MA Global Affairs

Fairleigh Dickinson University - United States

The credentials required for admission to the Master of Arts degree in Global Affairs as a matriculated student include the following:

A bachelors degree (or corresponding post-secondary degree) from an accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative grade point ratio (CGPR) of 2.70. Applicants with a CGPR of less than 2.70 may be admitted as non-matriculated students on probation

Academic requirements

Students must complete 30 credits (10 courses) of graduate-level coursework in political science or in sister disciplines, as approved, in history, economics, business or public administration, or administrative science.

Students are strongly encouraged to engage in a thesis and use up to six credits to complete it.

A cumulative grade point ratio of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale is required for graduation. Students who receive more than two grades of C or lower will be dismissed from the program.

English proficiency: TOEFL IBT 60; IELTS - 5.5; ITEP - 3.5; Pearsons PTE-A – 50.

Application Deadlines: Fall (August) Semester: July 1, Spring (January) Semester: December 1, Summer semester (limited programs): May 1.