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The Master of Arts program in International Science and Technology Policy focuses on the interactions among scientific development, technological change, and governmental and private-sector activities at the international and domestic levels. The program, which was one of the first of its kind in the United States, trains students to understand and manage issues at the intersection of science, technology, industrial strategy and structure, and government policy. A comparative approach to science and technology policy is emphasized, founded on the twin poles of in-depth understanding of domestic policies and continuous coverage of policy developments around the world.

Students in the program have frequent opportunities for involvement in the activities of the Elliott School’s Center for International Science and Technology Policy, which administers this program, and the Space Policy Institute, a subset of the Center. The Center for International is widely recognized for the following five major areas of research and graduate instruction. To learn more about what students, faculty, and alumni say about the Center and the M.A. program, visit the Center’s testimonials page.

Program Director: Nicholas S. Vonortas, Professor of Economics and International Affairs; Director, Center for International Science and Technology Policy.

1957 E Street, NW Suite 403, Washington, D.C. 20052
Telephone: (202) 994-6458
Fax: (202) 994-1639
E-mail: vonortas@gwu.edu

Acting Director 2007-2008: John M. Logsdon, Research Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs and Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs Director, Space Policy Institute.

1957 E Street, NW Suite 403
Washington, D.C. 20052
Telephone: (202) 994-7292
Fax: (202) 994-1639
E-mail: logsdon@gwu.edu

Admission to the International Sciences and Technology M.A. program can be in either the fall or spring semester. Applicants with undergraduate majors in a social, life, or physical science or in engineering are eligible for admission. Analytic skills and interest in policy issues with significant science or technology dimensions are more important determinants of success in the program than any particular formal training or academic background.

For more information about the he interdisciplinary 40-credit M.A. program in International Science and Technology Policy, please visit our curriculum pages.

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