Global Risk, Master of Arts at Johns Hopkins University

Programme overview

The MA in Global Risk is a 13-month, full-time, in-person, cohort-based programme at SAIS Europe in Bologna combining economics, finance, political science, history and international relations to analyse global risk factors.

Faculty: School of Advanced International Studies | Department: SAIS Europe (Bologna, Italy) | Duration: 13 months full-time; 50 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Baltimore, MD, United States

What you will study

A summer term (Microeconomic Risk and International Trade, Statistics, Math Review), fall (Macroeconomic Risk, Risk in International Politics and Economics, Corporate Finance, two electives), spring (Strategic Foresight for Political Risk Analysis, Quantitative Approaches to Risk Assessment, two electives) and a second-summer capstone internship report or 10,000-word research paper. Graduation requires a cumulative GPA of 2.67.

Career pathways

Graduates work in finance, manufacturing, energy and consulting, and for multilateral organizations and governments.

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