Penn State School of International Affairs

TheSchool of International AffairsofPennsylvania State Universitywas officially launched on July 1, 2007, having been approved byPennsylvania State University's (Penn State) Board of Trustees in January 2007.The school is administratively part ofPenn State LawinUniversity Park, Pennsylvania.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.

School of International Affairs

Established	July 1, 2007
Dean	Vice Admiral James Houck (interim)
Director	Elizabeth Ransom (interim)
Location	University Park , Pennsylvania , U.S.
Campus	Rural
Website	http://sia.psu.edu/

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 Councilstaff, a senior official of both theAfrican Unionand theUnited Nations,an economic development agency director, formerCIAofficials, aState Departmentsenior counselor, aU.S. Geological Surveychief scientist, and 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 theSmeal College of Business,College of Engineering,College of Earth and Mineral Sciences,College of Agricultural Science,and theEberly College of Science.The combination of these schools allows SIA to offer programs in interdisciplinary range and flexibility.

The school is a full member of theAssociation of Professional Schools of International Affairs(APSIA), a group of schools of public policy, public administration, and international studies.