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MA in International Relations at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

The MA in International Relations is run by the Department of International Relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies. Students complete core courses in at least three of four areas (Theory and Policy, Political Economy, Security Studies, Regional Studies).

Faculty: Pardee School of Global Studies (Graduate School of Arts & Sciences)  |  Department: International Relations  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

One statistics course (such as CAS MA 113, MA 115 or IR 702), graduate-level reading proficiency in a foreign language, a master's research or policy paper and an oral defence before three professors.

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Entry requirements

GRS master's applicants submit transcripts, a CV/resume and, for most programmes, a personal statement; the GRE is not required unless a programme states otherwise.

Requirements published at program group level.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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