American University Catalog 2024-2025 | | | Offered by the School of International Service , the International Relations (PhD) program enables students to produce knowledge for careers in university teaching and research, government, and non-governmental organizations both in the United States and internationally. The curriculum provides training in international relations that is both multi-disciplinary and policy-relevant. The core courses in international relations, comparative politics, social theory, and methodology provide a foundation that allows students considerable flexibility to pursue additional coursework, research, and writing in international affairs. Major emphasis is placed on research and all students are required to successfully defend an original dissertation of their own design that makes a contribution to knowledge in their chosen area. In addition to completing the dissertation, students are encouraged to present conference papers, engage in collaborative work with faculty members, and submit articles to refereed journals. Admission to the ProgramApplicants for the PhD degree program must hold an accredited bachelor’s or master’s degree, or its equivalent, in a field related to international relations. Applicants must have a prior cumulative grade point average that is substantially above B (3.00 or higher on a 4.00 scale) for coursework relevant to international relations. The program is designed for study on a full-time basis. Applicants for the PhD degree are considered and admitted only for the fall semester each year. The school does not permit students to begin their doctoral work in the spring. Deferral of matriculation in the PhD program is not permitted. In order to be considered for fall admission, applications and all supporting materials must reach the SIS Graduate Admissions Office no later than December 15. All applicants are required to submit results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Non-native English speakers are required to submit results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) unless they hold a degree from a US-accredited institution before enrollment at SIS. The minimum TOEFL score for full admissions consideration is 100 on the Internet-based test (iBT) or 600 on the paper-based test (PBT). The minimum IELTS score is 7.0. Applicants should plan to take the appropriate test well in advance of the December 15 deadline. All applicants must submit at least three letters of reference which evaluate their suitability for undertaking doctoral study in international relations. At least one of those letters must assess their academic performance. Cultural factors are considered in making admissions decisions and in evaluating transcripts and examination results. Doctoral students may transfer up to 6 credit hours of previous graduate coursework earned at accredited institutions with a minimum grade of B in each course. Such credits must have been earned within five years of admission and must be relevant to a student’s program of study. Requests for transfer of graduate credit are considered during the student’s first term. Degree Requirements- 39 credit hours of approved graduate work
- Minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA in all graduate work is required to remain in good academic standing and to earn the degree
- Proficiency in a modern foreign language: Research competence in English and another modern foreign language relevant to the student’s career objectives must be certified
- The first or qualifying examination is normally taken at the end of the first year. The qualifying exam requires the demonstration of competency in theoretical, epistemological, and methodological literature and issues in international relations, comparative politics, and social theory. These areas are addressed in the core seminars that students normally complete during their first year of residence, although the scope of the examination is not limited to topics covered in the seminars
- A second examination, the Field Comprehensive Examination, is in a student’s chosen field of specialization. This Comprehensive Field Examination is a scholarly paper in which students must demonstrate knowledge of the scholarly literature related to a research question approved by their Department’s PhD Point of Contact. With the permission of the SIS Director of Doctoral Studies and the advice of at least three qualified scholars, the student may also construct a special field
- The SIS Director of Doctoral Studies chairs the prospectus defense. The examiners also include the student’s dissertation committee, which is comprised of a minimum of three members, one of whom serves as chair and as the primary supervisor of the dissertation research. It is the responsibility of the student to secure the agreement of a full-time tenured member of the School of International Service faculty to serve as the chair of his or her dissertation committee. At least two members of the dissertation committee must be full-time, tenure-line members of the American University faculty. The members of the committee must be approved by the SIS Director of Doctoral Studies and the American University Doctoral Council
