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Master of International Affairs

The Master of International Affairs (MIA) degree program is an intensive one-year, 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. We provide an education that provides students the skills necessary to work effectively in global institutions across the public, private, and non-profit sectors; an overview of contemporary and historical efforts to create effective institutions of governance across borders; and in-depth knowledge of pivotal fields within international affairs. 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 each O’Neill and 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.

MIA Requirement I: International Affaris 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.

INTL-I 500 Practicum in International Policy Analysis (3 cr.)
INTL-I 520 History of the International System (3 cr.)
INTL-I 521 Global Governance and International Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-D 577 International Economics Strategies and Trade Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making (3 cr.)
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 take any other MIA concentration course, or, with the approval of the MIA program director, any courses from either O’Neill and/or HLS to broaden their skills. Possible options would include language and/or culture courses at HLS, or further studies in O’Neill-related subject areas. Students may take up to six credits in graduate level courses offered by other academic units at IUB. These courses vary from semester to semester. Contact the program director to learn more about which courses are offered that have already been preapproved. Students interested in taking a graduate level course not on this list must get approval from the Faculty Program Director.

Note - The internship credit-hours may be increased to 6 hours for longer, or more intensive internship experiences, with the recommendation of the student’s advisor and approval of the MIA Program Director.

Students may receive one of the following concentrations, depending on choice of electives:
  • Security, Diplomacy and Governance
  • Finance and Trade
  • Global Development, Environment, and Sustainability
  • With the permission of the MIA Program Director, students may design their own concentration (this option is intended to be rarely exercised)
Choose from the following concentrations:
Security, Diplomacy, and Governance Concentration Core Course (3 cr.)
INTL-I 523 International Security Regimes (3 cr.)
Electives (9 cr.)

Choose three courses from the following list:

CEUS-R 515 Politics & Society in Central Asia (3 cr.)
EALC-E 592 Political Economy of East Asia (3 cr.)
INTL-I 500 After Atrocities Reconstructing the Peace (3 cr.)
INTL-I 500 Ocean Governance (3 cr.)
INTL-I 506 Women and War (3 cr.)
INTL-I 510 Violence Against Civilians in War (3 cr.)
INTL-I 525 International Climate Governance (3 cr.)
INTL-I 545 Practicum in Human Rights Law and International Organizations (1-6 cr.)
SPEA-D 548 US Foreign Policy & Third World Regimes (3 cr.)
SPEA-D 583 Conflict and Development (3 cr.)
SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution for Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-M 575 Comparative Public Management & Administration (3 cr)
SPEA-N 524 Civil Society in Comparative Perspective (3 cr)
SPEA-N 534 NGO Management for International Development (3 cr)
SPEA-V 535 Managing and Leading in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 550 Latin American Governance (3 cr)
SPEA-V 550 Global Governance (3 cr)
SPEA-V 550 Homeland Security (3 cr.)
Finance and Trade Concentration Core Course (3 cr.)
SPEA-D 573 Development Economics (3 cr.)
Electives (9 cr.)

Choose three courses from the following list:

CEUS-R 527 Post-Soviet Central Asia Politics, Economy and Foreign Policy (3 cr.)
EALC-E 592 Political Economy of East Asia (3 cr.)
EALC-E 593 China’s Political Economy (3 cr.)
EURO-W 501 The Economics of European Integration (3 cr.)
INTL-I 503 Harnessing Foreign Investment for Development (3 cr.)
SPEA-D 578 Introduction to Comparative and International Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-D 669 Economic Development, Globalization and Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems in Transition (3 cr.)
SPEA-F 584 Tax Policy in Developing Countries (3 cr.)
SPEA-R 590 Energy Policy From a Nation State Perspective (3 cr.)
Global Development, Environment, and Sustainability Concentration Core Course (3 cr.)
INTL-I 503 Seminar in Global Development (3 cr.)
OR
SPEA-D 573 Development Economics (3 cr.)
Electives (9 cr.)

Choose three courses from the following list:

INTL-I 502 Seminar in Global Health and Environment (3 cr.)
SPEA-D 576 Approaches to Development (3 cr.)
SPEA-D 669 Economic Development, Globalization and Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 543 Environmental Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems in Transition (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 591 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resources (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 527 International Healthcare Systems (3 cr.)
SPEA-L 563 Planning and Community Development (3 cr.)
SPEA-L 622 Local Economic Development (3 cr.)
SPEA-P 539 Management Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-R 533 Public Natural Resources Law (3 cr.)
SPEA-R 535 International Environmental Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-R 564 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Design (3 cr.)
SPEA-R 590 Energy Policy From a Nation State Perspective (3 cr.)
SPEA-R 625 Environmental Economics and Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-R 626 Energy Policy Seminar (3 cr.)
SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource Management and Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-R 645 Environmental Law (3 cr.)
SPEA-R 674 Energy Policy and Economics (3 cr.)
SPEA-S 515 Sustainable Communities (3 cr.)
SPEA-S 596 Sustainable Development (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 535 Managing and Leading in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
MIA Specialized Concentration (12 credit hours)

A student, whose educational and professional goals are not satisfied by existing MIA concentrations, may design a Specialized Concentration that best suits his or her needs in consultation with a faculty advisor with final approval required by the relevant faculty program director(s). The student, the student’s advisor, and the appropriate Faculty Program Director must sign a Specialized Concentration Form that specifies the courses that will comprise the customized concentration. This form is available the Forms section of the Current Student Portal. The completed Specialized Concentration Form must be submitted prior to enrolling in the courses outlined. The concentration must be declared within the first 24 credit hours of the student’s academic program.


MIA specialized concentrations consist of 12 credit hours.


Although no specific guidelines exist for the courses to be included in a Specialized Concentration, students must take O’Neill/HLS courses unless approved by a faculty advisor(s) and the appropriate Faculty Program Director(s). Students must name their Specialized Concentration. However, these names will not appear on their IU transcript. Instead, after “Major” the words “Specialized Study” will appear.

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