Funding

• Winners of major external awards (OGS, QEII and Tri-Council) may be eligible for top-up funding which includes the Dean’s Graduate Scholarship (total value exceeds $10,000).
• Eligible domestic students admitted to study on a full-time basis receive a minimum of $24,000 a year. This support may be made up of teaching assistantships, internal/external scholarships, and/or faculty-funded studentships or research assistantships.
• A list of all funding opportunities available to Laurier graduate students, including information about OGS, QEII and Tri-Council, is available on our graduate funding webpage.

Research Focus

We give you the flexibility to explore your research interest and the ability to specialize in one of the following fields:

• global political economy
• global environment
• conflict and security
• global justice and human rights
• multilateral institutions and diplomacy
• global social governance

Requirements

• A master’s degree in political science, history, economics, international development studies, international peace studies, globalization studies, environmental studies, or a related field with a minimum A- standing.
• Applications are reviewed by the graduate program committee, which considers all prior university grades, a statement of research interests and letters of reference.
• Applicants whose native language is not English must provide evidence of proficiency in English prior to admission.
• Contact a prospective adviser prior to submitting your application.

Careers

Our graduates have gone on to tenure-track positions in a number of universities in Canada and abroad, and researcher positions with the Government of Canada.