Navy
As a value-based institution, graduate study at the University of San Diego will instill in students a more sophisticated understanding of global processes of change, coupled with better analytical and managerial tools. Graduate courses are small (fewer than 20 students in most cases) and conducted in seminar format, with substantial student participation. The content and rigor of the program are designed to help students to understand and participate in world affairs while enhancing the students' career prospects in the Navy and beyond. The Master of Arts program in International Relations is organized around a 10-course (30 units) curriculum in international affairs and comparative politics.
Courses
are offered on a rotating basis, every six weeks as opposed to semester system.
The program may be completed in approximately fourteen months. However, students
have six years to complete the degree, which allows for personal and professional
breaks during course offerings. You accelerate through the program as your schedule
allows. Additionally, USD's regular tuition rate is reduced by 15% for students
in the Navy program.
Read some testimonials from MAIR Navy alumni here.
Naval War College Credit
Students who complete the NWC’s Web-enabled "Strategy and Policy" and/or "National Security Decision Making" courses with a B or better can transfer up to six units (three for each course) toward USD’s Master of Arts in International Relations degree.
Students enrolled in the Fleet Seminar Program can enroll in up to two MAIR courses (if space is available) with “special students” status (i.e., non-degree seeking) and then apply to transfer USD credit to the MA degree offered by the Naval War College.
Admission Information
Applications for admission to USD's International Relations program will be considered year-round. Prospective students should allow two months, from the time that their application packet is complete, for a final decision on admission.
Admission Requirements
- GRE - (there is no substitution for the GRE). Visit the GRE website here.
- Official Transcripts
- 24 undergraduate units in Political Science, Economics, and/or History
- Three letters of recommendation
Contact Information
For more information, contact USD's Department of Political Science and International Relations Graduate Director Dr. Edmonds-Poli in the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, Room 286A, call (619) 260-7802 or email her at edmonds@sandiego.edu. To apply online: http://www.SanDiego.edu/gradmiss/application.html
The Faculty
Delavan J. Dickson
Ph.D., University of Southern California; J.D., University of California, Los Angeles; Comparative and International Law
Casey Dominguez
Ph.D., University of California Berkeley
Patrick F. Drinan
Ph.D., University of Virginia; International Relations Theory, Politics in Russia
Emily Edmonds-Poli
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego; U.S.-Latin American Relations
Virginia L. Lewis
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara; Political Theory, Politics in Latin America
Vidya Nadkarni
Ph.D., University of British Columbia; American Foreign Policy, Politics in Russia, East/Central Europe, and South Asia
Noelle Norton
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara; American Politics
Lee Ann Otto
Ph.D., University of British Columbia; International Relations Theory, Politics in Japan and China
Michael Pfau
Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook; Politics in Germany, Corporate Political Risk
David Shirk
Ph.D., University of California , San Diego; Border Politics and Policy
Mike Williams
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Comparative Politics, Politics of sub-Saharan Africa
Randy Willoughby
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley; Politics in Europe, International Security
Adjunct Faculty
Peter Nuñez
J.D., University of San Diego School of Law
Carl Luna
Ph.D., American University, Washington, D.C.
Gary Gray
M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
