Master of Science in International Affairs, Science, and Technology

The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs offers a single-year, 30-credit hours Master of Science in International Affairs, Science, and Technology (MS IAST). The MS IAST program offers students the conceptual foundations and practical policy analysis of issues at the intersection of international politics, science, and technology. With increasing concerns about a globalizing international environment and the ability to address emerging technological and political challenges, this master’s degree is timely.

Students will be exposed to issues related to energy, the environment, information and communication technologies, space policy, disruptive technologies, intelligence, arms control, and other contemporary issues. These substantive areas reflect ongoing, evolving, and emerging technological trends currently facing policy makers, technologists, innovators, analysts, non-governmental organizations, the military, local populations, and other relevant actors.

Core Requirements
INTA 6102International Relations Theory3
INTA 6003Empirical Research Methods3
INTA 8000Seminar in Science, Technology and International Affairs I3
INTA 8001Seminar in Science, Technology and International Affairs II3
International Affairs, Science and Technology Electives9
Strategic Decision Making
Modeling, Forecasting, and Decision Making
International Trade and Technology Transfer
Scenario Writing and Path Gaming
Technology and Military Organizations
Strategy and Arms Control
Modernization and Development
Innovation, the State and Industrial Development in International Perspective
Modeling, Simulation and Military Gaming
Information and Communication Technologies and Global Development
Comparative Science and Technology Policy
Special Topics (Space Policy)
Special Topics (International Affairs and Technology Policy)
Special Topics (Networks, Infrastructure, and Security)
Special Topics (The Problem of Proliferation)
Special Topics (Intelligence and International Security)
Special Topics (Big Data and Security)
Special Topics (Data Analysis and Visualization)
Special Topics (Energy and International Security)
Special Topics (Environmental Politics)
Special Topics (Transatlantic Relations)
Free Electives 19
Total Credit Hours30
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6000-8000-level courses