The Undergraduate Program
The School of Foreign Service undergraduate program—the Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (BSFS) combines a broadly based liberal arts curriculum with an interdisciplinary focus in international affairs. The program provides a solid basis for careers and further study in a wide variety of fields. Our students regularly go on to law or medical school, advanced academic study or work in business or government. Visit the BSFS website for more information or jump directly to any of the sites listed below.
Core curriculum
In their first two years, SFS undergraduate students pursue a rigorous interdisciplinary, liberal arts core curriculum that provides them a solid foundation in international affairs.
Majors
Seven basic interdisciplinary majors are available. Students combine core requirements for each major with electives drawn from departments across the University. Specific electives vary each semester and students can thus craft a unique course of study from the hundreds of options offered.
- Culture and politics
- International economics
- International history
- International political economy
- International politics
- Regional and Comparative Studies
- Science, Technology and International Affairs
Certificate programs
SFS undergraduate students may complement their major with topical or regional studies programs.
- Karl F. Landegger Program in International Business Diplomacy
- African Studies
- Asian Studies
- Australian and New Zealand Studies
- More certificate options...
Course listings
Visit our course listings page to select listings for each of our various major and certificate programs.
Events
- November 23, 12:00 pm The Presence of Puerto Rico in US Politics, Gov. Luis Fortuñ
- November 23, 12:15 pm - 2:00 pm European Perceptions of Islam & America
- November 23, 12:15 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch Lecture by Professor Peter O'Brien
- November 23, 12:30 pm Ashley Tellis: AFPAK: Can We Succeed?
- November 24, 6:00 pm Tuesday Film Series: Being Jewish in France
- November 30, 1:30 pm Regulatory Reform and Compliance: Brazil Anti-Money Launderi
- November 30, 2:00 pm test event
- November 30, 6:00 pm The Emergence of Modern Islamic Finance in Global Markets
- December 2, 12:30 pm Ambassador Series: H.E. Luis Gallegos, Ecuador
Stephen Brinkman '07
A Georgetown Perspective
Juggling a job search and an honors certificate in International Business Diplomacy, international economics major Stephen Brinkman '07 still found time to chair the Carroll Round, an annual conference that brings top undergraduates from around the U.S. to Georgetown to present original international economics research.
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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.