This is a compiled list of Masters programs, Graduate Diplomas, and law programs one can complete after graduating in Political Studies, International Studies, and International Political Economy. It is truly a one-stop shop for all BU PISA students looking to further their education in Canada. We hope you will use it whenever and however you need.
Please note that some programs no longer take applications for the 2022-2023 academic year. Some deadlines are fast approaching. Please follow the link of the desired program to determine the specific deadlines.
British Columbia
Royal Roads University
Master of Arts in Climate Action Leadership - Master of Arts in Climate Action Leadership
Graduate Diploma in Climate Action Leadership - Graduate Diploma in Climate Action Leadership
Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis and Management - Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis and Management
Graduate Diploma in Conflict Analysis and Management - Graduate Diploma in Conflict Analysis and Management
Master of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management - Master of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management
Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Emergency Management - Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Emergency Management
Master of Arts in Environment and Management - Master of Arts in Environment and Management
Master of Arts in Global Leadership - Master of Arts in Global Leadership
Master of Arts in Human Security and Peacebuilding - Master of Arts in Human Security and Peacebuilding
Graduate Diploma in Human Security and Peacebuilding - Graduate Diploma in Human Security and Peacebuilding
Master of Arts in Intercultural and International Communication - Master of Arts in Intercultural and International Communication
Master of Arts in Justice Studies - Master of Arts in Intercultural and International Communication
Graduate Diploma in Justice Studies - Graduate Diploma in Justice Studies
Simon Fraser University
Masters in Public Policy - Students - School of Public Policy
Master of Arts in Political Science - Graduate Programs | SFU Department of Political Science - Department of Political Science
Masters in International Studies - Graduate - School for International Studies
University of the Fraser Valley
Master of Arts in Criminal Justice - Criminal Justice — Master of Arts, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Migration and Citizenship Graduate Certificate - Migration and Citizenship graduate certificate > Migration and Citizenship
Migration and Citizenship Graduate Diploma - Migration and Citizenship graduate diploma > Migration and Citizenship (Masters degree in Migration and Citizenship is in the works)
University of British Columbia
Master of Arts in Gender, Race, and Social Justice - Master of Arts in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (MA) (Vancouver Campus)
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science - Master of Arts - Postgraduate / Graduate Degree Program (Vancouver Campus)
Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs - Public Policy and Global Affairs - Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs - Postgraduate / Graduate Degree Program (Vancouver Campus)
Master of Arts in Urban, Rural, and Regional Dynamics - Urban, Rural, and Regional Dynamics (Okanagan Campus)
Master of Arts in Community Engagement, Social Change, and Equity - Community Engagement, Social Change, Equity (Okanagan Campus)
Master of Arts in Global Studies - Global Studies (Okanagan Campus)
Master of Arts in Power, Conflict, and Ideas - Power, Conflict, and Ideas (Okanagan Campus)
Master of Arts in Sustainability - Sustainability (Okanagan Campus)
All of these programs offered at the Okanagan campus are part of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies program
Juris Doctor - Peter A. Allard School of Law
University of Northern British Columbia
Master of Arts in International Studies - MA International Studies
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science (MA Program)
Master of Arts in First Nations Studies - MA First Nations Studies Program Information
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science - Grad admissions
Master of Arts in Indigenous Governance - Indigenous Governance - Grad admissions - University of Victoria
Master of Public Administration - Public Administration - Grad admissions
Master of Public Health and Social Policy - Public Health and Social Policy
Master of Arts in Community Development - Public Administration - Grad admissions
Juris Doctor - JD
Canadian Common Law and Indigenous legal orders (JD/JID) - JD/JID
Saskatchewan
University of Regina
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science | Graduate Studies
4 streams - Canadian Politics, International Politics, Comparative Politics, Political Theory
Master of Arts in Social and Political Thought - https://www.uregina.ca/gradstudies/future-students/programs/interdisciplinary.html#sopt
Master of Arts in Justice Studies - Justice Studies | Graduate Studies
Master of Public Administration - https://www.uregina.ca/gradstudies/future-students/programs/jsgs.html#MPA (offered jointly with the University of Saskatchewan)
Master of Public Policy - https://www.uregina.ca/gradstudies/future-students/programs/jsgs.html#MPP (offered jointly with the University of Saskatchewan)
Master’s Certificate in Public Management OR Non-Profit Management OR Public Policy Analysis OR Economic Analysis for Public Policy - https://www.uregina.ca/gradstudies/future-students/programs/jsgs.html#Certificate (offered jointly with the University of Regina)
University of Saskatchewan
Graduate Certificate in Economic Analysis for Public Policy - Graduate Certificate in Economic Analysis for Public Policy (offered jointly with the University of Regina)
Master Degree in Governance and Entrepreneurship in Northern and Indigenous Areas - Governance and Entrepreneurship in Northern and Indigenous Areas (delivered and administered with the UiT the Arctic University of Norway)
Master of Arts in Political Studies - MA Political Studies
Master of Public Administration - M.P.A (offered jointly with the University of Regina)
Graduate Certificate in Public Management - https://grad.usask.ca/programs/public-management.php#Program
