Whether you want to work at the United Nations or make an impact in business, diplomacy, foreign aid and more, an international affairs degree gives you the knowledge and skills to tackle today’s biggest global challenges. And our programs give you the real-world experience to go wherever your career takes you, including internships and study abroad options.
Our graduate program in global affairs gives you an advanced understanding of the political, economic, cultural and environmental processes that shape our interconnected world. Through a thematic or regional concentration, you’ll gain an interdisciplinary education that’s perfect for any profession.
In global affairs classes, you’ll dive into broad global issues like war, terrorism and genocide, as well as specific events and topics that are trending in the news, such as famine, climate change and poverty. You’ll also learn critical thinking and communication skills to think across cultures, disciplines and perspectives.
Our capstone projects give you a hands-on way to apply your academic training to a real-world problem, working with a partner organization from the public or private sector in the US or abroad. Depending on the option you choose, you’ll complete a policy task force, a capstone paper or a senior essay course (GLBL 4499). You also need to take two quantitative analysis courses: GLBL 2121 and GLBL 2122 (these courses do not count toward electives), a micro- or macroeconomics course with the GLBL elective attribute, or an approved qualitative methods course (see the links below for a list of these courses). You also need to take a course designated L4 in a modern language other than English (these courses do not count toward the major). All of these requirements must be completed by students accepted into the global affairs major during the fall of their sophomore year.