The School of International Affairs of

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was officially launched on July 1, 2007, having been approved by

's (Penn State) Board of Trustees in January 2007. The school is administratively part of

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at University Park, PA. It draws extensively upon the intellectual resources of faculty in several academic colleges of the University. The School of International Affairs offers a professional master's degree in international affairs with several speciality concentrations.

Faculty and Administration

The School operates under the guidance of Interim Director Elizabeth Ransom, and a faculty governing council composed of leading faculty from some of Penn State's top graduate departments. Faculty members include former diplomats, a Navy Vice Admiral, National Security Council staff, a senior official of both the African Union and the United Nations, an economic development agency director, former CIA officials, a State Department Senior Counselor, a U.S. Geological Survey chief scientist, as well as international and arbitration experts and top scholars who contribute to public discourse. Together they represent scholars and practitioners in their respective disciplines. SIA students also learn from faculty from throughout Penn State, including the

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College of Engineering Engineering education is the activity of teaching knowledge and principles to the professional practice of engineering. It includes an initial education (bachelor's and/or master's degree), and any advanced education and specializations that ...

, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, College of Agricultural Science, and the

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. The combination of these schools allows SIA to offer programs in interdisciplinary range and flexibility. The school is a full member of the

Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) is a non-profit educational organization of graduate schools of international affairs, with 40 members and 26 affiliates around the world. Starting as a network of Americ ...

(APSIA), a group of schools of public policy, public administration, and international studies.

References

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