International Relations The American College of the Mediterranean

Overview

A defining characteristic of ACM programs is the synthesis of academic and experiential learning. MAIR candidates will have the chance to conduct field studies and short-term research in Brussels, Strasbourg, Geneva, Paris, Madrid, Rabat, and Istanbul. With ACM’s network of international scholars, intellectuals, and politicians, students will observe international organizations such as the European Commission, the European Parliament, the World Trade Organization, NATO, and various consulates and embassies in North Africa and Turkey.

All students admitted into the International Relations master program from The American College of the Mediterranean will be required to take French language and culture courses in the Fall and Spring semesters of the program. If admitted students are Francophone speakers with high proficiency, they will fulfill the language requirement in either Arabic or Spanish.

The MAIR is a thirty-six credit hour, one-year program consisting of required three-credit core and language courses (15 credits), several different electives (9 credits), a required thesis workshop in the first semester (1 credit), an intersession traveling seminar (3 credits), a required thesis seminar during the second or summer semester (2 credits), an internship during the second or summer semester (3 credits), and finally a Master’s Thesis (3 credits) submitted at the completion of the program. At the end of the thesis workshop, the student will be assigned a thesis advisor and choose a thesis topic. The second semester thesis seminar will develop the thesis abstract, literature review, and thesis methodology. Students will continue to work on the Master's Thesis with their advisor and submit it no later than July 31st for successful completion of the program.