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m a s t e r o f s c i e n c e i n Global affairs The M.S. in Global Affairs is the flagship graduate program of the Center for Global Affairs (CGA), ranked by the Foreign Policy Association in 2010 and 2011 as one of the nation s leading institutions preparing students for international careers. The master s program provides you with the in-depth knowledge and the contextual perspectives for becoming a successful, well-rounded professional in the global arena. Faculty members are scholars and skilled practitioners, including former officers of the United Nations, international attorneys, leaders of organizations engaged in refugee relief and the protection of human rights, diplomats, activists, economists, and global energy experts from whom you will acquire both nuanced analytical understanding and the methodologies to develop and to implement strategic solutions that address critical global problems. The M.S. in Global Affairs is a 42-credit program, which includes three components: a core curriculum of five courses (see listing on next page), a choice of concentrations, and either a graduate thesis or a team-based capstone project. The core curriculum focuses on the fundamentals of global affairs. Areas of concentration include: International Relations Transnational Security Private Sector International Development and Humanitarian Assistance Human Rights and International Law Peacebuilding Environment/Energy Policy The graduate thesis involves primary-source research under the guidance of a faculty member. The capstone project involves the development of a collaboratively designed action plan informed by scholarship, which seeks to reveal new solutions to a difficult challenge facing the international community. The program is structured to meet the needs of working professionals and full-time students. Typically, students complete the degree within two years of full-time study, or within two to five years of part-time study. sps.nyu.edu/msga NYU School of Professional Studies Office of Admissions 7 East 12th Street, Suite 921, New York, NY 10003 (212) 998-7100 sps.nyu.edu/admissions/graduate scps.gradadmissions@nyu.edu

Curriculum (42 Credits) CORE CURRICULUM (18 credits) The core curriculum is designed to provide you with a deep and broad foundation that supports concentration course work and serves you throughout your career. Students are required to take all of the following courses: GLOB1-GC1000 International Relations in the Post-Cold War Era............... 3.0 GLOB1-GC1030 International Political Economy......................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC1040 International Law................................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC1050 Global Civil Society................................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC3035 Analytic Skills for Global Affairs.......................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC3900 Graduate Thesis or Capstone Project....................... 3.0 CONCENTRATIONS (18 credits) Students are required to complete a total of six courses in any one of the seven concentrations. The course listings under each concentration below represent a sampling from the full course list. The complete list of concentration courses is available on the web at sps.nyu.edu/msga/curriculum. International Relations This concentration approaches the study of international affairs from the vantage point of politics. These courses explore topics such as the analysis of conflict and means of avoiding and resolving strife through negotiation; the role of the media in shaping policies; the challenges of maintaining security without jeopardizing democracy; the new role of the U.S. as the single superpower and the consequent impact internationally; and the elements that go into foreign policy formulation. Ample use is made of case studies and analyses of current issues and problems. GLOB1-GC2015 Critical Analysis for Global Affairs......................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2020 International Negotiation: Cases and Lessons................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2025 Public Diplomacy................................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2030 Machinery and Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy Decision Making........ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2035 Ethics in International Affairs........................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2040 The Role of the U.S. in World Affairs...................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2045 The Future of International Relations: Forces for Change and Alternate Scenarios.................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2050 The Media and International Affairs........................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2055 Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2060 Democratic Transitions: Setbacks and Successes............... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2095 Global Climate Change............................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2175 Politics and Policies of the EU and European Integration........... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2250 International Organizations: A Focus on Geneva................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2260 Global Empires: From History to the Future.................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2270 Key Foreign Policy Challenges Confronting the United States......... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2335 Philanthropy s Influence on Global Policy.................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2340 Gender in International Affairs: Sex, Power, and Politics........... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2345 The United Nations................................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2470 Contentious Politics................................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2475 Modern Religious Identities: Competition and Conflict on the World s Stage................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2505 Modern Diplomacy................................ 3.0 2

