SIPA Joint BA/MIA/MPA Program Information Session - Dec 5th

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Friday December 5th
12 noon - 2:00 p.m.
1510 International Affairs Building

Interested in the SIPA joint BA/MIA/MPA program? Then come to an information session with the SIPA Admissions Office on Friday December 5th, 12 noon – 2pm, in 1510 International Affairs Building. The SIPA Five-Year Program offers a select few students enrolled in Columbia College or SEAS the opportunity to earn a Master of International Affairs (MIA) or Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree in conjunction with their undergraduate degree. This is the opportunity to get many of your questions answered and to determine if this program is the right match for you!

SIPA: Annual M. Moran Weston Lecture

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Monday, February 25, 2008

DOMINIC CARTER
Host/Senior Political Reporter for NY1 News

"A Reality Check in Urban America"

The Annual M. Moran Weston Lecture

6:00 pm
Dag Hammarskjold Lounge
15th Floor, International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street
New York, NY

Registration is required.
After registration is full, you may still place your name on the wait list.
To Register, click here.

SIPA Course Open to Undergraduates

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U4890 "Topics on Contemporary Turkey: Identity, Accession and Social and Political Debates in Turkey Today".

This course proposes to examine in depth some of the major debates and issues faced by the citizens of the Turkish Republic at the present time. In doing so this course will briefly examine the origins of the modern Turkish State with a focus on how the founding realities and myths have aided or hindered contemporary Turkish society. This course will give particular emphasis to the interplay of domestic and international agendas in the larger framework of the current Turkish debates on such topics as accession negotiations to join the European Union, civil society and the rights of women and ethnic minorities.

Course Requirements: As this course is intended to take form as a seminar, the final grade will consist of class participation (20%), the leading of a selected reading, (20%) and the submission of either two ten page papers or one twenty page papers (60%). This requires that all members of the class are also expected to lead a readings discussion section of their choice.

SIPA Applications Are Due This Friday, January 25th

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REMINDER: Applications for the SIPA 5 year BA-MIA/MPA applications are due this Friday, January 25th.

Applications and all supporting material must be submitted to Dean Leora Brovman in the Center for Student Advising, Schapiro Residence Hall location, by 5pm.

No late applications will be considered.

SIPA Five-Year Program

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For Juniors:

The SIPA Five-Year Program offers a select few students enrolled in Columbia’s undergraduate colleges the opportunity to earn a Master of International Affairs (MIA) or Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree in conjunction with their undergraduate degree.

Students accepted into this combined Bachelor’s/Master’s program will take SIPA graduate courses during their senior year of undergraduate studies, in addition to their college requirements, while remaining registered officially at their college. Students accepted into combined program will matriculate at SIPA in their last year.

Application for the combined program is made through the Center for Student Advising, using a special application form. Applications for the Fall 2008 cycle will be available in early December 2007, and must be returned to the respective college Dean’s office no later than January 25, 2008.

For more information, students should contact Dean Leora Brovman at:

lb2258@columbia.edu

http://sipa.columbia.edu/resources_services/admissions/index.html