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Graduate programs at The American University of Paris are cross-cultural, comparative, and contemporary in outlook. They combine dynamic curricula, theoretical coursework, and practical applications of knowledge.

Close relationships between faculty and students, allows students to benefit from rigorous intellectual exchange and a global professional contact network.

Based in Paris since 1962, AUP is the oldest American institution of higher learning in Europe and is fully accredited in the United States offering 14 undergraduate majors and 9 Master's degrees.

The dual-language Master of Arts in International Affairs, Conflict Resolution, and Civil Society Development draws students to the University as a result of its outstanding faculty, unique bilingual offerings, and partnership with the Sorbonne (Paris I), one of France's leading educational institutions.

The MA in Global Communications produces graduates who are both analysts and actors in global change. The degree is based on theoretical work and cross-cultural pedagogy. Students take core courses in branding and identity politics, cultural diversity, and the political economy of global media as a basis for specialized academic courses and workshop-based classes.

The MA in Public Policy and International Affairs provides rigorous training in international relations theory and practice, and equips students with the analytical and quantitative tools for policy-making that are essential to promoting ethical and efficient policy reform in our interconnected world.

The MA in Middle East and Islamic Studies explores the Muslim world and the religion of Islam from various viewpoints, focusing in particular on the Middle East. With its rigorous curriculum and esteemed professors, the degree program encourages students of different backgrounds and faiths to engage in dialogue with one another.

The MA in Cultural Translation studies the meaning of culture in the context of mobility, migration, and translation. Works of art and culture are considered within supra-national, international, and global contexts, such as empires, population migrations, trade systems, and the circulation of objects and representations.

The MA in Cross-Cultural and Sustainable Business Management provides a balanced intellectual, theoretical, professional, and practical preparation in order to form a new generation of international managers for the increasingly interrelated global business environment requiring unprecedented active participation by the private sector in socioeconomic development.

The MA in Public Policy and International Law, in partnership with the University of Oxford, is a highly competitive, one-year program that provides indispensable tools for qualitative and quantitative public policy analysis, as well as essential foundational knowledge of public, environmental, and human rights law from a uniquely international perspective.


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Graduate Admissions
The American University of Paris
6, rue du Colonel Combes
75007 Paris, FRANCE

graduateadmissions@aup.edu

Tel: +33 1 40 62 07 20
Fax: +33 1 47 05 34 32
www.aup.edu/graduate
Main claims to international academic or non-academic excellence

Graduate programs at The American University of Paris are cross-cultural, comparative, and contemporary in outlook. They form a family of programs intimately aligned with AUP’s mission to educate citizens of the world. AUP graduate programs combine dynamic curricula, theoretical coursework, and practical applications of knowledge.

Close relationships between faculty and students characterize AUP graduate programs. AUP’s faculty privilege tutorial methodologies in their work with graduate students, allowing students to benefit from rigorous intellectual exchange and a global professional contact network.

Based in Paris since 1962, AUP is the oldest American institution of higher learning in Europe and is fully accredited in the United States as an independent college of liberal arts and sciences. AUP offers 14 undergraduate majors and five Master's degrees.

The dual-language Master of Arts in International Affairs, Conflict Resolution, and Civil Society Development (MIA) draws students to the University as a result of its outstanding faculty, unique bilingual offerings, and partnership with the Sorbonne (Paris I), one of France’s leading educational institutions.

The MA in Global Communications produces graduates who are both analysts and actors in global change. The degree is based on theoretical work and cross-cultural pedagogy. Students take core courses in branding and identity politics, cultural diversity, and the political economy of global media as a basis for specialized academic courses and workshop-based classes.

The MPA in Strategic Public Policy provides students with a strong theoretical background, ensuring solid exposure to policy framing, analysis, implementation, and evaluation. Through the program, students additionally gain methodological, and hands-on professional skills—all of which are crucial components for effectively dealing with the realities of policy making in democratic and internationalized contexts.

The MA in Middle East and Islamic Studies (MIL) explores the Muslim world and the religion of Islam from various viewpoints, focusing in particular on the Middle East. With its rigorous curriculum and esteemed professors, the degree program encourages students of different backgrounds and faiths to engage in dialogue with one another.

The MA in Cultural Translation (MCT) studies the meaning of culture in the context of mobility, migration, and translation. Works of art and culture are considered within supra-national, international, and global contexts, such as empires, population migrations, trade systems, and the circulation of objects and representations.

Information & Applications
Graduate Admissions
The American University of Paris
6, rue du Colonel Combes
75007 Paris, FRANCE

graduateadmissions@aup.edu

Tel: +33 1 40 62 07 20
Fax: +33 1 47 05 34 32
www.aup.edu

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School Information

Country
France
Address
6, rue du Colonel Combes PARIS
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Admissions Contact

Name
Keri Stone
Email
keri.stone@aup.edu

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