Overview
The University of Miami's College of Arts & Sciences offers a joint M.D./Master of Arts in International Administration (MAIA) degree program in partnership with the Miller School of Medicine.
The MD/MAIA curriculum includes a Certificate in Security Management, which is designed to prepare students to meet the various multidimensional security challenges that have faced our planet in the last two decades: from the aftermath of 9/11 to the most recent crisis of COVID-19. For future physicians, understanding the sociocultural and geopolitical threats posed by violent human actions, natural disasters, and pandemics, is essential. Transformational leadership in times of acute crisis demands a unique array of insights and skills.
The MD/MAIA program is grounded in an academic, theoretical, understanding of security problems and emergency management strategies. It also emphasizes the development of the practitioner’s arts within the strategic, tactical and operational realms of international security administration.
Admission Requirements
Students must first be accepted to the University of Miami's MD Program. First year MD students should then apply separately to the MAIA program through this process:
- Completed application for admission submitted through CollegeNet
- Statement of purpose
- A current resume
- Official transcripts from each post-secondary institution attended (may be duplicates from the student's MD application)
- An official TOEFL or IELTS score is required as proof of English proficiency for international applicants who did not receive a degree in the United States or a foreign country where English is the primary language. The following minimum score is required for admission to a graduate business degree program.
- TOEFL - 94 or above (iBT only)
- IELTS - 7.0 or above
Upon receipt of the student's application, an admissions interview will be scheduled with the MAIA director or another designee from the MAIA program.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact the College of Arts & Sciences' Office of Interdisciplinary and Professional Studies at (305) 284-8783 or by email at maiaadmissions@miami.edu
Curriculum Requirements
MD/MAIA with a Certificate in Security Management
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MD Requirements | 136 | |
| Refer to the link below for more information on the MD Dual/Joint Degree Program requirements. | ||
| https://bulletin.miami.edu/graduate-academic-programs/medicine/md/ | ||
| MAIA REQUIREMENTS (30 credit hours) | ||
| IGS 611 | International Organizations Masters Project | 3 |
| IGS 612 | International Administration and Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| IGS 613 | Global Cultures: Religion, Communication, and Security | 3 |
| IGS 614 | World Affairs and Diplomacy | 3 |
| IGS 615 | International Political Economy | 3 |
| IGS 644 | Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability | 3 |
| IGS 645 | Human Security: Prevention Mitigation | 3 |
| IGS 646 | Civil Security Preparedness and Management | 3 |
| IGS 647 | Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance | 3 |
| IGS 820 | Research in Residence | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 166 | |
Plan of Study
MAIA with Certificate in Security Management Plan of Study
MAIA courses are integrated into the NextGenMD curriculum to allow for MD students to complete both degree programs .
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring | Credit Hours | |
| M.D. Pre-Clerkship Phase 1C | ||
| IGS 611 | International Organizations Masters Project | 3 |
| IGS 613 | Global Cultures: Religion, Communication, and Security | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Summer I | ||
| M.D. Pre-Clerkship Phase 1C | ||
| IGS 644 | Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability | 3 |
| IGS 646 | Civil Security Preparedness and Management | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Summer II | ||
| M.D. Pre-Clerkship Phase 1C | ||
| IGS 645 | Human Security: Prevention Mitigation | 3 |
| IGS 647 | Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| M.D. Pre-Clerkship Phase 1C/Clerkship Phase | ||
| IGS 614 | World Affairs and Diplomacy | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Spring | ||
| M.D. Advanced Phase | ||
| IGS 612 | International Administration and Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| IGS 615 | International Political Economy | 3 |
| IGS 820 | Research in Residence | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