- Students are normally expected to complete their prospectus defense no later than the end of the sixth semester after entering the program. For details on scheduling comprehensive examinations and examination procedures, consult the director of the PhD program or the SIS Graduate Office
- Advancement to candidacy: To be advanced to candidacy, students must remedy any deficiencies specified at the time of admission, complete all graduate work, be certified as proficient in a modern foreign language in addition to English, have passed their written and oral examinations, have submitted certification of completion of Responsible Conduct of Research training, and have successfully defended their dissertation prospectus
- Students must present a completed draft of their dissertation for defense. They are responsible for ensuring that the final draft of their dissertation meet university style requirements. Dissertations must be approved by the dean of the School of International Service
- Statute of limitations: American University’s academic regulations provide that all graduate work for the doctorate must be completed in no more than nine years after the date of first enrollment as doctoral student. Prior to the expiration of that time limit, a student may petition for an extension of candidacy. Under compelling circumstances, students may apply for one-year extensions beyond the expected time to degree, with a maximum of three extensions. Students must petition the SIS Director of Doctoral Studies for each one-year extension; each extension must also be approved by the SIS Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Graduate Education and the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research
Course RequirementsCore theory (12 credit hours). - SIS-801 Schools of Thought in International Relations (3)
- SIS-802 Comparative and Regional Studies (3)
- SIS-803 Advanced Seminar in International Relations (3)
- SIS-804 Social Theory in Comparative and International Perspective (3)
Social Science Research Methodology (15 credit hours)- SIS-806 Quantitative Methods in International Relations (3)
- SIS-807 Qualitative Methods in International Relations (3)
- SIS-808 Politics and Policy Making in International Relations (3)
- SIS-810 Research Design (3)
- SIS-811 Dissertation Development Workshop (3)
Concentration (9 credit hours)- 9 credit hours in a major field of concentration determined in consultation with the PhD Point of Contact from one of the SIS Departments
Electives (3 credit hours)- 3 credit hours from coursework relevant to a student’s program of study and approved by the PhD Point of Contact from one of the SIS Departments
Research and Writing Requirement- A student is required to maintain full-time status until they successfully defend a dissertation. Upon advance to candidacy, a student maintains enrollment status by registering for SIS-899 Doctoral Dissertation (9) . For each semester, up to 9 credit hours of SIS-899 is priced at the equivalent of one graduate credit hour
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Select a Country Street AddressEnter Street Address Enter State ZIP/Postal CodeEnter Zip Code Back to automated address search Start my application now for FREE Graduate SchoolPrinceton School of Public and International AffairsGeneral information, program offerings:. Director of Graduate Studies:Graduate program administrator:. The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) offers a distinctive curriculum that strikes a careful balance between theory and practice. Graduate students spend time developing analytical skills and acquiring a substantive knowledge about the world's most important domestic and international issues. The School has a diverse faculty representing a wide range of disciplines and expertise, with 20 affiliated research centers and programs. The School's resources enable students to earn graduate degrees without incurring indebtedness, thereby making it more feasible to pursue careers of public service in the public and nonprofit sectors. Graduate Programs The principal graduate program of the school is a two-year curriculum leading to the degree of Master in Public Affairs (M.P.A.). Students can earn a dual degree in public affairs and law (M.P.A./J.D.) after four years of study at SPIA and a collaborating law school. The School also offers a dual degree in business (M.P.A./M.B.A) with the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. The School also has a graduate program leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in public and international affairs, as well as a