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, (divenp@gvsu.edu) for additional information.
The Political Science Department is pleased to recognize Rebekkah Bowen and Kylie Boss as our Batchelder Scholars for the 2021-2022 school year.
Apr 28, 2021
Congratulations to Elyssa Linderman, who is this year's winner of the Excellence in a Discipline award for International Relations.
Apr 7, 2021
Tutors can help with content questions, study strategies, and exam review.
Feb 9, 2021
1999 Graduate Former Advisor to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Now Senior Political Strategist at the Energy Foundation
2018 Graduate Joins Peace Corps in Armenia
National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Fellowship
Peace Corps Volunteer and Fulbright Scholar Now Studying Education at U.C. Berkeley
2013 IR Grad Works for UNICEF USA
