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JOIN A LEADING INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM AT THE NEW SCHOOL IN NYC

Author:
Craig Zelizer

February 5, 2019

This is a sponsored post on PCDN

Go beyond a US-centered perspective to spark meaningful global change.

Named one of the top international affairs programs by the Foreign Policy Association, The New School’s Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs are distinctive in the New School tradition: critical, engaged, and iconoclastic.

Students at The New School in New York City develop a critical perspective on global issues and benefit from field-based learning, small classes, distinguished faculty, and flexible study options. International Affairs students have diverse academic backgrounds – from global and area studies to the social sciences and media studies – and they collaborate to design new solutions to global issues. Students can pursue their degree on a full-time or part-time basis.

 

New Approaches for a New Kind of International Affairs

The 42-credit MA degree is designed for students beginning their careers in international affairs. MA students select from five concentrations, enabling them to specialize in a particular area of international affairs:

  • Cities and Social Justice
  • Conflict and Security
  • Development
  • Governance and Rights
  • Media and Culture

The 30-credit modular MS degree  allows early- to mid-career professionals to tailor their studies to their specific interests and career goals. The innovative curriculum allows students to select one Subject Module and one Critical Tools and Analysis Module. Potential combinations include:

  • Humanitarianism + Geographic Information Systems
  • Global Advocacy + Media Production
  • Sustainable Development + Participatory Development
  • Development Policy + Economic Analysis

Field-Based Learning

All master’s students studying international affairs have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience through the International Field Program. In the course of nine weeks, students work and conduct research with community organizations, NGOs, and governmental agencies at field sites around the world. Additionally, the optional United Nations Summer Study program puts students on the ground in the UN and in New York City. The seven-week program goes beyond conventional security and diplomacy issues to investigate development, human rights, humanitarian action, peacebuilding, and environmental issues.

 

 

Alumni Success Stories

The New School’s community of International Affairs alumni comprises more than 1,400 graduates woking in public and government service, international organizations, NGOs and nonprofits, academia, the media, and the private sector. Recent alumni hold professional positions at major international organizations such as: the United Nations, UNICEF, UNFPA, Women Deliver, Save the Children International, Oxfam America, US Department of State, Doctors Without Borders, and MSNBC.

“My faculty advisor pushed me to learn and hone various skills while in the program, which is how I found myself exploring radio that is now my passion and full-time job.”

– Yael Even Or, 2015, Media and Culture Concentration, currently radio producer at Public Radio International’s America Abroad

“My Global Governance coursework made me more comfortable with using different schools of thought – and, indeed, mixing schools of thought – in order to offer the most plausible explanations for governance decisions and reactions to them.”

– Martin Searle, 2012, Governance and Rights Concentration, currently Operational Communications Advisor in the Operational Support, Communications, Advocacy and Reflection Department at Médecins Sans Frontières

Learn More and Apply

Learn more at newschool.edu/ia

 

About The New School

Since its founding in 1919,  The New School has redrawn and redefined the boundaries of intellectual and creative thought as a preeminent academic center. World-class faculty, a collaborative cross-disciplinary approach, and learning experiences that extend far beyond the classroom empower you to become a world changer. And because The New School is also home to Parsons School of Design and the School of Media Studies, students of International Affairs have interdisciplinary opportunities that result in distinctive, cutting-edge expertise.

 

 

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