Georgetown SFS general questions

<p>Hello! I was lucky enough to be accepted to Georgetown and have a few questions about the specific program, SFS. Firstly, just how separate is it from the college? Are most of the classes exclusive to the program, shared with the college or a toss up? Are they more likely to be small and taught by very accessible profs, somewhat like a liberal arts college?</p>

<p>Firstly, just how separate is it from the college?</p>

<p>It’s separate in terms of who your deans are, which commencement ceremony you attend, what your major looks like, and a few other things like that. But the classes that an International Politics major in the SFS and a Government major in the College take, or an IHIST major in the SFS and a History major in the College, or an IPEC major in the SFS and a Political Economy major in the College, will be pretty similar.</p>

<p>Are most of the classes exclusive to the program, shared with the college or a toss up?</p>

<p>Most SFS major classes are actually housed in College departments like Government, History, Economics, Theology, Sociology, etc. There are some SFS-only classes (the proseminar, Political and Social Thought) and others that are housed in the SFS (STIA especially but also some courses coded INAF, as well as area studies). Language classes are technically in the College, and electives are scattered all over. Point being, you will almost certainly have College students (and not infrequently students from MSB and NHS as well).</p>

<p>Are they more likely to be small and taught by very accessible profs, somewhat like a liberal arts college?</p>

<p>Classes in your major, yes. Survey courses, not so much, although Intro to IR is the only one that’s a big auditorium-style lecture, if I’m not mistaken (it’s been awhile since I did all these courses). Anything big will be broken down into discussion sections, of course, but the professors are also very accessible during office hours. While Georgetown has a significant number of adjuncts - which, unlike many places, is a real strength, given their primary jobs and experience - the survey courses are uniformly taught by tenure-track faculty who are on campus full time and very accessible.</p>

<p>Thank you! I went to a reception hosted by the Georgetown alumni of my region and was amazed by all their stories. What did you major in and what internships/study abroad/research have you done? I know this is a loaded question, lol, you don’t have to answer all of it. Any insight would be appreciated.</p>