Curriculum | MAGR
The MAGR builds on the school’s strengths in multi-disciplinary analysis by introducing students to a broad array of concepts and tools from finance, social sciences, and international relations.
The cohort-based program starts with an intensive introduction to fundamental economic concepts as well as statistical and mathematical skills during a six-week summer term. The summer program provides two weeks of virtual instruction after which students continue on campus with an additional four weeks in the classrooms on campus.
During the fall semester, you will further develop your understanding of economics and focus on political and economic risks. You will explore the methodological problems associated with the analysis of risk and uncertainty and the different approaches to managing risk including how democratic societies can become politically unstable. You will also take a half-semester course in corporate finance providing the fundamentals in asset evaluation and investment analysis.
In the spring semester you will develop the main tools for geo-political risk analysis through foresight analysis and scenario planning and deepen your study of the principal sources of risk at the national and international levels. You will also be introduced to the main techniques for quantitative risk analysis employed in the financial industry and take two additional elective courses.
Term | Courses | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Summer |
| 2 weeks virtual 4 weeks on campus |
| Fall |
| 13 weeks plus final exams |
| Spring |
| 13 weeks plus final exams |
| Capstone |
| 10 weeks minimum |
Capstone
You will have the option to choose between a focused summer internship or an original 10,000-word research paper under the supervision of a Johns Hopkins SAIS faculty member. The capstone must be completed during your second summer term.
Sample Electives
Elective offered at the SAIS Europe campus including the following courses. Course offerings are subject to change from year to year.
- Europe in the World
- Democracy and its Discontents
- Energy and Climate Change
- Conflict Risk and Stability in Cyberspace
- East Asian Security
- Econometrics
- Civil Wars and Interventions
- Strategy and Policy
- Environmental Economics
- International Financial Crises
- Twin Pillars of the Gulf: Regional Rivalries, and Geopolitical Dynamics
- EU Integration and Political Crisis
- International Migration, Diasporas, and Development
- Technology, Innovation, and Strategy