Global Affairs and Public Policy: Global Affairs MGA

Master of Global Affairs

Program Description

The Master of Global Affairs (MGA) is a two-year professional program, consisting of four sessions of coursework and a compulsory summer internship. The purpose of this program is to provide an outstanding professional, multidisciplinary education to train the next generation of global leaders of international institutions, global civil society, and business. This program is open to applicants from all disciplinary backgrounds.

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy's additional admission requirements stated below.

  • An appropriate bachelor's degree with a minimum standing in the final year equivalent to at least a University of Toronto B+.

Program Requirements

This is a two-year program taken on a full-time basis over 20 consecutive months. Students must successfully complete a total of 9.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows.

Year 1:

  • 3.5 FCEs in core courses (seven half courses).

  • 1.0 FCE in elective courses. Of these, 0.5 FCE must be chosen from the following: GLA2027H Ethics and Global Affairs, GLA2029H The Sustainability Imperative: Implications for Global Affairs and Public Policy, or GLA2034H Decision Making and Strategic Thinking.

  • At the end of Year 1, students must declare an emphasis as part of their degree program. They must complete 1.5 FCEs of coursework in order to successfully complete the emphasis; see details on the emphases below. Students who take part in an exchange are exempt from this requirement.

    • Students who elect to complete both an exchange and an emphasis may apply up to 1.0 FCE in exchange courses towards their emphasis, with approval of the director of the professional master’s programs.

Summer session between Years 1 and 2:
  • GLA1007Y Global Internship (1.0 FCE).
Year 2:

  • 1.0 FCE in core courses: GLA2000H Capstone Seminar and GLA2111H Research Methods for Capstone.

  • Additional 2.5 elective FCEs (five half courses) at the 2000 level from the Munk School. A maximum of 1.0 FCE may be taken from graduate programs outside the Munk School.

Program Length

5 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S/F/W)

Time Limit

3 years full-time