Political Science (MA Program)
Alex Michalos, Professor Emeritus
Boris DeWiel, Associate Professor, and Program Chair
Deborah Poff, Professor
Michael Murphy, Associate Professor, and Canada Research Chair, Comparative Indigenous-State Relations
Gary Wilson, Associate Professor
John Young, Associate Professor
Tracy Summerville, Assistant Professor
Website: http://www.unbc.ca/politicalscience
A Master's degree in Political Science is designed for students who
normally would have the equivalent of an undergraduate major in
Political Science and want to undertake advanced training in scholarly
research.
The focus of the graduate program in Political Science is on
comparative politics related to small towns and rural areas. The
politics of northern communities, resource development, and aboriginal
self-government are areas of concentration. This focus also extends
beyond Canada: faculty expertise on Russian local government, and
aboriginal politics in Siberia and the Russian North offers students
the best opportunity in western Canada to pursue graduate research
connected to Russian politics.
Students have the opportunity to pursue graduate research on the
quality of life, including the assessment of government services, in
small towns and rural areas.
Admission
Successful applications to the program will hold a four-year
baccalaureate in Political Science, and will have obtained a GPA of at least
3.0. UNBC and the Political Science program are committed to
interdisciplinary co-operation, so students without undergraduate
majors in Political Science may be admitted with special provisions
made regarding course work and thesis research programs.
Application deadlines are found in this calendar under
"Semester Dates" or online at: www.unbc.ca/calendar/graduate,
also under "Semester Dates." The Political Science MA Program accepts students
for the September and January Semesters.
For additional information about graduate admissions or to download application
materials, go to the Graduate Programs website at www.unbc.ca/graduateprograms.
Requirements
Students may choose either a Thesis or a Project Option.
Thesis Option
Requirements for the Thesis Option comprise four graduate courses, a thesis proposal and a 12 credit thesis. Three of the four required graduate courses must be from the discipline of Political Science and must include POLS 702-3 - Scope and Methods of Political Science.
Project Option
Requirements for the Project Option comprise five graduate courses, a project proposal, and a 9 credit project. Three of the five required graduate courses must be from the discipline of Political Science and must include POLS 702-3 - Scope and Methods of Political Science.
UNBC has a number of research institutes that focus on the social,
political, and economic concerns of northern BC and similar regions
elsewhere. Research among faculty in Political Science includes the
mapping of aboriginal land claims in Russia, local government reform in
Siberia, and analyses of public services and the quality of life of
northern communities. Related research from faculty in other
disciplines includes resource-community sustainability, health problems
of aboriginal people in northern BC and Siberia, and northern BC child
welfare issues.
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