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Develop the skills you need to lead and manage organizations working to create positive change. Our top-ranked MPA will prepare you to find solutions to complex challenges in areas you’re passionate about. Our cutting-edge curriculum will prepare you with relevant skills that are in demand by today’s employers. Whether you want to manage a nonprofit, support local government, work toward sustainable development, or influence international policy, you’ll find the right fit here.

Whether you’re a future diplomat, business executive, or NGO leader, our Master of International Affairs (MIA) program will prepare you for a wide array of career opportunities in the global marketplace. This program is a joint effort between the world-renowned O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, the national leader in language and area studies. Together, these schools deliver the practical skills and in-depth knowledge to succeed and lead in internationally oriented careers. Combining a rigorous, best-in-class education with competitive tuition rates, affordable cost of living, and graduation in just three semesters, our program offers a uniquely economical and valuable path to a successful career in international affairs. This means you can graduate in as little as one calendar year with the experience, skills, and knowledge to make a lasting impact on the world.

The one-year MAIR program is designed for candidates with substantial prior experience, counted after the date of an undergraduate degree, who wish to complete a graduate-level degree to further advance their careers.

Designed with the mid-career professional in mind, the School of Diplomacy's Executive M.S. in International Affairs offers the training needed to develop additional skills in diplomacy and international relations within a reduced course sequence. The program builds on students' demonstrated knowledge of international affairs and prior relevant work experience.

The Elliott School’s Master of International Policy and Practice (M.I.P.P.) is an advanced professional degree for mid-career practitioners. Combining rigorous academic training with the development of valuable career-enhancing skills, the program prepares students for leadership roles in international public policy. The program can be completed online or on-campus, and there are short-term study abroad opportunities to enhance the practical real-world application design of this program’s curriculum.

The United States Foreign Policy and National Security (USFP) program will prepare you to be an effective international affairs practitioner. We have designed the program to enable students to step into a variety of jobs that demand the knowledge and analytic skills of a professional with expertise in US foreign and national security policy. Our graduates work in the intelligence community, the White House, executive branch agencies such as the State and Defense Departments, Congress, private sector consulting firms, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations.

The International Affairs Policy and Analysis (IAPA) program is not your typical international affairs degree. It is designed specifically to meet the needs of government agencies, private enterprises, and non-profits seeking professionals that provide actionable analysis and options to a range of international and foreign policy problems. This program blends the analytical rigor of traditional international affairs with a consolidated set of hard policy and management skills. Equip yourself for a career executing solutions to the world’s complex and evolving policy challenges.

The Master of International Policy is a 30 graduate credit hour, non-thesis degree program offered fully in residence (with an option of taking up to 6 credits online) on the Texas A&M University College Station campus. Students may select either the National Security and Diplomacy track or the International Development and Economic Policy track. Students admitted to the program will have a minimum of six years of professional experience.

The Master of International Affairs degree is a 48 credit (16 courses) non-thesis program that includes a core curriculum of five courses, a summer internship or intensive language and cultural study, and a three-course specialization in each of two selected areas of concentration. The curriculum is taught by a multi-disciplinary faculty who combine a mix of scholarly and professional international experience. The core curriculum includes seminars in international politics, the global economy, research methods, and American foreign policy. One of the five core courses must be a capstone. The capstone course requires a student group under the supervision of a faculty member to work on a research task received from a real-world client. Capstone research culminates in a major written report and oral briefing to the client. The Bush School Department of International Affairs equips students having a disposition toward leadership and public service with the vital skills and knowledge critical for successful careers whether in government or non-governmental organizations.

The Master of International Affairs (MIA), which is underpinned by SIPA’s unrivaled expertise on issues that transcend national boundaries, prepares students to address major international issues as experts and leaders in governments and organizations around the world.

The Master of Arts degree program in International Politics and Military Affairs (IPMA) is designed to meet the needs of the US military and federal governmental agencies as well as international governmental and non-governmental organizations, multinational business enterprises, and others interested in gaining greater knowledge about the field of international politics.

The Master of Global Affairs is a two-year, 36 credit hour degree program. The first year core-curriculum requires a sequence of 18 credit hours exposing students to a variety of topics in global affairs. The second year is reserved for the pursuit of an Area of Study, participation in a required internship, and completion of a capstone project.

The field of international affairs is changing. Our approaches in and outside of the classroom must change as well. Gain the theoretical and practical tools you need to engage with the most pressing challenges of the 21st century.

The field of international affairs is changing. Our approaches in and outside of the classroom must change as well. Gain the theoretical and practical tools you need to engage with the most pressing challenges of the 21st century.

Master of Arts in Latin American Studies (MALAS) provides students with in-depth study and advanced understanding of Latin America.