Curriculum
The Master of Science in International Affairs and Global Enterprise is a 39 credit hour degree program. Students without prior experience with an international organization are also required to complete an internship for a total of 42 credit hours. The curriculum is divided into seven core courses and six elective courses. Students must also complete a major research project before graduation. The typical full-time student can complete all of the required curricula in approximately two academic years.
There is also an option for MIAGE students to earn a language and culture certificate from the Department of World Languages. Students may also register for undergraduate language courses in addition to their graduate coursework to fulfill the MIAGE degree's language requirement or out of personal or professional interest.
Current MIAGE Course Catalogs
Download the current MIAGE course catalogs for upcoming semesters using the links below:
2025 SPRING MIAGE COURSE CATALOG
2024 Summer MIAGE Course catalog
2024 Fall MIAGE Course catalog
The MIAGE core curriculum provides students with a strong foundation in international affairs and global enterprise. Click below to learn more about each of the MIAGE core classes:
IAGE 6800
Foundations of International Affairs and Global Enterprise
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ECON 6520
Multinational Firms: International Trade and Investment
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POLS 6630
Foundations of International Organizations
PADMN 6289
Research Design for Public Administrators
IAGE 6900
Capstone Seminar in International Relations and Global Enterprise
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International Internship
An internationally related internship is required for students with less than six months of professional experience at the beginning of the program.
IAGE 6910
International Affairs and Global Enterprise Internship
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The Master of Science in International Affairs and Global Enterprise offers a wide variety of elective credits that provide students with the ability to customize their course list to fit their individual and academic goals. MIAGE students must complete a minimum of 6 elective courses from a wide range of departments at the University of Utah.
MIAGE students are encouraged to explore the University course catalog each semester for other courses related to their international area of interest since each department regularly offers new courses. A detailed list of approved available courses is released each semester. Students are not limited to this list, but non-listed courses must be approved by the program manager and the class instructor before enrollment.
While MIAGE students have been able to take the classes on that list, that does not necessarily mean that all students have the background knowledge assumed of students in the class. MIAGE students should contact course instructors before registration to introduce themselves and determine if they can succeed in the course. MIAGE students are also limited to one 5000-level course during the program of study. Some faculty are open to cross-listing their course at the 6000 level and adding additional work. Contact instructors early to explore this option.
IAGE 6800 Foundations of International Affairs and Global Enterprise
IAGE 6800 Foundations of International Affairs and Global Enterprise is designed to be an integrative offering and culminating in an independent research and writing project that demonstrates the student's in-depth knowledge and understanding of a particular internationally-related topic. This should be a business or management-related topic explored from a socio-cultural or political economy context and drawing from different disciplines. The project provides students with the opportunity to integrate themes developed throughout the program. Attention will be given to ethical quandaries in cross-cultural and international administrative transactions.
MGT 6790 International Management
MGT 6790 International Management is designed to prepare students to be managers in an international setting. It does this by exposing students to a wide variety of issues related to exporting, importing, and foreign investment. The class will be divided into 6 units which will address international business and its cultural foundations, management of the systems governing international trade and U.S. trade policy, intellectual property rights considerations, performing broad due diligence, managing risk in an international setting, and the specific strategic tactics of doing business internationally.
ECON 6520 Multinational Firms: International Trade and Investment
ECON 6520 Multinational Firms: International Trade and Investment has a microeconomics focus, emphasizing firm and industrial organization, imperfect competition theory and empirical evidence; Part II is a macroeconomics focus, emphasizing national development interactions with the MNE and international trade and empirical evidence.
POLS 6630 Foundations of International Organizations
POLS 6630 Foundations of International Organizations concentrates on the history and functions of public (IGO) and private (NGO) international organizations. Special efforts will be devoted to examining the changing roles of both IGOs and NGOs with regarding both member and non-member states.
PADMN 6289 Research Design for Public Administrators
PADMN 6289 Research Design for Public Administrators introduces scholarly approaches to research and problem solving: assessing relevant literature, formulating research questions, generating relevant evidence, and constructing reasoned arguments. Focuses on design issues of experimental, quasi-experimental, non-experimental and interpretive methodologies as well as standards for evaluating research.
LAW - Selected Options from Law School
LAW 7270 in the fall semester is strongly recommended for all MIAGE students, but other courses may be chosen pending program and instructor approval. Examples of other law classes can be found in the electives list below.
LAW 7270 International Law
This is the foundational international law course. Through the study of historical and contemporary issues, this course introduces the basic doctrines and institutions of public international law. Using these issues as a context for understanding how the international legal system operates, the course explores classical, modern, and contemporary doctrines and theories about international law. In addition to studying the substantive legal issues of self-determination, human rights and the law of war, the course will cover treaties and conventions; the development of customary law; and the role/identity of individuals, states and international organizations in the international legal system.
Please note that students must obtain instructor permission prior to registration.
IAGE 6900 Capstone Seminar in International Relations and Global Enterprise
The Capstone Seminar in International Affairs and Global Enterprise is a case-based course that:
- Provides opportunities for students to review and integrate concepts, issues, and problems from across the field of global enterprise
- Provides a forum for students to apply theories, principles, and skills from across the required courses to real-world cases
- Evaluates students' abilities to analyze cases critically and make and defend decisions
- Requires students to design, organize and write a research paper that demonstrates well developed analytical and communicative skills.
IAGE 6910 International Affairs and Global Enterprise Internship
An internationally related internship is required for students with less than six months of professional experience at the beginning of the program. Students who must complete the internship should register for 3 credits of IAGE 6910: IAGE Internship or 3 credits of HNKLY. The internship should be an estimated 300 hours total, or 20 hours/week for a semester, but can be project-based.