Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

Departmental Contact: intl [at] indiana [dot] edu;  (812) 856-1816

Departmental URL:  http://www.indiana.edu/~intlweb/

The Department of International Studies is affiliated with the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies (HLS) in the College of Arts and Sciences, dedicated to providing Indiana University graduate students with the intellectual tools they will need to live, work, and thrive in the globalized world of the twenty-first century. Degree programs associated with HLS emphasize language proficiency, cultural competency, and in-depth training in qualitative and quantitative methodologies. HLS students enjoy unparalleled access to a stellar faculty and professional development opportunities. For further information regarding the mission, structure and resources of the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, see http://hls.indiana.edu/.

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(Please note that when conferring University Graduate School degrees, minors, certificates, and sub-plans, The University Graduate School’s staff use those requirements contained only in The University Graduate School Bulletin.)

Degrees Offered

M.A. in International Studies, M.S. in International Studies, B.A./M.A. in International Studies, Master of International Affairs, Ph.D. Minor in Global Studies, Ph.D. Minor in Human Rights

Special Departmental Requirements

(see also general University Graduate School Requirements)

M.A. in International Studies

The M.A. in International Studies is a two-year program that prepares students for careers in the private as well as the public sectors, including international business and both national and global governing institutions or NGOs. It is also open to students interested in academic and research-oriented careers.

Course Requirements

There are 36 credit hours (minimum) of graduate coursework for the M.A. degree including:

• INTL-I 701, Interdisciplinary Seminar in Issues and Approaches in Global Studies (3 hours)
• INTL-I 705, Human Rights Multidisciplinary Graduate Seminar (3 hours)
• Four additional graduate-level International Studies (IS) courses (12 hours), in consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies
• INTL-I 515 (or equivalent), Research Methods in International Studies (3 hours)
• Two graduate-level area studies courses (6 hours), in consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies and based on the student’s foreign language expertise and regional focus
• INTL-I 680, International Studies Masters Capstone (thesis or project) (3 hours)

Additional Requirements

• Two additional semesters of a graduate-level foreign language or Statistical Analysis
• International Experience (defined as overseas study, or internationally-focused internship or practicum)

In addition to all other requirements, completion of the M.A. degree depends on successful execution of the capstone project: a thesis between 10,000-12,000 words in length..

Thesis

Required. The student must select a thesis advisory committee of three faculty members, including a director and two readers, who must be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies. The International Studies Department adheres to thesis format and printing requirements set by the University Graduate School. An International Studies Master’s thesis should be between 10,000-12,000 words in length.

As a condition to degree, the thesis must be submitted to ProQuest. 

M.S. in International Studies

The M.S. in International Studies is a two-year program that prepares students for careers in the private as well as the public sectors, including international business and both national and global governing institutions or NGOs. It is also open to students interested in academic and research-oriented careers with a focus on quantitative analysis.

Course Requirements

There are 42 credit hours (minimum) of graduate coursework for the M.S. degree including:

• INTL-I 701, Introduction to Global Studies (3 hours)
• POLS-Y 569 Issues and Approaches to World Politics (3 hours)
• Quantitative Methods (3 hours) (selected in consultation with the DGS)
• INTL-I 550, Global Governance (3 hours)
• ECON-E 501, International Trade (3 hours)
• Advanced Topics in Quantitative Analysis (6 hours) (selected in consultation with the DGS)
• Two INTL 500-level or above courses in thematic concentration (6 hours)
• Two graduate-level area studies courses (6 hours)
• INTL-I 680 International Studies Masters Capstone (3 hours)

Additional Requirements

• Two additional semesters of a foreign language

• International Experience (defined as overseas study, or internationally-focused internship or practicum) 

In addition to all other requirements, completion of the M.A. degree depends on successful execution of the capstone project: a thesis between 10,000-12,000 words in length..

Thesis

Required. The student must select a thesis advisory committee of three faculty members, including a director and two readers, who must be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies. The International Studies Department adheres to thesis format and printing requirements set by the University Graduate School. An International Studies Master’s thesis should be between 10,000-12,000 words in length.

