- Home >
- Academics >
- UN Studies Initiative >
- UN Intensive Summer Study Program
UNITED NATIONS INTENSIVE SUMMER STUDY PROGRAM
The
United Nations Intensive Summer Study Program,
designed for graduate students and advanced
undergraduates, immerses participants in the
political dynamics of the United Nations. This
week-long program, now in its eighth year,
familiarizes students with the inner workings of the
U.N. by bringing them together with
distinguished practitioners working in the field of
multilateral diplomacy. Participants attend official
sessions at U.N. Headquarters, such as meetings of
the Security Council, as well as briefings at the United Nations Association of the USA.
Directed by Dr. Courtney Smith, associate dean of
academic affairs at the Whitehead School of
Diplomacy, and offered in cooperation with UNA-USA,
the program is structured around a series of
seminars led by U.N. officials and representatives
of governments and civil society on a range of
global issues currently on the U.N. agenda. Key
topics have included: peacekeeping and disarmament,
human rights and refugees, status of women and
children, member state policies towards the U.N.,
the role of civil society and the private sector in
the U.N., United Nations reform, and environment and
development.
This week-long intensive program will be offered
from Monday, July 21 through Friday, July 25, 2008.
Participants will be immersed in activities for
12 hours a day the entire week of the program.
A typical day includes:
• Breakfast at Seton Hall followed by a chartered
bus to the U.N.
• Attend official U.N. committee meeting
• Lunch
• Briefings and discussion with U.N. officials and
practitioners
• Dinner on Seton Hall Campus
Students also have time for cultural activities in
New York City.
Students may reside on campus in single rooms or may choose to commute to Seton Hall for the duration of the program.
Two enrollment options are available: credit and non-credit. Successful completion of either option results in a certificate from the Whitehead School of Diplomacy. In addition, the credit option allows students to earn three semester credit hours from Seton Hall University.
Program Requirements include preliminary readings and a short paper to be completed prior to the beginning of the course. Attendance at all sessions is mandatory. Students actively participate in dialogue and discussion with guest speakers and peers. Students attending for credit also must keep a journal documenting their reactions to the briefings and submit a research paper one month after the program ends. Graduate students complete additional readings and a writing assignment.
Last year's speakers included:
• Jane Holl Lute, Assistant-Secretary-General
in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations
• Ambassador Vanu Gopala Menon, Permanent
Representative of Singapore to the U.N.
• Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz, Permanent
Representative of Chile to the U.N.
Click here for a list of
additional speakers.
