REQUIREMENTS

Our 45 credit M.A. in Diplomacy and International Relations is centered on a core program of courses, which provide an introduction to international relations theory, diplomacy, research methods, and policy analysis. Students select additional courses drawn from a menu of choices that collectively offer a strong foundation in the key subject areas of international affairs: international security and conflict resolution, international economics and development, international law and organization, and the domestic sources of foreign policy and ethnic conflict. The core requirements of the M.A. program culminate in a major research project designed by the student and a professional internship doing policy related work in the public or private sector. To complete the program, students choose from elective courses covering all areas of international relations, based on their specific interests and career goals. Students concentrate on two specializations to develop a more detailed understanding of critical global issues and processes. Eight functional specializations and five regional specializations are available.

The Diplomacy Core (12 credits)

DIPL 6000 International Relations Theory
DIPL 6310 Research Methods for Policy Analysis
DIPL 6311 Master’s Research Project
DIPL 7111 Internship

Students choose one course from each of the following pairs. (12 credits)

DIPL 6001 Politics of Cultural and Ethnic Pluralism
or DIPL 6180 Comparative Foreign Policy

DIPL 6002 International Organizations
or DIPL 6005 Public International Law

DIPL 6104 Art and Science of International Negotiation
or DIPL 6130 International Security

DIPL 6105 International Political Economy
or DIPL 6155 Advanced Economic Aspects of International Relations

Specializations (18 credits)

Students choose two specializations and select 3 courses in each.

Functional Specializations include:
Foreign Policy Analysis
Global Health and Human Security
Global Negotiation and Conflict Management
Human Rights
International Economics and Development
International Law
International Organizations
International Security

Regional Specializations include:
Africa
Asia
Europe
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East

Diplomacy Elective (3 credits)

Students may take any 6000 or 7000 level course.