Overview

Social Practice and Innovation from Ontario Tech University hone and combine theory and methods from political science, legal studies, and communication and digital media studies and put them into practice by designing an innovative community engagement project that addresses a social problem.

Quick Facts:

Each of these disciplines provides different tools with which to identify, analyze, and initiate action on the complex challenges of our contemporary social world.
Graduate students in the MSPI program will take courses across the three disciplines to conceptualize practices which address social problems and build collaborations with diverse communities.
Addressing social problems through social innovation involving the creation, development, adoption, and integration of new and renewed concepts, systems, and practices are core elements of this approach.
The MSPI program culminates in a Major Research Project (MRP) aimed at public and community engagement.
Through the MRP, MSPI graduates will be trained to formulate, develop and deploy effective and creative solutions to challenging and often systemic social and political issues in ways that can support social progress.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advocacy, Change and Social Practices
Communicating Law and Politics in Everyday Life
Information, Power, and Democracy: Constraints, Freedoms, and Ethics
Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Directed Studies
Foundations for Social Practice and Innovation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 16 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

83

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Credits

45 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Oshawa, Canada

Disciplines

Communication Studies Legal Studies View 32 other Masters in Communication Studies in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

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83

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Other requirements

General requirements

Hold a undergraduate degree in Communication, Legal Studies, Political Science or a related field, with a minimum overall academic standing of a B (GPA: 3.0 on a 4.3 scale or 73 to 76 per cent). Prospective applicants will be asked to demonstrate engagement with social innovation in their applications (e.g., through previous academic work, volunteer work, or work experience).
Prospective applicants with undergraduate degrees from other fields who are able to demonstrate an impressive level of social engagement (e.g., Health Science) will also be considered, such as applicants whose professional work experience as managers or policy analysts demonstrates aptitude for social policy-oriented work.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

20124 CAD / year

≈ 20124 CAD / year
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Citizens or residents

7579 CAD / year

≈ 7579 CAD / year

Living costs

Oshawa

Canada

1100 - 1700 CAD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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