Type Public Parent institution UC San Diego Address La Jolla, CA 92093, USA Founded 1987 | Established 1987 Dean Peter Cowhey Number of students 205 | |
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Former name Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) Location La Jolla, California, USA Motto "Shaping the Pacific Century" Affiliation Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs Similar University of California, USC School of Internatio, Sixth College, Rady School of Management, Jacobs School of Engineering Profiles | ||
The School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) at the University of California, San Diego, formerly the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS), is devoted to the study of international affairs, economics, and policy education. Until 2015, it stood as the only professional school of international affairs that was exclusively focused on Asia and the Americas.
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GPS provides a unique resource for training leaders, creating ideas, and building networks for the Pacific Century. The curriculum blends a mix of three professional school traditions-schools of international relations, public policy, and management. Interdisciplinary yet integrated curricula prepare students to perform with distinction in senior policy positions in the public and non-profit sectors, as well as in the top management of multinational firms and financial institutions. In May 2015, UC San Diego announced that IR/PS would expand its focus and become the School of Global Policy and Strategy, and that its Center on Emerging and Pacific Economies would become the Center for Global Transformation.
GPS is a full member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs. Foreign Policy magazine's 2015 rankings of the top international affairs schools placed UCSD at 7th, 13th and 13th worldwide for its PhD, master's and bachelor's programs, respectively.