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Penn State School of International Affairs
Celebrating the Class of 2024
Read about our most recent SIA graduates and envision your future self, ready to take the next step in your global career.
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Flexibility at its finest.
Penn State School of International Affairs (SIA) gives you the power and flexibility to customize your program options. This will allow you to focus on what's most important to you and your career.
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Learn by doing
Engage in role-playing simulations, briefings, negotiations, mock trials, drafting project proposals, and more.
At SIA you will gain expertise in contemporary global issues while learning the fundamentals of international relations that will shape the world for decades to come.
Learn About Experiential Opportunities![SIA professors Jett and Ransom interacting with a student](/assets/uploads/images/_860x640_crop_center-center_80_none/Dec_2019_celebration_Jett_Ransom_2400px.jpg)
Grow your network
Internationally recognized scholars and seasoned former officials comprise our faculty of engaging and passionate educators.
Their connections become your connections.
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“What I liked most is that SIA provided me with core international affairs courses in the first year, and then in the second year I was able to create my own concentration and take classes best suited for my professional aspirations.”
Tiara Barnes, Class of 2017, Communications Specialist, USAID Bureau for Policy, Planning, and Learning
SIA At a Glance
Class of 2025
50
Students
15
U.S. States
11
Countries
18
Languages
29
Undergraduate Majors
3
Fulbrighters
1
Payne Fellow
1
Pickering Fellow
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July 10, 2024
Prof. McClennen's latest for Salon: 5 Lessons Joe Biden should have learned from Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss
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July 08, 2024