Master of Public Policy - Public Policy - Future graduate students - University of Saskatchewan (offered jointly with the University of Regina)
Graduate Certificate in Public Policy Analysis - Graduate Certificate in Public Policy Analysis
Juris Doctor - College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan
Alberta
Athabasca University
Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Management - Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Management
Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies - Canada, North, and the Globe - Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies- Canada, North, and the Globe : Programs
Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies - Community Studies - Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies- Community Studies : Programs
Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies - Equity Studies - Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies - Equity Studies: Programs
Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies - Global Change - Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies - Global Change : Programs
Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies - Work, Organization & Leadership - Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies - Work, Organization & Leadership: Programs
Master of Arts in Community Engagement - Master of Arts in Community Engagement | Public Health
Master of Arts in Political Science - Graduate Programs | Political Science
Juris Doctor - JD admissions
Applications for the September 2022 cycle are now closed.
University of Lethbridge
Master of Arts in Canadian Studies - Canadian Studies (MA) | Graduate Studies
Master of Arts in Cultural, Social, and Political Thought - Cultural, Social, and Political Thought (MA) | Graduate Studies
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science (MA) | Graduate Studies
Manitoba
Brandon University
Master of Rural Development - https://www.brandonu.ca/graduate-studies/programs/#mrd
Graduate Diploma in Rural Development - https://www.brandonu.ca/graduate-studies/programs/#mrd
University of Manitoba
University of Winnipeg
Master of Arts in Indigenous Governance - Home | Master in Indigenous Governance
Masters of Public Administration - https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/graduate-studies/graduate-programs/joint-master-of-public-administration.html#ma-public-admin (offered jointly with the University of Manitoba)
Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies - https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/graduate-studies/graduate-programs/joint-master-of-arts-in-peace-and-conflict-studies.html#ma-peace-conflict (offered jointly with the Arthur V. Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice at St. Paul’s College at the University of Manitoba)
Canadian Mennonite University
Master of Arts in Peacebuilding and Collaborative Development - MA in Peacebuilding and Collaborative Development | Academics
Ontario
Brock University
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science (MA) – Academic Programs
Master of Arts in Social Justice and Equity Studies - Social Justice and Equity Studies (MA) – Academic Programs
Carleton University
Master of Arts in Canadian Studies - Canadian Studies
Graduate Diploma in Ethics and Public Affairs - Ethics and Public Affairs
Master of Arts in European, Russian and Eurasian Studies - European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
Master of Public Policy and Administration with a Concentration in Indigenous Policy and Administration/ Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Policy and Administration - Indigenous Policy and Administration
Master of Arts in International Affairs - International Affairs
Master of Arts in Northern Studies - Northern Studies
Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership - Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
Master of Arts in Political Economy - Political Economy
Master of Political Management - Political Management
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science
Master of Public Policy and Administration - Public Policy and Administration < Carleton University
Master of Arts in Legal Studies - Legal Studies
Master of Arts in International Affairs/Juris Doctor (combined program administered jointly with the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa) - International Affairs / Juris Doctor
Laurentian University
Master of Indigenous Relations - Indigenous Relations (MIR) | Program Overview
McMaster University
Graduate Diploma in Water Without Borders (Water Without Borders (WWB) is a collaborative graduate program in water, environment and health between the United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) - GDip in WWB
Master of Arts in Global Politics - Global Politics – School of Graduate Studies
Master of Arts in Globalization - Globalization – School of Graduate Studies
Master of Arts in Labour Studies -Labour Studies
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science – School of Graduate Studies
Master of Public Policy in Digital Society -MPP
Queen’s University
Master of Arts in Cultural Studies - Home | Cultural Studies
Master of Arts in Global Development Studies - Graduate | Department of Global Development Studies
Master of Arts in Political and Legal Thought - Political and Legal Thought | School of Graduate Studies
Master of Arts in Political Studies - Home | Department of Political Studies (offers specialization in Canadian Politics, Comparative Politics, Gender and Politics, International Relations, and Political Thought)
Master of Public Administration - Master of Public Administration (MPA) | School of Policy Studies
Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration (JD/MPA) - JD/MPA
Juris Doctor - JD
Ryerson University
Master of Arts in Criminology and Social Justice - Criminology and Social Justice
Master of Arts in Immigration and Settlement Studies - Immigration and Settlement Studies (MA) - Graduate
Master of Arts in Public Policy and Administration - Public Policy and Administration (MA) - Graduate
Juris Doctor - JD
Saint Paul University
Master of Arts in Conflict Studies - Conflict Studies - Future Students (program offered jointly with the University of Ottawa)
