Georgia Tech's Master's in International Affairs requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. In addition, students must demonstrate economics literacy and foreign language familiarity.
Economics
Students must demonstrate economics literacy through the successful completion of courses in microeconomics and macroeconomics either prior to entering the program or during the program. Students may also complete equivalent courses at other institutions. There are several options for completing the economics requirements during the program:
- Microeconomics — ECON 2106 or 6105
- Macroeconomics — ECON 2105 or 6106
- Combination courses — Instead of taking two separate classes for microeconomics and macroeconomics, students can take one class, ECON 2100 or 2101, to count for both.
Please note:
- 2000-level courses will fulfill the economics requirement but will not count toward the 42 credits you need to graduate.
- Only two courses at the 3000/4000 level will count toward the 42 credits you need to graduate. All courses at the 3000 and 4000 levels must be for a letter grade to count towards the degree.
- No more than one graduate elective can be taken on a pass/fail basis. Economics classes are considered electives and may be taken pass/fail at the graduate level.
Foreign Language
Students in the M.S. in International Affairs program must demonstrate foreign language familiarity. Foreign language familiarity is defined as a minimum of two years of college-level work in a single language. Native speakers of other languages are exempt from this requirement.
If not fulfilled prior to admission, this requirement can be fulfilled while in residence or can be demonstrated through an exam taken in the School of Modern Languages. All modern languages are acceptable. Latin is not an acceptable substitution.
Currently, language courses at Georgia Tech are only available at the undergraduate level.
If you take language classes on the 1000 or 2000 level, they will count towards the language requirement, but not towards the 42 credits needed to graduate.
If you take language classes in the 3000 or 4000 level, they can count towards the graduate degree if taken for a letter grade (not pass/fail). Only two courses at the 3000/4000 level will count towards the 42 credits you need to graduate.
Students may take graduate-level language courses at other colleges through cross-enrollment if the courses are available.