International Affairs

Requirements: MA in International Affairs (38 credits)

Requirements and credit counts differ for the various Master’s programs at AUP. Please note that all requirements from previous years can be found in our archive catalogs.

Graduate students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00. Students with a GPA of less than 3.00 will be placed on probation. Only two grades of C (or C+) may be counted towards an M.A. degree. Students do not earn credit for grades below C.

All courses carry four (4) credits unless otherwise noted.

Core Courses (8 credits)

Select two courses from the following list

Course Code	Course Name
PO5005	PHILO. FOUND. OF INTERNAT'L RELATIONS
PO5006	GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS
PO5012	CIVIL SOCIETY: INTERNAT'L & COMP. PERSP.
PO5058	CONFLICT MANAG'T, PREVENT'N, & RESOLUT'N
PO5072	US & WORLD AFFAIRS

Electives (12 credits)

Course Code	Course Name
Elective 1	Any graduate-level course coded LW or PO
Elective 2
Elective 3

Modules (10 credits)

Course Code	Course Name
Module 1	PO5002MOD Modules (2 credits each)
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5

THESIS (8 credits)

Course Code	Course Name
PO5095INPR	THESIS (6 credits)
PO5099	THESIS METHODOLOGY SEMINAR (2 credits)

RECOMMENDED TIMELINE (FALL ENTRY)

FALL	SPRING	FALL
2 core courses	2 core courses	Thesis*
2 elective courses	2 elective courses
16 credits	16 credits	6 credits

RECOMMENDED TIMELINE (SPRING ENTRY)

SPRING	FALL	SPRING
2 core courses	2 core courses	Thesis*
2 elective courses	2 elective courses
16 credits	16 credits	6 credits

* The length of the thesis may vary, however — many students choose to take additional time for this component.