Bachelor of Arts in Individualized Major/Master of Science in Global Affairs

New York University

The Gallatin School of Individualized Study and the School of Professional Studies’ Center for Global Affairs (CGA) offer a dual-degree program to enable students to earn both a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Gallatin’s Individualized Major and a Master of Science (MS) in Global Affairs in less time than it would take to complete the programs separately. The MS in Global Affairs is an interdisciplinary, applied, terminal credential with eight concentrations and three specializations including energy and the environment, gender studies, transnational security, peacebuilding, IR/global futures, human rights/international law, global economy, and international development/humanitarian assistance. The curriculum provides the global insight, skills, and contextual perspectives of international affairs and prepares students for international affairs jobs across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.This dual degree is designed for academically strong undergraduate students with an equally strong passion for international affairs, and provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to engage in graduate-level international affairs courses. Students admitted to the BA-MSGA dual degree program will accelerate their progress to an MS degree in Global Affairs by earning 9 units of the 42 units required for the degree during their undergraduate program. These 9 units comprise three MS required core courses. Students may count up to 9 of these units toward both the BA and the MS degrees. Full-time students who complete three MS core courses as part of the BA degree can complete both degrees within five years and a total of 161 units. Taken separately, both degrees would take a minimum of six years and a total of 170 units.

Gallatin School of Individualized Study