The School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) at Virginia Tech fosters interdisciplinary initiatives, by building cooperative arrangements among units within the School and University, and by partnering with organizations external to the university.
The School's goal is to focus Virginia Tech’s expertise in government, public administration, international affairs, planning, public policy, and urban affairs to help individuals and communities across the world understand their most critical problems and most promising solutions.
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The School of Public and International Affairs was approved by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors in 1996 as a collaboration of five departments and programs in two colleges to develop interdisciplinary instruction, research and outreach initiatives related to public policy, planning, and administration and globalization and international development.
Departments in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies (CAUS):
Departments in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS):
The following instructional programs are offered at SPIA:
In research and outreach, SPIA members developed a number of interdisciplinary centers and institutes, such as the Institute for Community Health, the Institute for Social Assessment of Information Technology, and the Institute for Innovative Governance.
SPIA is administered by a Director who is advised by an SPIA Executive Committee made up of the three program chairs along with one other faculty member from each program.
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