Special Fall 2021 Course Note: The anticipated teaching method is indicated underneath each course listing.
- Online/Remote - All course meetings and materials will be online/remote. No in-person classroom meetings scheduled.
- In Person - Courses meet in-person during scheduled times.
Note: The current course listings below are tentative and subject to change at any time.
Please see Academic Calendar for other important dates regarding registration and bursars deadlines. Continuing students should discuss your course plan with your faculty advisor before enrolling in classes. If you do not know who your IR faculty adviser is, please email ir.masters@nyu.edu to inquire. Students enrolling in Stern, Law School, or other school courses should consult notes here.
Courses are subject to sufficient student enrollment, need for course, and/or availability of classroom space. If canceled, enrolled students will be notified by the program. Please notify ir.masters@nyu.edu if you see a discrepancy between the course listing below and on Albert Course Search.
For classroom locations, please see the Classroom Location Chart.
Available course descriptions are linked below.
Please note: Students may take any core course as an elective if they have satisfied the required core courses.
Quicklinks:
Required Courses | IR Core | IR Elective Core | IR Electives | General & Concentration Electives
REQUIRED COURSES
INTRL-GA 3992.001 Writing for International Affairs
ONLINE/REMOTE
Instructor: Frances Chamberlain
Day/Time: We 1:00pm-3:40pm
Course Dates: 9/8, 22; 10/6, 20, 27; 11/3, 17; 12/1, 8
Course only open to IR MA degree students.
This is a 2-credit course; course meets on select dates for nine meetings.
INTRL-GA 3992.002 Writing for International Affairs
ONLINE/REMOTE
Instructor: Barbara Borst
Day/Time: Mo 4:15pm-6:45pm
Course Dates: 9/13, 20, 27; 10/4, 18, 25; 11/1, 8 & Tu 10/12 (Legislative Monday)
Course only open to IR MA degree students.
This is a 2-credit course; course meets on select dates for nine meetings.
INTRL-GA 3992.003 Writing for International Affairs
ONLINE/REMOTE
Instructor: Frances Chamberlain
Day/Time: Mo 4:15pm-6:45pm
Course Dates: 9/13, 27; 10/11, 25; 11/8, 15, 22; 12/6, 13
Course only open to IR MA degree students.
This is a 2-credit course; course meets on select dates for nine meetings.
INTRL-GA 4000.001 M.A. Thesis Seminar
IN PERSON
Instructor: Muserref Yetim
Day/Time: Tu 1:00pm-3:40pm
This is a 2-credit course; select dates will be announced via the syllabus.
Permission code required to enroll in course. Please email the instructor, my397@nyu.edu, and ir.masters@nyu.edu with your thesis topic, description, and proposed thesis supervisor.
Please click here for MA Thesis Handbook, Formatting Guide, Supervision Form, and Thesis Reader Sheet.
IR CORE
INTRL-GA 1600.001 Global & International History
IN PERSON
Instructor: Mehmet Tabak
Day/Time: M 4:15pm-6:45pm
Course only open to IR MA degree students.
INTRL-GA 1600.002 Global & International History
ONLINE/REMOTE
Instructor: Federico Sor
Day/Time: Sa 10:00am-12:30pm
Course only open to IR MA degree students.
INTRL-GA 1600.003 Global & International History
IN PERSON
Instructor: Federico Sor
Day/Time: Th 1:00pm-3:40pm
Course only open to IR MA degree students.
INTRL-GA 1700.001 International Relations
ONLINE/REMOTE
Instructor: Shinasi Rama
Day/Time: W 1:00pm-3:40pm
Course only open to IR MA degree students.
INTRL-GA 1700.002 International Relations
IN PERSON
Instructor: Mehmet Tabak
Day/Time: Th 4:15pm-6:45pm
Course only open to IR MA degree students.
INTRL-GA 1700.003 International Relations
IN PERSON
Instructor: Mehmet Tabak
Day/Time: F 10:00am-12:30pm
Course only open to IR MA degree students.
IR ELECTIVE CORE
INTRL-GA 1120.001 Quantitative Analysis I
IN PERSON
Instructor: Matthew Stevens
Day/Time: W 7:00pm-9:30pm
Course only open to IR MA degree students.
INTRL-GA 1900.001 World Economy
IN PERSON
Instructor: Muserref Yetim
Day/Time: M 1:00pm-3:40pm
Course only open to IR MA degree students.
