Graduate Programs
2025-2026 Admissions
OPEN
For more information, please contact the Department's Graduate Coordinator, Dr. Kristin Good at Kristin.Good@Dal.Ca.
Admission Deadlines For Fall 2025
For Domestic and International applicants:
Deadlines for admission:
December 1 – To be considered for admission and funding
January 31 – To be considered for admission.
Applications received after January 31st may or may not be considered
Information for Graduate Students
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Department of Political Science
Dalhousie University
Halifax, N.S., B3H 4R2
(902) 494-6631
FAX: (902) 494-3825
WELCOME TO THE POLITICAL SCIENCE GRADUATE PROGRAM!
The Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University ranks among the world's best. We provide an ideal setting to investigate a wide range of topics, with professors specializing in Canadian Politics, Comparative Politics, Political Theory, and International Relations.
Through critical thinking and analysis, research and writing skills, the department of political science encourages students to learn how to navigate the values, laws, institutions and policy mechanisms that govern their lives domestically and globally. Our faculty comprises of award-winning professors, who are leaders in their fields of specialization and are involved with current policy debates
A political science degree from Dalhousie University positions our graduate students to respond to current domestic and international events/debates.