The School of Policy and International Affairs administers the Master of Arts in Global Policy. Under the degree, a student specializes in a concentration; current concentrations include International Environmental Policy, and International Commerce and Trade. The Program is also developing a range of additional concentrations, e.g., International Public health – prospective students are encouraged to visit the School’s website for the most up-to-date information on possible concentrations. Each concentration includes a range of elective courses that focus on policy and policy choices; students learn how to analyze situations, evaluate courses of action, and make recommendations.
The Global Policy degree is a two-year Master’s program open to students with a Bachelor’s degree. An undergraduate degree in policy is not essential for admission. However, there are certain prerequisites the student is required to have completed before entering the graduate program, including: Intermediate Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Theory; Introductory Statistics; and intermediate competency in a foreign language.
Five core seminars define the body of knowledge considered fundamental to the student’s ability to assume a role in global public policy development and analysis. These core courses include Methods of Inquiry and Research, Issues in World Economy, Contemporary International Relations, Global Justice, and a Public Service Seminar. All students are required to participate in an international internship. Additional specific requirements also apply and are listed in the School’s Graduate Student Handbook.
The School has a number of scholarships available for qualified students that are awarded on a competitive basis. There are also funds available to students for travel and international internship support.
The School supports a graduate resource center/reading room.
The School aims to have 15 to 25 graduate students from around the U.S. and abroad. Students working on research and teaching projects can receive some support dollars for travel and other related costs.
Applications should be in by early spring for timely processing and evaluation.
Correspondence:
The School of Policy and International Affairs
206 Winslow Hall
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5782
teisl@maine.edu
Cooperating Graduate Faculty
James Acheson, Professor of Anthropology and Marine Sciences
Aria Amirbahman, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
George Criner, Director and Professor, School of Economics
Habib Dagher, Director, Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center; Professor of Civil/Structural Engineering; Bath Iron Works Professor of Structural Engineering
Elizabeth DePoy, Professor of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies and Social Work
Per Erik Garder, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Stephen Gilson, Coordinator and Professor of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies; and Professor of Social Work
Gisela Hoecherl-Alden, Associate Professor of German; Director, New England Universities Study Abroad Consortium
Anthony Halog, Assistant Professor of Industrial Ecology, LCA and Systems Sustainability
G. Paul Holman, Visiting Associate Professor of International Affairs
Stephen Hornsby, Director, Canadian-American Center; Professor of Geography and Canadian Studies
Michael Howard, Chairperson and Professor of Philosophy
Gary Hunt, Professor, School of Economics
Edward Jadallah, Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction (Specialization Social Studies Education)
Adrienne Kearney, Associate Professor of Economics
Omar Khan, Assistant Professor of Marketing
Roger King, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Robert J. Lilieholm, E.L. Giddings Associate Professor of Forest Policy, School of Forest Resources
Laura Lindenfeld, Assistant Professor, Communication and Journalism and the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
John F. Mahon, Dean, College of Business, Public Policy and Health; Director, Maine Business School
Ivan Manev, Associate Dean, College of Business, Public Policy and Health; Nicolas M. Salgo Professor of Business Administration
George Markowsky, Professor and Chair, Department of Computer Science
Paul A. Mayewski, Director and Professor, Climate Change Institute; Professor, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Kenneth L. Nichols, Professor of Public Administration
Michael “Mick” Peterson, Libra Foundation Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Paul “Jim” Roscoe, Professor, Dept. of Anthropology; Professor, Climate Change Institute
Jonathan Rubin, Professor, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and School of Economics
Daniel H. Sandweiss, Dean & Associate Provost for Graduate Studies; Professor of Anthropology and Quaternary and Climate Studies
Seth Singleton, Visiting Associate Professor of International Affairs
Mario Teisl, Director, School of Policy and International Affairs; Professor, School of Economics
James W. Warhola, Professor of Political Science