Joint Master of Arts in Political Science and Master of International Business
Students may earn a Master of International Business (MIB) and the Master of Arts in Political Science with a concentration in international affairs by completing the requirements of each degree. The program allows students to use some courses in each degree to satisfy the requirements of the other.
To be accepted into the joint program, students will have to be admitted separately into the graduate program of each department. In addition, students will have to satisfy any and all prerequisites of each degree program.
Each department accepts nine graduate hours of coursework, as defined below, from the other department toward the fulfillment of the 33 hours required in each of the two degree programs. Specifically, the Department of Political Science accepts the three required courses in the MIB curriculum toward the 33 hours required by the M.A. degree. The Department of International Business accepts six hours of graduate coursework in the fields of international politics or comparative politics in Area F of its curriculum and three hours of graduate coursework in the fields of international politics or comparative politics in Area D of the MIB curriculum.
Students who have completed MBA 8011 or DSc 3100 will be exempt from completing the requirements of POLS 8800 and 8810 and may therefore substitute other graduate courses for them. Students considering writing a thesis or entering the doctoral program in Political Science should consult with the graduate director before exempting POLS 8800 and 8810. Students having completed POLS 8810 need not take MBA 8011 or DSc 3100 in order to be admitted to the MIB program.
While serving the international internship of the MIB degree, students may be able to collect data for the thesis requirement of the Political Science degree. Students must consult with the graduate director of Political Science about this possibility and should do so at least three months prior to departure. A thesis committee composed of two members of the faculty of Political Science and a member of International Business may be used. For information about the Institute for International Business (IIB) at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business please visit their website.
