WHAT IS A MASTER’S DEGREE IN PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS? Master in Public Affairs/Policy Master in (MPA/MPP) Public Health (MPH) trains students to analyze, a non-clinical degree that create and implement trains students for a career policies to address the in public health. most pressing problems in society. PUBLIC POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MASTER’S DEGREE Master in Public Joint Degree Administration (MPA) (MPA/JD/MBA) trains students in public trains students for a career policy/IA and another in the management of discipline; i.e., public programs. law, business. Undergraduate Post-Graduate Required Tests Fellowships Coursework Work Experience for Admission Each graduate program has its own criteria for financial aid and While there is no “right” major, Master’s degree students come Most programs require applicants awards; it is important to review undergraduate coursework should from a range of professional back- to take and submit the GRE before those policies on each school’s include a combination of the grounds in the public, private and the application deadline; it is website. In addition, there are in- following: non-profit sectors. They also often important to find out each school’s dependent programs that provide • Social sciences (politics, sociol- have volunteer and internship requirements well before the appli- funding assistance for graduate ogy, psychology) experiences that showcase their cation is due. studies in public policy or interna- • Quantitative methods (mathe- focus on the public good. tional affairs such as: matics, statistics, economics) English language test (TOEFL/ • AmeriCorps • Linguistic and cultural proficien- IELTS) scores are usually required • Charles B. Rangel Fellowship cy (foreign languages, anthro- Leadership Skills for all non-native English-speaking • Fulbright Foreign Student pology, humanities) applicants unless they have re- Students often demonstrate Program • And other fields related to ceived a bachelor’s or advanced leadership in their college and • Thomas Pickering Graduate an applicant’s interests (law, degree from an accredited col- post-graduate jobs, volunteer work Foreign Affairs Fellowship science, management). lege/university where English and extracurricular activities. • Harry S. Truman Scholarship is the language of instruction. Foundation WHERE DO PUBLIC AFFAIRS GRADUATES WORK? Examples of Career Paths PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC VS. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION CAREERS CAREERS (unelected public/civil servants) Policy Analyst Heads of City, County, Regional, State and Federal Departments Foreign Service Officer Municipal Budget Directors Deputy Director Human Resources Economic Advisor City Managers Elected Official Census Managers NGO Program Director State Mental Health Directors Ambassador Cabinet Secretaries THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM COURSES: ECONOMICS APPLIED STATISTICS POLITICS LAW HISTORY THE SCIENCES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (ASPIA) www.apsia.org WILSONSCHOOL @WWSADMIT Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, FOLLOW US and Administration (NASPAA) www.naspaa.org Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) www.ppipprogram.org Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Princeton University Robertson Hall Princeton, NJ 08544-1013 [email protected] P. 609-258-4836 F. 609-258-2095 wws.princeton.edu.