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Study, work, and travel with world-class faculty members and other driven, curious students to experience and understand political, social and economic dynamics on a global scale.

Former NATO commander Adm. James Stavridis speaks about current challenges to global security and opportunities for international collaboration.
Former NATO commander Adm. James Stavridis speaks about current challenges to global security and opportunities for international collaboration.

 

The Colgate international relations program is an interdisciplinary program in the Social Sciences that pursues knowledge through immersion and practice, offering a rigorous course of study with opportunities for direct exposure to contemporary international organizations, international law and courts, and travel that enriches the academic context of worldwide politics, life, culture, history, and thought.

International relations students develop the theoretical, analytical, and practical skills needed to engage with the global issues of the present and future.

The department offers both a major and a minor in international relations.

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Program Contacts

Director: Danielle Lupton
Academic Department Coordinator: Cynthia Terrier
Office: Persson Hall
Phone: 315-228-7521 

We are always going to have foreign policy decisions to make, and I want to be one of the people on the ground, lobbying for what is best not only for our national interests but also the interests of the countries with which we’re working.

Ranissa Adityavarman Class of 2016
Off-Campus Study

Each year, the international relations program cosponsors an off-campus study group in Geneva, Switzerland. International relations students can also choose from another of Colgate’s study groups, or an approved program run by another institution.

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BA+MA Program

In partnership with the Graduate Institute of Geneva, Colgate offers the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in international relations in five years.

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Faculty and Staff

Meet the faculty and staff of the international relations program, and learn about their ongoing scholarship.

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Course Offerings

Learn about both required and elective courses available to students majoring or minoring in international relations.

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