IR ELECTIVES
INTRL-GA 1740.001 Humanitarian Intervention
IN PERSON
Instructor: Anna Di Lellio
Day/Time: Tu/Th 9:30am-10:45am
INTRL-GA 1743.001 National Security Strategies of Countries in Middle East
IN PERSON
Instructor: Charles Freilich
Day/Time: F 1:00pm-3:40pm
INTRL-GA 1751.001 The US in the World
IN PERSON
Instructor: John Fousek
Day/Time: F 4:15pm-6:45pm
INTRL-GA 1752.001 Terrorism & Counterterrorism
IN PERSON
Instructor: Stuart Gottlieb
Day/Time: Tu 7:00pm-9:30pm
INTRL-GA 1756.001 / NEST-GA 2005.001 Middle East Politics
IN PERSON
Cross-listed course with Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies
Instructor: Asli Peker
Day/Time: Th 1:00pm-3:40pm
INTRL-GA 1757.001 Middle East and US Foreign Policy
IN PERSON
Instructor: Joseph Helman
Day/Time: Sa 1:00pm-3:30pm
Course only open to IR MA degree students.
INTRL-GA 1759.001 Asia-Pacific International Relations
IN PERSON
Instructor: David Adelman
Day/Time: Th 4:15pm-6:45pm
INTRL-GA 1760.001 Conflict Resolution
ONLINE/REMOTE
Instructor: Colette Mazzucelli
Day/Time: Fr 1:00pm-3:30pm
INTRL-GA 1761.001 Political Economy of International Trade
IN PERSON
Instructor: Akram Esanov
Day/Time: Tu 4:15-6:45pm
INTRL-GA 1768.001 Strategic Planning: A Hands-On Workshop
ONLINE/REMOTE
Instructor: Charles Freilich
Day/Time: Th 7:00pm-9:30pm
INTRL-GA 1778.001 Immigration & Transnationalism -- CANCELED
Instructor: Roy Germano
INTRL-GA 1781.001 / EURO-GA 2670.001 A Modern Mediterranean Region
IN PERSON
Instructor: Jasmine Samara
Day/Time: M 10:15am-12:15pm
INTRL-GA 1784.001 Multinational Corporations
IN PERSON
Instructor: Giuseppe Ammendola
Day/Time: Tu 4:15pm-6:45pm
INTRL-GA 1786.001 Human Rights, Arts, and Memory
BLENDED: Students not physically present at NYU Washington Square in Fall 2021 may join the course via zoom. Please inform the instructor by email at arnaud.kurze@nyu.edu if you plan to join the course via zoom. All other students will attend the course in-person as scheduled in the assigned classroom.
Instructor: Arnaud Kurze
Day/Time: We 7:00pm-9:30pm
INTRL-GA 1794.001 Nationalism & Ethnicity
ONLINE/REMOTE
Instructor: Shinasi Rama
Day/Time: We 4:15pm-6:45pm
INTRL-GA 1798.001 Political Risk & Prediction
IN PERSON
Instructor: Maha Aziz
Day/Time: Th 7:00pm-9:30pm
INTRL-GA 1731.001 Global Environmental Governance
IN PERSON
Instructor: Robert Dry
Day/Time: M 1:00pm-3:40pm
INTRL-GA 1731.002 Rethinking Security in the 21st Century
IN PERSON
Instructor: Asli Peker
Day/Time: Tu 1:00pm-3:40pm
INTRL-GA 1731.003 / EURO-GA 2162.002 Transitions to Democracy in Europe
IN PERSON
Instructor: Thomas Zittel
Day/Time: Th 12:30pm-2:30pm
INTRL-GA 3991.001 Reading and Research
Permission code required to enroll in this course. Please email ir.masters@nyu.edu with the faculty adviser, research project topic, and the number of credits.
GENERAL & CONCENTRATION ELECTIVES
MA in IR students have the option to complement their degree with an elective concentration. For students without an elective concentration, any approved concentration elective may count towards their general elective credits. Please see here for the list of electives and more information.
Please note that only NYU graduate-level courses may count towards the MA degree. Courses offered by other GSAS programs and NYU schools may require the permission of the instructor and/or the program offering the course. Please review the registration instructions on the program's web pages for more information.