Program Overview
The Master's in International Studies provides a comprehensive understanding of world affairs and policy analysis, empowering graduates with skills in data analysis, research design, leadership, and critical thinking. Students can customize their coursework to align with their career aspirations, including specializations in public administration, foreign languages, or a thesis track. The program prepares graduates for in-demand roles in government, nonprofits, business, and other sectors, including executive positions, diplomacy, and policy analysis.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
A master's degree in international studies provides a sophisticated grounding in world affairs and policy analysis. You’ll gain skills to succeed in today’s increasingly connected world while specializing in your choice of career-relevant coursework from data analytics and research design to public administration or a foreign language. Course-based or thesis-based tracks are available.
Careers:
Prepare for sought-after roles in data analysis and research design in comparative politics and international relations.
Other:
- Program Highlights:
- Competitive Careers: Prepare for sought-after roles in data analysis and research design in comparative politics and international relations.
- Designed by You: Beyond your core classes for the degree, you select coursework that correlates to your specific career aspirations
- Language Skills: Need to brush up on a foreign language for your career? Students can take up to six credit hours of language courses in this degree.
- Thesis Track: Students planning for Ph.D. programs will write and defend a thesis while others can opt for additional courses and an oral exam.
- What You’ll Study: Classes cover topics from international relations to comparative politics, and students can choose to study data analysis and research design or to focus on public administration. A foreign language is optional, as is the thesis track. Flexible electives allow you to complete the course of study that best fits your future goals.
- Building Skills: Gain the professional and personal intelligence it takes to have a successful career.
- Leadership: Inspiring and guiding others to achieve common goals and reach their full potential
- Research: Gathering and analyzing information to increase knowledge or solve problems
- Innovation: Introducing new ideas, methods or products to improve performance or achieve a specific goal
- Evaluate Policies: Examining their impact and effectiveness in achieving specific goals or objectives
- Critical Thinking: Analyzing and evaluating information to make informed decisions or judgments
- Using your degree: Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.
- Potential Careers: Executive, Diplomat, Politician, Analyst, Researcher, Outreach Coordinator
- Workplace Settings: Government, Military, Nonprofits, Business, Politics, Law
