Welcome to the website for the Department of International Affairs! Located in a beautifully restored century old building, we’ve been educating and preparing tomorrow’s leaders and foreign policy makers since 2003.
With a rich history of playing host to Nobel Laureates, Pulitzer winners, former Presidents, and leaders from all sectors, our students have an opportunity to interact with renowned scholars, public servants and practitioners in classrooms, lecture halls, boardrooms, and in the halls of Congress.
The Department of International Affairs was formed in 2001 when the School of Public & International Affairs was founded. Formerly, the department had been part of the larger Political Science department in Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. We currently offer a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs, two master’s degrees (Master of International Policy and a Master of Arts in Political Science and International Affairs), and a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Affairs.
We currently have 24 tenured and tenure-track faculty and lecturers in the department that specialize in a wide array of topics, including international conflict, human rights, political institutions, extremism, political economy, and the environment. Many of our faculty have won prestigious teaching awards at the school and university levels. Our faculty are also world-renowned researchers, often winning research awards and external grants and serving in editorial positions at top peer-reviewed journals.
By: Rachael Andrews Associate professor of international affairs, Dr. Daniel Hill researches democracy and violence in a broad sense, but his most recent article, “Examining Repressive and Oppressive State Violence
Alexis Boss is a senior at UGA, double majoring in international affairs and political science. Her experience with the SPIA Emerging Leaders program has opened her eyes to the importance
Elizabeth Griffin graduated in 2019 from SPIA with two bachelor’s degrees in political science and international affairs. From there, she jumped straight into her master’s program in public administration at
On April 21, 2017, the third annual SPIA Networking Night was hosted at the Holiday Inn in Athens, GA. There were over 250 alumni, faculty, students, and organizations in attendance.
On November 16, 2016, the School of Public and International Affairs hosted its annual reception and program for alumni and friends in Washington DC. The event’s program featured a post-election
In March 2014, fifteen students from the Masters of International Policy and Doctorate in International Affairs programs, accompanied by the director and staff of the Center for International Trade and
Spring arrives early here at UGA. We start wear sandals in January, shorts and t-shirts in February and you can catch us walking barefoot through the grass on North Campus
Some would say that fall is the best time of year at UGA. And they’d be 30% right. Spring and summer are great, too. Maybe it’s the smell of coffee
Department of International Affairs
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Candler Hall 301
Office: 706-542-6705
Fax: 706-583-8266
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Head of Department of International Affairs
Thomas P. and M. Jean Lauth Public Affairs Professor
Dean Rusk Scholar of International Relations
Faculty Fellow, Center for International Trade and Security
327 Candler Hall
murdie@uga.edu
Department of International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs
The University of Georgia
Candler Hall
Athens, GA 30602-1492
706/542-6705 (Director’s Office)
706/542-0096 (Undergraduate Advising)
706/542-1633 (Graduate Advising)
Fax: 706/583-8266
