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The School of Social Innovation of the Faculty of Human Sciences at Saint Paul University offers a Master of Arts in Social Innovation. This degree is conferred jointly by the Senates of Saint Paul University and the University of Ottawa under the terms of the federation agreement between them.

The MA in Social Innovation provides a space for research and reflection to understand the dynamics and multiple impacts of social innovations, in order to assess and structure them more efficiently.

This program is directed at a specific clientele: people interested in working towards social change, and people already working in that domain (employees and managers of social organizations, social entrepreneurs, activists, community workers, trade unionists, members of cooperatives, and some workers from the public and semi-state sectors), that wish to acquire skills in academic research and analysis of innovation and social transformation.

The program, based on the linking of theory with practice, provides students with the main analytical frameworks and approaches needed to meet the current challenges facing social organizations.

The School of Social Innovation of the Faculty of Human Sciences at Saint Paul University offers a Master of Arts in Social Innovation. The MA in Social Innovation provides a space for research and reflection to understand the dynamics and multiple impacts of social innovations, in order to assess and structure them more efficiently.

Candidates must meet the following conditions:

Hold an honors bachelor's degree (4 years) or its equivalent in Human or Social Sciences or Management, with a minimum average of B (70%).

Participate in an interview with the program coordinators (to verify the candidate’s goals and his or her suitability for the program).

Admissions Option 2

Theoretical Foundations of Social Innovation (3u)

Selected Topics in Democratic Management (3u)

Selected Topics in Critical Thinking (3u)

With prior approval of the director of Graduate Programs, students will be able to take either a Graduate Course (3u) offered in another program or another university or a Directed Readings Course (INS5901 Directed Readings / Lectures dirigées (3u)).

Curriculum

¹ This category includes Canadian citizens, permanent residents, members of the diplomatic corps, and refugees.

² Applies as of the 2021 Fall term to newly admitted and Special Students. As of the first day of their study period, Ontario must be the most recent province in which the student resided for twelve consecutive months, not including time as a full-time post-secondary student.

³ Anyone who is not included in, or cannot provide supporting documents for, the Canadian student's category.

⁴ Person authorized by a faculty to take one or several courses, but who is not required to complete work assignments or write exams and who will not receive credits for the course.

Program Tuition Fees Option 2

Master

Social Sciences

Social Work

Professional Studies

Social Science

Proud of its rich heritage, over the years Saint Paul University (SPU) has evolved into an institution whose primary focus is on the multiple facets of the human experience. Not surprisingly, that priority is reflected in our current study programs: in addition to our founding disciplines—canon law, philosophy, and theology—we offer courses in social communication, social innovation, transformative leadership, counselling and psychotherapy, public ethics, conflict studies, and human relations and spirituality.

M.A. in Social Innovation

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Admissions

Curriculum

Compulsory Courses (15 units)

Optional Courses (6 units)

Research

Program Tuition Fee

About the School

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