The MIA degree will prepare you to make a lasting impact on international affairs and contribute to the greater good for our planet. Our curriculum blends the best of advanced quantitative analysis and qualitative learning, offering students the opportunity to pursue one or more of 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 major concentrations, three additional concentration courses, and three electives. The combination of a rigorous core, multiple concentration options, 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. You will also have access to career services support from both HLS and O’Neill.
The following is a general guide. You will work with your advisor and refer to the bulletin for your schedule.
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. If you need to complete the degree part-time over a period that extends beyond one year, you can discuss this possibility with the MIA co-directors once you’re admitted.
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
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
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
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
The above are examples of your course options. For a complete listing, see the current curriculum and work with your advisor as you make your schedule.
* 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.
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