one-year Master in Public Policy (M.P.P.) for mid-career professionals. Additional departmental requirementsPh.D. – sample of written work, 25 page maximum. Applicants are required to select an academic subplan when applying. M.P.A. – Course list. 4 page policy memo. Applicants are required to select a field when applying. M.P.A. – J.D. – Course list. 4 page policy memo. 2 page joint degree statement. Applicants are required to select a field when applying. M.P.A. - M.B.A. – Course list. 4 page policy memo. 2 page joint degree statement. Applicants are required to select a field when applying. M.P.P. – 4 page policy memo. Applicants are required to select a field when applying. Mid-career professionals are required to have a minimum of 7 years’ experience. M.P.A. and M.P.P. - Must have 3 letters of recommendation: preference for 1 professional letter, 1 academic reference letter, and 1 letter from a faculty member, administrator, or professional who can comment on the applicant's commitment to public service. Program OfferingsProgram offering: ph.d., program description. The purpose of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs' doctoral program is to train top-quality researchers in critical areas of public policy. It offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs in two research clusters: Security Studies; and Science, Technology and Environmental Policy (STEP). The goal is to enroll eight students per year in the program, with four in each research cluster. Core courses and individual requirements are determined by the faculty in each cluster. Both clusters require advanced politics and econometrics training for social science research. A student in the STEP cluster must take at least eight courses in the first two years, and a minimum of three courses must come from within SPIA or from science or engineering departments, selected with approval of the primary adviser and the faculty coordinator of the STEP Ph.D. cluster. A student in the Security cluster takes 12 courses during the first two years. All students are required to maintain an overall grade average of 85 (B) or higher to remain in the Ph.D. program. Full requirements are available on the SPIA website. Additional pre-generals requirementsWriting Requirement Students are required to complete an original research paper of publishable quality. General examThe examination covers two fields identified by the student in consultation with a faculty committee and includes two written components. Students in both clusters may be required to complete an oral examination, depending on their performance on the written components. Students are expected to complete all parts of the general examination by the end of the second year. Qualifying for the M.A.The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree is normally an incidental degree on the way to full Ph.D. candidacy and is earned after a student successfully completes all coursework and the general examination. It may also be awarded to students who, for various reasons, leave the Ph.D. program, provided that the M.A. requirements have been met. A six-hour teaching assignment (precepting), usually following the general examination, is required. Post-Generals requirementsA written research prospectus is required. Dissertation and FPOAfter a candidate successfully completes the general examination and defends the written prospectus, the Ph.D. program committee approves entry into the dissertation phase of the program. The student prepares a dissertation for review by the faculty. Departmental acceptance of the dissertation qualifies the candidate for the final public oral examination. The Final Public Oral (FPO) examination is required by University regulations, and is conducted after the dissertation has been recommended for acceptance by the School. The Ph.D. is awarded after the candidate’s doctoral dissertation has been accepted and the FPO examination completed. Program Offering: M.P.A.The Master in Public Affairs (M.P.A.) offers rigorous preparation for international and domestic policy careers. This two-year, full-time residential program cultivates among its students and graduates a lasting commitment to public service. Through its core curriculum and a wide variety of elective courses, students learn analytical skills that address the political, economic, quantitative, behavioral and normative aspects of complex policy problems. Each M.P.A. candidate selects a policy field in which to specialize from the school’s four fields of concentration: international relations, international development, domestic policy, and economics and public policy. Students may also earn a joint degree in public affairs and law (M.P.A./J.D.), or in public affairs and business (M.P.A./M.B.A.). Certificate programs offer additional areas of specialization in fields such as health policy; science, technology, and environmental policy (STEP); and