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- General Information
- Admission Requirements Program Requirements - Co-Operative Education- Faculty Members |
Program RequirementsThesis-based Master'sStudents are required to complete 9.0 units of coursework (four required courses and two electives) and a 6.0 thesis, for a total of 15.0 units. Course Requirements
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| SPP 510 (1.5) | Policy Context of Practice |
| SPP 516 (1.5) | Research Methodologies |
| SPP 519 (1.5) | Theory for Policy and Practice |
| SPP 550 (1.5) | Advanced Thesis Seminar |
| SPP 599 (6.0) | Thesis |
| Electives Courses | |
| (Please note: not all Electives are offered every year) | |
| SPP 501 (1.5) | Organizational Context of Practice |
| SPP 520 (1.5) | Advanced Methodology Seminar |
| SPP 530 (1.5) | Advanced Policy and Practice Seminar |
| SPP 531 (1.5) | Critical Approaches to Policy Analysis |
| SPP 580 (1.5 or 3.0) | Special Topics |
| SPP 590 (1.5 or 3.0) | Directed Studies |
| One elective must be an SPP course; usually two electives are SPP courses. | |
Thesis 
Prior to beginning work on their thesis students must complete, and have approved by their supervisory committee, a proposal of 20-25 pages. The thesis itself is to be approximately 100 pages in length.
Program Length
Full-time students are expected to complete the program in three years or less. Part time students are given five years to complete the program.
Project-based Master's
This option involves 12.0 units of course work and a 3.0-unit Extended Essay.
Required Courses
| SPP 501 (1.5) | Organizational Context of Practice |
| SPP 510 (1.5) | Policy Context of Practice |
| SPP 519 (1.5) | Theory for Policy and Practice |
| SPP 522 (1.5) | Critically Engaging with Research |
| SPP 531 (1.5) | Critical Approaches to Policy Analysis |
| SPP 598 (3.0) | Extended Essay |
Elective Courses
In addition to the required courses, students must complete 4.5 units of elective courses. One elective must be an SPP course; usually two electives are SPP courses. Students wishing to take a course offered through another academic unit as an elective need the permission of the Program.
Extended Essay
SPP 598 (3.0): Students are required to complete an extended essay and enrol in SPP 598 (3.0) while they are working on this component of their program. The extended essay will entail an in-depth examination of a topic related to policy and practice.
Oral Presentation
Students in the project-based option will be supervised by a committee consisting of their academic supervisor and one other faculty member and will make an oral presentation based on their work upon approval of the Extended Essay by committee members.
Program Length
Full-time students can be expected to complete the program in two years.
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