6 MIA Program Requirements (36 credit hours)

 

The Master of International Affairs (MIA) degree program is a 36-credit-hour program. This degree is offered jointly between the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs (O’Neill) and the Hamilton-Lugar School of Global and International studies (HLS) at Indiana University Bloomington. The MIA degree is designed to be flexible to allow for an intensive 12 months of full-time study or an indefinite time period for completion depending on the students’ academic and professional goals. This degree program includes 15 core credit hours, 12 concentration credit hours, and 9 elective credit hours. Students must complete at least 15 credit hours in O’Neill and at least 15 credit hours in HLS, with the remaining 6 credits being from either school or other academic units at IUB in graduate level courses that have either been preapproved or require program director and instructor approval to enroll. Program details are below.

 

MIA Requirement I: International Affairs Core (15 credit hours)

 

The MIA core courses ensure that students acquire essential competence in understanding the global governance system, statistics, economics, policy analysis, and management.

 

NOTE: Each listed course is worth 3 credit hours unless indicated otherwise.

	P=Prerequisite, C=Corequisite, & R=Recommendations
INTL-I 520 History of the International System
INTL-I 521 Global Governance and International Organizations
INTL-I 524 Practicum in International Policy Analysis
SPEA-D 577 International Economic Strategies and Trade Policy
SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making

 

MIA Requirement II: Concentration (12 credit hours)

MIA students must complete a concentration. They must select one of the three (3) concentrations described in the pages that follow. Students should confer with the MIA program directors prior to course registration. Some students choose to develop a “Specialized Concentration.” In this case, students should work closely with a program director to develop a cohesive design for consideration and final approval.

 

MIA Requirement III: Electives (9 credit hours)

 

Students can choose any of the graduate-level courses offered by O’Neill or HLS. Possible options would include language and/or culture courses at HLS, or further studies in O’Neill related subject areas. O’Neill courses have the prefix SPEA. HLS courses can have any of the following prefixes: AFRI, CEUS, EALC, EURO, INST, INTL, LTAM, MELC, REEI, SEAS, and SGIS. Additionally, the following courses are preapproved: POLS-Y 569 International Relations: Approaches and Issues, ECON-E 501 Economic Development, and ECON-E 501 International Trade. Students may take up to 6 credits in graduate level courses offered by other academic units at IUB, pending they are not using prior experience (PE) or transfer credit, with approval from the Faculty Program Director.

 

Transfer Credit/Prior Experience

 

When students apply for transfer credit, or possess significant international experience, volunteer experience with certain partner organizations, or military experience, the MIA Program Directors may reduce the number of required credit hours from the 36-hour requirement. In no case will the number of credit-hours be reduced by more than six (6). This experience must have been gained prior to taking courses in the MIA program. Applications for the different types of prior experience (PE) can be found online via the Current Student Portal in the Forms section.

 

Completed forms should be returned to the O’Neill Records Office (SPEA A328 or oneillrc@indiana.edu) so they may be advanced to the appropriate Faculty Program Director for review and potential award of credit. Students are strongly encouraged to submit applications for PE within the first 24 credit hours. Please see your academic advisor for counsel and questions/concerns.

 

Core courses that are not subject to transfer credit or waiver are INTL-I 524 Practicum, SPEA-D 577, and INTL-I 521.