Master of Science in Global Affairs

Forty (40) credits are required for the degree of master of science in global affairs. All students must complete:

    six core courses with grades of B (3.0) or higher,

    two semesters of the Colloquium on Global Change and Governance with grades of Pass,

    one methodology course,

    a specialization in a subfield of global affairs,

    the language requirement, and

    15 additional credits, which may be acquired from the optional courses listed below as well as from internships, independent study courses, or the master's thesis.

 
Students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher in all nonlanguage courses taken at Rutgers University in order to acquire the M.S. If a student's academic performance falls below the expected standard, the Graduate School-Newark may refuse the student the right of future registration and terminate studies. Students with an insufficiently high grade-point average may submit an appeal to the director of the Division of Global Affairs (DGA).

Core Courses (12 credits)

Students must take at least one course from any four of the first eight topics listed below.

Students must complete all four core courses with a grade of B (3.0) or higher in each in order to remain in the program. Students who do not receive a grade of B or higher in some core course must either retake it or take another core course from within one of the first eight areas.

All core requirements must be completed at the DGA. Transfer credits may not be used in fulfillment of core requirements.

1) Forms of Global Governance

26:478:537 Global Governance

26:790:521 Theories of Global Politics

2) International Law

 
26:478:584 Introduction to International Law

 
3) Environmental Issues in Global Perspective

 
26:478:538  Global Environmental Issues

26:790:530  Environmental Politics and Policy

EvSc 615     Global Environmental Problems (NJIT)

EPS 622      Sustainable Development (NJIT)

 
4) Global Business

 
26:553:601 Theory of International Business

26:553:602 History of International Business

 
5) Global Political Economy

 
26:478:541  Global Political Economy

26:790:541  International Political Economy

 
6) The Global System in Historical Perspective

 
26:478:572  Evolution of the Global System

 
7) Culture and Identity in a Global Context

 
26:478:573  Culture, Globalization, and Political Violence 

26:478:585  Social Movements and Globalization

26:790:543  Cross-National Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in Politics

26:790:544  Comparative Social Movements

 
8) International Economics

 
26:220:518  International Economics I

26:220:519  International Economics II