Curriculum
The Georgetown Asia Pacific Accelerated Master’s Program (1+1) offers you a structured five-year pathway from your undergraduate degree to a world-class graduate degree.
Curriculum overview
The 1+1 program leads to one of three Georgetown master’s degrees: the Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS), the Master of Arts in Asian Studies (MASIA), or the Master of Arts in Security Studies (SSP).
Your credits are split evenly between your two years — half completed at GSAP in Jakarta, half at Georgetown’s Washington, DC campus.
- MSFS (48 credits): 24 credits at GSAP, 24 credits in Washington, DC.
- MASIA and SSP (36 credits): 18 credits at GSAP, 18 credits in Washington, DC.
Across both years, you’ll take a combination of core requirements and electives toward your chosen concentration, building a coherent course of study that spans Jakarta and Washington, DC.
Program structure
Complete your undergraduate studies at your home university, fulfilling a minimum of 120 SKS.
Spend your pathway year at Georgetown SFS Asia Pacific (GSAP) in Jakarta, where you’ll finish your remaining undergraduate requirements while taking advanced, policy-oriented coursework that counts toward your Georgetown master’s degree.
Complete your master’s degree at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS)
The master’s in foreign service prepares you for leadership across the full scope of international affairs. Through a multidisciplinary curriculum bridging international relations, economics and history, you’ll choose a concentration aligned with your interests and graduate ready to work across government, international organizations, NGOs and the private sector.
Year 1: Courses taken at GSAP
- International Relations of Asia Pacific + Diplomacy: Asia Pacific Case Study
- These will count toward the core International Relations: Theory and Practice requirement (3 credits)
- Topics in the Politics of International Economics and Financial Integration in the Asia Pacific
- These will count toward the core Applied Economics requirement (3 credits)
- Either Indonesia and Development Today or Indonesia and the Global South
- Either of these will count toward the Globalization of Intersocietal Relations requirement (3 credits)
Pick from other Policy Lab or Master in Diplomacy and International Affairs (MDIA) courses:
Policy Lab courses (3 credits)
- Critical Minerals and Natural Resources
- Sustainable Fisheries
- Economics of Demographics, Migration, and Development
- Geopolitics and Investment Policy
- Community and Development
- Conflict, Peacebuilding, and Recovery
- Indonesia and Development Today
- Indonesia and the Global South
MDIA courses (1.5 credits)
- Security in the Asia Pacific
- Global Political Map
- Maritime Issues in the Asia Pacific
- Diplomacy: Asia Pacific Case Study
- Geoeconomics and China
- Technology Policy in the Asia Pacific
- Defense Policy in the Asia Pacific
Year 2: Courses taken in DC
- Analytical and Statistical Skills (3 credits)
- International Economics: Tools and Applications (3 credits)
- Ethics and International Affairs (3 credits)
- Oral Exam
Note: Students must complete 18 total concentration credits in the following concentrations:
- Global Politics and Security
- International Development
- Geoeconomics, Business and Finance
- Science, Technology and International Affairs (STEM-designated)
Master of Arts in Asian Studies (MASIA)
As home to more than half of the world’s population and many of its fastest-growing economies, Asia sits at the center of global dynamism—and the MASIA program prepares you to engage with it. You’ll combine deep regional knowledge with a functional concentration in areas like security and politics or political economy, building the analytical and professional skills to pursue careers in policy, business, or scholarship focused on Asia.
Year 1: Courses taken at GSAP
- Topics in the Politics of International Economics and Financial Integration in the Asia Pacific
- This course substitutes for the core ASST 5110: International Political Economy of Asia required course (3 credits)
- International Relations of Asia Pacific and Diplomacy: Asia Pacific Case Study
- This course substitutes for the core ASST 6680: Theory/Policy in Asia required course (3 credits)
- Either Indonesia and Development Today or Indonesia and the Global South
- Count toward the history, culture and society requirement (3 credits)
Pick from other Policy Lab or Master in Diplomacy and International Affairs (MDIA) courses:
Policy Lab courses (3 credits)
- Critical Minerals and Natural Resources
- Sustainable Fisheries
- Economics of Demographics, Migration, and Development
- Geopolitics and Investment Policy
- Community and Development
- Conflict, Peacebuilding, and Recovery
- Indonesia and Development Today
- Indonesia and the Global South
MDIA courses (1.5 credits)
- Global Political Map
- Maritime Issues in the Asia Pacific
- Diplomacy: Asia Pacific Case Study
- Geoeconomics and China
- Technology Policy in the Asia Pacific
- Defense Policy in the Asia Pacific
- Security in the Asia Pacific
Year 2: Courses taken in DC
Students must complete 9 credits in their concentration in the following areas:
- Politics and Security of Asia
- History, Society and Culture of Asia
- International Political Economy / Business of Asia
- Energy, Environment and Transnational Issues
You may also elect to take a 3-credit thesis course in DC.
Master of Arts in Security Studies (SSP)
The Security Studies Program prepares you to think critically and act responsibly on the 21st century’s most pressing national and international security challenges. Through a multidisciplinary curriculum, you’ll build a substantive foundation in modern security issues while specializing in your area of interest—then put that knowledge to work in careers across government, the defense industry, research institutions and international organizations.
Year 1: Courses taken at GSAP
- Topics in the Politics of Intl Economics + Financial Integration in the Asia Pacific
- These courses together count toward the Economics and Security requirement
- Conflict, Peacebuilding, and Recovery
- This course counts toward the Area Security Studies Distribution requirement
Pick from other Policy Lab or Master in Diplomacy and International Affairs (MDIA) courses:
Policy Lab courses (3 credits)
- Critical Minerals and Natural Resources
- Sustainable Fisheries
- Community and Development
- Conflict, Peacebuilding, and Recovery
MDIA courses (1.5 credits)
- Local Development and Evidence-Based Policy Making
- Global Political Map
- International Relations of the Asia Pacific
- Maritime Issues in the Asia Pacific
- Diplomacy: Asia Pacific Case Study
- Topics in the Politics of International Economics
- Geoeconomics and China
- Financial Integration in the Asia Pacific
- Technology Policy in the Asia Pacific
Year 2: Courses taken in DC
- SEST 5000: Theory and Practice of Security (3 credits)
- SEST 5001: Strategy, Policy, and Military Operations (3 credits)
Students must take 3 credits each in the distribution requirements
- Technology and Security
- Economics and Security
- Area Security Studies
Note: Students must complete 12 credits in the following concentrations:
- Intelligence
- International security
- Military operations
- Technology and security
- Terrorism and substate violence
- U.S. national security policy