A Flexible Degree for Experienced Global Professionals
Executive Master's in International Relations (EMIR)
Experienced professionals looking to fill gaps in their resume, advance their career or internationalize their expertise will benefit from the Maxwell School’s accelerated master's program designed especially for midcareer executives. Our interdisciplinary executive master’s in international relations (E.M.I.R.) attracts diverse professionals from NGOs, government ministries, federal agencies and a variety of nonprofit and private sector organizations.
Program Overview
Like our traditional master of arts in international relations, students of this interdisciplinary program focus their studies around one of six career tracks and select from an array of electives and regional coursework. This 30-credit program can be completed full time in one calendar year or at your own pace.
Executive Master's in IR Core Requirements
The E.M.I.R.. requires 30 credits, 9 of which satisfy the core requirements of the program. These three courses include:
- PAI Executive Education Seminar: Managerial Leadership
- PAI Master’s Project Course
- either PSC Comparative Foreign Policy OR PAI Governance and Global Civil Society
The remaining 21 credits will be divided into three categories: 1) those that constitute a specific career track for the student (9 credits), 2) those that are focused on a particular region of the world (3 credits), and 3) electives from the range of relevant courses offered across the Maxwell School departments (9 credits). Some of these elective courses may be selected, with permission, from another college or school of the University.
Executive Master's in IR Career Tracks
Students in the E.M.I.R. program choose three courses (9 credits) from one of the following career tracks:
- Foreign Policy
- Global Development Policy
- Global Markets
- Global Security
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Transnational Organizations and Leadership
Executive Master's in IR Regional Foci
Students in the E.M.I.R. program choose one course (3 credits) from one of the the following regions:
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- Latin America
- Middle East
Concurrent Certificates of Advanced Study (Optional)
- Conflict and Collaboration
- Data Analytics for Public Policy
- Health Services Management and Policy
- Leadership of International and Non-Government Organizations
- Postconflict Reconstruction
- Public Leadership and Management
- Security Studies
Seeking reconciliation in polarized times
I loved the diversity of my classmates and my exposure to real-world problems...The experience shaped my vision for where I wanted to be in the future, giving me the skills to build relationships with multicultural audiences.”
Zachary Krahmer '21 E.M.I.R.
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