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Overview of the program
The M.A. in Social Innovation provides a space for research and reflection to understand the dynamics and multiple impacts of social innovations while learning to assess and structure them more efficiently.
The program, which is based on the linking of theory and practice, provides students with the main analytical frameworks and approaches needed to meet current challenges facing social organizations.
This program is designed for a specific clientele: people interested in a career working for social change, as well as people who are already working in this area and wish to acquire skills in academic research and the analysis of innovation and social transformation. Our candidates may therefore be support staff, managers, entrepreneurs, activists, community workers, trade unionists, members of cooperatives, or people working in the public or parapublic sectors.
Admission details
Registration: full-time
Program length: 5 trimesters (2 years)
Program delivery: some courses are also offered online.
Language: this program is also offered in French.
For more information about admission application deadlines, please click here.
Scholarships
Students registered in this program may be eligible for a limited number of scholarships. For more information, please click here.
This degree is conferred jointly by the Senates of Saint Paul University and the University of Ottawa.
Candidates must meet the following conditions:
i. Hold an honours bachelor's degree (4 years) or its equivalent in Human or Social Sciences or Management, with a minimum average of B (70%).
ii. Provide the following documents:
iii. Participate in an interview with the program coordinators (to verify the candidate’s goals and his or her suitability for the program).
The MA program provides two options:
THESIS OPTION
Compulsory Courses (15 units)
Optional Courses (6 units)
6 units from:
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)).
Research
COURSES OPTION
Compulsory Courses (9 units)
Optional Courses (18 units)
Practical Research (3u)
3 units from:
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)).
Critical study of founding texts in social innovation and of the main approaches in the field. Study of key actors and strategies in contemporary social innovation.
Analysis of the main challenges in the democratic organization of work; study of issues arising in the development and consolidation of self-managed organizations.
Study of mobilization and communication techniques in the context of social change and collective action, from strategic planning to tactical execution in the field.
Study of the effects of technology on social organizations and of ways of integrating digital technologies into the strategies of social transformation.
Study of the coordination methods and direction in the context of established and functional social organizations. Transformation and growth of social organizations from the inside.
Best practices for establishing partnerships with the public sector, private donors and social groups to promote organizational development. Financial strategies, philanthropy and solidarity financing.
In-depth study of management approaches and tools of social organizations: strategic planning, management and advanced accounting.
In-depth study of selected topics and contemporary issues in democratic management of organizations.
In-depth study of selected topics and contemporary issues in collective action and social movements.
Study of a specific issue within contemporary critical theories, emancipatory projects and global alternatives to oppressive systems.
Internship in a social organization or developing an action research in partnership with a social organization (collaboration agreement, project development and identification of research aims and process, conducting the action research, results presentation and reflective analysis). Préalable : INS5501.
Identification of a relevant research topic, study of methodologies in the social innovation field and construction of a work plan.
Study of contemporary social, political and economic issues and their impacts on citizen initiatives, collective action and social innovation projects.
Study of the main notions in design and practical analysis of this approach on social innovation projects: design thinking, social design, collaborative design, institutional design, creativity, etc.
Internship of 150 hours in social innovation analysis, involving advanced and sustained research and analysis. The internship is supervised and the work evaluated by a professor member of the program. Graded S/NS.
Prerequisites: Completion of 9 units in the MA program with an average of at least B+. Successful completion of thesis proposal INS7997. Approval of the internship proposal by the Director of Graduate Programs
Study of a specific issue within a social organization and writing of a report making a diagnosis and proposing recommendations.
Prerequisite: To register for this course, the student must complete the compulsory course and all the optional courses of the program.
Design and implementation of the first stages of an innovative project.
Prerequisite: To register for this course, the student must complete the compulsory course and all the optional courses of the program.
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