As a condition to degree, the thesis must be submitted to ProQuest. 

Integrated B.A./M.A. in International Studies

The 5-year Integrated B.A./M.A. program allows students currently in International Studies to pursue advanced studies and complete both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree consecutively. Current International Studies students may apply to join the B.A./M.A. program in their sophomore year.

Course Requirements

In addition to the B.A. requirements, there are 30 credit hours (minimum) of graduate coursework for the M.A. portion of the degree including:

• INTL-I 701, Interdisciplinary Seminar in Issues and Approaches in Global Studies (3 hours)
• INTL-I 705, Human Rights Multidisciplinary Graduate Seminar (3 hours)
• Three additional graduate-level International Studies (IS) courses (9 hours)
• Three graduate-level area studies courses (9 hours)
• INTL-I 515, Research Methods in International Studies, or equivalent (3 hours)
• INTL-I 680, International Studies Masters Capstone (thesis) (3 hours)

In addition to all other requirements, completion of the B.A./M.A. degree depends on successful execution of the capstone project: a thesis between 10,000-12,000 words in length. Thesis requirements are the same as noted above for the M.A. degree.

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.

The Core International Context Requirement

The core international context requirement ensures students possess exposure to an international environment. Students can satisfy this component through one of the following ways:

1. The MIA Practicum in International Policy Analysis. In this course, students will work in teams (under the supervision of a faculty member) to analyze complex case studies for purposes of rendering policy recommendations. This course is listed below, under “Core Courses.”
   2.  Internship Abroad. Students without prior internationally relevant work experience may choose to engage in an optional international internship experience. It should be noted that the optional internship experience will lengthen the time-to-degree by around three months.

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)

MIA Program Core Courses (15 credits)

Students must take the following five core courses:

• INTL-I 520            History of the International System
• SPEA-D 577         International Economic Strategies and Trade Policy           (3 cr.)
• INTL-I 521            Global Governance and International Organizations          (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 506         Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making                (3 cr.)
• INTL-I 500            Practicum in International Policy Analysis. Typically taken in the final semester of study (3 cr.)

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 502 Public Management        (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 (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 (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 502 Public Management (3 cr.) 

Ph.D. Minor in Global Studies

Students in other departments may minor in Global Studies. The minor provides a theoretical and methodological framework for the interdisciplinary study and critical analysis of global phenomena. Each minor student develops an individualized program in consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies and their graduate advisor that best complements and furthers the student’s disciplinary and professional academic programs and specific regional interests.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 15 credit hours including:

• INTL-I701, Interdisciplinary Seminar in Issues and Approaches to Global Studies

            Note: INTL-I 702: Readings in Global Studies is strongly recommended

• Four electives (12 credit hours) from an approved minor list of courses or as approved by the Director of the Ph.D. Minor.

Examinations

Students complete the Minor through a capstone project that includes one of five options: (1) a specifically designated course; (2) an international internship; (3) international field work; (4) a substantial paper; or, (5) a question on the student’s qualifying examination in the major department.

Ph.D. Minor in Human Rights

Students in other departments may minor in Human Rights. The curriculum explores the intersection of global and local contexts at the heart of human rights discourse. It takes a holistic and multidisciplinary approach, asking students to be aware of how law, cultural values and practice, social and political institutions, national and supranational bodies, and policy interact, integrate, and conflict with one another to create an international human rights regime and the discourse and practice surrounding it. The program combines Human Rights practicums, as well as an emphasis on theory and research. Students should contact the Director of Graduate Studies in International Studies (intl@indiana.edu) for additional information.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 15 credit hours, including:

• Three core courses (9 credit hours)
  • INTL-I 705, Human Rights Multidisciplinary Graduate Seminar
  • ANTH-E 674, Anthropology of Human Rights
  • LAW-B 793, Human Rights or LAW-L 793, Seminar in Human Rights
• Two electives courses (6 credit hours) from an approved minor list or as approved by the Director of the Ph.D. minor.