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MA in Political Economy Degree Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The MA degree is a 5.0 credit program, one credit of which may be at the 4000 level (although normally students will complete all their credits at the 5000 level). A student studying full-time typically takes two years (5 – 6 terms) to complete the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each student must select and follow one of two patterns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.0 course credits and a thesis (PECO 5909<\/a> MA Thesis [2.0 credit]), accompanied by an oral thesis examination; or,
\n4.0 course credits and a research essay (PECO 5908<\/a> Research Essay [1.0 credit]), accompanied by an optional oral examination of the research essay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: a one-semester seminar is usually valued at one-half (.5)  credit.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All MA students enrolled in the Institute are required to take:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PECO 5000<\/a> [0.5 credit] Theories of Political Economy
\nPECO 5001<\/a> [0.5 credit] The Methodology of Political Economy
\nAll elective courses<\/a> must be approved by IPE in order to count towards the program.
\nAll MA students must maintain at least a B average (8.0 GPA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MA Political Economy<\/a>
\nMA Political Economy – Concentration in Work and Labour<\/a>
\nMA Political Economy – Collaborative Specialization in Accessibility<\/a>
\nMA Political Economy – Specialization in African Studies<\/a>
\nMA Political Economy – Collaborative Specialization in Climate Change<\/a>
\nMA Political Economy – Specialization in Latin American and Caribbean Studies<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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MA Political Economy (5.0 credits)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Requirements – Thesis option (5.0 credits)<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n

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1.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nTheories of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nThe Methodology of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.  2.0 credits in<\/strong> thesis (and an oral examination of the thesis)<\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.  2.0 credits in<\/strong> approved graduate level electives <\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Credits<\/td>\n5.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Requirements – Research essay option (5.0 credits)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td>\n

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1.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nTheories of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nThe Methodology of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.  1.0 credit in<\/strong> research essay<\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.  3.0 credits in<\/strong> approved graduate level electives <\/span><\/td>\n3.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Credits<\/td>\n5.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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MA Political Economy
\nwith Concentration in Work and Labour (5.0 credits)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Requirements – Thesis pathway (5.0 credits)<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nTheories of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nThe Methodology of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.  0.5 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nPolitical Economy of Work and Labour<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.  0.5 credit from:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nSelected Issues in Work and Labour I<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nSelected Issues in Work and Labour II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.  0.5 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nReflective Practice on Work and Labour<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nPlacement in Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.  0.5 credit in<\/strong> approved graduate level electives<\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.  2.0 credits in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nM.A. Thesis (on a Work and Labour topic)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Credits<\/td>\n5.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Requirements – Research essay pathway (5.0 credits)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td>\n

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1.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nTheories of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nThe Methodology of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.  0.5 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nPolitical Economy of Work and Labour<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.  0.5 credit from:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nSelected Issues in Work and Labour I<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nSelected Issues in Work and Labour II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.  0.5 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nReflective Practice on Work and Labour<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nPlacement in Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.  1.5 credits in<\/strong> approved graduate level electives<\/span><\/td>\n1.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nResearch Essay<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Credits<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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M.A. Political Economy
\nwith Collaborative Specialization in Accessibility (5.0 credits)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Requirements – Thesis pathway (5.0 credits)<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ACCS 5001<\/a> [0.5]<\/td>\nCritical Disability Studies<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ACCS 5002<\/a> [0.5]<\/td>\nAccessibility and Inclusive Design Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PECO 5000<\/a> [0.5]<\/td>\nTheories of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PECO 5001<\/a> [0.5]<\/td>\nMethodologies of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.  2.0 credits from:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nM.A. Thesis (in the specialization)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.  1.0 credit in approved graduate-level electives (see Selection of Courses, below). Up to 1.0 credit may be taken at the 4000-level.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Credits<\/td>\n5.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Requirements – Research essay pathway (5.0 credits)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td>\n

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1.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nCritical Disability Studies<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nAccessibility and Inclusive Design Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nTheories of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nMethodologies of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nResearch Essay (in the specialization)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.  2.0 credits in <\/strong>approved graduate-level electives (see Selection of Courses, below). Up to 1.0 credit may be taken at the 4000-level.<\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nPlacement in Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Credits<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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MA Political Economy
\nwith Specialization in African Studies (5.0 credits)<\/h3>\n
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Requirements – Thesis option (5.0 credits)<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.  0.5 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nAfrican Studies as a Discipline: Historical and Current Perspectives<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.  0.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nScholarly Preparation in African Studies<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nTheories of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nThe Methodology of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.  2.0 credits in<\/strong> thesis (and an oral examination of the thesis)<\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.  1.5 credits in<\/strong> approved graduate level electives <\/span><\/td>\n1.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Credits<\/td>\n5.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\nRequirements – Research essay option (5.0 credits)<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.  0.5 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nAfrican Studies as a Discipline: Historical and Current Perspectives<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.  0.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nScholarly Preparation in African Studies<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nTheories of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nThe Methodology of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.  1.0 credit in<\/strong> research essay<\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.  2.5 credits in<\/strong> approved graduate level electives <\/span><\/td>\n2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Credits<\/td>\n5.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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M.A. Political Economy – Collaborative Specialization in Climate Change<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Requirements – Thesis pathway (5.0 credits)<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nClimate Collaboration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.  0.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nClimate Seminar Series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nTheories of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nThe Methodology of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.  2.0 credits in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nM.A. Thesis (in the specialization)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.  1.0 credits in<\/strong> approved graduate level electives <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nRequirements – Research essay pathway (5.0 credits)<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nClimate Collaboration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.  0.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nClimate Seminar Series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nTheories of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nThe Methodology of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.  1.0 credits in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nResearch Essay (in the specialization)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.  2.0 credits in<\/strong> approved graduate level electives<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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MA Political Economy
\nwith Specialization in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (5.0 credits)<\/h3>\n
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Requirements – Thesis pathway (5.0 credits)<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.  0.5 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nInterdisciplinary Approaches to Latin American and Caribbean Studies<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.  0.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nScholarly Preparation in Latin American and Caribbean Studies<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nTheories of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nThe Methodology of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.  2.0 credits in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nM.A. Thesis (in the specialization)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.  1.5 credits in<\/strong> approved graduate level electives <\/span><\/td>\n1.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Credits<\/td>\n5.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1.  0.5 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nInterdisciplinary Approaches to Latin American and Caribbean Studies<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.  0.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nScholarly Preparation in Latin American and Caribbean Studies<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.  1.0 credit in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nTheories of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nThe Methodology of Political Economy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.  1.0 credits in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nResearch Essay (in the specialization)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.  2.5 credits in<\/strong> approved graduate level electives<\/span><\/td>\n2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Credits<\/td>\n5.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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