Programme Structure

To receive the award of Master of International and Public Affairs candidates must complete 8 courses plus a capstone project successfully within 2 years for part-time study or 1 year for full-time study. In selecting courses candidates must meet the following requirements:

• 2 compulsory courses;
• No fewer than 4 core courses; and
• No more than 2 elective courses.

The combination of course, for example, should include 6 core courses (including 2 compulsory courses) plus the equivalent of 2 courses from one of the following options:

• 2 more core/elective courses.
• Overseas study/internship (equivalent to one or two elective courses).
• Graduate exchange program with George Washington University (GWU), The Elliott School of International Affairs (students will have to take 9 credit hours of coursework at GWU to fulfill the U.S. residency requirement, with the understanding that 3 credit hours of coursework at GWU is equivalent to 1 MIPA elective course).
• Graduate exchange program with Seoul National University (SNU), Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS).
• Graduate exchange program with Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva (GIIDSG).