Acadia University

Course Description

• ​Acadia’s graduate program in political science fosters a close relationship between graduate students and faculty in order to offer students a flexible and rigorous academic foundation
  
• Students will receive comprehensive instruction in the fields of Canadian politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory, and will work on an extended research project under the supervision of one or more faculty
• Students will experience rigorous training in the discipline, preparing them to continue their studies at the PhD level. This training also prepares students for work in the public and private sector and in the areas of journalism, advocacy, international development and organization, education, and law
• In Acadia's small and selective political science graduate program students will benefit from small class sizes and individualized attention while having access to faculty with a diverse set of research interests
• Many of the university's students are attracted to the small scale of both Acadia University and the Town of Wolfville - an intimate community located in Nova Scotia’s beautiful Annapolis Valley