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Do contemporary global issues such as humanitarian aid, trade and development, gender empowerment, weapons of mass destruction, sustainable environmental development, nonproliferation, terrorism, conflict transformation, international negotiation, and international and nonprofit management attract your interest? If so...a MA in International Policy Studies is the degree for you!
The MA in International Policy Studies degree program offers maximum flexibility in tailoring your studies to suit your particular interests and career aspirations. The emphasis is on acquiring the applied knowledge and skills needed to navigate complex issues and organizations. The challenging curriculum offers students the opportunity to develop a specialization in key global policy areas that reflect each student's specific interests, and which also targets their professional career goals.
A combination of elective courses, seminars, workshops and internships enables students to develop the skills, substantive knowledge, and language abilities to meet the challenges of entering a wide variety of public, private, and nonprofit/non-governmental organizations around the world.
The MA in International Policy Studies degree is a two-year professional program that begins with a set of core courses, designed to build a foundation in the key knowledge areas of international policy and to provide students with the fundamental skills required of policy professionals. They include:
Core Courses:
- Introduction to Public Policy
- Public Policy Research Methods
- Data Analysis for Public Policy
- International Economics
- Global Politics
- Advanced Second Language
Seminar Course Requirements:
For the MA in International Policy Studies degree, students are required to complete three seminar-level courses.
Degree Tracks:
In addition to the core curriculum, students will focus within a degree track. The program is organized into 3 distinct tracks:
Within these tracks, students have the option to develop a focus area using elective credits. Recently students have concentrated their studies on the following areas: human rights, humanitarian assistance, migration, conflict resolution, terrorism, nonproliferation and Asian studies.
To graduate with a MA in International Policy Studies, each student is required to develop and complete a professional portfolio as part of the core curriculum. The purpose of the portfolio is to demonstrate a mastery of the core competencies for the degree and specialization of the student. This portfolio will be completed two months before graduation and will be prepared in hard copy, or in electronic format.
Faculty advisers and career development staff will assist the student in compiling the items that demonstrate mastery of the core competencies built into the curriculum, according to guidelines established by staff. Workshops will be held every semester on portfolio development. International Policy Studies Enrollment Manager
policy@miis.edu
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