University of California, San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy

The University of California, San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) is the graduate school of international affairs and public policy at the University of California, San Diego. It is a full member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, and awards Masters degrees in International Affairs (MIA), Public Policy (MPP), Chinese Economic and Political Affairs (MCEPA), a Master of Advanced Studies in International Affairs (MAS-IA) intended for mid-career professionals, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science and International Affairs. The School also offers several five-year concurrent degree programs in cooperation with the International Studies Program and the Departments of Economics and Political Science.

University of California, San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy

Motto	"Driven to solve."
Type	Public
Established	1986
Parent institution	UC San Diego
Dean	Caroline Freund
Students	400
Location	La Jolla , California , USA 32.884355°N 117.241149°W / 32.884355; -117.241149 (Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies)
Affiliations	APSIA
Website	https://gps.ucsd.edu/

Southwest exterior of the school

Prominent faculty

• Caroline Freund - Dean of the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy, former Global Director of Trade, Investment and Competitiveness of the World Bank
• Peter Gourevitch - Political Scientist and Professor Emeritus
• Stephan Haggard - Lawrence and Sallye Krause Professor of Korea-Pacific Studies; Director, Korea-Pacific Program
• Lawrence B. Krause - International Economist and Professor Emeritus
• Barry Naughton - Professor of Chinese Economy; Sokwanlok Chair of Chinese International Affairs
• Ulrike Schaede - Professor of Japanese Business; Executive Director, Center on Emerging and Pacific Economies
• Susan Shirk - Ho Miu Lam Endowed Chair in China and Pacific Relations; Director of the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC); Chair, 21st Century China Program
• Barbara F. Walter - Professor, Political Scientist, and member of the Council on Foreign Relations
• Emilie Hafner-Burton - John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of International Justice and Human Rights, Co-director, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation
• Tai Ming Cheung - Professor, Director UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
• Gordon Hanson - Professor, Pacific Economic Cooperation Chair in International Economic Relations, Director on Global Transformation
• Peter Cowhey - former dean and Qualcomm Endowed Chair in Communications and Technology Policy

Journals

• Journal of East Asian Studies