{"id":21182,"date":"2017-08-16T12:44:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T16:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=21182"},"modified":"2019-07-18T14:41:23","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T18:41:23","slug":"do-i-gotta-do-ma-thesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=21182","title":{"rendered":"do i gotta do ma thesis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>do students in MA (political science) HAVE to do a thesis ?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>hi!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/politics.utoronto.ca\/graduate\/phd-program\/program-requirements\/\">yes.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>you can also get<a href=\"http:\/\/politics.utoronto.ca\/contact\/\"> in contact with the department of political science <\/a>and see if they have any other requirements for their MA program.<\/p>\n<p>hope this helps! good luck!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media0.giphy.com\/media\/3o72FeZuTL3u0mG3Vm\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert happy yes stephen colbert smiling GIF\" width=\"370\" height=\"208\" \/><\/p>\n<p>xoxo,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>do students in MA (political science) HAVE to do a thesis ? 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