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MA Global Studies at University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley, United States

Programme overview

The MA degree in Global Studies (GS) is a one-year Masters program. It is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide the fundamentals of contemporary international issues as well as detailed knowledge on particular world regions or countries. The MA degree in Global Studies provides wide flexibility in crafting an individual interdisciplinary program.

Faculty: Graduate Division  |  Department: Global Studies Graduate Group  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Curriculum Students must COMPLETE a minimum of 24 units, at least twelve of which must be graduate-level course work (courses numbered 200-299). Two-thirds of all course work must be letter-graded. Thus no more than a third of all units may be taken on an S/U or P/NP grading basis.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including International, Nonprofit.

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Application information

Duration: 1 year

Apply through the official page: https://grad.berkeley.edu/admissions/

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