The World Is Changing
Be Ready For It
SFS prepares you to navigate a world defined by complexity, competition, and constant change. You will build the skills to analyze global issues, engage across cultures, and lead in environments where there are no easy answers. From day one, your focus is not just understanding the world, but knowing how to operate within it.
Through an interdisciplinary approach that combines politics, economics, history, culture, and language, you shape a path that aligns with your goals. Whether your interests are global security, economic policy, or international development, you choose how to specialize and where to focus. The result is a skill set that positions you to move directly into meaningful roles across government, business, and global organizations.
Design Your Pathway At SFS
Shape your graduate experience around the issues, regions, and specialized skills that match the work you want to do and the impact you want to make
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Choose A Lens
Start with what pulls you in most: a pressing issue, a part of the world, or skill set you want to sharpen
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Build Your Expertise
Go deeper through thematic programs, regional programs, and certificates that let you customize your focus
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Move Toward Your Future
Graduate with a path that feels intentional, distinctive, and aligned to your goals in policy, diplomacy, and global affairs
Three Ways To Build Your Expertise And Shape Your Journey
This framework makes SFS' value proposition easy to understand: you can go deep in a policy issue, develop command of a region, or add focused credentials that strengthen your edge
Master of Science in Foreign Service
Global strategy, diplomacy, and leadership in motion
Master of Arts in Security Studies
Security challenges, intelligence, and global stability
Master of Global Human Development
Development, equity, and impact on the ground
Master of Arts in International Migration and Refugees
Migration, identity, and global human movement
Master of Science in Environmental and International Affairs
Climate, policy, and global environmental action
Master of Arts in International Business and Policy
Global markets, policy, and strategic decision-making
Master of Arts in Arab Studies
Global insight through Arab perspectives
Master of Arts in Asian Studies
Asia's economies, politics, and power dynamics
Master of Arts in Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies
Europe, Eurasia, and the forces reshaping the region
Master of Arts in European Studies
European integration and transatlantic strategy
Master in Arts in Latin American Studies
Latina America's policy, politics, and transformation
Themes
Diplomatic Studies
Negotiation, statecraft, and global engagement
International Business Diplomacy
Where markets and policy meet
Global Human Development
Economic development, equity, and sustainable solutions in global contexts
Global Health Diplomacy
Health systems in a global market
Social Innovation and Global Development
New approaches to solving complex global challenges at scale
Refugee and Humanitarian Emergencies
Crisis response and human protection
Gender, Peace and Security
Equity and stability in global affairs
Space Studies
Space policy, innovation, and the future of global governance
Regional
African Studies
Politics, development, and change across African socieities
Arab Studies
Culture, politics, and policy across the Arab world
Asian Studies
Economic growth, geopolitics, and regional dynamics in Asia
Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies
Power, politics, and change across Europe and Eurasia
Latin American Studies
Policy, politics, and transformation across Latin America
Admissions, Student Experience, And Career Outcomes
Admissions Information And Events
SFS looks for driven, globally minded students ready to take on complex challenges. The admissions process is designed to identify candidates who will thrive in a rigorous, real-world learning environment.
Student Experience
Attending Georgetown places you at the center of Washington, DC where policy, global affairs, and decision-making happen in real time. Through direct access to leaders, practitioners, and a vibrant campus community, you’ll engage with the issues shaping the world.
Careers Outcomes And Alumni
SFS prepares you for careers across government, international organizations, business, and nonprofits. A global alumni network extends your reach, opening doors and accelerating your path forward.
