- Degree
- Master of Arts in International Affairs
- Course location
- Berlin
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- English is the official language of instruction at the Hertie School. Students do not need to be able to speak German.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Application deadline
- • 1 December 2025: early-bird deadline*
• 15 January 2026: non-EU priority deadline
• 15 February 2026: EU priority deadline
• 1 May 2026: final application deadline
*Students who submit their application by 1 December will automatically receive a tuition waiver, which can also be combined with other scholarships.
Before submitting your application, remember to read our admission requirements (https://www.hertie-school.org/en/mia/admissions?utm_source=daad&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=degreedatabases) carefully.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- 9,625 EUR
- Additional information on tuition fees
- Tuition for the two-year MIA programme at the Hertie School is currently 38,500 EUR (9,625 EUR per semester).
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- The Master of International Affairs (MIA) (https://www.hertie-school.org/en/mia?utm_source=daad&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=degreedatabases) is a two-year, full-time programme taught entirely in English that equips students with tools of international policy-making to tackle global challenges and devise sound policy proposals in a global multi-level system. Understanding how to navigate this complex landscape of diverse actors and disciplines is at the core of the programme. The MIA programme prepares students for positions requiring a profound understanding of today's global policy challenges in government, diplomacy and international organisations, business and civil society.
Specialise in one area of international affairs
Students attend courses in global politics, international law and security policy. In a practice course on international negotiation, students gain highly applicable skills in conflict management, EU problem-solving or international diplomacy.
In their second semester, students choose one area of concentration:
• International security – Tackle today's global security problems in national government, international organisations, NGOs, think tanks and academia as well as the private sector.
• European governance – Gain a solid foundation in the EU's internal workings and explore the interaction between EU and national law, politics and policy.
• Human rights and global governance - Focus on human rights and international law, and understand the complex challenges posed by multinational policy-making.
Additionally, students take courses from a wide portfolio of electives to deepen their expertise in a field of international affairs. These courses give students the knowledge, concepts and tools they need to write their Master's thesis on a concrete problem in international policy.