蒙特瑞国际研究学院

Customize your master’s degree based on your interests and career goals.

Connect with Your Advisor

Your personal enrollment advisor is ready to help you navigate the application process, understand admission requirements, customize your program (see options below) to meet your career goals, exploring options for financing your education, and connect with current students, alumni, career advisors, and faculty. Connect with your enrollment advisor.

Learning Goals

The International Policy and Development curriculum is based on distinct learning goals that provide students with an in-depth knowledge of policy processes and systems in a variety of contexts.

Language Study and/or Intercultural Competence

Bridging cultural and linguistic barriers is key to a successful career in international policy, so you will take several content-based courses in your chosen language and/or courses in intercultural competence (ICC).

If you plan to work with, or in, a region where English is not the primary language of communication, you will want to develop your language skills at the Institute. In your language classes, you will have the opportunity to develop specialized vocabulary and content knowledge for your field of interest, give presentations, and improve your professional writing skills.

If English will be your primary language of communication, you may wish to focus on intercultural competence courses—and you can still take language studies if your schedule allows. ICC courses give you the opportunity to learn about managing global and cross-cultural teams, addressing issues of power and identity, and improving communications and outcomes.

If you are not sure, we encourage you to plan on taking both, and we will work with you to align your courses with your evolving career goals.

Specializations

You may pursue an optional career-oriented specialization:

Conflict Resolution and Social Justice
Evaluation and Analytics
Migration and Global Governance
Financial Crime Management
Intercultural Competence
Language Studies for Professional Purposes

Practicum Options

Put theory into practice through a professional practicum in the field or a related research course:

International Professional Service Semester
Practicum Project Seminar
Independent Practicum