MBA/MA in International Relations at Boston University

Programme overview

For contact information, please visit the Questrom School of Business website and the Pardee School of Global Studies website.

Faculty: Graduate School of Arts & Sciences | Duration: 80 units required | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

For students enrolled in the Full-Time MBA Program, the Master of Business Administration and MA in International Relations requires a total of 80 units, including 32 IR units, 40 Questrom units, and 8 units taken in either IR, Questrom, or, by permission, elsewhere in the University.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should ideally have a bachelor’s degree in international relations, political science, or a related discipline such as history or economics. Applicants whose undergraduate coursework has been in fields not closely related to international relations will also be considered if they can demonstrate a commitment to and knowledge of international affairs through their career or extracurricular experiences.

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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