Are you interested in international events and trends? Can you envision a career in global affairs, international business, or law? Have you imagined working for a multinational corporation or an international non-profit institution? The IR program is a good place for you to start.
IR equips majors and minors with the tools they need to understand global and international trends. Our students seek to understand issues of global importance, including development, the environment, security, human rights, migration, and the interconnections between governance, economics, power, and identity.
Our curriculum includes a strong interdisciplinary core, enhanced by a flexible set of electives that allow you to configure your studies to meet your own interests.
Please explore our website and contact our Program Director, Professor Polly Diven, ([email protected]) for additional information.
The Department of Political Science announces the retirement of Professor John Constantelos, who taught European and EU politics, international political economy and a variety of world politics and research methods courses for thirty years at GVSU.
Apr 22, 2025
The GVSU Political Science Department and the International Relations program congratulate Carly Stengel (IR) and Isabella Grunwaldt (PLS), winners of the Excellence-in-a-Discipline awards for their respective majors.
Apr 15, 2025
Eligibility is open to all students who major in political science or international relations.
Feb 26, 2025
IR Alum Jessica Geisler is starting her JD studies this fall at Wayne Law.
Sep 18, 2024
Grand Rapids Paralegal Volunteers with Iraqi Refugee Community
1999 Graduate Former Advisor to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Now Senior Political Strategist at the Energy Foundation
Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft
Member of U.S. Air Force, Graduate of the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California
Senior Program Specialist, American Geophysical Union