Transnational Security This concentration addresses the growing necessity for a multilateral approach to security issues that face the international community as a whole. It explores the heightened need for coordination between international agencies when confronting emerging global threats. Courses explore such topics as security policy, transnational crime, counterterrorism, homeland security, and economic security. Transnational Security (GLOB1-GC2000) is the required concentration prerequisite course. GLOB1-GC2000 Transnational Security............................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2010 Ethnic Conflicts.................................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2065 Transnational Crime................................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2070 Intelligence and Counterintelligence...................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2075 Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2080 Transnational Terrorism............................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2105 Economic Security: Challenges, Prescriptions, and Opportunities in the Post-9/11 Era........................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2115 U.S. Use of Force and the Global War on Terror................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2235 Hard Power: The Uses and Abuses of Military Force.............. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2245 National Security Decision Making Processes: Applied Theories....... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2255 Human Security: A New Approach to Today s Global Challenges...... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2285 Explaining Civil Wars............................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2355 Human Trafficking and People Smuggling................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2405 Energy, Environment, and Resource Security................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2415 Authoritarianism, Repression, and Corruption.................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2510 Cybersecurity................................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2585 Asymmetric Warfare, Insurgency & Counter-Insurgency........... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2590 Waging Non-Violent Conflict: A Practical Workshop............. 3.0 Private Sector The private sector concentration provides a broad introduction to international business and finance, as well as in-depth examinations of such emerging issues as corporate power and social responsibility. Attention is paid throughout to the challenges of economic globalization and interdependence, the issues and problems associated with economic growth, and the relationship between economic growth and human development. Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (GLOB1-GC2295) is the required concentration prerequisite course. GLOB1-GC2110 The Multinational Corporation: Economic, Political, and Managerial Perspectives..................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2130 Corporate Social Responsibility Global Implications and Future Leadership................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2145 Economics for Global Affairs........................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2160 Global Corporate Ethics, Compliance, and Governance: A Hands-On Approach...................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2170 International Banking................................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2180 The Emerging Markets.............................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2220 International Trade Law and Policy....................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2225 Law and Policy in International Business..................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2290 International Business: The Challenge of Global Competition........ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2295 Fundamentals of Corporate Finance...................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2420 The Economics and Finance of Energy...................... 3.0 3

GLOB1-GC2425 Private Sector Partnerships............................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2445 Global Electricity Markets and Policy....................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2515 Applied Statistics................................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC3060 Political Risk: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis.................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC3065 A Complete Capital Approach to Impact Investing.............. 3.0 International Development and Humanitarian Assistance Among the issues explored in this concentration are global poverty, the state and civil society in development, foreign aid, the role of gender in poverty alleviation, and the principles and politics of humanitarian assistance and intervention, including those aimed at refugees and internally displaced persons. Developing Countries in the Global Economy (GLOB1-GC1020) is the required concentration prerequisite course. GLOB1-GC1020 Developing Countries in the Global Economy................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2090 Peacebuilding and Development........................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2100 Political Economy of Development....................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2165 Build Your Own NGO: Organizational Development for Global Affairs Professionals......................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2190 Global Public Health................................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2195 Building Democracies............................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2280 Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective........... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2320 Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: Protection and Practice..... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2330 Issues in Humanitarian Assistance and Intervention.............. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2335 Philanthropy s Influence on Global Policy.................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2340 Gender in International Affairs: Sex, Power, and Politics........... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2385 Gender and Development: Policy and Politics.................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2390 Gender, Politics, and the State in Development................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2415 Authoritarianism, Repression, and Corruption.................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2425 Private Sector Partnerships............................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2440 Sustainable Development............................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2525 Water, Politics, Sustainability, and Opportunities............... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2570 Project Management in International Development............... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2575 The Cluster Approach: Humanitarian Aid in Praxis............... 3.0 4

Human Rights and International Law The proliferation of conflict in the post-cold War era, often accompanied by gross violations of law and abuses against civilian populations, has focused attention on the need to strengthen international standards of behavior and justice. International law, transitional justice, human rights, protection of the environment, national reconstruction, and international organizations are playing an increasingly important role in the discourse of international affairs. International Human Rights: Laws, Mechanisms, and Practices (GLOB1-GC2240) is the required concentration prerequisite course. GLOB1-GC2205 International Criminal Law and Tribunals (or International Justice)..... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2215 Transitional Justice in Theory and Practice.................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2240 International Human Rights: Laws, Mechanisms, and Practices....... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2250 International Organizations: A Focus on Geneva................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2255 Human Security: A New Approach to Today s Global Challenges...... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2315 War Crimes Prosecutions in the Former Yugoslavia: The Pitfalls and Promise of International Justice................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2340 Gender in International Affairs: Sex, Power, and Politics........... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2345 The United Nations................................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2355 Human Trafficking and People Smuggling................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2360 Women and Human Rights: International Law and Policy.......... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2540 Human Rights and the Environment....................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2545 Human Rights Research and Advocacy..................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2580 Movement Building Around Sex Trafficking in India: Theory and Practice............................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2590 Waging Non-Violent Conflict: A Practical Workshop............. 3.0 Peacebuilding The concentration in peacebuilding examines the methodologies and the applied strategies used to establish long-term, sustainable peace and security on a global scale. Peacebuilding emphasizes attaining stability and institutional reform on a structural level through the mediation of government institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and the United Nations. Peacemaking and Peacebuilding (GLOB1-GC1010) is the required concentration prerequisite course. GLOB1-GC1010 Peacemaking and Peacebuilding........................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2005 Conflict Assessment: Theory and Practice.................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2090 Peacebuilding and Development........................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2135 Networks as Capacities for Peace......................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2155 Post-Conflict Policies for Peace Consolidation: A Case Study Approach............................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2275 Mediation Skills for Global Affairs......................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2285 Explaining Civil Wars............................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2350 Workshop in Applied Peacebuilding...................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2365 Structures of Peace: Measurement and Application.............. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2375 Negotiation and Facilitation........................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2380 Joint Research Seminar in Peacebuilding.................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2455 Mediation for Global Affairs Practicum...................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2595 Advanced Joint Research Seminar in Peacebuilding............. 3.0 GLOB1-GC3075 Women, Peacemaking, and Peacebuilding.................... 3.0 5

