queen's specializes in contemporary normative theory, drawing on both analytic and critical / continental traditions. Political theorists at Queen's are interested in a broad range of topics, including: egalitarianism and distributive justice, power, oppression, and resistance, the politics of identity and multiculturalism, democracy and constitutionalism, ideal vs. non-ideal theory, bioethics and the science of health, happiness and aging, sexuality, gender and transgender politics, feminism and queer theory, nationalism and territorial rights, cosmopolitanism and global justice, neutrality, perfectionism,and virtue ethics, political liberalism and public reason, liberalism, left and right. Political theory is a thriving field. Its members hold a significant number of academic grants from various sources, and have a growing reputation, both nationally and internationally.

M.A.: Four (4) year undergraduate degree in political science, or an equivalent with an minimum B+ average

For international students, if required, an IELTS score of 7.0 on the Academic module, or 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 TOEFL score in each test as well as the minimum overall score. Two academic references , Photocopies of official transcripts can be uploaded to the online application as PDF files. If a transcript or transcripts cannot be successfully uploaded to the online application, you are responsible for ensuring that an official transcript or transcripts of all current and previous university-level studies are sent to the School of Graduate Studies by all universities previously attended. All applicants (MA and PhD) must submit a writing sample. It should be a recent essay approximately 15-20 pages in length. MA applicants should briefly outline their main research interests, approximately 200 words.