Master of International Affairs (MIA)
Bloomington, USA
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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TUITION FEES
USD 21,131 **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* final application deadline | February 15: priority deadline and international applicants
** resident student | $49,708: non-resident student. Additional fees may apply
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Introduction
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.
Concentrations
Choose a pathway that allows you to focus on your passion. You can further tailor your degree through your choice of electives within each of our three multidisciplinary concentrations.
- Security, Diplomacy, and Governance
- Finance and Trade
- Global Development, Environment, and Sustainability
If your area of interest lies outside our existing offerings, we’ll work with you to design a concentration that best fits your career goals.
Experiential Learning
With support from both O’Neill School and Hamilton Lugar School career services, as well as faculty and alumni, we can help you secure a meaningful internship and experiential learning opportunities across the U.S. and abroad. Combined with a rigorous curriculum, the hands-on experience gained through internships will help jumpstart your career as a leader in international affairs.
Personalized Approach
The MIA was designed to deliver a tight-knit experience with your cohort. As a result, you’ll make connections that last a lifetime. You’ll also receive one-on-one attention and mentorship from our world-renowned faculty, recognized as the top experts on international affairs. These relationships serve to enhance your experience in the program and give you the support needed to reach higher levels of success.
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Curriculum
The MIA degree will prepare you to make a lasting impact on international affairs and contribute to the greater good of our planet. Our curriculum blends the best of advanced quantitative analysis and qualitative learning by offering students pathways through three multidisciplinary concentrations*:
- Security, Diplomacy, and Governance
- Finance and Trade
- Global Development, Environment, and Sustainability
You’ll take 36 hours split over the fall, spring, and summer semesters, with five required core courses to acquire essential competence in international and global governance, history, statistics, economics, and policy analysis. You’ll take an additional required core concentration course related to your significant concentrations, three additional concentration courses, and three electives. The combination of a rigorous core, concentration diversity, and flexibility to tailor your elective courses from a broad set of courses at the O’Neill School, Hamilton Lugar School, and within the College of Arts and Sciences, makes the program an attractive option for anyone considering a career in international affairs.
Your potential course map
Fall Semester
- 2 general core courses
- 1 concentration core course
- 1 additional concentration course
- 1 elective
Spring Semester
- 2 general core courses
- 2 additional concentration courses
- 1 elective
Summer
- 1 general core course
- 1 elective
Students may also substitute an internationally focused internship as an elective. This could potentially be paired with an online course over the summer.
General core courses
- History of the International System (INTL-I 520)
- International Economic Strategies and Trade Policy (SPEA-D 577)
- Global Governance and International Organizations (INTL-I 521)
- Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making (SPEA-V 506)
- Practicum in International Policy Analysis (INTL-I 500)
- Elective courses organized by concentration
Security, Diplomacy, and Governance Concentration
Fall
- SPEA-D 577 International Economic Strategies and Trade Policy
- INTL-I 521 Global Governance and International Organizations
- SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making
- INTL-I 523 International Security Regimes
- 1 Elective in Concentration
Spring
- INTL-I 500 Practicum in International Policy Analysis
- INTL-I 520 History of the International System
- 2 Electives in Concentration
- 1 Elective outside Concentration
Summer
- International Internship for 3 credits
- 1 Elective course online
Note: Choices are more limited in the summer
Finance and Trade Concentration
Fall
- SPEA-D 577 International Economic Strategies and Trade Policy
- INTL-I 521 Global Governance and International Organizations
- SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making
- SPEA-D 573 Development Economics
- 1 Elective in Concentration
Spring
- INTL-I 500 Practicum in International Policy Analysis
- INTL-I 520 History of the International System
- 2 Electives in Concentration
- 1 Elective outside Concentration
Summer
- 2 Elective courses outside Concentration
Note: Choices are more limited in the summer
Global Development, Environment, and Sustainability Concentration
Fall
- SPEA-D 577 International Economic Strategies and Trade Policy
- INTL-I 521 Global Governance and International Organizations
- SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making
- 2 Electives in Concentration
Spring
- INTL-I 500 Practicum in International Policy Analysis
- INTL-I 520 History of the International System
- INTL-I 503 Seminar in Global Development
- 1 Elective in Concentration
- 1 Elective outside Concentration
Summer
- Internationally oriented internship in Bloomington for 3 credits
- 1 Elective course outside concentration
Note: Choices are more limited in the summer
* With the permission of the MIA program director, you may design your own concentration. This option is intended to be exercised in very limited circumstances.
Career Opportunities
Potential career tracks with an MIA degree include:
- Governments at the national level within development agencies, ministries of foreign affairs, ministries of defense, intelligence agencies, environmental agencies, and international trade offices as well as globally oriented departments at the state and local levels.
- Multilateral organizations with global mandates as well as regionally focused institutions.
- Nongovernmental organizations and domestic nonprofits are involved in advocacy, research, education, social enterprise, impact investing, grant-making, and field work.
- Private sector organizations in consulting, energy, environment, technology, media, financial services, healthcare, and many more.
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