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School for International Studies
7200 Simon Fraser University Vancouver, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5K3, 778.782.7148 Tel, 778.782.7837 Fax
6203 Academic Quadrangle (Burnaby campus), 778.782.7345 Tel, 778.782.7837 Fax
Director
J. Harriss BA, MA (Camb), PhD (E Anglia)
Graduate Program Chair
N. Jackson BA (Tor), MSc, PhD (LSE)
Faculty and Areas of Research
See “School for International Studies” on page 120 for a complete list of faculty.
J.T. Checkel – international relations: civil war, international institutions, constructivism, transnational politics; human rights; European integration: socialization dynamics, identity; qualitative methods
A. Gerolymatos – history of diplomacy; the organization and uses of intelligence and international security in Greece and West Asia*
J. Harriss – political economy of development, South Asia
M.C. Howard – social/cultural anthropology; Southeast Asia development
N. Jackson – new security studies, foreign policy analysis, central Asia and Russia
T. Moustafa – comparative law and courts, religion and politics, state-society relations, the Middle East
L. Nettelfield – transitional justice, human rights, forced migration, democratic transitions, and international intervention, southeastern Europe inside of Balkans
A. Pereira – global economic development globalization, world income inequality
P.V. Warwick – comparative politics***
Advisor
Ms. J. Bérubé BA (S Fraser), 778.782.7906 Tel, 778.782.7837 Fax, jberubea@sfu.ca
*joint appointment with history
**joint appointment with political science
This full-time 12 month program, leading to a master of arts in international studies, consists of seven courses that are completed over three consecutive terms. Courses will be dependent upon which course stream a student is completing. These are
• stream A – international development
• stream B – complex emergencies
Admission Requirements
Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 from a recognized university, normally in an arts or social sciences discipline. Those admitted with other credentials, or those with an arts degree who, in the judgement of the program director, are without adequate foundation in the social sciences, may be required to make up any deficiency without receiving graduate credit for those courses. Students are normally admitted to the fall term in September.
Application Requirements
The following application documentation is required.
• A 91ÅÝܽ graduate application form.
• Official transcripts from all institutions that the student attended, showing all grades. Transcripts must be mailed directly from the granting institution to the School for International Studies.
• Three official confidential letters of reference, mailed directly from referees, at least two of which must be from faculty members. This requirement may be waived for mid-career applicants with significant professional experience, in which case employment referees may be used. Please consult the school when using employment referees.
• A one page letter of intent that explains the reason for pursuing the master of international studies program, and the desired stream of study.
• Students whose first language is not English and whose undergraduate degrees are from institutions where English is not the language of instruction are required to submit English language test scores as follows: IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with a minimum score of 7 on the academic modules; or TOEFL IBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language internet based test) with an overall score of 88 or better with a minimum score of 20 in each of the four components (listening, speaking, writing, reading); or TOEFL PBT (Test of English as a Foreign language paper based test) with a minimum score of 570 including a minimum essay score of 5; or TOEFL CBT (Test of English as a Foreign language computer based test) with a minimum score of 230 including a minimum essay score of 5.
Program Requirements
MA candidates complete a minimum of 30 units, including at least 24 units of course work (six graduate courses in seminar format) and a project (six units). Courses will be dependent upon which stream a student is completing.
Stream A International Development
Students who choose this stream complete all of
IS 800-4 Problems in International Development Policy and Practice
IS 801-4 Institutions, Policies and Development
IS 802-4 Directed Readings A (or POL 844)
IS 803-4 Economics of International Organizations and Development
IS 809-4 Selected Topics – Economic and Social Development of Selected Regions*
IS 888-6 MA Project
POL 830-5 Comparative Politics: Methods and Approaches*
Stream B Complex Emergencies
Students who choose this stream complete all of
IS 800-4 Problems in International Development Policy and Practice
IS 801-4 Institutions, Policies and Development
IS 806-4 State Failure and Reconstruction: Comparative Perspectives
IS 807-4 Complex Emergencies and Humanitarian Intervention
IS 808-4 Directed Readings B (or POL 842)*
IS 888-6 MA Project
POL 830-5 Comparative Politics: Methods and Approaches (or IS 804)*
*students may substitute courses selected from other graduate programs for up to two of the courses, determined by the student’s stream; substitute courses must be approved by the program director who will look for coherence and consistency with the overall objectives of the selected stream.
MA Project
A major project is required for either stream involving either two extended essays (each of not more than 8,000 words) based on core readings or, with the approval of the program director, a project.
It is expected that the project will have some international dimension and may take different forms (e.g. a CD with sound and video, or a web site). The student will also be expected to write a short text (15,000-20,000 words, or six or seven pages of normal type) explaining briefly the question or topic, and the methods that have been employed. If the project is the production of a text alone, a 12,000-15,000 word paper (40-50 pages of normal type) is required explaining the question or theme, its significance, and methodology.
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