M.S. in Global Affairs
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The curriculum for the Master of Science in Global Affairs is continually re-evaluated and updated in response to industry needs to provide the most up-to-date and relevant course of study. The current requirements to complete the degree are as follows. Click on the course titles for full descriptions.
Required Courses
(21 credits total)
Core Courses
Students take the six classes below (18 credits)
Regional Study Course
Select one from area courses listed below. (3 credits)
Concentrations
Students are required to complete a total of six courses in any one of the six concentrations, or a combination of four courses from one concentration and two courses from any of the other concentrations. Or, with the approval of the faculty adviser or program director, students may select a maximum of two courses from among designated courses in the graduate programs offered by NYU's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.
Concentration: International Relations
This concentration approaches the study of international affairs from the vantage point of politics. These courses explore topics such as the analysis of conflict and means of avoiding and resolving strife through negotiation; the role of the media in shaping policies; the challenges of maintaining security without jeopardizing democracy; the new role of the U.S. as the single superpower and the consequent impact internationally; and the elements that go into foreign policy formulation. Ample use is made of case studies and analyses of current issues and problems.
Concentration: Transnational Security
This concentration addresses the growing necessity for a multilateral approach to security issues that face the international community as a whole and explores the heightened need for coordination between international agencies when confronting emerging global threats. These courses explore such topics as security policy, transnational crime, counter-terrorism, homeland security and economic security.
Concentration: Private Sector - International Business, Economics and Development
In this concentration, the courses provide you with a broad introduction to international business and finance, as well as in-depth examinations of such emerging issues as corporate power and social responsibility. Attention is paid throughout to the challenges of economic globalization and interdependence, the issues and problems associated with economic growth, and the relationship between economic growth and human development.
Concentration: International Law, Dispute Settlement and Institutions
The proliferation of conflict in the post-Cold War era, often accompanied by gross violations of law and abuses against civilian populations, has focused attention on the need to strengthen international standards of behavior and justice. International law, transitional justice, human rights, protection of the environment, national reconstruction, and international organizations are playing an increasingly important role in the discourse of international affairs. These subjects are subsumed in this concentration.
Concentration: Human Rights and Humanitarian Assistance
Human rights protection and advocacy, refugees and internally displaced persons, issues in humanitarian assistance and intervention, women's movements and rights, the historical evolution of non-governmental organizations and the increasingly important role they play in advocacy and in foreign policy are among the issues to be covered in this concentration.
Concentration: Environment/Energy Policy
These courses reflect the increasing importance of energy in the formulation of foreign policy among countries the world over. Among the issues examined are: affordable supplies for sustainable economic growth, safeguards against supply disruptions, securing a sound environment, lessening dependence on fossil fuels, oil as a source of great wealth and hindrance to economic diversification, the Gulf's strategic importance, and the correlations between energy interests and foreign policy.
Electives
Students select up to two (2) additional courses from any of the concentrations, or with the approval of the faculty advisor or program director, students may select a maximum of two courses from among designated courses in the graduate programs offered by NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, or from the following courses that will be offered periodically.
Study Abroad Electives
Study Abroad Elective courses include components of in-class preparation and short term travel to the studied region. These courses exist as independent electives, but will also be applicable to the specific concentrations designated under each course title below.
| China at a Crossroads: Political, Economic and Social Change / Y45.3000
(course may be used to satisfy an International Relations concentration course requirement or a Private Sector: International Business, Economics, and Development concentration course requirement) |
3 |
| Cuba in the World: an Intercambio / Y45.3005
(course may be used to satisfy an International Relations concentration course requirement or a Private Sector: International Business, Economics, and Development concentration course requirement) |
3 |
| Ghana: A Case Study in Development / Y45.3010
(course may be used to satisfy an Human Rights and Humanitarian Assistance concentration course requirement or an International Relations concentration course requirement) |
3 |
| Berlin: A Society in Transition / Y45.3015
(course may be used to satisfy a Human Rights and Humanitarian Assistance concentration course requirement or an International Relations concentration course requirement) |
3 |
Optional Internship Course
(credit not counted toward degree)
| Internship (Requires Director’s approval) / Y45.3910 | 0 |
Final Semester Project
After completing the core courses and a concentration, you embark on an Advanced Independent Research Study. The topic or case study should reflect an issue related to your concentration and be based in part on primary research. The capstone project is an alternative to the independent research study. It involves a team approach to a particular problem, with each student approaching the issue from a different discipline or perspective.
| Graduate Thesis or Capstone Project/ Y45.3900 | 3 |
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