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M.A. Program in International Affairs
These guidelines apply to students entering the program in Fall 2007 and are subject to modification.
The Curriculum
The multidisciplinary 40-credit M.A. program in International Affairs includes:
- A required core field (9-15 credits), taken in the first year, that provides students with a fundamental understanding of key political, economic and historical issues in international affairs.
- A major field (12 credits) with a global issues or
regional focus. Possible major fields include:
- Global Issues:
- Regional Fields:
- Electives (9-15 credits), which may include up to 6 credits of foreign language study, a second field of expertise, or other relevant course work.
- Thesis option: six credits of electives may be used to pursue a thesis. To propose a thesis, a student must have a GPA of at least a 3.5 after completing 20 credit hours in the M.A. program. The thesis subject must be approved in advance by a faculty member who has agreed to direct the thesis, a second faculty member who will serve as an additional reader, and the Dean. For more information on the thesis option, see Academic Policies & Procedures – Graduate Students, Thesis Option.
- Three credits of special skills-based professional workshops designed to supplement substantive graduate course work with practical skills and knowledge that students will need to perform effectively in the workplace.
- A one-credit capstone policy-related course taken at the end of the IA program that tests students' abilities to address a policy problem using the analytical, research, writing, and other professional skills they have acquired during their course of study.
- A language proficiency requirement in a modern foreign language. The ability to communicate across cultures in more than one language
is both a distinguishing and expected skill of the international affairs professional. Therefore, completion of the M.A. in International Affairs requires a demonstrated oral and reading proficiency in a modern foreign language.
Updated: 04/20/07
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