The Master in Global Risk degree will provide you with the theoretical framework and practical tools required to understand and manage global risk factors in public policy and private-sector decision-making.

1. Master of Arts in
Global Risk
INFORMATION SESSION
October 27, 2015

2. Today’s Presenters
Professor Filippo Taddei
Director, Master’s in Global Risk
SAIS Europe
Daniela F. Coleman
Director of Admissions and Recruiting,
SAIS Europe

3. What We Will Discuss Today
• Introduction to SAIS
• Why a Master in Global Risk (MGR)?
• Curriculum Overview
• Career Opportunities
• Application Process and Deadlines
• Your Questions

4. SAIS: Visionary Leadership
Christian A. HerterPaul H. Nitze
• Co-founded SAIS in 1943, while WWII raged in Europe and Asia
• New methods of preparing professionals to deal with postwar world
• Assembles scholars to teach international relations, economics and languages
• In 1955 C. Grove Haines founded the Bologna Center
• Global institution with a permanent presence on three continents

5. A World of Opportunity
Washington, D.C.
Bologna, Italy
Nanjing, China
Programs
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Master of Arts in International Economics & Finance (M.I.E.F.)
Master of International Public Policy (M.I.P. P.)
Master of Global Public Policy (G.P.P)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Programs
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Master of International Public Policy (M.I.P. P.)
Master of Arts in International Affairs (M.A.I.A.)
Master of Arts in Global Risk (MGR)
Diploma in International Studies
Programs
HNC Certificate/SAIS M.A.
Master of Arts in International Studies (M.A.I.S.)
Certificate in Chinese and American Studies

6. Why a Master in Global Risk?
• What is missing in the various programs?
• Risk Assessment
• Financial Engineering
• Applied Statistics
• Risk vs Uncertainty
• Why is it relevant today?
• Contingency Plans

7. The MGR Program Highlights
• Objectives
• Assess Risk
• Analyze Uncertainty
• Act to implement political and economic risk analysis
• Faculty
• Resident faculty and world-class visiting professors
• Campus Life
• SAIS Europe's international community with classmates from
over 40 countries, extracurricular programming
• Professional Development
• professionally oriented practical experience
• original thesis
• career services
• Duration
• 13-month, cohort-based program

8. The MGR Program Objectives
The MGR Conceptual Framework focuses on
• Examining the major sources of uncertainty
• Understanding methodological problems related to global risk
• Analyzing risk and uncertainty in economic decision making
• Gaining in-depth insight into major sources of uncertainty in politics,
public policy, and social movements at national and international levels
• Developing risk expertise in a world region or conceptual area

9. Curriculum Overview
TERM COURSES DURATION
Summer Term Economic Foundation of Risk 6 weeks
(mid-August to late Introduction to Statistics
September) Math Review for Risk Assessment
Fall Term Risk in International Political Economy 13 weeks
(September - Risk in Political Thought
January) Stability and Instability in Democratic Societies
Faculty Research Seminar
Optional SAIS Elective
Intersession Fundamentals of Corporate Finance 2 weeks
(mid-January)
Spring Term Quantitative Approaches to Risk Assessment 13 weeks
(January - May) Sources of Risk in Global Politics
SAIS Electives
Career Service Professional Development Course
Faculty Research Seminar
Second Summer Term Capstone Completed
(May - August)

10. Tailor Your MGR?
• Alliances and International Relations
• Big Data and Cybersecurity
• Emerging Powers and Global Governance
• Energy and Climate Change
• Europe
• North Africa and the Middle East
• Evolution of the International System
• International Security
• State Failure and Violent Conflict

11. Spotlight on MGR Faculty
Marco Cesa
• Professor of Political
Science, University of
Bologna
• Member, Board of
Editors, Quaderni di
Scienza Politica
• Italian Ministry of Public
Education
Filippo Taddei
• SAIS Fellow of
International
Economics
• Academic Director,
MGR
• Director, Bologna
Institute for Policy
Research, SAIS Europe
• Senior Economic
Advisor to the Italian
Prime Minister
• Associate Professor of
Middle East Studies
• Director of the
BORDERLANDS
Project at the
European University
Institute
Raffaella A. Del Sarto
• Professor of European
Studies and International
Political Economy
• Director of European and
Eurasian Studies
Erik Jones

12. SAIS Europe Campus
• Around 200 students from 40 countries
• Contrast European & U.S. perspectives on global issues
• Small classes (12 students per class average)
• Resident faculty and world-class visiting professors
• Universities
• Think tanks
• Private sector

13. Gain a Career-Building Edge
• 94% SAIS Class of 2014 in employment, internships, or further study
• 6 months after graduation

14. Career Opportunities in Risk
• Multinationals and Consulting Firms
– political risk, environmental, public health, city planning, public affairs
• Energy Companies
– political affairs, upstream/downstream, exploration
• Financial Institutions
– asset management, rating agencies, banking and insurance
• International and Multi-lateral Organizations
– European Commission, UN, World Bank, OSCE, NATO
• Government Departments and Central Banks
– foreign service, military and intelligence, emergency management

15. An Unparalleled Network
Worldwide
alumni
network of
18,000
Dedicated
Career
Services
≈ 1,000
students
across
3 campuses
Small classes
foster strong
bonds
Over 3,500
alumni within
the Greater
Washington, D.C.
region
Private, Public,
Non-profit and
multilateral sectors
represented in the
student body

16. Application Process for MGR
• Application Materials
• Application
• Resume/C.V.
• Statement of Purpose
• Analytical Essay
• 2 Letters of Recommendation (one from
employer)
• Official Transcripts
• GRE or GMAT (Optional)
• TOEFL or IELTS (Required for non-Native
English speakers who did not receive a
bachelor’s degree from an English speaking
institution in an English speaking country)
• Interview
Important Dates
Application Deadline
• Fall 2016 Early Notification: November 1, 2015
• Fall 2016 Regular Decision: January 7, 2016
Decision Release Dates
• Fall 2016 Early Notification: December 30, 2015
• Fall 2016 Regular Decision: March 11, 2016
Financial Aid Deadline
• February 15, 2016

17. Questions?
SAIS Europe Admissions
sais.eu.admissions@jhu.edu
Tel: +39 051 291 7811