Prospective Students
The School of Foreign Service hosts approximately 2000 students from over 70 countries and 50 states, making it the largest program of its kind in the world. Wherever your interests in international affairs lie, the School of Foreign Service can accommodate them.
The undergraduate BSFS degree allows students the freedom to explore the world of international affairs from many perspectives. It combines a rigorous core curriculum with flexible major and certificate options.
At the graduate level, Master of Arts degrees are available in Arab Studies, Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies, German and European Studies, Latin American Studies, Security Studies and through the Master of Science in Foreign Service program. Our six unique graduate programs give students the opportunity to focus and deepen their classroom knowledge and acquire skills necessary for careers in many different fields.
Events
- November 7, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Energy Development: Technologies, Strategies, Get Real
- November 9, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Causes and Consequences of Han-Uyghur Tension in Xinjiang
- November 9, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm El Futuro de la Sociedad Civil-La Perspectiva de un Cubano
- November 9, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Open House- Certificate in Refugees/Humanitarian Emergencies
- November 9, 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Lecture by Father Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J.
- November 10, 6:00 pm Human Rights, Antisemitism, and International Politics
- November 11 Tanzania Photography Exhibition
- November 11, 12:15 pm Tropical Swamps, Maya Civilization, and the Current Climate
- November 11, 3:15 pm China Speaker Series: China's Military Modernization
Eric Pohlman '04
STIA Major Making a Difference in Africa
Like many SFS students, Eric Pohlman '04 joined the Peace Corps when he graduated. He served for two years in Cameroon as an agro-forestry volunteer. But unlike most of his peers, he stayed in Africa.
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ISD Practitioners Offer Unique Perspective
Bringing Theory and Practice Together
Each year, U.S. and foreign diplomats as well as military and CIA officers are detailed to the School of Foreign Service's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy to help build scholar-practitioner collaboration. SFS students reap the benefits.