Environment/Energy Policy These courses reflect the increasing importance of energy in the formulation of foreign policy among countries the world over. Issues examined include affordable supplies for sustainable economic growth, safeguards against supply disruptions, securing a sound environment, lessening dependence on fossil fuels, oil as a source of great wealth and as a hindrance to economic diversification, the Gulf s strategic importance, and the correlations between energy interests and foreign policy. Energy and the Environment (GLOB1-GC2430) is the required concentration prerequisite course. GLOB1-GC2095 Global Climate Change.............................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2125 Clean Technology: Developments, Trends, and Opportunities......... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2400 Introduction to Energy Policy.......................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2405 Energy, Environment, and Resource Security................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2410 The Geopolitics of Energy............................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2420 The Economics and Finance of Energy...................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2430 Energy and the Environment........................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2440 Sustainable Development............................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2445 Global Electricity Markets and Policy....................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2460 Nuclear Energy, the Environment, and Proliferation............... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2480 Energy Deals.................................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2485 Environmental Finance............................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2490 Energy Management for Portfolios: Putting Policy into Practice....... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2515 Applied Statistics................................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2525 Water, Politics, Sustainability, and Opportunities............... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2540 Human Rights and the Environment....................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC3030 Comparative Energy Politics............................ 3.0 Electives (6.0 Credits) Students select up to two additional courses from any of the above concentrations, or with the approval of the faculty advisor or program director, students may select a maximum of two courses from among designated courses in the graduate programs offered by the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, another NYU graduate program, or from the following courses that will be offered periodically. Regional Study Electives Regional courses examine world regions from a multidisciplinary perspective. Students can count one regional course toward their concentration. GLOB1-GC1060 From the Mughals to Modernity: India s Democracy and its Discontents..................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC1100 Inside Latin America............................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC1105 Europe in the 21st Century............................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC1110 Inside Africa Today................................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC1115 Asia Today: An Introduction........................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC1125 Transformations in Central Asia: A Global Context.............. 3.0 GLOB1-GC1130 Russia and the World................................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC1135 The Mideast: National Security, Politics, and Society............. 3.0 GLOB1-GC1140 Vietnam and ASEAN at the Vortex of Geopolitics and the World Economy in the 21st Century................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC1150 The Great Game Redux: The Geopolitics of Afghanistan and Central Asia.. 3.0 6

Study-Away Electives Study-away elective courses include components of in-class preparation and short-term travel to the studied region. These courses exist as independent electives, but also can satisfy course requirements for some concentrations. GLOB1-GC2185 Chile: Democracy of Institutions and Social Market-Friendly Development....................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2315 War Crimes Prosecutions in the Former Yugoslavia: The Pitfalls and Promise of International Justice................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC2325 Vietnam/ASEAN Field Intensive.......................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2370 Prague and Beyond: Security and Transition in Central Europe....... 3.0 GLOB1-GC2435 Bolivia: A Case Study in Sustainable Development.............. 3.0 GLOB1-GC2580 Movement Building Around Sex Trafficking in India: Theory and Practice................................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC3000 China s Reemergence: The Changing Political, Economic, and Social Landscape........................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC3005 Cuba in the World: An Intercambio........................ 3.0 GLOB1-GC3010 Ghana: A Case Study in Development...................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC3020 South Africa: Challenges of Transformations.................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC3025 The Arab-Israeli Conflict............................. 3.0 GLOB1-GC3040 The Two Worlds of India: Poverty and the Economic Rise of New India........................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC3070 Moscow: Security, Stress, and Stability in the New Russia.......... 3.0 Optional Courses Students may take the following courses with approval from the program. GLOB1-GC3905 Internship...................................... 3.0 GLOB1-GC3915 Independent Study................................ 3.0 Total number of required credits 42 Credits 7 P1415-0096 1/15