urban policy. Significant financial aid resources are dedicated to enable SPIA students the opportunity to receive graduate degrees without incurring loan indebtedness and to launch them into public service careers in the public and nonprofit sectors. Students must complete 16 full-term courses in an approved plan of study, attaining an overall average in the 16 courses of 80 or better. The overall average includes actual grades in courses taken Pass/D/Fail. The curriculum of the M.P.A. program includes seven required core courses that address skills and techniques needed for the systematic study of public policy problems. The courses cover political analysis, quantitative methods, and economic and behavioral analysis. Additional requirementsPolicy Workshops Graduate policy workshops are a unique part of the SPIA graduate curriculum. Policy workshops provide students with an opportunity to use the analytical skills they have acquired in the first year in the program to analyze complex and challenging policy issues, usually for real clients. Each workshop consists of about 10 students who work in teams to evaluate a policy challenge. The workshops emphasize policy implementation, and it is this emphasis that distinguishes them from regular courses. The goal of the workshops is to understand a policy issue in great depth and to make policy recommendations that are both creative and realistic, given the relevant institutional and political constraints. Policymaking in Diverse Societies half-term course All students must take at least one half-term course that focuses on policymaking in diverse societies during the two-year course of study. A list of pre-approved courses will be made available to students each academic year. Required summer course in Race, Power and Inequality All students must take a summer course (SPI 500) Race, Power and Inequality which precedes all other core courses and is integrated into the four-week summer program. This is a for-credit half-term course, with mandatory PDF grading. Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE) In late January, before spring semester courses begin, first-year M.P.A. students are required to take part in a policy project called the Integrated Policy Exercise, or IPE. The IPE requires students to apply the skills they acquired in the fall term core courses. They are given briefing materials to review in advance and are then required to submit a comprehensive memo in response to a set of specific policy questions. The IPE is a trial run for the first-year qualifying examination (QE1). Qualifying Examination 1 (QE1) In early May, at the end of the second semester, students are required to take the QE1, a graded exercise that closely parallels the IPE. The QE1 requires an integrated use of all the analytical skills acquired in the first-year core curriculum. Qualifying Examination 2 (QE2) Second-year students are required to take and pass a second qualifying exam (QE2) in their chosen field of concentration at the end of the second year. Internship Students must successfully complete an internship approved by the Internship Committee. Program Offering: M.P.P.The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs offers a one-year Master in Public Policy (M.P.P.) degree for mid-career professionals who are rising leaders in international and domestic public policy. This residential program is designed for mid-career professionals with seven or more years of public service experience in government agencies or nonprofit organizations in the United States and abroad. The M.P.P. program provides rigorous training in economic, behavioral, political, and organizational analysis. Students may also choose to specialize and earn a certificate in one of the following: health and health policy (HHP); science, technology, and environmental policy (STEP); or urban policy (UP). To qualify for the degree, M.P.P. candidates must successfully complete eight courses. A typical M.P.P. program of study will include a specialization in one of the school’s four fields of concentration: - International Relations
- International Development
- Domestic Policy
- Economics and Public Policy
All M.P.P. students begin with a six-week summer program that includes intensive courses in microeconomics and statistics, and a policy analysis and leadership seminar. The summer program is designed to enhance students’ preparation for graduate-level courses. The seminar aims to introduce them to the approaches they will encounter in SPIA courses during the academic year, while also helping them get to know their peers and refine their learning objectives for the year. Program Offering: Joint DegreeSome students may wish to combine the School's program in public affairs with study for a degree in a related professional field. A joint M.P.A.