Elliott School of International Affairs

The Elliott School of International Affairs (ESIA) at the George Washington University is located in the heart of Washington, D.C. As a leading professional school of international affairs, the Elliott School offers undergraduate and graduate degrees with majors covering a range of global issues and world regions. Over 2,100 undergraduates and 700 graduate students attend the Elliott School.

In 2007, the Elliott School’s academic excellence was recognized by a survey of scholars published in Foreign Policy magazine. The survey ranked the school’s undergraduate program as #10 in the United States and its graduate programs #7.

The Elliott School traces its roots to 1898, when The George Washington University first started instruction in international affairs. It took its present form in 1987, when it was reorganized to focus exclusively on undergraduate, graduate, and mid-career education in international affairs. The school was named for Lloyd Elliott, a former president of GW, and his wife, Evelyn, one year later.

In June 2005, Michael E. Brown was named Dean of the Elliott School. Brown, who founded and directed the Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University, has a background in international security, conflict and conflict resolution, and U.S. foreign and defense policy.

In March 2003, the Elliott School opened its new academic building at 1957 E Street NW. The building was formally opened by then-Secretary of State and GW Alumnus Colin Powell. This building features state-of-the-art lecture halls, classrooms, offices, lounges, and common areas used to host public events. It is located close to the U.S. State Department and blocks from the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the White House.

Noted faculty include James N Rosenau, Martha Finnemore, Harry Harding, Edward "Skip" Gnehm, Leon Fuerth, Nathan Brown, Cynthia McClintok, and Henry Farrell. Noted alumni include Admiral John B. Hayes (MA '64), General John M. Shalikashvili (MA '70), James B. Quigley (BA ’82), Joe Helman (MA '87), Kathleen Walsh (BA '90), and Marshal Carter (MA ‘76).

History

The institutional forerunners of the Elliott School began with the School of Comparative Jurisprudence and Diplomacy which, though it lasted only seven years (1898-1905), was followed by:
*The School of Politics and Diplomacy, 1905-1907
*The College of the Political Sciences, 1907-1913
*The Department of International Law and Diplomacy (within Columbian College), 1913-28
*The School of Government, 1928-1960
*The School of Government, Business, and International Affairs, 1960-1966
*The School of Public and International Affairs, 1966-1987
*The School of International Affairs, 1987-1988
*The Elliott School of International Affairs, founded in 1988.

Undergraduate Programs

The Elliott School offers undergraduate degrees in the following majors:
*Asian Studies
*Middle Eastern Studies
*Latin American and Hemispheric Studies
*International Affairs

International Affairs Major

The International Affairs major is further broken down by Regional and Functional Concentrations.

Regional Concentrations include:
*Africa
*Asia
*Europe and Eurasia
*Latin America
*Middle East

Functional Concentrations include:
*Comparative Political, Economic, and Social Systems
*Conflict and Security
*Contemporary Cultures and Societies
*Global Public Health
*International Development Studies
*International Economics
*International Environmental Resources
*International Politics

Graduate Programs

The Elliott School of International Affairs Masters of Arts program received 1822 applications for the Fall 2006 semester. A total of 282 students were eventually enrolled in the program. The mean undergraduate GPA (excluding international applicants) for these students was 3.49, while the mean GRE scores (also excluding international applicants) were 609 verbal, 679 quantitative, and 5.0 analytical writing. In addition, 21% of the enrolled students were non-U.S. citizens, with an average TOEFL score of 271. [cite web|accessdate=2007-03-18
url=http://www.gwu.edu/~elliott/admissions/profile.html
title=Fall 2006 Entering MA Candidate Profile
publisher=The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University] The Director of Graduate Programs in International Affairs at the Elliott School is Ambassador Karl Inderfurth, who is a former Assistant Secretary of State.

The Elliott School offers graduate degrees in the following fields:

Masters of Arts

**Asian Studies
**European and Eurasian Studies
**International Affairs
**International Development Studies
**International Science and Technology Policy
**International Trade and Investment Policy
**Latin American and Hemispheric Studies
**Middle East Studies
**Security Policy StudiesAnd,
**Masters of International Policy and Practice - for mid-career professionals
**Masters of International Studies - for students attending Elliott School partnering institutions (see below)

Joint and Dual Degrees

**Master of Arts and Master of Business Administration
**Master of Arts and Juris Doctor
**Master of Arts and Master of Public Health

Certificates

**Chinese Studies
**East Asian Studies
**Latin American Studies
**International Science and Technology Policy
**International Security Policy
**International Trade Policy
**U.S. Foreign Policy
**Political Psychology

Research Centers, Institutes and Policy Programs

*Institute for Global and International Studies - Susan Sell, Director
*Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies GW Cold War Group - Hope Harrison, Director
*Space Policy Institute - John Logsdon, Director
*Taiwan Education and Research Program - Edward McCord, Director
*The Sigur Center for Asian Studies - Kirk Larsen, Director
*Culture in Global Affairs Research and Policy Program - Barbara Miller, Director
*US-Japan Economic Agenda - Henry Nau, Director
*China Policy Program - David Shambaugh, Director
*Center for International Science and Technology Policy - John Logsdon, Director
*The Program for International Studies in Asia (PISA) - Linda Yarr, Director

Elliott School International Partners

*Australia: University of Sydney
*Argentina: Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires
*Brazil: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis
*Canada: Carleton University, Ottawa, new partner
*China: Fudan University, Shanghai
*France: Sciences Po, Paris
*Germany: Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
*Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong
*India: Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, new partner
*Japan: Waseda University, Tokyo
*Korea: Ewha Womans University, Seoul
*Lebanon: The American University of Beirut, Beirut
*Netherlands: Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht
*Russia: European University of Saint Petersburg, new partner
*Singapore: National University of Singapore
*Switzerland: HEI (Graduate Institute of International Studies), Geneva
*Turkey: Boğaziçi University, Istanbul
*United Kingdom: London School of Economics & Political Science, London

Notes

External links

* [http://www.gwu.edu/~elliott/ Official site]
* [http://www.elliottschool.org/alumni/alumninotes.cfm/ Alumni Notes]
* [http://www.gwu.edu/~elliott/admissions/profile.html Elliott School Entering MA Candidate Profile]
* [http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3718 Foreign Policy Magazine - March/April 2007]
* [http://www.gwu.edu/~elliott/faculty/inderfurth.cfm Ambassador Karl Inderfurth Profile]