The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) is Canada’s leading school of public and international affairs. It’s a place that brings together excellence, multidisciplinary studies, theory and practice, bilingualism as well as unique opportunities for students outside the classroom (embassy internships, summer schools abroad). GSPIA counts among its faculty a number of world-class scholars doing cutting-edge research and senior fellows who contribute to enriching the intellectual life of the School.
Events
- Jan. 26: The New Face of Developing Country Debt, NIHAL KAPPAGODA, Consultant, Roy Culpeper, Jacqueline Best and Gordon Betcherman, University of Ottawa
- Feb. 5: Banking on the US Federal Reserve Bank: Quantitative Easing rounds 1, 2, and 3, HERMAN SCHWARTZ, University of Virginia
- Mar. 3: Identity and the Construction of National Security, Jarrod Hayes, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Mar. 12: CIPS Graduate Student Conference 2015, CEPI CIPS
- Mar. 12: Book launch - Governing Failure: Provisional Expertise and the Transformation of Global Development Finance, Randall Germain and William Walters, Carleton University
Research Funding Opportunities
Future Students
Student for a Day Program
Visit the GSPIA Alumni Website
Select an Academic Unit
Undergraduate Programs
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Disciplinary or Multidisciplinary
- Anthropology
- Conflict Studies and Human Rights
- Criminology
- Economics
- Economics and Public Policy
- International Development and Globalization
- International Economics and Development
- International Studies and Modern Languages
- Political Science
- Psychology (BA)
- Psychology (BSc)
- Public Administration
- Service social
- Social Sciences (General)
- Sociology
- Women’s Studies
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Joint Honours
- Anthropology and Sociology
- Communication and Political Science
- Communication and Sociology
- Criminology and Women’s Studies
- Economics
- Economics and Political Science
- Geography and Sociology
- History and Political Science
- Political Science
- Public Administration and Political Science
- Women’s Studies and Political Science
- Women’s Studies and Sociology
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Complementary Minors
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Integrated
Graduate Programs
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Graduate Diploma
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Master
- Anthropology (MA)
- Criminology (MA)
- Economics (MA)
- Globalization and International Development (MA)
- Public Administration (MA)
- Public and International Affairs (MA)
- Political Science (MA)
- Social Work (MSW in French only)
- Sociology (MA)
- Women's Studies (MA)
- Women's Studies (LL.M./ MA / MSc) (Collaborative)
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Doctorate
News
- Charlie Hebdo: Ferry de Kerkchove takes part in a conversation during Radio-Canada's 24|60 (January 8th 2015 - starting at 30:45 minutes)
- Ferry de Kerkchove, Senior Fellow at GSPIA is interviewed by Radio-Canada (3:10 min.) following the devastating attack of a school in Peshawar by Pakistani Taliban.
- Take a look at the video profiles of the professors at GSPIA.
Contact Information
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Faculty of Social Sciences
120 University
Social Sciences Building
Room 6005
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 6N5
Map
Tel.: 613-562-5689
Fax: 613-562-5241
api@uOttawa.ca
Office Hours
Monday to Friday
September to May:
8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.
1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
June to August:
8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.
1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.