-J.D. degree program that combines public affairs with the study of law is offered in cooperation with the law schools of New York University, Columbia, Stanford, and Yale. On occasion, joint programs with other law schools have been approved by the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and the cooperating law school. The joint program shortens the time involved in obtaining the two degrees and makes possible an effective combination of the several disciplines involved in public policy analysis. Participating students spend five semesters at the cooperating law school and three semesters at SPIA, thus reducing by two semesters the normal time required to earn the two degrees. Enrollment in the joint program requires a separate application and admission to each school. For a small number of exceptionally strong candidates, the School will accept applications for a joint program that combines public and international affairs with the study of business administration. Proposals giving a detailed rationale for such a joint program must be submitted at the time of application. At this time, Stanford’s Graduate School of Business is the only cooperating business school. A joint degree programs will normally shorten by one semester the length of time required to complete each of the individual programs. - Amaney A. Jamal
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Director of Graduate StudiesDirector of Undergraduate Studies- Susan L. Marquis
- Gary J. Bass
- Roland J. Benabou
- Alan S. Blinder
- Carles Boix
- Charles M. Cameron
- Miguel A. Centeno
- Christopher F. Chyba
- Alin I. Coman
- Janet M. Currie
- Rafaela M. Dancygier
- Navroz K. Dubash
- Pascaline Dupas
- Kathryn J. Edin
- Christopher L. Eisgruber
- Aaron L. Friedberg
- Filiz Garip
- Noreen Goldman
- Bryan T. Grenfell
- Gene M. Grossman
- G. John Ikenberry
- Harold James
- Seema Jayachandran
- Jennifer L. Jennings
- Henrik J. Kleven
- Ilyana Kuziemko
- David S. Lee
- Frances E. Lee
- John B. Londregan
- Denise L. Mauzerall
- Nolan McCarty
- C. Jessica E. Metcalf
- Atif R. Mian
- Helen V. Milner
- Sanyu A. Mojola
- Eduardo Morales
- Andrew Moravcsik
- Layna Mosley
- Michael Oppenheimer
- Pietro Ortoleva
- Elizabeth L. Paluck
- Grigore Pop-Eleches
- Deborah A. Prentice
- Markus Prior
- Emily Pronin
- Laurence Ralph
- Stephen J. Redding
- Richard Rogerson
- Cecilia E. Rouse
- Aysegül Sahin
- Kim Lane Scheppele
- Eldar Shafir
- Jacob N. Shapiro
- Patrick T. Sharkey
- Stacey A. Sinclair
- Paul E. Starr
- Florencia Torche
- Zeynep Tufekci
- James Raymond Vreeland
- Keith A. Wailoo
- Leonard Wantchekon
- Mark W. Watson
- Ismail K. White
- Jennifer A. Widner
- Deborah J. Yashar
- Julian E. Zelizer
- Owen M. Zidar
Associate Professor- Elizabeth M. Armstrong
- Thomas Fujiwara
- Alexander Glaser
- Adam M. Goldstein
- Jonathan Mayer
- Jonathan F. Mummolo
- Anuj K. Shah
- Hye Young You
Assistant Professor- Benjamin H. Bradlow
- Pauline Carry
- Amelia M. Frank-Vitale
- Tanushree Goyal
- Naima N. Green-Riley
- John R. Grigsby
- Saad A. Gulzar
- Peter Henderson
- Aleksandra Korolova
- Karthik A. Sastry
- Maria Micaela Sviatschi
- Guadalupe Tuñón
- Andreas B. Wiedemann
Associated Faculty- Alison E. Isenberg, History
- Guy J.P. Nordenson, Architecture
Lecturer with Rank of Professor- Robert L. Hutchings
- Stanley N. Katz
Professor of the Practice- Heather H. Howard
- Lakshmi N. Balaji
- Frederick D. Barton
- Andrew Buher
- Zack Cooper
- Varun Gauri
- Jean B. Grossman
- Kerry M. Healey
- Razia Iqbal
- Gregory B. Jaczko
- Daniel C. Kurtzer
- Tom Malinowski
- Anastasia Mann
- Carol L Martin
- Timothy J. Nelson
- Deborah N. Pearlstein
- Juan C. Pinzon
- Kenneth Roth
- Thomas A. Shannon
- Arian M. Sharifi
- Alyssa B. Sharkey
- Nathaniel Zbaida
- Sam van Noort
Visiting ProfessorVisiting Lecturer- Eduardo Bhatia
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Martha B. Coven
- Barton D. Gellman
- Pallavi Gogoi
- Dee L. Mewbourne
- Mark A. Milley
- Teddy Nemeroff
- Steven Strauss
For a full list of faculty members and fellows please visit the department or program website. Permanent CoursesCourses listed below are graduate-level courses that have been approved by the program’s faculty as well as the Curriculum Subcommittee of the Faculty Committee on the Graduate School as permanent course offerings. Permanent courses may be offered by the department or program on an ongoing basis, depending on curricular needs, scheduling requirements, and student interest. Not listed below are undergraduate courses and one-time-only graduate courses, which may be found for a specific term through the Registrar’s website. Also not listed are graduate-level independent reading and research courses, which may be approved by the Graduate School for individual students. ENE 549 - Integrated Assessment Modeling for Climate Policy Making (also SPI 583)Pol 506 - qualitative methods (also spi 595), pop 507 - generalized linear statistical models (also spi 509), spi 500 - race, power, and inequality, spi 501 - the politics