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University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) (or ''l'École supérieure d'affaires publiques et internationales de l'Université d'Ottawa (ESAPI)'') is a professional public and international policy school at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.


Degree Programs

GSPIA offers a multidisciplinary master’s program (
Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...
) with three fields of concentration: *
public policy Public policy is an institutionalized proposal or a decided set of elements like laws, regulations, guidelines, and actions to solve or address relevant and real-world problems, guided by a conception and often implemented by programs. Public p ...
*
international affairs International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...
* development studies The program, which is only offered on a full-time basis, also offers a coop option and internship opportunities in Canadian missions abroad.


History

Founded in 2007, the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs is one of two bilingual schools of public and international affairs in
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, where courses are taught in Canada's two official languages, French and English. In addition to a faculty complement of more than 30 professors, students benefit from the presence of a number of Senior Fellows including former Canadian diplomats Robert Fowler and Claude Laverdure, as well as respected journalist Jeffrey Simpson.


See also

* Public policy school * Carleton University's School of Public Policy and Administration


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