Global Affairs Joint Degree (MA)

This joint-degree program combines the resources of Yale’s graduate Global Affairs program with those of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. Students studying for this joint degree gain a cross-disciplinary understanding of the scientific, political and economic aspects of international resource management and environmental issues.  This joint degree is strongly supported by the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs.
 

Degrees

Students in the three-year joint program earn a Master of Arts degree (MA)in Global Affairs from Yale’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS)and one of four degrees from the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES), Master of Environmental Management (MEM),Master of Environmental Science (MESc), Master of Forest Science (MFS), or Master of Forestry (MF).
 
Pursuing a joint program reduces the total time of study by one year.
 

Course of Study

Each environment degree program requires a completion of 36 credits as well as a summer internship and a thesis or a capstone project.  In addition, all joint-degree students are required to attend three weeks of technical skills training before beginning their studies at FES.  These are hands-on workshops, offered every August, that teach plant identification, ecosystems management, land measurement, and urban ecosystem analysis. Please see Degree Programsat FES for more information.
 
For the Master of Arts in Global Affairs, there are three required foundation courses.  The remainder of courses are tailored to the students particular academic and career interests.  For more information on curriculum, please see Courses.
 

Admissions

Each school individually admits students in accordance with its own criteria. Prospective students may apply to the program prior to matriculation by submitting a separate application to each school during a single admissions cycle. For more information on admission, please visit FES Masters Admissionsand theGraduate School of Arts and Sciences.
 

Tuition

Students pay tuition for three semesters at FES, and three semesters at GSAS.  Fellowships awarded to joint degree students from the Global Affairs program are applied to the semesters in which the student is enrolled through GSAS. For information on fellowships offered to Global Affairs students, see Jackson Institute Tuition & Funding. For more information on applying for financial aid at FES, please see the FES financial aid website.