Can you get your masters in something not very related to your undergrad major

Can you get your masters in something not very related to your undergrad major?
I will soon have a bachelors in International Relations with a concentration in Latin America and a sub-concentration in intercultural communications. Would it be possible to get my masters in International Business? Or are these things too unrelated?
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No, you should be able to do that. You might have to take some undergraduate business courses as pre-requisites, and they might not give you credit towards your masters. Ask the college(s) that you are considering to be sure.


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Nope, not unrelated at all. There might be a few business prerequisites that they want you to have that you won't, but you can take those on your own before you apply if you want. Since your undergrad has an International focus, you're already further along than you think. International Relations is VERY relevant to International Business: you already know something about the communication difference, which is more than an Engineering major applying to the program would know. Good luck! :-)


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I agree with Emiily. you would have to take pre-req business courses before taking the Graduate courses. In some instances, you have to attain a second-bachelors degree before getting your masters. But that's if you are going into two totally unrelated fields. Like myself, I have a bachelors degree in Business, and now I want a Nursing degree. Well, I have to first get a" second-bachelors" degree in Nursing and then a Masters' degree in Nursing. This is not your case, just giving you an example. If I were you, I would send a few colleges an official transcript and let them evaluate it for you, and tell you exactly what you need. You would be surprised, how different schools require different pre-req, GPA, etc. Of course you would have to pay an application fee to the various schools, but just check around on websites of the schools. Good Luck!


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those are pretty closely related, and even if they weren't, you can get a master's in whatever you want, it doesn't have to go with your bachelor's degree. you just have to be able to succeed in the classes you take, which usually means taking a few undergrad classes that relate to your master's before diving into it. you'll be fine. good luck!