School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS)

The School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) is the University of California's only professional school of international relations as well as the only such program in the U.S. focused on the Pacific region – Asia and the Americas. Only 20 years old, it was recently ranked in the top ten for foreign affairs by Foreign Policy

Mission: To shape the Pacific Century by training leaders, creating ideas, and supporting networks to build a Pacific community.

Innovation: An innovative curriculum blends the best of three professional school traditions – international relations, public policy, and management.

Education Designed for Today’s World:

Today’s successful professionals operate in a global context and need a strong understanding of how management, public policy, and international interactions shape strategic decision-making. Courses offered at IR/PS are designed to foster this understanding.

Stellar Students: IR/PS is internationally recognized for its excellence, and it attracts students of the highest caliber from a wide range of backgrounds from every region of the Pacific and beyond. Since its founding, IR/PS has trained more than 1,500 men and women who have assumed positions of leadership in business, government, and nonprofit organizations throughout the world.

Exceptional Faculty: Our faculty are internationally renowned in many sectors and have built their reputations at leading institutions of higher learning in the U.S. and abroad. They are widely recognized for their boldness and innovation, and integrate an enthusiasm for teaching with rigorous scholarship and professional relationships with government and industry. In addition, our faculty lead our research centers.

Research Centers:

• Center on Pacific Economies
• Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies
• Information Storage Industry Center
• Institute on Global Conflict & Cooperation

Executive Education: IR/PS offers three formats for executive training through its Global Leadership Institute, which is designed for working professionals seeking additional exposure to the various areas of international management, international relations, and comparative public policy. In addition, open enrollment programs focus on specific topics and regions of the Pacific that are at the forefront of international relations and business news. Furthermore, custom programs are designed to provide company-specific training for corporations that are interested in developing a significant presence in the Pacific.

Community Outreach: IR/PS offers a wide range of distinguished speakers and programs through the Dean’s Roundtable, its flagship speaker program.

We invite you to visit IR/PS, meet our faculty, staff, and students, and discover first-hand the opportunities IR/PS offers in the enormously dynamic and increasingly integrated Pacific region!