Course variations

Course summary

This program is offered in law and international relations leading to an M.A. degree in international relations and a J.D. degree in law. To complete the joint degree, students must complete the requirements for the IR degree, though only a total of 12, not 16, courses are required. None of these courses may be Law School courses, though two of the IR concentration requirements may be fulfilled through courses at Yale Law School.

Program modules

The modules include INRL 507bU, Contemporary Arab Political Reform, INRL 514au/ARCH 4216au, Globalization Space: Global Infrastructure and Extra state craft, INRL 524a/HPA 599a/LAW 20576/PHIL 709a/PLSC 594a, Global Health Ethics, Politics, and Economics, INRL 525au, Global Health Research: Methodological and Ethical Considerations, INRL 527aU, Comparative and International Bioethics, INRL 528bu/HPA 592b, Strategic Thinking in Global Health, INRL 549b/E&RS 652b, The European Union’s Contemporary Challenges, INRL 559aU, Evolution of Central Banking and Financial Regulation, INRL 560a/ECON 544a, Economic Analysis, INRL 561b/ECON 708b, International Economic Analysis, INRL 566aU/AFST 766a, Comparative Welfare Policy in Developing Countries, INRL 572bu, U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Twenty-First Century, INRL 574aU/MGT 911a, The Next China, INRL 585a/NELC 507au, Modern Arab Thought, INRL 592a/PLSC 662au/MGT 586a, Strategy, Technology, and War, INRL 597bu, Democrats at War, INRL 610b, Topics in Modern Middle East Studies, INRL 611b, Globalization and Grand Strategy: The United States, Rising Asia, and the Persian Gulf in the Twenty-First Century, INRL 619a, U.S.-Iranian Diplomacy, INRL 620a, Research Seminar in Medical Anthropology and Global Health, INRL 622a/HIST 718a, Social Movements in Comparative Perspective, INRL 623b, Food, Health, and Society in Global Perspective, INRL 624b, The Role of Water in Infectious Disease, INRL 627b/HPA 531b, Health in Societies in Transition: Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union, INRL 634b, Citizenship in Transatlantic Perspective, INRL 640a, Democracy Promotion: Theory and Practice, INRL 650b, Non-State Actors in World Politics, INRL 654b, Violence: State and Society, INRL 657a/HIST 759a, One World? International History, 1914–1991, INRL 658b/HIST 802b, Classic and New Approaches to International History, INRL 660b/PLSC 693b, International Political Economy, INRL 686a/LAW 20568, Sexual Rights: Perspectives from International and Comparative Law, INRL 688a/LAW 20555, Comparative Feminisms and Law, INRL 691b, Sites of Global Leadership, INRL 692a/LAW 20559, Human Rights and Difference, INRL 695b, Strategies of World Order, INRL 700a, The Foundations and Evolution of the International System, INRL 711b/MGT 585b, Washington and Wall Street: Markets, Policy, and Politics, INRL 713b, Critical Issues in Development Policy, INRL 720a, Central Issues in American Foreign Policy, INRL 725b, Terrorism and Counterterrorism, INRL 730au, The United Nations and the Maintenance of International Security, INRL 760a, Policy Workshop, INRL 765b, Contemporary Issues in American Diplomacy and National Security, INRL 771a, Applied Methods of Analysis, INRL 900a or b, Directed Reading.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants must have taken introductory courses in microeconomics and macroeconomics prior to matriculating; three years of college language study or its equivalent is strongly encouraged; full-time work or volunteer experience is strongly preferred; prior experience in the fields most relevant to international affairs or international study - history, political science, and economics; a curriculum vitae as part of the application packet; GRE scores preferably 660 in the verbal, 690 in the quantitative, 5 in analytic writing. They should not substitute the GMAT or LSAT for the GRE. Students whose native language is not English and who did not earn their undergraduate degree at a university where English is the language of instruction must also take the TOEFL or IELTS exam. The minimum score required for the TOEFL is 610 on the paper-based exam, 253 on the computer-based exam, or 102 on the internet-based exam. For the past three years, the median score of those admitted was 670 on the paper-based exam, 290 on the computer-based exam, and 114 on the internet-based exam.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

Yale University

Department name

Jackson Institute for Global Affairs