Georgia Tech’s Ph.D. in International Affairs, Science, and Technology prepares you to make an impact in the dynamic areas where these fields meet.
Courses explore challenges in some of today’s most critical fields, including nuclear proliferation, energy security, intelligence, conflict forecasting, emerging technologies, modern warfare, space policy and governance, and global political and economic development, among others.
As a liberal arts school in the heart of a world-renowned technological institute, the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs emphasizes the intersection of STEM and the social sciences throughout the Ph.D. program.
Students study with our renowned Diplomats in Residence and Distinguished Professors of the Practice, conduct original research, and have opportunities to develop practical skills such as scenario-based planning, forecasting, network analysis, running geopolitical simulations, and working with large language models.
Earn your Ph.D. in International Affairs, Science, and Technology to communicate and collaborate across disciplines, serving as a critical connector between government, policymakers, scientists, and engineers.
Rankings and Attributes
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#1 Best Value Public College
by the Princeton Review.
#1 Public University
for return on investment 15, 20, and 30 years after graduation.
Funding packages
available with a stipend and tuition waiver.
Core Research Areas
Core research areas in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs are International Security, Global Development, and Science, Technology, and International Affairs.
These encompass Ph.D. topics such as nuclear nonproliferation, incorporating emerging technologies into military programs, new technologies and geopolitics, international cooperation in cyberspace, norms and rule-following in low-Earth orbit, U.S.-China space competition, artificial intelligence in China, and technology in financial markets.
Expert Faculty
Students benefit from mentoring and the real-word experiences of our Diplomats in Residence and Distinguished Professors of the Practice, including The Honorable Sam Nunn and Retired General Philip Breedlove, USAF.
Our expert faculty members span a wide range of disciplines and hold dual appointments in the School of Interactive Computing, the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, and the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering.
The Nunn School continues Senator Nunn’s legacy in cooperative threat reduction by hosting the largest concentration of faculty expertise in nuclear, chemical, and biological nonproliferation at any U.S. university. We also host the largest concentration of social scientists studying space in one university.
Career Outcomes
Whether you plan to pursue a career in academia, research, think tanks, the private sector, or nonprofit organizations, the Ph.D. in International Affairs, Science, and Technology can take you there.
You can find our graduates in tenure-track positions at institutions such as the University of South Carolina, James Madison University, and University of Kentucky.
Outside of academia, we have alumni working in research at RAND, Raytheon, the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Space Force, the Carter Center, and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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