Master of Arts in Public Ethics - Public Ethics - Future Students (program offered jointly with the University of Ottawa)
Master of Arts in Social Innovation - Social Innovation - Future Students (program offered jointly with the University of Ottawa)
Trent University
Master of Arts in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies - Master of Arts in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies MA - School of Graduate Studies (course-based) OR Master of Arts in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies MA - School of Graduate Studies (thesis-based)
Master of Arts in Cultural Studies - Master of Arts in Cultural Studies MA - School of Graduate Studies (course-based) OR Master of Arts in Cultural Studies MA - School of Graduate Studies (thesis-based)
University of Guelph
Master of Arts in European Studies - European Studies | Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
Master of Arts in International Development Studies - International Development Studies * | Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science | Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (specializations offered in Rights, Justice, Citizenship and Identity, Canadian Politics, Gender, Race, Indigeneity, and Sexuality, International Relations, and Law and Politics)
Master of Arts in Public Issues and Anthropology - Political Science | Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
Master of Arts in Social Issues and Transformational Change - Social Practice and Transformational Change | Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
University of Ottawa
Master of Arts in Globalization and International Development - Master of Arts Globalization and International Development < uOttawa
Master of Arts in Political Science - Master of Arts Political Science < uOttawa
Master of Arts in Public Administration - Master of Arts Political Science < uOttawa
Master of Arts in Public and International Affairs - Master of Arts Public and International Affairs < uOttawa
Juris Doctor and Master of Arts in International Affairs (combined program administered jointly Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University)- JD/MA
Juris Doctor - JD
There is a French and English JD Program
Juris Doctor and Civil Law - JD / LLL
University of Toronto
Master of Arts in European and Russian Affairs - European and Russian Affairs – School of Graduate Studies
Master of Global Affairs - Global Affairs – School of Graduate Studies
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science – School of Graduate Studies
Master of Public Policy - Public Policy – School of Graduate Studies
Master of Urban Innovation (at the Mississauga Campus) - MUI
Juris Doctor - JD
Combined Programs - Combined Programs
Juris Doctor/Master of Public Policy
Juris Doctor/ Master of Global Affairs
Juris Doctor /Master of Arts in European and Russian Affairs
University of Waterloo
Master of Arts in Global Governance - Global Governance - MA at Waterloo | Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (specialization in Conflict and Security, Global Environment, Global Justice and Human Rights, Global Political Economy, Global Social Governance, Multilateral Institutions and Diplomacy, and Peace Integration)
Master of Peace and Conflict Studies - Peace and Conflict Studies - MPACS (Conrad Grebel University College) | Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science - MA at Waterloo | Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs
Master of Public Service - Public Service - MPS at Waterloo | Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs
University of Western Ontario
Master of Arts in Political Science (collaborative program in Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction) - Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies - Western University
Master of Public Administration - Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies - Western University
Master of Arts in Research for Policy Evaluation - Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies - Western University
Juris Doctor - JD
University of Windsor
Master of Arts in Communication and Social Justice - Communication and Social Justice | Faculty of Graduate Studies
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science | Faculty of Graduate Studies
Juris Doctor - JD
Canadian & American Dual JD
Wilfrid Laurier University
Master of International Public Policy - Master of International Public Policy
Master of Arts in Religion, Culture, and Global Justice - Religion, Culture and Global Justice (MA)
Master of Arts in Social Justice and Community Engagement - Social Justice and Community Engagement (MA)
Master of Public Safety - Public Safety (MPS)
York University
Graduate Diploma in International and Security Studies - International & Security Studies Graduate Diploma | Graduate
Graduate Diploma in Justice System Administration - Justice System Administration | Graduate
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science | Graduate
Masters in Public and International Affairs - Public & International Affairs | Graduate Admissions | York University
Masters in Public Policy, Administration, and Law - Public Policy, Administration & Law | Graduate Admissions | York University
Master of Arts in Social and Political Thought - Social & Political Thought | Graduate Admissions | York University
Juris Doctor - JD
JD/MES with the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change
JD/LLB (Civil) with the Université de Montréal
Québec
Concordia University
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science (MA)
Master of Arts in Public Policy and Administration - Public Policy and Public Administration (MA)
McGill University
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science | Future Graduate Students
Master of Arts in Development Studies - Development Studies Option | ISID
Master of Arts in International Development Studies - International Development Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
Master of Public Policy - Master of Public Policy | Max Bell School of Public Policy
Bachelor of Civil Law and Juris Doctor - BCL/JD Admissions Guide
Applications for the September 2022 cycle are now closed for Univeristy applicants.
