麦吉尔大学 · 政治学博士 博士

📖 项目简介

The PhD in Political Science offered by the Department of Political Science in the Faculty of Arts focuses on the following political science subfields: international relations, comparative politics, Canadian politics, methods, and political theory. Broad training is provided in the discipline and specialization in two major fields of choice is required. Comprehensive exams in two fields are taken in the first and/or second year of study, in consultation with supervisors, field coordinators, and the Graduate Program Director.

The program may also be taken with the Gender and Women's Studies option focuses on gender and women studies of the foundation in political science theory and methods in the following political science subfields: international relations, comparative politics, Canadian politics, methods, and political theory. Broad training is provided in the discipline and specialization in two major fields of choice is required. Training in feminist research methods and theories is required. Comprehensive exams in two fields are taken in the first and/or second year of study, in consultation with supervisors, field coordinators, and the Graduate Program Director. Participation in a research symposium that brings together gender studies’ researchers from across disciplines is mandatory.

For more information about Gender and Women's Studies, visit the Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies (IGSF) website .

Keywords: Canadian politics, Comparative politics, International Relations, Political Theory, Methods, qualitative research, quantitative research, interpretive research, institutions, government, power, political behaviour, political philosophy, history of political thought, gender, race.

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✨ 项目特色

• Students specialize in two fields, drawn from Canadian Government and Politics, Comparative Politics, Political Theory, International Relations, or Methods;
• The two-field model promotes intellectual breadth and interdisciplinary thinking, while maintaining strong disciplinary foundations;
• The department’s faculty is composed of dynamic teachers, and internationally-renowned scholars;
• The department’s theoretical and methodological pluralism means that faculty members and graduate students employ multiple and diverse methods, from interpretive, historical, and experimental approaches to statistical and formal modeling; students are encouraged to tailor their methods to the questions they ask;
• Faculty members and graduate students are affiliated with various research groups and centres that host regular colloquia, working groups, and visiting speakers, such as the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies, the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship, the Jean Monnet Centre, the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, the McGill Refugee Studies Group, the Québec Studies Program, the Groupe de recherche inter-universitaire en philosophie politique , the Centre de recherche en éthique , the Yan P. Lin Centre, the Research Group on Constitutional Studies, the Research Group on Global Justice;
• A structured PhD program with two years of coursework, comprehensive exams in two fields, and a dissertation, supported by strong mentorship for steady progress.
• PhD students engage early in research, conferences, publishing, and grant writing, with opportunities for Teaching Assistantships and instructor roles.

🎯 入学要求

• An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
• English-language proficiency

Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents.

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