Master in Public Policy in Global Affairs/Master of Forestry in New Haven United States | Yale University

The Jackson Institute for Global Affairs is currently a department within the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Yale (GSAS). However, unlike most of the Ph.D. programs within GSAS, Jackson offers a professional degree for students who are pursuing careers in government, public affairs, and private organizations addressing global issues. As such, our master's degrees are not focused toward an academic career. Regardless of the GSAS application prompts, applicants should tailor their personal statement, and other application components, around their academic and professional background and showcase how these shape their intended focus area at Jackson as well as their future professional plans in the global arena.
Students whose native language is not English and who did not earn their undergraduate degree at a university where English is the language of instruction must also take the TOEFL or IELTS exam. The minimum score required for the TOEFL is 102 on the internet-based exam (iBT) or 610 on the paper-based exam (PBT). A score of 7.5 8 on the IELTS is roughly equivalent to the required minimum