I spent two years of my life, along with tens of thousands of dollars earning a Master of Arts in International Administration from the University of Miami. It’s basically a professional degree in international affairs or international relations. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed my time there and learned a lot. But nowadays, you can obtain a world class education online, even one in international affairs, for free. Notice I said education and not a degree. At this time, you can’t yet earn the entire international affairs degree online for free, but you can certainly take classes. And if you wish to pay a little bit of money per class (comparatively), your classes can be “verified”. I put that in quotation marks because it doesn’t really mean anything yet, but maybe it will one day.
If you love International Relations/International Affairs like I do, you’re going to love this. I’m going to teach you how to earn an a world class International Affairs/Relations education for free, from the comfort of your home.
These are the curricula for a few universities that are consistently ranked among the best international affairs/relations schools in the world.
Georgetown University – Master of Science in Foreign Service
- International Trade
- International Relations
- Globalization
- Statistics
- Plus numerous electives
Columbia University – Master of Arts in International Affairs
- Foundations of International Relations
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Quantitative Analysis
- Management and Administration of Nonprofit Organizations
- Nonprofit Financial Management
- Plus numerous electives
Johns Hopkins University – Master of Arts in International Relations
- Conflict Management
- Global Theory and History
- International Law and Organizations
- International Political Economy
- Energy, Resources and Environment
- Statistical Methods
- American Foreign Policy
- Comparative Politics
- Plus numerous electives
Master of Arts in International Administration at the University of Miami.
This is the program that I had the privilege of graduating from.
- World Affairs
- International Organizations
- Global Cultures, Communications and Religion
- Organizational Administration
- International Administration
- International Business Finance
- International Political Economy
- Productivity in Political Organizations
- Ethical Behavior in Political Organizations
- Practicum
This is the Pedro International Relations Program
- International Business Environment and Global Strategy – Indian Institute of Management
- Managing People from a Global Perspective – Thunderbird School of Global Management
- Global Business in Practice – Georgetown University
- International Organizations Management – University of Geneva
- Communicating in a Global Context – Thunderbird School of Global Management
- Intercultural Communication and Conflict Resolution – UC Irvine
- Globalization’s Winners and Losers: Challenges for Developed and Developing Countries – Georgetown University
- The Challenges of Global Poverty – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- The Challenges of Global Health – Duke University
- The Global Financial Crisis – Yale University
- Configuring the World, Comparative Political Economy – Universiteit Leiden
- Global Diplomacy – Diplomacy in the Modern World – University of London
- International Trade – George Mason University
- International Finance – George Mason University
- International Human Rights Law – Duke University
Going through these classes and taking them seriously means that you’ll acquire all the knowledge that a student gains throughout the course of a world class International Affairs/Relations program. You can also do it on your own time, from anywhere in the world, and for free.
Is it equivalent to a traditional degree? No, it’s not. You’ll lose out on a plethora of free workshops, seminars, and bootcamps that graduate programs offer. You’ll miss out on networking opportunities, campus events, and the ability to build relationships with faculty and staff. Also, you won’t be able to claim a degree from any one of these schools. You might have the knowledge, but not the paper.
Still, for those who have college degrees or even graduate degrees, the knowledge is enough to take the next jump in your career.
I would love to hear bout your experiences with these free classes.