Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies

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Frederick S. Pardee
School of Global Studies
Type Private
Parent institution
 Boston University
Academic affiliations
 APSIA
Dean Scott Taylor [1]
Academic staff
200
Students1,000
Location
Boston
,
Massachusetts
,
United States

42°21′01″N71°05′56″W / 42.3504°N 71.0989°W / 42.3504; -71.0989
Campus Urban
Website www.bu.edu/pardeeschool

The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies (also referred to as The Pardee School and Pardee School of Global Studies) is the public policy school of Boston University. It was officially established in 2014 by consolidating and renaming a number of long-established programs in international and regional studies at Boston University dating back to 1953. [2] [3] The current dean of the Pardee School is Scott D. Taylor, an American scholar of African politics and political economy, with a particular focus on business-state relations, private sector development, governance, and political and economic reform. [4] [5] The Pardee School has nearly 1,000 students, including about 800 undergraduate students. It offers six graduate degrees, two graduate certificates, five undergraduate majors, and seven undergraduate minors, and also brings together seven centers and programs of regional and thematic studies. [6] [7]

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History

The Pardee School was established based on Boston University's long-standing commitment to global education[ citation needed ] and was made possible by a $25 million gift by Boston University alumnus Frederick S. Pardee. [8] [9] [10] Prof. Adil Najam, a global development and sustainable development expert and former vice chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan, was named the inaugural dean of the Pardee School. [11] At the conclusion of the 2021–2022 academic year, Prof. Najam stepped down as Dean. [12] On August 31, 2022, Scott Taylor, a former Professor and Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, was appointed Dean of the Pardee School. [13]

The Pardee School employs nearly 40 full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty and Professors of the Practice as well as a variety of adjunct and visiting professors. [14] Through its Centers and Programs, it has an affiliate faculty across Boston University of nearly 200. It offers 9 graduate degrees, 2 graduate certificates, 5 undergraduate majors, 8 undergraduate minors, and also brings together 7 centers and programs of regional and thematic studies.

The Pardee School describes itself as a school established in and for the 21st century and embraces higher education innovations;[ citation needed ] for example, in launching its first MOOC in its first year (by Prof. Andrew Bacevich on 'War for the Greater Middle East'). [15]

Degree programs

The Pardee School educates undergraduate and graduate students in global affairs and international relations. The Pardee School offers six MA programs with eight functional specializations, three dual-degree programs, one regional degree and two graduate certificates. It also offers five undergraduate majors and seven undergraduate minors.

Undergraduate programs

The Pardee School offers five Bachelor of Arts degrees: [16]

The Pardee School of Global Studies also Boston University [ clarification needed ] students the opportunity to complete the following seven minors: International relations, African languages and literature, African studies, Asian studies, European studies, Latin American studies, and Muslim cultures and societies.

Graduate programs

The Pardee School trains graduate students in global affairs and international relations. The school provides significant [17] [ clarification needed ] financial assistance to graduate students for tuition as well as international travel for research. Most degrees require foreign language proficiency and a field internship. [18] [7]

Dual-degree programs

The Pardee School provides its students many opportunities for taking courses across all schools and colleges at Boston University. Four of its graduate degrees are offered in collaboration with other Schools and Colleges. These include two joint degrees listed above (MA in Global Development Policy and MA in International Relations and Communication). In addition the Pardee School also offers its graduate students the option for three Dual Degrees. [18]

Graduate certificate programs

The Pardee School also offers three graduate certificate programs that are offered to all graduate students at Boston University. [18]

Programs, centers and institutes

Notable faculty

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  2. ↑ "BU to use $25m gift to create 'Global Studies' school". Boston Globe. December 13, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Our History | The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies". www.bu.edu. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Scott D. Taylor". NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY. January 15, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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  7. 1 2 "Peterson's Graduate Programs in International Relations" . Retrieved March 14, 2017.
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  15. ↑ "Pardee school launches first MOOC". Daily Free Press. Boston, MA. September 30, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
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