MA in Global Studies

The Office of Admissions requires official transcripts from all institutions where you received a bachelor’s degree and all subsequent degrees. Transcripts must show degrees awarded. Official transcripts should be sent to the Office of the Registrar following the instructions on this page.

official transcripts are no longer required with application, unless a student is accepted into the program. If the latter, applicants must submit unofficial transcripts from all colleges or universities where they received a bachelor's degree and all subsequent degrees, including the University of Oregon.

We encourage you to take this step early in your application process, to allow letter writers as much time as possible to upload their recommendations. Two letters of recommendation (one academic, one professional) from references who can evaluate your academic and professional potential will be uploaded by your letter of recommendation writer after you've completed entering the following information for each: name, position, institution, street address, telephone, and email. Your recommender will automatically receive notice of recommendation request as soon as you submit the recommenders information.

Header for both resume and personal statement should include: Your Name Your Area of Global Studies Focus Your Country/Region of Focus Language(s) you read with competence

Header for both resume and personal statement should include: Your Name Your Area of Global Studies Focus Your Country/Region of Focus Language(s) you read with competence

TOEFL/IELTS

*If you decide on the writing sample, select your submission carefully in order to give the faculty a good sense of your ability to craft a clear written argument. The sample may be an academic paper (a class paper or thesis), or another format that demonstrates your analytical writing skills (e.g.: a policy brief or published news story). Please do not submit a document longer than 7,000 words (a maximum of 20 pages of double-spaced 12-point font). Shorter pieces or extracts of longer pieces are acceptable. Should you excerpt from a longer work (e.g. an undergraduate or M.A. thesis), please include a brief explanatory note providing the context of the selection and a description of the scope and argument of the larger work. Plagiarized samples will disqualify the applicant. This upload is separate from the "Personal Statement/Written Essay" upload. If you use this option, your application will have two writing uploads.