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Key facts

  • Program
    Master's
  • Duration
    2 years
  • Program
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    38,000USD
  • Start date
    Jan, Aug, Sep

Program overview

What Middle Tennessee State University says about their program:

The Master of Arts degree in International Affairs can open a new world of career opportunities in an increasingly globalized world. The graduate program provides students with a unique combination of analytic research and practical applications tools. The degree track appeals to students with an intense interest in and desire for work in professional international fields and/or study at the doctoral level. Highly qualified faculty teach the latest research methods in international issues; skills to organize field projects and work in interdisciplinary teams; and theoretical and methodological tools to evaluate national or international policies. Graduates also will have opportunities to develop a complete understanding of foreign cultures.

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Admission requirements

English requirements

Undergraduate

- IELTS: score of 5.5 or above - TOEFL iBT: score of 61 or above (Computer-based 173 or above or paper-based 500 or above. The MTSU institution code is 1466.) - Duolingo English Test: with a score of 85 or above - iTEP: score of 3.5 or above - For transfer students, completion of English 1010 and 1020 at a US university - The ELS completion certificate of level

Graduate

- TOEFL IBT: minimum score 71; TEST CODE for MTSU is 1466 - IELTS: overall score of 6 - UMELI: minimum score of 85 - ELS Level 112 Certificate of Completion - Duolingo English Test: minimum score of 95

Entry requirements

Undergraduate

- Official high school or university transcripts - GPA of 2.75 - ACT/SAT are optional

Graduate

- GRE, GMAT, or MAT depending on the program - GPA of 2.75 (Grade Point Average of 4.0 scale) is required for unconditional admission - Required minimum scores vary by academic departments - Submit a course-by-course evaluated transcript from a NACES evaluation service for all non-US college/university transcripts
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Fees and funding

Funding

International Student's Scholarship

Scholarships in the amounts of $4,000, $8,000, and $16,000 per academic year are available and are merit-based. Applicants are automatically considered for a scholarship when admitted and notifications will be included in the admission letter. The scholarships are renewable annually during the course of a student's full-time enrollment but do not include summers.

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition

    US$26,000 per year

  • Graduate tuition

    US$38,000 per year

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