Overview

School of Policy and International Affairs / School of Policy and International Affairs is located in Orono, ME, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Global policy

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	8
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Optional
Other Advanced Degrees	Varies Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Optional

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

45

Applied

33

Accepted

14

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

34

Total Graduate Students

26%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	5.88%
White or Caucasian	55%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.94%
Unknown	8.82%

Gender

Male (58%)

Female (41%)

Faculty

7

Total faculty

Full-time - 2

Part-time - 5

Male (4)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Global governance of refugees, migration, climate change, and peacebuilding. international political economy, and the dynamics of political conflict, foreign direct investment, nationalism, and the geopolitics of supply chains with a focus on east asia. situation analysis, strategy formulation, impact articulation, and influence mapping in fragile and transitional countries. climate change security.

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

1,278,337

Location & Contact

Address 168 College Ave
Orono, ME  4469
United States

Contact Capt. James Settele
Director
Email: james.settele@umit.maine.edu
Phone: 207-581-3153

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