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. Currently, there are three courses not listed in Albert; we are working to correct this.
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 Electives
REQUIRED COURSES
INTRL-GA 3992.001 Writing for International Affairs
Instructor: Frances Chamberlain
Day/Time: Mo 3:30pm-6:15pm
Course Dates: TBA
This is a 2-credit course; course meets on select dates for nine meetings. Course will not meet every week. Students should contact the course instructor (fc64@nyu.edu) for more details.
INTRL-GA 3992.002 Writing for International Affairs
Instructor: Barbara Borst
Day/Time: Tu 6:15pm-9:00pm
Course Dates: 01/28, 02/04, 02/11, 02/18, 02/25, 03/03, 03/10, 03/31, 04/07
This is a 2-credit course; course meets on select dates for nine meetings.
INTRL-GA 3992.003 Writing for International Affairs
Instructor: Barbara Borst
Day/Time: Fr 12:30pm-3:15pm
Course Dates: 01/31, 02/07, 02/14, 02/21, 02/28, 03/06, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10
This is a 2-credit course; course meets on select dates for nine meetings.
INTRL-GA 4000.001 M.A. Thesis Seminar
Topics: Security; Balance of Power; Great Power Relations; Nationalism; State-Building; Nation-Building; Foreign Policy
Instructor: Shinasi Rama
Day/Time: Tu 9:30am-12:00pm
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, shinasi.rama@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.
INTRL-GA 4000.002 M.A. Thesis Seminar
Topics: Balkan Region; Policy Analysis; Humanitarian Intervention; Gender and Security; Nationalism; Transitional Justice; Sociology; United Nations; NATO; Other International Organizations; Inter-ethnic Conflict and Rights; Human Rights
Instructor: Anna Di Lellio
Day/Time: We 12:30pm-3:00pm
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, adl229@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.
INTRL-GA 4000.003 M.A. Thesis Seminar
Topics: Comparative Politics (democratization, regime change, social movements, revolutions, state failure/state-building, political institutions, civil-military relations, ethnicity, gender issues, etc.); Middle East Politics; Political Theory
Instructor: Asli Peker
Day/Time: Th 6:20pm-8:50pm
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, asli.peker@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.
INTRL-GA 4000.004 M.A. Thesis Seminar
Topics: Political Economy; Development; Resource Conflicts & International Conflict; International Political Economy; Institutions
Instructor: Muserref Yetim
Day/Time: We 9:30am-12:00pm
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, with your thesis topic, description, and proposed thesis supervisor.
Please click here for MA Thesis Handbook, Formatting Guide, Supervision Form, and Thesis Reader Sheet.
INTRL-GA 4000.005 M.A. Thesis Seminar
Topics: U.S. Foreign Policy and Its History (including interventionism and the use of force, discourse and ideology, domestic politics and institutional structures); Modern Global & International History (including the history of international relations and world order); Culture and Globalization; Humanitarianism; Genocide and Political Violence (including terrorism)
Instructor: John Fousek
Day/Time: We 6:00pm-8:30pm
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, john.fousek@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.
INTRL-GA 1320.001 Capstone Project
Instructor: Michael John Williams
Day/Time: We 3:30pm-6:00pm
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, mjwilliams@nyu.edu for more information and for permission to enroll.
IR CORE
INTRL-GA 1600.001 Global & International History
Instructor: Federico Sor
Day/Time: Mo 6:20pm-8:50pm
Course only open to IR MA students.
INTRL-GA 1700.001 International Relations
Instructor: Mehmet Tabak
Day/Time: Th 3:30pm-6:00pm
Course only open to IR MA students.
IR ELECTIVE CORE
INTRL-GA 1450.001 Regional & Comparative Politics
Instructor: Asli Peker
Day/Time: Th 12:30pm-3:00pm
Course only open to IR MA students.
IR ELECTIVES
INTRL-GA 1740.001 Humanitarian Intervention
Instructor: Anna Di Lellio
Day/Time: Th 6:20pm-8:50pm
Course can be applied as elective for International Law concentration.
INTRL-GA 1743.001 National Security Strategies of Countries in the Middle East
Instructor: Charles Freilich
Day/Time: Fr 9:00am-12:00pm
INTRL-GA 1744.001 Global Finance
Instructor: Giuseppe Ammendola
Day/Time: Tu 12:30pm-3:00pm
INTRL-GA 1745.001 U.S. National Security
Instructor: Joseph Helman
Day/Time: Sa 1:00pm-3:30pm
Students outside of the MA in IR Program should email ir.masters@nyu.edu to request permission.
INTRL-GA 1748 U.S. Foreign Policy
Instructor: Michael Williams/John Fousek
Day/Time: Th 12:30pm-3:00pm
INTRL-GA 1750.001 Natural Resource Conflicts
Instructor: Muserref Yetim
Day/Time: Mo 9:30am-12:00pm
INTRL-GA 1754.001 UN Peacekeeping & Peacebuilding
Instructor: Patty Chang
Day/Time: We 3:30pm-6:00pm
INTRL-GA 1768.001 Strategic Planning: A Hands-On Workshop
Instructor: Charles Freilich
Day/Time: Fr 12:30pm-3:00pm
INTRL-GA 1773.001 Country Risk Analysis
Instructor: Akram Esanov
Day/Time: Fr 9:30am-12:00pm
INTRL-GA 1779.001 Nation Building
Instructor: Shinasi Rama
Day/Time: Mo 12:30pm-3:00pm
INTRL-GA 1783.001 U.S. Policy Toward Eastern Europe
Instructor: Damian Leader
Day/Time: Tu 12:30pm-3:00pm
INTRL-GA 1785.001 / POL-GA 2774 Pol Econ of the Pacific Basin
Crosslisted course. Sponsored by the Politics Department.
