Where can your degree take you?
Graduates of our programs have gone on to varied careers in the diplomatic core, academia, public service, policy analysis and opinion analysis fields, media and communications, law, research and consulting. They are employed in the public service at the federal, provincial, and municipal level; non-governmental and international organizations; think tanks, consultancies, and other private sector firms.
There are many career paths you can explore with a BA, an MA or a PhD in Political Science!
Find out what our Alumni have to say.
BA Alumni
MA Alumni
PhD Alumni
BA Alumni
Freshta Mohseni, BA (2020)
Junior Policy Analyst, Federal Government
Justine Scobie, BA (2020)
Junior Policy Analyst, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Rumya Nithiananthan, BA (2017)
Policy Analyst, Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch, Public Service and Procurement Canada
Ivana Yelich, BA (2015)
Executive Director of Media Relations, Office of the Premier of Ontario
Chad Richards, BA (2015)
Director, New Nuclear & Net Zero Partnerships, Nuclear Innovation Institute
Tejeshwar Sharma, BA (2014)
Senior Advisor, Access to Information and Privacy, Privy Council Office
Alina Shams, BA (2013)
Manager, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability at IAMGOLD Corporation
Patrick Mayangi, BA (2013)
Executive Assistant to PA Nolan Quinn, Ministry of Children, Community & Social Services, Ontario Government
Alexandra Callinan, BA (2012)
Associate, Mamann, Sandaluk & Kingwell LLP
Maria Jose Avendaño Chaves, BA (2012)
Ethics Training Officer
Andrew Retfalvi, BA (2012)
Vice President, Health & Life Sciences, Ontario at Global Public Affairs
Agathon Fric, BA (2011)
Criminal defence lawyer
Nilufar Ramji, BA (2009)
Strategic Communication and Public Affairs Specialist, NASA
Jocelyne Guest, BA (2007)
Public Servant, Government of Canada
Justin Ferguson, BA (2007)
Vice President, Indigena Capital Partner, Aruna Resort and Villas, Belize
Jessica Parish, BA (2006)
Marie Curie Visiting Fellow, De Montfort University, Leicester, England
Timothy Ho, BA (2006)
Police Officer, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ryan Gauthier, BA (2006)
Associate Professor, Thompson Rivers University, Faculty of Law
Tyler Cox, BA (2005)
Manager, Legislative Services at the City of Ottawa
Elad Ratson, BA (2005)
Career Diplomat at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Founder & CEO of Vayehee
Christopher Reed, BA (2005)
Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Office of Senator Stephen Greene, Nova Scotia
Eric Burton, BA (2005)
President and CEO of Factor 5 Group
Dirk Druet, BA (2005)
Non-resident Fellow at the International Peace Institute; Adjunct Professor at McGill University’s Max Bell School for Public Policy
Andrea Mugny, BA (2004)
Procedural Clerk, House of Commons & Senate of Canada
Sem Ponnambalam, BA (2002)
Co-founder and President of xahive
Timothy B. Gravelle, BA (2000)
Senior Manager, Research Science at Momentive
MA Alumni
Jillian LeLoup, MA (2021)
Senior Program Officer, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Sara Ali, MA Political Science with a specialization in African Studies (2021)
Consultant and PhD Student
Maximilian Kallenbach, Dual MA in Political Science (Carleton University and the University of Lucerne, Switzerland), 2021
Advisor at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Sukhi Dhaliwal, Dual Masters Degree in Political Science at Carleton University and University of Lucerne, 2021
Policy, Research, and Data Management Analyst
Khalid Shoukri, BA & MA (2020)
Policy Analyst, RCMP
Dillon Andary, MA (2019)
Policy Analyst at Global Affairs Canada
Tariqa Tandon, MA (2019)
Team Lead, Knowledge & Communications, Pro Sport Development
Jasmin Pettie, MA (2019)
Communications Coordinator
Lashaunda Yates, MA (2019)
Advisor, Global Affairs Canada
Heather Toycen, MA (2019)
Policy Analyst, Fiscal Unit of the Education Branch within Indigneous Services Canada
Angelo Bakoulas, MA (2019)
Communications & Government Relations Specialist at Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada
Ioanna Maria Kantartzi, MA (2019)
PhD Candidate /Instructor/Research Assistant
Lukas Jerusalimiec, MA (2018)
Research Officer
Leila Bamba, MA (2017)
Policy Analyst, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Courtney Lockhart, MA (2015)
Program Manager, Policy & Government Relations
John-Harmen Valk, MA (2009)
Assistant Professor, Leiden University (the Netherlands)
Stephen Dunbar, MA (2008)
Chief Electoral Officer of the Northwest Territories
David Coletto, MA (2005)
CEO, Abacus Data
PhD Alumni
Barbra Chimhandamba, PhD (2022)
Public Policy Advisor, Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Noah S. Schwartz, PhD (2021)
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of the Fraser Valley
Wesley Petite, PhD (2021)
Policy Advisor for the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities
Maggie FitzGerald, (2020)
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan
Jeff Collins, PhD (2018)
Manager of Policy, Evaluation and Legislative Development, Department of Agriculture and Land, Government of Prince Edward Island
Ajay Parasram, PhD (2017)
Associate Professor, Dalhousie University
Uğur Yıldız, PhD (2017)
Assistant Professor, International Relations, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey
Chantal Wei-Ying Clément, PhD (2017)
Deputy Director, International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food)
Jack MacLennan, PhD (2016)
Assistant Professor of Political Science; Graduate Program Director for National Security Studies; and also currently serving as the Park University Faculty Senate President (AY 21-22, Second Term).
David Perry, PhD (2016)
Vice President and Senior Analyst, the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
Andrea Wagner, PhD (2016)
Assistant Professor, MacEwan University; Consultant for Bertelsmann Foundation
Julia Calvert, PhD (2016)
Lecturer in international political economy, University of Edinburgh
David M Matijasevich, PhD (2015)
Political Science Instructor, Capilano University
Gustavo Morales, PhD (2015)
Associate Professor & Director, Political Science, Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)
Scott Pruysers, PhD (2015)
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University
Esteban Nicholls Andrade, PhD (2014)
Associate Professor of Global and Social Studies, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Ecuador
John Cappucci, PhD (2014)
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Assumption University; Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Religion and Conflict; Assistant Professor, Assumption University.
Alda Kokallaj, PhD (2014)
Senior Adviser, Government of Canada
Amanda Coffie, PhD (2013)
Research Fellow, Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy, University of Ghana
Thomas Juneau, PhD (2012)
Associate professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
Franklin Oduro, PhD (2012)
Resident Program Director for Election Programming (Ethiopia Office), National Democratic Institute (NDI)
Joanna Sweet, PhD (2012)
Senior Associate Lawyer with Greg Monforton and Partners
Nabarun Roy, Phd (2011)
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade), South Asian University, India
Heather MacRae, MA (1998), PhD (2005)
Associate Professor, Dept. of Politics, York University
Robert Sibley, PhD (2003)
Writer and Independent Scholar
Scott Streiner, (2002)
Senior Advisor, Deloitte; Mediator & Arbitrator, ADR Chambers
Kiera Ladner, PhD (2001)
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Manitoba
Additional Resources
More data on our Political Science graduates’ career successes is available on the Faculty of Public Affairs Career Paths website.
Carleton’s Career Services Office will help you prepare to start your career upon graduation.