of public policy, spi 502 - psychology for policy analysis and implementation, spi 503 - management of non-profit organizations, spi 504 - policy issues and analysis of civil society, non-profits, and philanthropy, spi 505 - financial management in the corporate and public sectors, spi 506 - the sociology of organizations, spi 507b - quantitative analysis for policymakers, spi 507c - quantitative analysis for policymakers (advanced), spi 508a - econometrics for policymakers: applications (half-term), spi 508b - econometrics for policymakers (half-term), spi 508c - econometrics for policymakers (advanced), spi 508d - econometrics and public policy (accelerated), spi 511b - microeconomic analysis for policymakers, spi 511c - microeconomic analysis for policymakers (advanced), spi 512b - macroeconomic analysis for policymakers, spi 512c - macroeconomic analysis for policymakers (advanced), spi 515b - program and policy evaluation, spi 515c - program and policy evaluation: impact evaluation tools, spi 519a - negotiation, persuasion and social influence: theory and practice (also psy 528a), spi 521 - domestic politics, spi 522 - microeconomic analysis of domestic policy, spi 523 - legal and regulatory policy toward markets, spi 524 - the political economy of central banking, spi 525 - public economics and public policy, spi 527a - topics in domestic policy, spi 527b - topics in domestic policy, spi 527c - topics in domestic policy, spi 527d - topics in domestic policy, spi 528a - topics in domestic policy, spi 528b - topics in domestic policy, spi 528c - topics in domestic policy, spi 528d - topics in domestic policy, spi 528f - topics in domestic policy, spi 528g - topics in domestic policy, spi 529 - great leadership in historical perspective, spi 530 - values based leadership, spi 531 - identity, power, and policy, spi 533 - planning theory and process (also arc 535), spi 534 - land use policy and planning, spi 535 - planning methods, spi 537 - urban inequality and social policy (also soc 537), spi 538 - urban economics, spi 539 - urban politics and policymaking, spi 540 - urbanization and development, spi 541 - international politics, spi 542 - international economics, spi 543 - international trade policy, spi 544 - international macroeconomics, spi 547 - the conduct of international diplomacy, spi 548 - weapons of mass destruction and international security, spi 549 - national security policy, spi 550 - phd gateway in security studies, spi 552 - the politics of globalization, spi 555a - topics in ir, spi 555b - topics in ir, spi 555c - topics in ir, spi 555d - topics in ir, spi 555e - topics in ir, spi 555f - topics in ir, spi 556a - topics in ir, spi 556b - topics in ir (also las 566/pol 564), spi 556c - topics in ir, spi 556d - topics in ir (also pol 522), spi 556e - topics in ir, spi 556f - topics in ir, spi 556g - topics in ir, spi 558 - human rights, spi 559 - the rule of law, spi 561 - the comparative political economy of development (also pol 523), spi 562b - economic analysis of development, spi 562c - economic analysis of development (advanced), spi 564 - poverty, inequality and health in the world (also pop 564), spi 565 - social determinants of health (also pop 565/soc 565), spi 566a - topics in health (also pop 566), spi 568 - economics of health in developing countries, spi 571 - topics in development, spi 571a - topics in development, spi 571b - topics in development, spi 571c - topics in development, spi 571d - topics in development, spi 572 - topics in development, spi 572a - topics in development, spi 572b - topics in development, spi 572c - topics in development, spi 574 - making government work, spi 576a - topics in regional and country studies, spi 576b - topics in regional and country studies, spi 581a - topics in economics, spi 581c - 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Enter a Search TermInternational relations and global studies, ba. Understanding World AffairsBecome a citizen of the world and gain a profound understanding of global issues. The BA in International Relations major prepares you for global citizenship by requiring you to follow an interdisciplinary course of study. You will take courses in political science and choose an area of focus based on individual interests. Interdisciplinary Approach- You will gain the tools you need to analyze trends in a complex global world by analyzing dilemmas such as why sometimes countries go to war, and when they are able to forge peace; what is the relationship between wealthy countries and poorer ones, and how do we create a just society?
- You will bring together empirical questions and questions of justice, examining how institutions like the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Union, and the International Monetary Fund work to promote peace, security, prosperity and economic relations. You also will think about how such institutions may need reform.
