Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies

Welcome to Boston University’s youngest school – the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies.

The Pardee School is Boston University's new school of international affairs. It is dedicated to improving the human condition through rigorous and creative education, path-breaking interdisciplinary research, and innovative initiatives to make a real-world difference in the critical challenges humanity faces.

Established in 2014 by bringing together a number of long-established programs in international relations and regional studies at Boston University, the Pardee School has nearly 1,000 students, including about 800 undergraduate students. It offers six graduate degrees, two graduate certificates, five undergraduate majors, eight undergraduate minors, and a joint BA/MA program. The Pardee School also brings together seven centers and programs of regional and thematic studies.