Social Practice and Innovation

In the Master of Arts in Social Practice and Innovation (MSPI), students 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.

The Master of Arts in Social Practice and Innovation (MSPI) is an interdisciplinary program at the intersections of legal studies, communication and digital media, and political science. 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.

Master's minimum admission requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor’s
• Mid-B Equivalent: 3.23 - 3.45; 78.7 - 81.2 per cent; Very Good (mid-range)

Doctoral minimum admission requirements

• Master's Degree Equivalent: Master’s
• B+ Equivalent: 3.46 - 3.67; 81.3 - 83.9 per cent; Very Good (high range)

After you have explored graduate programs at Ontario Tech University, there are five steps you must go through to complete the application process. Please review each step carefully before proceeding to the next step. After you have completed the first five steps in the application process, you can proceed to step six to check the status of your application.

• Step 1: Review admission requirements.
• Step 2: Check application deadlines.
  
• Step 3: Prepare your application.
• Step 4: Apply online.
• Step 5: Send your documents.
• Step 6: Check your application status online.

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