Université de Montréal
Master of International Studies - Maîtrise en études internationales
Master of Political Science - Maîtrise en science politique
Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées en Communication Politique - D.E.S.S. en communication politique
Bachelor of Civil Law - Guide d'admission pour le Baccalauréat en droit
Université de Sherbrooke
Diploma in Applied Ethics - Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées de 2e cycle en éthique appliquée - Programmes et admission
Diploma in Public and International Policies - Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées de 2e cycle en politiques publiques et internationales - Programmes et admission
Master of Applied Political Studies - Maîtrise en études politiques appliquées - Programmes et admission
Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées de 2e cycle en droit et politique appliqués de l'État - Droit et Politique Appliqués de l'État
Bachelor of Civil Law - Baccalauréat en droit
Also includes:
un cheminement général;
un cheminement coopératif;
un cheminement en sciences de la vie;
un cheminement avec maîtrise en administration des affaires (MBA) en régime coopératif;
un cheminement avec diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées de 2e cycle en common law et droit transnational (Juris Doctor).
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
Masters in Regional Studies and Interventions - https://www.uqac.ca/programme/3595-m-en-etudes-et-interventions-regionales/#conditions-admission
Graduate diploma in Regional Studies and Interventions - Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées en administration publique locale et régionale
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Master of Arts in Political Science - Deuxième cycle
Programme court de deuxième cycle en droits humains - Human Rights
Bachelor of Civil Law - Baccalauréat en droit
Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR)
Masters in Regional and Territorial Development - Maîtrise en développement régional et territorial (avec mémoire) OR Maîtrise en développement régional et territorial (avec essai)
Master of Social Science in Development - Maîtrise en sciences sociales du développement (Gatineau Campus)
Université de Laval
Bachelor of Civil Law - Baccalauréat en droit
Master of Public Affairs - https://www.ulaval.ca/les-etudes/programmes/repertoire.html?tx_oful_pi1%5Bdiscipline%5D=71%2C131%2C75%2C29 Répertoire (here you will find a list of numerous options within this discipline)
Master of International Studies - Répertoire (here you will find a list of numerous options in this discipline)
Master of Arts in Public Communication - two different branches, either International Journalism Maîtrise en communication publique - journalisme international (M.A.) or Public Relations Maîtrise en communication publique - relations publiques (M.A.)
Master of Arts in International Development - Maîtrise en études internationales - développement international (M.A.)
Master of Arts in International Relations - Maîtrise en études internationales - relations internationales (MA)
Masters of Industrial Relations- https://www.ulaval.ca/les-etudes/programmes/repertoire.html?tx_oful_pi1%5Bdiscipline%5D=71%2C131%2C75%2C29 Répertoire (here you will find a list of numerous options within this discipline)
Master of Arts in Political Science - Maîtrise en science politique (MA)
Master of Administrative Science in Management of International Development and Humanitarian Action - Maîtrise en communication publique - relations publiques (M.A.)
P.E.I
University of Prince Edward Island
Master in Global Affairs - Need more information about Master in Global Affairs?
Nova Scotia
Acadia University
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science (MA)
Dalhousie University
Master of Arts in International Development - International Development Studies - Academics
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science - Academics
Master of Public Administration - Master of Public Administration MPA Faculty of Management School of Public Administration
Master of Public Administration (Management) - Public Administration Master of Public Administration (Management)
Juris Doctor -JD
concentrations/certificates:
Aboriginal and Indigenous Law
Criminal Justice
Business Law
Marine & Environmental Law
Law & Technology
Health Law & Policy
Juris Doctor and Master Of Public Administration - Combined Juris Doctor (JD) and MPA degreel
Saint Mary’s University
Master of Arts in International Development Studies - MA in International Development Studies
New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick
Master of Arts in Political Science - Graduate Studies | Programs | Political Science | UNB
Juris Doctor -JD
Newfoundland and Labrador
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Master of Arts in Political Science - Political Science | Become a Graduate Student
Graduate Diploma of Political Science - Political Science | Become a Graduate Student
