General Admission Contact
The New School for Social Research
Office of Admission
72 Fifth Avenue, 1st floor
New York, NY 10011
212.229.5600 or 800.523.5411
SocialResearchAdmit@newschool.edu
Program Contact
International Affairs Program
72 Fifth Avenue, 7th floor (Map)
New York, NY 10011
intaffairs@newschool.edu
Phone: 212.206.3524
Fax: 212.924.1292
Directors and Coordinators
Sean Jacobs, Director, Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs
Mark Johnson, Chair, MS International Affairs
Everita Silina, Chair, MA International Affairs
Program Staff
Questions about academic and student affairs should be directed to NSSRAcademicAffairs@newschool.edu.
International Affairs at The New School in New York City is designed to cultivate engaged, reflective global citizens who can help make the world more inclusive, just, and sustainable. The most pressing contemporary challenges—from the rise of authoritarian regimes and refugee crises to youth unemployment and climate change—demand the kind of in-depth understanding of complex global systems, new perspectives, real-world experience, and commitment to social justice that our programs provide.
Named among the top international affairs programs by the Foreign Policy Association, our graduate programs in International Affairs are distinctive in the tradition of The New School for Social Research: critical, engaged, and truly global. NSSR offers an exciting intellectual atmosphere that emphasizes creative research based in real-world engagement and application. As part of a university that houses the #1 design school in the United States, NSSR opens up pathways for interdisciplinary collaboration with world-class faculty and students from across The New School and in our centers, institutes, and labs.
Throughout your course of study as a graduate student, you learn to apply conceptual frameworks that go beyond mainstream paradigms to analyze contemporary social issues and offer alternative theories. These frameworks reflect diverse views of the West and East, the North and South, and plural theoretical traditions such as post-Westphalian IR, the Human Rights approach to development, and critical security studies. You benefit from multiple opportunities to participate in field-based learning and career exploration throughout your studies, and you complete your degree by undertaking a capstone project, which can take the form of a research thesis or portfolio or a practicum project.
Located at the heart of the global capital of international diplomacy, business, and social activism, The New School contributes to and fosters public debates about urgent social and political issues, often with distinguished invited speakers. The city offers opportunities for internships in diverse fields and organizations, allowing students to explore career options. Integrate theory, policy, and practice through field-based learning in practicum projects, UN Summer Study, and our one-of-a-kind International Field Program.
Throughout your course of study as a graduate student, you learn to apply conceptual frameworks that go beyond mainstream paradigms to analyze contemporary social issues and offer alternative theories. These frameworks reflect diverse views of the West and East, the North and South, and plural theoretical traditions such as post-Westphalian IR, the Human Rights approach to development, and critical security studies. You benefit from multiple opportunities to participate in field-based learning and career exploration throughout your studies, and you complete your degree by undertaking a capstone project, which can take the form of a research thesis or portfolio or a practicum project.
Located at the heart of the global capital of international diplomacy, business, and social activism, The New School contributes to and fosters public debates about urgent social and political issues, often with distinguished invited speakers. The city offers opportunities for internships in diverse fields and organizations, allowing students to explore career options. Integrate theory, policy, and practice through field-based learning in practicum projects, UN Summer Study, and our one-of-a-kind International Field Program.
The New School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.