La Jolla,
CA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
The Political Science and International Affairs Ph.D. is a collaborative initiative between UC San Diego's Political Science Department. This curriculum equips graduates for academic careers or roles as policy analysts and international affairs experts. Leveraging both departments' strengths, it provides distinctive regional expertise focused on the Pacific area. Students develop research capabilities in political science, concentrating on international relations and comparative policy studies. The program merges political science methodologies with political economy, institutional studies, economic policy evaluation, and area studies, particularly emphasizing East Asian and Latin American contexts.