The Fletcher School

A Graduate School of International Affairs

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Fields of Study

All MIB students balance their education by taking a series of required core classes in addition to having the flexibility to pursue individual interests through elective classes. The core provides a foundation of skills and knowledge while the variety of electives allows students to customize their education to suit their own interests.

International Affairs Fields

  • Development Economics
  • Human Security
  • International Business and Economic Law
  • International Environment and Resource Policy
  • International Information and Communication
  • International Monetary Theory and Policy
  • International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
  • International Organizations
  • International Political Economy
  • International Security Studies
  • International Trade and Commercial Policies
  • Law and Development
  • Pacific Asia
  • Political Systems and Theories
  • Public International Law
  • Southwest Asia and Islamic Civilization
  • United States
  • More details on the International Affairs fields.


International Business Fields

Students must complete three courses in a single field to fulfill the field of study requirement. Each field has one required class and two electives. * denotes required course for the field.

International Finance and Banking
  • International Financial Management *
  • Seminar on Global Financial Services
  • Seminar on World Financial Markets
  • Corporate Finance and Banking: A Comparative East Asian Perspective
  • Islamic Finance and Banking
  • International Accounting Theory and Application in Global Capital Markets
  • Large Investment and International Project Finance (.5 credit)
  • Risk Management in Banking (.5 credit)
  • Global Investment (.5 credit)
  • International Entrepreneurship (.5 credit)
Strategic Management and International Consultancy
  • International Business Strategy and Operations*
  • Field Studies in Global Consulting
  • Seminar on Strategic Management in Privatizing and Deregulating Industries
  • Understanding and Managing International NGOs
  • Asian Business Groups
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Managing International Alliances (.5 credit)
  • International Entrepreneurship (.5 credit)
  • Corporate Governance in International Business and Finance (.5 credit)
International Marketing
  • Marketing Research and Global Intelligence*
  • Seminar on Advanced Topics in International Marketing
  • Marketing for NGOs and the Public Sector
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • International Entrepreneurship (.5 credit)
  • International Public Management
  • International Public and NGO Management
  • Non Profit Budgeting and Accounting for Social Responsibility
  • Seminar on Strategic Management in Privatizing and Deregulating Industries
  • Marketing for NGOs and the Public Sector
  • Field Studies in Global Consulting
  • Microfinance: Issues and Breakthroughs
  • Microenterprise in Emerging Markets
  • Seminar on Actors in Global Governance
  • International Auditing and Corporate Governance of For-Profit and Nonprofit Organizations (.5 credit)
International Public and NGO Management
  • Non Profit Budgeting and Accounting for Social Responsibility
  • Seminar on Strategic Management in Privatizing and Deregulating Industries
  • Marketing for NGOs and the Public Sector
  • Field Studies in Global Consulting
  • Microfinance: Issues and Breakthroughs
  • Microenterprise in Emerging Markets
  • Seminar on Actors in Global Governance
  • International Auditing and Corporate Governance of For-Profit and Nonprofit Organizations (.5 credit)