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Master of Arts MA History Thesis Development Studies

2 Years On Campus Masters Program

McGill University

Program Overview

The Development Studies Option is a cross-disciplinary M.A. program offered as an option within existing M.A. programs in the Departments of Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology. The Department of History and Classical Studies offers the option as either a Thesis or a Non-Thesis program. Both programs are open to M.A. students specializing in development studies. Students will take an interdisciplinary seminar and a variety of graduate-level courses on international development issues. For both the M.A. Thesis and the Non-Thesis programs, the M.A. thesis or research essay must be on a topic relating to development studies, approved by the DSO coordinating committee.

Program Key Stats

$12069 (Annual cost)



46 %

Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

Unofficial Transcripts, Two Letters of Recommendation, A bachelor's degree with a standing equivalent to a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.3, Personal Statement, Writing Sample, Curriculum Vitae, Test scores: GRE, GMAT, IELTS, TOEFL

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