Degree Requirements

The Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in International Relations is a combined degree which is conferred by the International Relations program of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Law. This joint degree program offers students a unique opportunity in developing the knowledge and skills necessary to enter into a career in the international field, including a basic social science understanding of international relations as well as contemporary features of international affairs. The student may specialize in a specific area of interest such as Global Markets, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Global Development Policy, Global Security, Transnational Organizations and Leadership, and Foreign Policy.

Questions and inquiries may be addressed to Joshua Kennedy, Associate Director of Graduate Studies, International Relations, 215 Eggers Hall, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (443-5339; jjkenn01@syr.edu).  Students with general questions and inquiries concerning procedures regarding joint degrees should contact Courtney Abbott Hill, Associate Director for Student Life, Suite 220 College of Law (443-1146, cabbotth@law.syr.edu).