Master of Arts[M.A] - Master [1 Years]
$15,495 /Yr On-campus full_time

Master of Arts[M.A] Global Politics

  • McMaster University offers a Master of Arts in Global Studies for a duration of 1 year.
  • It is a course-based program available with both full-time and part-time options.
  • Undertake advanced graduate course work and a major research paper in one of the leading centres of critical international relations. 
  • Critical approaches to international relations reveal the unequal power relations of world order and seek to challenge those conditions. 
  • Critical IR draws on a wide variety of theoretical traditions including constructivist, ecological, feminist, historical materialist, postcolonial, and post-structural approaches. 

Tution & Application Fees

Year Year 1
Tuition Fees $15495
Total Fees $15495

Examinations

Exam Type Exam Name Score Out of Score Exam Level
IELTS International English Language Testing System 6.5 9 3
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language 88 120 3
PTE Pearson Test of English 60 90 3

Academic Eligibility:

  • Students will have to complete an honors BA in Political Science or a related discipline from a recognized university. 
  • Students have to maintain a B+ grade in courses during the final 2 years of their UG programs.
    • Advanced microeconomics and macroeconomics courses (at least 1 course in each beyond the full-year intermediate courses).
    • One upper-level (3rd years or above) university statistics or econometrics course, with econometrics preferred.

Indian Student Eligibility:

Indian students are eligible to apply if they meet one of the following eligibility criteria:

  • Completed a 4-year UG degree with first class in a relevant field from a recognized university.
  • Or, completed a 3-year UG degree from a recognized institution and required a minimum GPA in the final 2 years.

Along with the minimum eligibility requirements, international students hailing from non-English speaking countries need to prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/any equivalent test.