MA in Social and Political Thought in Wolfville Canada | Acadia University

Acadia's graduate program in Social and Political Thought immerses students in examining political and social life through theoretical inquiry and engagement. This interdisciplinary program serves as a hub linking political philosophy, social theory, postcolonial studies, literary analysis, media research, cultural studies, environmental scholarship, and gender studies. Students collaborate closely with distinguished faculty, taking cross-disciplinary courses, broadening their theoretical perspectives through the core colloquium, and completing a culminating interdisciplinary thesis in their second year.

As a Social and Political Thought graduate student at Acadia, you'll experience the advantages of a small institution with intimate class settings and strong faculty mentorship. This level of individualized support and interaction is unique to MA programs without doctoral programs. You'll work with professors across diverse research specialties while developing a tailored research plan. To maintain interdisciplinary rigor, your research will be supervised by both your primary advisor and a secondary reader from a different academic field.

Student participation drives this program's design. The Social and Political Thought initiative features: biweekly colloquia with students, faculty, and visiting scholars; a newly established graduate journal called To Be Decided; community speaker events; film screenings; and a vibrant graduate student community. Additionally, the program organizes a biennial spring conference that draws participants from across Canada and around the world.