Graduate School of International Studies
- Graduate School of International Studies
The University of Denver (DU)'s Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) is graduate school located in Ben Cherrington Hall (BCH) on the DU campus.
=About the school=
History
DU created the Department of International Relations, one of the first in the country, in 1929. [ [http://www.du.edu/gsis/advantage/index.html About the GSIS] (accessed April 14, 2008)] This department became the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) in 1964, under the leadership of Josef Korbel, father of former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. [ [http://www.du.edu/gsis/advantage/index.html About the GSIS] (accessed April 14, 2008)] Since its inception, the school has been committed to helping professionals respond intelligently, ethically and effectively to the challenges facing the global village. [ [http://www.du.edu/gsis/advantage/index.html About the GSIS] (accessed April 14, 2008)]
In a 2006/2007 survey performed by the College of William and Mary and published by Foreign Policy magazine, the Koerbel School of International Studies ranked 9th in the nation for graduate programs, ahead of such schools as Syracuse, University of Chicago, Yale, Stanford, University of California-Berkeley, and MIT. [ [http://www.du.edu/gsis/news/articles/fp.html] ]
Areas of study
The GSIS focuses on training graduate students in a number of different areas [ [http://www.du.edu/gsis/areas/index.html GSIS Areas of Study] (accessed April 14, 2008)] :
*Global Finance, Trade & Economic Integration (GFTEI)
*Global Health
*Homeland Security
*International Human Rights
*International Administration
*International Security
*International Studies
Degree programs
The GSIS offers post-graduate certificate programs, along with awarding Master's degrees and PhD degrees.=Notable Alumni=
*Condoleezza Rice - U.S. Secretary of State
*George W. Casey, Jr. - U.S. Chief of Staff of the Army
*Cindy Courville - U.S. Ambassador to the African Union
*M. Javad Zarif - Former Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations
*Heraldo Muñoz - Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations=Notable Faculty=
*Josef Korbel - the founding Dean of GSIS, father of Madeleine Albright, and mentor of Condoleezza Rice
*Jendayi Frazer - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
=References=
=See also=
*University of Denver
=External links=
* [http://www.du.edu/gsis Graduate School of International Studies Website]
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