Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
The program information below was valid for the spring 2023 term (May 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023). This is the archived version; the most up-to-date program information is available through the current Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.
The Graduate Studies Academic Calendar is updated 3 times per year, at the start of each academic term (January 1, May 1, September 1). Graduate Studies Academic Calendars from previous terms can be found in the archives.
Students are responsible for reviewing the general information and regulations section of the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.
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Admit term(s)
- Fall
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Delivery mode
- On-campus
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Length of program
- The program is designed to be completed in 4 terms.
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Program type
- Collaborative
- Master's
- Research
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Registration option(s)
- Full-time
- Part-time
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Registration option(s) information
- This program will not normally be offered on a part-time basis. In exceptional circumstances, students may assume part-time status after their formal course work has been completed.
- Study option(s)
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Minimum requirements
- Successful completion of an Honours Degree in Political Science, Economics, History or a related field (including international, environmental or global studies undergraduate degrees) with an overall average of at least 78% in the final 20 courses.
- Successful completion of at least one introductory course in economics at the university level before commencing the program.
- Experienced professionals in the private or public sectors will be considered for admission, but additional course work may be required.
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Application materials
- Résumé
- Supplementary information form
- Transcript(s)
- Writing sample
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References
- Number of references: 3
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Type of references:
at least 2 academic
- English language proficiency (ELP) (if applicable)
- Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)
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Courses
- Students must complete 6 courses during the first two terms, as follows:
- Core course component: GGOV 600 Global Governance
- Aeronautics component:
- AVIA 601 Interdisciplinary Aeronautics
- AVIA 602 Interdisciplinary Aeronautics Project
- History component: 1 of the following courses (or an appropriate alternative):
- HIST 605 Global Governance in Historical Perspective
- HIST 606 International Development in Historical Perspective
- HIST 607 Human Rights in Historical Perspective I
- HIST 608 Human Rights in Historical Perspective II
- HIST 612 Global Indigenous Rights
- HIST 660 Transnational and Global History: Old Problems and New Directions
- Economics component: 1 of the following courses (or an appropriate alternative):
- GGOV 610/PSCI 688/PACS 630 Governance of Global Economy
- GGOV 613/PSCI 668 The Politics of National Innovation Systems
- GGOV 614/PSCI 614 Global Business and Development
- GGOV 618 Special Topics in Global Political Economy
- GGOV 619 Readings in Global Political Economy
- GGOV 621/PSCI 606/ERS 606 Governing Global Food and Agriculture Systems
- GGOV 663/PSCI 619 China and Global Governance
- ECON 631 International Trade
- ECON 635 International Trade and Development
- ECON 637 Economic Analysis and Global Governance
- ECON 673 Special Topics in Economics
- Political Science component: 1 of the following courses:
- GGOV 610/PSCI 688 Governance of Global Economy (GV 731 at WLU)
- GGOV 620/ERS 604/PSCI 604 Advanced Topics in Global Environmental Governance (GV 732 at WLU)
- GGOV 621/ERS 606/PSCI 606 Governing Global Food and Agriculture Systems
- GGOV 630/PSCI 678/PACS 634 Security Ontology-Theory (GV 733 at WLU)
- GGOV 631/PSCI 679/PACS 635 Security Governance: Actors, Institutions, and Issues
- GGOV 640/PSCI 658/PACS 633 Human Rights in the Globalized World
- GGOV 642/PSCI 639 Global Social Governance (GV 735 at WLU)
- PSCI 657/GGOV 650 International Organizations and Global Governance
- This degree is offered through the Collaborative Aeronautics Program. This program, jointly offered by a range of departments/schools across several academic faculties, promotes the development of interdisciplinary perspectives on aeronautics. Collaborative Aeronautics Program students complete their specialist training in their respective home departments/schools, while working with colleagues from a variety of other departments/schools in core interdisciplinary courses (AVIA 601 and AVIA 602).
- Students must complete 6 courses during the first two terms, as follows:
- Link(s) to courses
- Master's Seminar
- Students must attend the program seminar. The seminar will meet regularly throughout the first and second term. Meetings will include visiting speakers (at both the University of Waterloo and the Centre for International Governance Innovation), guest talks by core faculty members and, during the second term, discussions of the research plans of students for the Master’s Research Paper (MRP). Attendance at the Seminar is required, but grades will be assigned on a credit/non-credit (or pass/fail) basis.
- Master’s Internship
- All students are required to spend the equivalent of one academic term as an intern working on global governance issues in the public or private sector, at a research institute, or for a non-governmental organization. The work-term will normally take place in the third term of the program. A written report arising out of the internship experience will be required and will be evaluated. This report is distinct from the MRP, but could build towards it.
- Master’s Research Paper
- After the completion of the internship, students will concentrate during their fourth term on the completion of a MRP. The MRP provides students with an opportunity to pursue a specific research topic of their choosing relating to the study of global governance and aeronautics. The minimum length is 40 pages double-spaced and the maximum is 60 pages double-spaced.