Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Paul Simard Smith
Admission to this program has been suspended until further notice.
Program Description
The Graduate Program in Social and Political Thought at the University of Regina is an interdisciplinary master’s degree program anchored in the Departments of Political Science and Philosophy, with links to other departments in the humanities and social sciences. The program stresses flexibility and originality. It is directed by the Committee for Social and Political Thought, which is devoted to insuring that the program has the requisite rigor, depth, and imagination. The emphasis is on problems, issues, and concepts that lend themselves to a variety of disciplinary, critical, and theoretical approaches. The focus of the program is on ideas and their expression in historical, cultural, social, and political contexts.
Admission Requirements
Students must have an undergraduate degree in either Philosophy or Political Science with a minimum average of 75%. Students with degrees in related disciplines (e.g., Sociology, with an emphasis on social theory, or History, with an emphasis on intellectual history, or English, with an emphasis on literary theory) will also be eligible, but may be required to complete qualifying courses before full admission into the program. Candidates for admission are expected to have a clear idea of the thesis topic that they wish to pursue. The deadline for applications to receive first consideration for funding is February 15. The final deadline for all applications to the program is March 15.
Applicants to the MA program in Social and Political Thought must submit a writing sample as part of their application package. All work shall be original and normally reflect work in an upper-level Philosophy or Political Science course. Submissions must be single-sided, double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, and should be between 10-15 pages in length (maximum 4000 words).
Courses
Course descriptions and offerings
Thesis Requirements
The thesis is to be a minimum of 60 pages and a maximum of 80 pages in length. The topic, supervisor, and committee are to be approved by the Committee for Social and Political Thought.
Committee for Social and Political Thought
The Committee for Social and Political Thought is made up of professors in Philosophy and Political Science who oversee the Program. This group includes: David Elliott (Philosophy); Tom McIntosh (Political Science); Anna Mudde (Philosophy), Robert Piercey (Philosophy), Ann Ward (Philosophy and Political Science), Lee Ward (Political Science); and Eldon Soifer (Philosophy).