该系有五个研究领域：政治理论和方法论，加拿大政府和政治（包括政治行为和政治经济学），比较政府和政治，国际关系（包括外交政策分析和国际政治经济学），公共政策，公共管理，地方治理课程要求旨在使学生能够在短短10个月内完成学位课程，尽管过去几年我们的平均完成时间接近16个月。硕士生通常担任至少一个学期的100和200级讲座课程的助教。
The department has five fields of study: political theory and methodology, Canadian government and politics, including political behaviour and political economy, comparative government and politics, international relations, including foreign policy analysis and international political economy, public policy, public administration, local governance and administration. The MA program may be completed through either an extended essays or project option, a course-intensive option or thesis option. Students wishing to pursue the thesis option must receive approval from their supervisor. Except in extenuating circumstances, students may only transfer once.