UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO –
School of International Relations and Pacific Studies

Uniquely located on the Pacific Ocean, sharing the busiest border-crossing in the world with Tijuana, Mexico, San Diego is rapidly becoming one of the most important economic centres of the Pacific Region.

UC San Diego is ranked among the top public universities in the nation. At the centre of UC San Diego’s international studies is the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS).

IR/PS is the University of California's only professional school of international relations as well as the only such program in the US focused on the Pacific region – Asia and the Americas. Only 20 years old, it was recently ranked in the Top 10 for Foreign Affairs by Foreign Policy.

IR/PS’s faculty and innovative curriculum provide our Master’s and Executive Education students with a unique blend of International Relations, Public Policy, and Management, as well as knowledge for Leadership in the Pacific Century.

IR/PS offers four different degree programs: the two year professional Master of Pacific International Affairs (MPIA) degree, the one year executive Master of Advanced Studies-International Affairs (MAS-IA), the Bachelor of Arts/Master of International Affairs (BA/MIA), and a joint PhD degree in Political Science and International Affairs with the UC San Diego Political Science department.

Number of Full-Time Students:  250
Language of Instruction: English
Type of institution: Public
Setting: Urban
Scholarships offered: Academic

Website: www.irps.ucsd.edu