Instructor: David Denoon
Day/Time: We 6:20pm-8:20pm
INTRL-GA 1788.001 Conflict, Justice & Human Rights
Instructor: Arnaud Kurze & Ruti Teitel
Day/Time: We 6:20pm-8:50pm
Course can be applied as elective for International Law concentration.
INTRL-GA 1792.001 U.S. Policy in the Asia-Pacific
Instructor: James Nolt
Day/Time: Mo 3:30pm-6:00pm
INTRL-GA 1793.001 Radicalization & Religion
Instructor: Colette Mazzucelli
Day/Time: Fr 12:30pm-3:00pm
Please note that this course is a blended (in-person and technology-mediated) seminar. Please contact the instructor for more details.
INTRL-GA 1731.002 South Asian Politics & War
Instructor: Maha Aziz
Day/Time: Th 3:30pm-6:00pm
INTRL-GA 1731.001 Women's Human Rights
Instructor: Sheila Dauer
Day/Time: Tu 3:30pm-6:00pm
INTRL-GA 1731.004 Authoritarianism, Democracy, Populism: Latin America in a Global Perspective
Instructor: Federico Sor
Day/Time: We 12:30pm-3:00pm
INTRL-GA 1731.005 Branding: Places & Nations
Instructor: Ido Aharoni
Day/Time: Tu 9:30am-12:00pm
INTRL-GA 1732.001 Armed Forces & Society
Instructor: Michael Williams
This 2-credit course meets for J-Term in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Enrollment carries an additional program fee. See link for more information.
INTRL-GA 3991.001 Reading and Research
Permission code required to enroll in course. Please email ir.masters@nyu.edu with the faculty adviser, research project topic, and number of credits
GENERAL ELECTIVES
MA in IR students have the option to complement their degree with an elective concentration. Below are the Spring 2020 courses that may count as concentration elective credits. For students without an elective concentration, the following courses may count towards their general elective credits. Courses offered by other GSAS programs and NYU schools may require permission of instructor and/or the program offering the course. Please review the registration instructions on the program's web pages for more information.
Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
Politics Courses
Graduate level courses offered by the Department of Politics.
Politics courses may count as general elective course credits. Please check with relevant websites for information and permission to enroll.
POL-GA 3501 China and the Civilization State Note this course will also count towards Asian Studies concentration electives.
Area Studies Courses
The Program in International Relations encourages students to develop regional expertise. IR students have full access to graduate courses offered in the following departments. Please check the department websites for more information on their current course offerings. Regional and Area Studies courses fill 'general elective' requirements for the MA in International Relations.
Africana Studies
Graduate level courses offered by Africana Studies.
Asian Studies
Graduate level courses offered by East Asian Studies.
European Studies
Graduate level courses offered by the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies.
EURO-GA 3112 Law and Religion in Europe
Israel Studies
Graduate level courses offered by Israel Studies.
Latin America and Caribbean Studies
Graduate level courses offered by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
Graduate level courses offered by Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.
Russian and Slavic Studies
Graduate level courses offered by Russian and Slavic Studies.
NYU Law School
Approved International Law courses offered by the Law School.
Please note that the Law School Calendar differs from the University and that courses require a form with instructors' permission. MA in IR students adhere by the add/drop deadlines and refund schedule for the Graduate School of Arts and Science, and not those of the Law School. See the University Academic Calendar here.
Stern School of Business
Graduate level courses offered by the Stern School of Business.
- Please note that the Stern Graduate course scheduling and registration differ from the Graduate School of Arts & Science, but MA in IR students must adhere to the add/drop deadlines and refund schedule for the Graduate School. The NYU GSAS add/drop deadline is often before the first classes are held at other schools such as Stern. Students who are enrolled in Stern courses should make sure to obtain syllabi and other materials to carefully evaluate courses due to differing add/drop deadlines. Please contact ir.masters@nyu.edu if you need any clarification on the add/drop deadline.
- Students may now search for Stern courses on Albert, but in order to get the exact courses that are open to non-Stern students, they should still use the course search on the Stern website.
- Please know that Stern professors DO NOT manage course enrollment, requisites, or the registration process. Stern professors cannot override closed or restricted courses, nor can they provide requisite waivers. Registration for Stern courses must be requested via your IR Faculty Advisers and not by students directly. Please review the NYU non-Stern student registration process here. Please submit the completed form to your supervisor on the day that the cross-registration period begins. As a reminder, if a student is using a prior degree to satisfy prerequisites, a copy of the transcript must be included with the cross-registration form. Requests without supporting documentation will be automatically denied.
- Stern will no longer be issuing permission codes. Instead, they will be entering student-specific permissions into the system. Once a student is approved for a course, advisors will notify the student to complete the registration in Albert. Students will only have 2 weeks from the date of approval to register for the course. Once the two weeks are up, the permission will expire. Stern will not be extending deadlines.
- Registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis. This means that even though students may have received approval for registration, they are not guaranteed a seat in the course. They will need to register as soon as possible to secure their seat. Students will now be able to drop courses directly in Albert without having to notify Stern.
Other Courses
The Program in International Relations encourages students to develop a regional and/or functional expertise and may take graduate-level courses from other NYU programs to satisfy 'general elective' requirements for the MA in International Relations. Please note that only NYU graduate-level courses may count towards the MA degree. Please check the department websites for more information on their current course offerings.