Take Courses Like…As this is an interdisciplinary major, requirements include three groups of courses: required courses in political science, electives in political science and other fields like history, economics, peace and justice, and others; and you will choose a minor in any of the following programs: history, economics, environmental studies, modern languages, global Asia, Latin American studies, peace and justice studies, diplomacy, non-profit studies, and women’s and gender studies. Sample courses include: - POL 114 Introduction to International Relations
- POL 303A Workshop: International Organization (Model United Nations)
- POL 322 Diplomacy
Opportunities and ExperiencesYou can expect engrossing debates in a friendly atmosphere and lively lectures by knowledgeable faculty who will challenge you to think critically, and grow academically and professionally, to meet the career opportunities of the 21st century. The faculty of the department includes nationally and internationally recognized scholars, who are also engaging teachers and activists. Their scholarship is evidenced by their numerous books, monographs, global awards, and articles published in journals, newspapers, and periodicals intended for general audiences. The department’s faculty members also present their research at international, national, and regional conferences. You have an opportunity to gain practical, resume-building experiences through participation in the award-winning Model United Nations team, as well as internships at the UN and affiliated non-governmental organizations, government agencies, and think tanks. Choose Your CareerWith the BA in International Relations and Global Studies, you will be prepared for careers at the United Nations, UNICEF, and non-governmental organizations, as well as in sectors such as international journalism, international law, and business. Where Graduates are EmployedYou may go on to have successful careers in fields including, but not limited to: - Federal, state, and local governments
- Advanced education in government and public administration
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- Foundations and intellectual or benevolent institutions
- Careers in business, especially with corporations that do business internationally
- Law enforcement agencies and other criminal justice organizations
- Military service
- Public service, nonprofit administration, and work with non-governmental organizations
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The Korbel School, a Global Leader: Ranked 12th Best International Relations Master’s Program in the WorldKorbel communications. [email protected] The University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies has been named the 12th best place in the world to earn a master’s degree in international relations by Foreign Policy magazine, moving up from 14th in the previous ranking. Korbel’s undergraduate degree program was ranked 20th in the United States. These rankings are based on an extensive survey of more than 900 international relations scholars. Dean Fritz Mayer expressed pride at the news. “It is hard to overstate how remarkable these rankings are given the formidable competition. Such glowing recognition by those who know international affairs programs best is a wonderful testament to the excellence of our faculty, the strength of our programs, the quality of our staff, and the accomplishments of our students and alumni.” Foreign Policy also separately surveyed policymakers and think tank staffers, who ranked the Korbel School master’s programs 18th and 28th, respectively. The school was one of only five outside of the East Coast that ranked in the top 30 by all three respondent groups. The University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies offers master's degrees in: - Global Economic Affairs
- Global Environmental Sustainability
- International Development
- International Human Rights
- International Security
- International Studies
- Public Policy
MA and MPP programs at the Korbel School are 60 credits and take two academic years of full-time enrollment. To learn more about our programs, follow this link . The Best International Relations Schools in the World – Foreign Policy The latest ranking of the top 50 IR programs for undergraduates, master's, and Ph.D.s. Foreign Policy Ranking Start Your ApplicationUndergraduate applicants. The Common App is a universal application that can be sent to many schools, including the University of Denver. First-Year Students Transfer Students Graduate ApplicantsGo to the graduate admission application to submit your information. For information on admission requirements, visit the graduate academic programs page and locate your program of interest. Graduate Application Explore ProgramsGraduate Academic Programs |
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Become an Expert. Throughout your PhD studies you will gain a comprehensive understanding of qualitative and quantitative analytic skills, international relations, economics, and regional studies. The program is divided into a pre-dissertation, resident stage based in Washington DC, and a non-resident, dissertation stage.
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Our Master of Science in Global Studies and International Relations prepares students for internationally focused positions in the U.S. and abroad to take on the complex challenges formed by modern globalization. Our unique interdisciplinary program concentrates on both global studies and international relations, allowing students to gain one ...
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Become a citizen of the world and gain a profound understanding of global issues. The BA in International Relations major prepares you for global citizenship by requiring you to follow an interdisciplinary course of study. You will take courses in political science and choose an area of focus based on individual interests., Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate, Global and Cultural ...
The University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies has been named the 12th best place in the world to earn a master's degree in international relations by Foreign Policy magazine, moving up from 14th in the previous ranking. Korbel's undergraduate degree program was ranked 20th in the United States.
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