1. Summer Springboard College of Arts and Letters Melinda Adams
Associate Dean,
School of Public and International Affairs

2. College of Arts and Letters
• 3,600 majors
• 265 faculty
Dean’s Office – Harrison 1109
• Schools of Communication, Information, and Media
• School of Public and international Affairs
• School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

3. School of Public and International Affairs

4. School of Public & International Affairs
Emphasis on:
Critical thinking
Oral & written communication skills
Faculty-student interaction
Undergraduate research opportunities

5. School of Public & International Affairs
45 full-time faculty members
Well-credentialed
Numerous teaching awards
Active research agendas with funding from APSA, Fulbright, NSF, DOJ, and other funding agencies
Few classes taught by part-time faculty members and no classes taught by teaching assistants
Diversity
49% are women
25% from other underrepresented populations

6. Areas of study

7. Political Science Majors Minors Political Science
International Affairs
Concentrations in International Relations & Comparative Study
Interdisciplinary major
Opportunities to complement major with minors in foreign languages, area studies, and other thematic areas
Public Policy and Administration
Concentrations in Public Policy and Public Management
Minors
Political Science, PPA, & Political Communication

8. Justice Studies Track A: Crime & Criminology Track B: Global Justice
Crime, criminal justice, social control, law
Track B: Global Justice
Democracy, development, globalization, human rights, transnational organizations
Track C: Social Justice
Oppression, liberation, distribution, recognition, participation
Minors: Humanitarian Affairs, Criminal Justice, Disability Studies

9. Cross-Disciplinary Minors
Africana Studies (22 hours)
American Studies (24 hours)
Asian Studies (18 hours)
British Communication & Media (18 hours)
Classical Studies (24 hours)
Environmental Studies (24 hours)
Film Studies (18 hours)
Historical Archaeology (22 hours)
Humanitarian Affairs (18 hours)
Interdisciplinary Social Science (18 hours)
Latin American & Caribbean Studies (18 hours)
Logic & Reasoning (18-19)
Medieval and Renaissance Studies (18 hours)
Middle Eastern Communities & Migrations (18 hours)
Modern European Studies (18 hours)
Russian Studies (18 hours)
Science, Technology and Society (18 hours)
Women’s & Gender Studies (18 hours)
Cross-Disciplinary Minors
Pre-Professional
Programs
Pre-Law
Pre-Theology

10. Opportunities for engaged learning

11. Experiential learning
Washington Semester
Internships
Civic & community engagement

12. Study Abroad
Semester programs in Antwerp, Florence, London, Edinburgh, & Salamanca
Summer programs around the world, including:
Criminals & Saints: Justice and Pilgrimage in Southern Italy
Exploring Restorative Justice in South Africa
Identity and Conflict in Austria, Croatia and Bosnia
JMU in Argentina
JMU Summer in Ghana & Internship
Palestine/Israel: Surmounting Adversity

13. Other student opportunities
Student organizations
Justice Studies Student Society
Public Affairs Student Organization (PASO)
Moot Court
Model UN, Model Arab League, Model AU, Model EU
Honor fraternities
Public & International Affairs Organization Night

14. Liberal arts in the working world

15. Career Opportunities
Career and Academic Planning (Handshake, InterviewStream)
Internships
Numerous opportunities (paid and unpaid)
Class of 2016: 401 Arts & Letters Students completed
637 Internships at
525 Unique Organizations in
23 States & DC and
15 Countries
Alumni Networking
Social Media, Alumni Speakers and Mentors
College of Arts & Letters Career Conference (Occurs Biennially)
Alumni Board activities

16. Career Opportunities Careers Graduate and Professional Schools
Lawyers, Ministers, Academics, Hedge Fund Operators, Teachers, Corporate Officials, Archivists, Lobbyists, Professional Athletes, Business Owners
Graduate and Professional Schools
Graduate
University of Pennsylvania, William and Mary, Johns Hopkins University, Cambridge University, James Madison University, Penn State University, UNC Chapel Hill, UC Davis
Law
Harvard, Rutgers, University of Virginia, GWU, New York School of Law, Washington and Lee, George Mason University, William and Mary, American, Drexel & Catholic

17. Alumni engagement Career support Career panels
Informational interviews
Mock interviewing
Resume review
Events in Washington, DC & Richmond
Guest speakers/classroom visits

18. School of Public & International Affairs
Questions?
CAL website:
Melinda Adams
Harrison 1108
(540)

19. See you in the fall!