Florida International University, School of International and Public Affairs
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Preparing Students for Global Careers in an International City
Mark B. Rosenberg
President and Professor of Politics and International Relations
School of International and Public Affairs
Florida International University
Global. Diverse. Edgy. Florida International University offers students the opportunity to live, work and explore in one of the world's most dynamic hemispheric hubs - Miami, Florida.
A destination city for international trade and finance, coupled with a pulsating arts scene, historic neighborhoods and famed South Beach, Miami provides a living laboratory for students. Here, students don't just study international affairs. They're surrounded by it.
At FIU, we use cutting-edge research and state-of-the-art teaching to prepare our students to be worlds ahead. Our student-centered faculty are committed to a global perspective that appreciates the connections, multicultural realities and opportunities embedded in international, national and local dynamics. "International" is more than just our middle name. It is who we are - a diverse university with students from more than 170 different countries.
At the heart of it all, is FIU's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) in the College of Arts & Sciences. SIPA brings together many of FIU's internationally oriented disciplines, forming a premier center for research, education and training in the fields of international affairs and governance.
Because international relations is an ever-changing field, how does FIU build its curriculum for this diverse discipline?
We're very focused on developing innovative academic programs that are as much in touch with current events as they are with the fundamentals of the disciplines. A perfect example of this is our new Master of Arts in Global Governance, which will launch in the fall of 2011. This is a 36-credit professional degree designed to prepare students for careers in the private and public sectors, international organizations, non-governmental and non-profit organizations that are now at the forefront of global public affairs.
The program will initially focus on globalization and the issue of security as a fundamental human need. Students will explore how globalization has broadened and intensified the scale and character of modern-day security challenges including migration and refugee flows; environmental changes and resource scarcity; transnational crime and terrorism; poverty; and natural and manmade disasters.
Not only will our Global Governance students tackle these important topics, but they will also receive practical skills needed for their future careers - skills such as policy analysis, budgeting, methodologies, grant and professional writing, and presentation skills.
What else does SIPA offer students?
SIPA includes four signature departments: Politics and International Relations, Global and Sociocultural Studies, Public Administration, and Criminal Justice. It houses many of the university's most prominent international centers, institutes and programs.
The school supports real-world learning experiences with study abroad, lecture series, and networking with greater Miami's diverse international business, diplomatic and public affairs communities.
Our graduate students engage in policy-relevant research at the forefront of international debate - environmental preservation and restoration, migration, human and drug trafficking, human rights, war crimes, and the eradication of poverty. Our graduates have gone on to successful careers in the U.S. Department of State, Organization of American States, international NGO's, and other organizations that shape our world.
We're committed to providing a worlds ahead education through global curriculum, a new state-of-the-art facility and international access through our Miami community.
Florida International University
School of International and Public Affairs
international.fiu.edu
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305-348-7266
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