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Otago is home to world-quality research and researchers passionate about their fields of study. International PhD students are eligible to pay domestic student fees, and can also apply for generous scholarship assistance.
The Master of International Studies (MIntSt) degree is of twelve month duration, and entails an intensive programme of postgraduate coursework and research in the multi-disciplinary field of International Studies. The aim is to develop in candidates the analytical skills and knowledge essential to understanding the contemporary world.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
The MIntSt program consists of four taught courses and a supervised 20,000 word research project. This is a truly multidisciplinary programme, and involves teaching from four academic disciplines: politics, law, economics and history. The four courses in the MIntSt program include International Politics, International Legal Issues, International History, and The Global Economy. All of the MIntSt teaching staff are available to provide academic supervision either on an individual basis or on a joint basis, and the research project may encompass more than one discipline. | WHAT SETS THIS PROGRAM APART FROM OTHERS
The MIntSt programme was designed to be distinctive in terms of both content and structure. Unlike other comparable postgraduate degrees in New Zealand, all of the component courses of the multidisciplinary MIntSt degree are taught exclusively at the post-Honours 500-level, whilst the dissertation component allows students to research particular topics of interest and gain valuable research skills.
The MIntSt programme is a truly international experience. Each year nearly 50% of students come from outside New Zealand. The programme has included students from China, Japan, Norway, Germany, Chile, the USA, Thailand, the UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Brunei, Malta, France, Switzerland and India. Many MIntSt students graduate to excellent positions all over the world. For example, there are graduates based in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs in Chile and Japan, working for Statistics Canada, producing a BBC Radio Foreign Studies series and working in an Environmental Think Tank in Geneva.
The MIntSt prepares students for leadership roles in professions that require international expertise: diplomacy, the public service, teaching, journalism or business. It can also serve as a foundation qualification for graduates interested in advancing to the PhD.
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