{"id":383,"date":"2021-08-16T17:50:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T21:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies-socanth\/?page_id=383"},"modified":"2025-11-07T11:01:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:01:34","slug":"how-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/spth\/future-students\/how-to-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Graduate Program in Social & Political Thought welcomes applications from students who are interested in the analysis of social and political ideas with the aim of combining intellectual interests common to the humanities and social sciences. The program covers a wide range of intellectual approaches. Applicants should have a direction in mind for their research project prior to entering the program. They are encouraged to identify specific faculty members with whom they wish to work. Applicants should also signal their interest in one or more of SPT\u2019s three streams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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History of Social and Political Thought,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Black Studies and Theories of Race and Racism<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Economy, Consciousness, Aesthetics and Society.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Online applications are available through the Admissions Office from mid-October for entry the following September. Admission to both the MA and the PhD in Social & Political Thought is for the Fall term (September). The program does not admit students for Winter or Summer term start dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program admission requirements, including links to general guidelines for assessing international degrees and qualifications, can be found on the Graduate Admissions<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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