BIS in Individualized Study/Accelerated MA in Global Affairs Postgraduate Programme By George Mason University |TopUniversities

BIS in Individualized Study/Accelerated MA in Global Affairs

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Main Subject Area

Computer Science and Information SystemsMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Computer Science and Information Systems

Study Level

Masters

The BIS program offers you a distinctive opportunity to complete your degree. BIS has a flexible curriculum: As a BIS student you create an interdisciplinary concentration to meet your own educational needs. BIS have mechanisms for translating nontraditional academic experiences into credit: As a BIS student you will be able to integrate your previous experiences into university course work. Through the BIS degree, you can advance professionally, prepare for graduate or professional school, or position yourself for a career change. The advisers and faculty are committed to helping you build on your life experience to create a satisfying and rewarding degree program. The Master of Arts in global affairs is an interdisciplinary program offering students the opportunity to engage in advanced study of a broad range of global issues. Students complete a core curriculum that provides the knowledge and skills to think and act globally and then select a specialization. The possible specializations include courses offered by academic departments across the university. All students in the program take part in a residency abroad, typically two weeks in duration, and complete a capstone seminar. Graduates enter the workforce or move forward in their already-established international and domestic careers in the public sector, non-governmental organizations, and international business. Highly qualified undergraduates in major may apply to the accelerated master’s degree in global affairs. If accepted, and depending on their undergraduate major, students will be able to earn a bachelor’s degree in their major and a master’s degree in global affairs after satisfactory completion of 144 credits, sometimes within five years.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Computer Science and Information Systems

Study Level

Masters

The BIS program offers you a distinctive opportunity to complete your degree. BIS has a flexible curriculum: As a BIS student you create an interdisciplinary concentration to meet your own educational needs. BIS have mechanisms for translating nontraditional academic experiences into credit: As a BIS student you will be able to integrate your previous experiences into university course work. Through the BIS degree, you can advance professionally, prepare for graduate or professional school, or position yourself for a career change. The advisers and faculty are committed to helping you build on your life experience to create a satisfying and rewarding degree program. The Master of Arts in global affairs is an interdisciplinary program offering students the opportunity to engage in advanced study of a broad range of global issues. Students complete a core curriculum that provides the knowledge and skills to think and act globally and then select a specialization. The possible specializations include courses offered by academic departments across the university. All students in the program take part in a residency abroad, typically two weeks in duration, and complete a capstone seminar. Graduates enter the workforce or move forward in their already-established international and domestic careers in the public sector, non-governmental organizations, and international business. Highly qualified undergraduates in major may apply to the accelerated master’s degree in global affairs. If accepted, and depending on their undergraduate major, students will be able to earn a bachelor’s degree in their major and a master’s degree in global affairs after satisfactory completion of 144 credits, sometimes within five years.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
Other English Language requirements: Students are required to have paper-based TOEFL of 570 and 230 on the computer-based TOEFL ; overall band score of 59 on the Pearson Test of English.

Jan-2000

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