Graduate Diploma in Political Science

Memorial University's Department of Political Science offers graduate courses, a graduate diploma, and supervises MA students in all the major subfields of the discipline: Global Politics, Comparative Politics, Canadian Politics, Public Policy, and Political Theory.

Our faculty's research interests cover an incredibly wide range: election campaigns and voting behaviour, climate change and environmental politics, ethnic conflict and migration, Indigenous self-governance, deliberative and participatory democracy, international organizations, human rights, foreign policy, gender and politics, public policy and administration, the politics of financial regulation, municipal politics, provincial politics, protest and social movements, the history of international thought, democratic theory, and political theories of identity, law, and justice.

Our Graduate Diploma in Political Science provides an opportunity to acquire additional academic credentials at the graduate level without committing to a full master's program. The program provides students with an opportunity to broaden their knowledge of politics and may also be used for professional career development (e.g. public servants, individuals in the private sector with links to policy and politics, and individuals in non-governmental or voluntary organizations). Students can take classes in any of the four major subfields of political science (Canadian Politics, Public Policy, Political Theory, Global Politics, Comparative Politics).

Duration (Full-time students): Graduate diploma: 1 year

Graduate diploma Bachelor of Arts in Political Science or a cognate field minimum second class or a bachelors degree in any field minimum second class along with applicable experience demonstrating the applicants ability to satisfy the requirements of a Political Science course

Transcripts Grad Transcript and confirmation of degree Grad Confirmation of Degree Awarded - Transcripts should be uploaded to the online application after your application is submitted.
Two 2 letters of appraisal Grad Reference.
Please submit an updated resume.
TOEFL - An aggregate score of 80 - 92 for graduate programs with higher English proficiency requirements.
IELTS Academic - An aggregate score of 6.5 - 7 for graduate programs with higher English proficiency requirements.
Duolingo English Test - An aggregate score of 115 - 125 for graduate programs with higher English proficiency requirements.
CAEL - A score between 50 and 60 in each of four bands with at least 2 band scores of 60
MET - A score of 59 percent.