MAPS exposes students to the interaction of politics and policy while connecting them to top practitioners and leading policy experts from across the policy community. Our first cohort of students will enter the program in Fall 2020. We are looking to make connections with potential students who have questions about the program, and with professionals and organizations that are interested in supporting the program through hiring a student or contributing to program development.

Applicants who have completed the equivalent of a Bachelor's degree will be considered for admission to the MA program. Degrees in Political Science or close cognates such as International Relations or PPE are strongly preferred; applicants with other undergraduate majors should normally have at least 30 graded credits of coursework in Political Science. Applicants must have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.3 (when converted to the University of Alberta's grading scale) or equivalent in the last 60 graded credits of academic studies. Applicants with degrees/ qualifications in a language other than English may need to demonstrate English Language Proficiency through one of the following exam scores: TOEFL with a minimum score of 600 (paper-based) or a total of 100 (Internet-based) with a score of at least 20 on each of the individual skills areas; or MELAB of 85; or IELTS 7.0 with at least 6 on each band.