International Affairs, MA (Boston)
Graduatemajor2027 catalogSocial Sciences HumanitiesBoston36 semester hours totalverified parse
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Core Methods
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Complete 8 semester hours from the following:
- Choose 8 semester hours from:
Social Science Methods
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Complete 4 semester hours from the following:
- Choose 4 semester hours from:
Public Policy
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Complete 4 semester hours from the following:
- Choose 4 semester hours from:
Optional Co-op Experience
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Four-month co-ops require registration at 1 semester hour for one term. Longer co-ops require registration at 1 semester hour per term for two consecutive terms.
- Choose 1 semester hours from:
Concentrations (choose 1)
Culture and Society
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Complete 20 semester hours from the following:
- Choose 20 semester hours from:
- HIST 5237 — Issues and Methods in Public History
- HIST 7221 — Topics in World History
- HIST 7239 — Space and Place
- INTL 5010 — International Human Rights Law and Policy
- POLS 7206 — Seminar in Comparative Politics
- POLS 7325 — International Development of the Global South
- POLS 7334 — Social Networks
- POLS 7366 — Genocide in a Comparative Perspective
- POLS 7983 — Topical Seminar in Political Science
- PPUA 5244 — Comparative Public Policy and Administration
- PPUA 5265 — Global Urbanization and Planning
- PPUA 6201 — The 21st-Century City: Urban Opportunities and Challenges in a Global Context
- SOCL 7226 — Economy, Politics, and Social Change
Global Governance
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Complete 20 semester hours from the following:
- Choose 20 semester hours from:
- CRIM 5201 — Global Criminology
- INTL 5010 — International Human Rights Law and Policy
- POLS 7207 — Seminar in International Relations
- POLS 7983 — Topical Seminar in Political Science
- PPUA 6554 — NGO Management and International Development
- SOCL 7221 — Globalization, Development, and Social Justice
- SOCL 7222 — Gender and Globalization
- SOCL 7229 — International Migration
International Economics and Development
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Complete 20 semester hours from the following:
- Choose 20 semester hours from:
- ECON 5291 — Applied Development
- ECON 7250 — International Economic Development
- ENVR 5610 — Technology and the Blue Economy
- POLS 7325 — International Development of the Global South
- PPUA 6232 — Designing Global Economic and Social Policy
- SOCL 7221 — Globalization, Development, and Social Justice
- SOCL 7226 — Economy, Politics, and Social Change
International Security
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Complete 20 semester hours from the following:
- Choose 20 semester hours from:
- CRIM 5201 — Global Criminology
- CRIM 5203 — Security in the 21st Century
- CRIM 5264 — Immigration and Crime
- PHTH 5214 — Environmental Health
- PHTH 5230 — Global Health
- POLS 5408 — International Security
- POLS 7341 — Security and Resilience Policy
- POLS 7343 — Counterterrorism
- SOCL 7231 — Sociology of Prejudice and Violence
Sustainability and Climate Change Policy
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Complete 20 semester hours from the following:
- Choose 20 semester hours from:
- ENVR 5610 — Technology and the Blue Economy
- ENVR 6150 — Food Security and Sustainability
- One of:
- LPSC 7312 — Cities, Sustainability, and Climate Change
- PPUA 5238 — Climate Change and Global Urbanization
- PPUA 5249 — Sustainable Urban Coastal Policy
- PPUA 5250 — Conservation Science and Policy
- PPUA 5260 — Ecological Economics
- PPUA 5261 — Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Decision Making
- PPUA 5264 — Energy Democracy and Climate Justice: Technology, Policy, and Social Change
- PPUA 5265 — Global Urbanization and Planning
- PPUA 5267 — Climate Policy and Justice
- PPUA 5270 — Food Systems and Public Policy
- PPUA 6101 — Environmental Science and Policy Seminar 1
- One of:
Electives Option
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Complete 20 semester hours from the following:
CRIM 5000 to CRIM 7999 (by advisement only)
ECON 5000 to ECON 7999 (by advisement only)
ENGL 5000 to ENGL 7999 (by advisement only)
HIST 5000 to HIST 7999 (by advisement only)
LPSC 5000 to LPSC 7999
POLS 5000 to POLS 7999 (by advisement only)
PPUA 5000 to PPUA 7999
SOCL 5000 to SOCL 7999 (by advisement only)
- Choose 20 semester hours from:
- Any CRIM course numbered 5000–7999
- Any ECON course numbered 5000–7999
- Any ENGL course numbered 5000–7999
- Any HIST course numbered 5000–7999
- INTL 7990 — Thesis
- Any LPSC course numbered 5000–7999
- Any POLS course numbered 5000–7999
- Any PPUA course numbered 5000–7999
- Any SOCL course numbered 5000–7999
GPA requirements
- 36 total semester hours required (37-38 with optional co-op) Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Substitutions
Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:
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