Dr. Allen Sens

Professor

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Biography

Allen G. Sens (Ph.D, Queen’s) specializes in international relations with a research and teaching focus on international security. His particular interests include armed conflict, conflict management, peace operations, nuclear weapons, arms control, and European security, as well as Canadian foreign and defense policy. Sens is the principal investigator of the SSHRC Partnership Development Grant for knowledge mobilization through radio podcasting and has received the SSHRC Connections Grant to establish a new social sciences and humanities podcast series that highlights new academic voices. He was a recipient of the UBC Killam Teaching Prize in 2003 and the Canadian Political Science Association Prize for Teaching Excellence in 2018. Sens is dedicated to the undergraduate program in Political Science and supervises graduate students.

Research Interests

International Relations International Security Armed Conflict Conflict Management Peace Operations Nuclear Weapons Arms Control European Security Canadian Foreign Policy Defense Policy

Requirements for University of British Columbia

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy or related field 3 credits in formal logic 6 credits at the upper level in history of philosophy 3 credits at the upper level in ethics or value theory 6 credits at the upper level in metaphysics, epistemology, or philosophy of science
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • Application fee
  • Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Writing sample (15-20 pages)
  • Statement of intent
  • Evidence of English language proficiency
Specialization Notes

Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.