Fall 

Spring

1° year

Coursework

Core Courses
Research safety and ethics
Major Issues in International Affairs 1
Quantitative Methods
Academic Writing for International Studies and the Social Sciences
Participation in Guest lectures

Core Courses + Project Proposal
Major Issues in International Affairs 2
Proposal writing for International Studies
Participation in Guest lectures

DISCIPLINE IN-DEPTH (select one track)
Political Science/Law track:
Qualitative Research Methods in International Studies
Economics track:
Econometrics
International Economics  

Research 
Milestone: presentation of the proposal in the Graduate Student Conference

2° year

Research

Core Courses
Dissertation writing for International studies (1)
Participation in Guest lectures

Research
Milestone: draft chapter

Research 
Milestone: review of the literature

3° year

Thesis

Research 
Milestone: Draft chapter

Elaboration of Thesis 
Milestone: presentation of a chapter to the Faculty
Dissertation writing for international studies (2)

Teaching and Training 
Tutoring/teaching assistant
Vocational training (policy writing)
Soft skills - Project Writing: Tips and Tricks

Thesis submission