Calendar 2005/2006

Location

Social Sciences Building, Room 756

Faculty number

(403) 220-5921

Fax

(403) 282-4773

E-mail address

poligrad@ucalgary.ca

Web page URL

http://poli.ucalgary.ca/

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Master of Arts (MA)

In addition to the Faculty requirements, the Department requires:

Master of Arts

A grade point average of at least 3.4 on a four-point scale over the last ten full course equivalents taken in the applicant's undergraduate program

Doctor of Philosophy

A grade point average of 3.7 on a four-point scale over completed graduate courses and the last five full-course equivalents at the undergraduate level

Deadlines for the submission of complete applications:

1 February for September admission

1 September for January admission

The applicant must make advanced credit requests as part of the admission process. Credit will not be given for course work taken as part of another completed degree/diploma or for courses taken to bring the grade point average to a required level for admission.

In addition to the Faculty requirements, the Department requires:

Master of Arts

(a)Five half-course equivalents of which a minimum of two and a maximum of three must be in the student's thesis field

(b)Each student to take Political Science 691 - Quantitative Analysis in Political Science, if the student has not taken such a course or its equivalent in a prior undergraduate or graduate program.

Doctor of Philosophy

(a)At least three full course equivalents including one full course in each of two major fields (one of which is the student's thesis area)

(b)Each student to take Political Science 691 - Quantitative Analysis in Political Science, if the student has not taken such a course or its equivalent in a prior graduate or undergraduate program

(c)A thesis proposal

(d)A candidacy examination with a written and an oral component

(e)A demonstration of reading proficiency in a language other than English, as determined by the supervisory committee

None

The department does not give graduate credit for courses taken below the 600-level, except in special cases.

Maximum completion time is four years for a Master's program and six years for a doctoral program.

Master of Arts

A supervisor is determined as a result of consultations involving the student and the graduate coordinator (and/or Department Head) within the first term of the student's program. In some cases the student, with the agreement of the intended supervisor, may initiate the process.

Doctor of Philosophy

Wherever possible, an incoming student should have a specific supervisor in mind when entering the program and should initiate supervisory arrangements with this faculty member. Supervisory arrangements are usually completed within the first six months of the doctoral program. Where the matter of supervision is still under consideration, the graduate coordinator usually serves as interim supervisor until a final decision is made.

Supervisory committees for doctoral students are struck as the result of consultations amongst the student, supervisor, and graduate coordinator (and/or Head) within the first six months of the program.

The doctoral candidacy examination has a written and an oral component. The Department requires two written candidacy examinations, one in the student's field of thesis research and the other in the student's second chosen field of study. The examinations test the student's general knowledge of the fields as well as specific topics within these fields. Examinations are usually three hours long and are scheduled in each of the fall and winter terms at suitably arranged times.

Final thesis oral examinations are closed.

Doctoral students must submit a written thesis proposal (no more than 20 pages in length) for approval by the supervisory committee. The thesis proposal must be approved before the student is allowed to sit the candidacy examinations.

None

Financial assistance may be available to qualified students. For information on awards, see the Awards and Financial Assistance section of this calendar.

Students applying for scholarships must submit their applications to the Department by 1 February.

None

Current departmental research interests can be found at http://poli.ucalgary.ca/grad/index.html under Graduate Program Information. Individual faculty members' areas of research can be found at http://www.poli.ucalgary.ca/dept/faculty.html.