For more information about the admissions process and to submit an application, please click on the Admissions FAQ and GSAS Application Resource Center links. More information about our program such as degree requirements, course descriptions, and faculty profiles may be found throughout our website. If you have any questions about the program or the admissions process that are not addressed, please contact us at ir.masters@nyu.edu.
Admissions
Spring 2020: CLOSED
Fall 2020: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
All application materials must be received by 5 p.m. eastern time on the deadline date. If an application deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal U.S. holiday, then the next business day will be the deadline date. Please find the application and other guidelines here.
To apply, please visit the GSAS website here.
Applications to the MA program in International Relations are accepted for the Fall and Spring semesters only. Applications to the joint MA program in International Relations and Journalism are accepted for the Fall semester only.
Students interested in applying to the MA in IR programs must do so through the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS). The deadline to apply for Spring 2020 was November 1st, 2019. The deadline to apply for Fall 2020 is Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020.
Prospective students to the joint MA program with Journalism need only submit one application but should review the special instructions for applying to the joint program.
For more information about the admissions process and to submit an application, please visit the GSAS Application Resource Center.
Each year the Program in International Relations receives many more applications for our MA-degree program than available seats. As such, applicants are highly encouraged to apply by the Graduate School's priority deadline of January 4th for Fall admission and November 1st for Spring admission. IR at NYU is a small program—focused on our students with the goal of producing quality graduates, rather than quantity. Therefore, we keep the number of students we take quite low to ensure the level of quality and personal attention that defines the MA in IR at New York University.