Unlike traditional graduate programs in international affairs, the Master of Arts in Global Affairs offers pragmatic skills combined with the theoretical rigor to tackle some of the world’s perplexing concerns brought upon by globalization.
Cohort-based
40 students per cohort, on average
Fall & Spring Admissions!
Choose the track that best fits your enrollment schedule!
2-year Program
4 semesters with no summer enrollment
Students are able to continue working full-time while pursuing their degree thanks to convenient class schedules:
The program combines academic rigor with hands-on skills allowing you to compete for and excel in a variety of employment opportunities in the global marketplace. Our curriculum is designed to provide students with the ability to understand complex problems, devise solutions, and negotiate successfully across societies and borders.
In addition to offering courses that bridge theory and practice, the program’s Capstone research projects provide students with the opportunity to work with practitioners from organization partners in a variety of sectors (including governmental, non-governmental, international, and private) on policy-specific research topics. Capstones are undertaken in the final semester of the student’s last year in the program. Partners have included the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, United States Department of Agriculture-Foreign Agriculture Service, United States Africa Command, Homeland Security Investigations, Freedom House, SAP, and Ackermann Group, among others.
Professional Development Seminars further supplement the program’s curriculum to develop students’ professional skills, and are held three times a semester. Seminar topics have included: conflict resolution, negotiation skills, leadership, handling the media, ethics and professionalism, grant writing, career development, and presentation skills.
The Master of Arts in Global Affairs program also offers the unique option to participate in intensive instruction in U.S. Department of State-designated strategic languages like Arabic, French, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
These languages are critical for U.S. national security as well as commercial relations and economic competitiveness. The current demand for proficient speakers of these languages greatly exceeds the number of speakers available in the U.S. By gaining proficiency in one of these languages, students greatly enhance their marketability when seeking employment opportunities, while acquiring cross-cultural competencies.
Courses are offered through the Green School’s Strategic Language Institute. Language instruction is either provided in groups or through private lessons.
As an undergraduate student, I had an academic understanding of International Relations, but the Global Affairs program has elevated me to have a deeper understanding of International Relations. Richard Hughes, ‘17, United States Southern Command
90% of our students are employed at or after graduation. Here's where some of our most recent graduates are working now:
