University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies

The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies is a school within the University of Washington's College of Arts and Sciences, in Seattle, Washington. The school's name honors Henry M. Jackson, a former U.S. Senator from the state of Washington.

The Jackson School manages undergraduate and graduate academic programs in International Studies and regional studies. In addition to International Studies, the undergraduate programs include Asian, Canadian, European, Latin American, and Jewish studies, as well as comparative religion. The graduate programs include China; Japan; Korea; Middle East; Russian, East European and Central Asian; South Asian; and Southeast Asian studies; as well as comparative religion. The school also offers an accelerated 10-month Master of Arts in Applied International Studies (MAAIS) for professionals seeking to advance their careers in foreign affairs.

The Jackson School also hosts eight National Resource Centers, listed below:

Through its curriculum, research, and professional events, the school is "committed to regional, cross-cultural, and comparative studies" and offers interdisciplinary, courses cross-listed with other departments. Additionally, students in the Jackson School have the opportunity to work with world-renowned faculty in international studies, including Joel Migdal (Middle East studies), Kenneth B. Pyle (Japan studies & founder of the National Bureau of Asian Research), and Wolfram Latsch (international political economy & former lecturer at Oxford) among others. Overall, the various programs allow for a variety of approaches to study, ranging from economics to area studies to sociology to geography.

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