Through cooperative arrangements, Fletcher students may take approved courses in the graduate departments and professional schools of Tufts University and Harvard University. The program is conducted on a semester basis. Twenty fields of specialization are offered.
Students choose two fields in which to concentrate their studies.
A formal exchange program exists with the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland, and informal relationships exist with a variety of institutions worldwide. The Fletcher School also offers a three-year joint program leading to the M.A.L.D. from Fletcher and the M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth. Students desiring to enroll in a joint-degree program must be admitted independently to both the Fletcher School and the other institution. The Fletcher School also offers a joint program leading to the M.A.L.D. from Fletcher and the M.S.J. from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. The research facilities available to Fletcher students are unparalleled.