| Dual Program in International Relations and Diplomacy / International Peace and Conflict Resolution: Curriculum |
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The following curricula may be adjusted in coordination with the Director or Coordinator of each program. Students starting with International Relations and DiplomacyFirst Semester(Courses held at the American Graduate School in Paris, France) Required Courses AGS R01: Factors and Theories of Analysis in International Relations and Diplomacy AGS R02: Research Methodology and Design Plus two other courses From the lists of additional required courses and electives below Second Semester(Courses held at the American Graduate School in Paris, France) Required Course AGS T01: Directed Reading Seminar Plus three other courses From the lists of additional required courses and electives below Third Semester(Courses held at the American Graduate School in Paris, France) Required Course AGS T02: Thesis Seminar Plus one other course From the lists of additional required courses and electives below Thesis Completion and defense of 25,000 to 35,000-word Master’s thesis List of Additional International Relations and Diplomacy Required CoursesAGS R03: Foreign Policy Formulation and Diplomacy AGS R04: International Public Law AGS R05: Current Economic Problems and Policies AGS R06: International Organizations
List of International Relations and Diplomacy Electives(Two area courses are required) AGS E01: Historical and Contemporary Geopolitics AGS E02: Strategy and Conflict Resolution AGS E03: Cultural Development and Awareness AGS E04: Global Communications, Media and International Affairs AGS E05: International Trade, Banking and Finance AGS E06: Theory and Origins of Global Conflict AGS E07: Principles of Economics Note: AGS-E07 is required for students who have no previous study in Economics; these students will then only have only one area course required) AGS E08: Beginnings of the Contemporary Political Order AGS E09: Anthropology and Politics AGS E10: Post-Modernity and International Relations and Diplomacy AGS E11: Comparative Politics AGS E13: Issues in U.S. Foreign Policy AGS E14: International Environmental Politics Area Elective Courses AGS EA11: Central and South America - Politics and Government: Traditionalism and Modernity AGS EA21: Eastern and Western Europe 1 - "European Foreign Policies" AGS EA22: Eastern and Western Europe 2 - The European Union and the World AGS EA30: The Middle East and North Africa - International History of the Modern Middle East AGS EA40: Sub-Saharan Africa 1 - Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa AGS EA41: Sub-Saharan Africa 2 - The Scramble for African Resources AGS EA60: China and East Asia in the Modern World Fourth Semester(Courses held on the Arcadia campus) Required Courses IP 501: Introduction to Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution IP 502A: Research Methods in Conflict Analysis and Peace Science I IP 561: Graduate Colloquium (non-credit year-long course) Plus two elective courses From the list of electives below Fifth Semester(Courses held on the Arcadia Campus) Required Courses IP 502B: Research Methods in Conflict Analysis and Peace Science II IP 511: Introduction to International Law OR IP 521: International Organizations Plus three elective courses From the list of electives below List of International Peace and Conflict Resolution Elective Courses*IP 511: Introduction to International Law IP 520: International Security IP 521: International Organizations IP 522: Conflict Resolution in Deeply Divided Societies IP 523: Post-Conflict Relief and Development IP 529: Advanced Mediation IP 532: Advanced Seminar in International Law IP 533: Conflict Transformation IP 535: Economics, the Environment and Development IP 582: International Health and Human Rights Or others, by permission of the program Sixth Semester(Courses held on the Arcadia Campus) Required Courses IP 583: Internship/Fieldwork IP 598: Capstone Seminar Students starting with International Peace and Conflict ResolutionFirst Semester(Courses held on the Arcadia Campus) Required Courses IP 501: Introduction to Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution IP 502A: Research Methods in Conflict Analysis and Peace Science I IP 561: Graduate Colloquium (non-credit year-long course) Plus two elective courses From the list of electives below Second Semester(Courses held on the Arcadia Campus) Required Courses IP 502B: Research Methods in Conflict Analysis and Peace Science II IP 511: Introduction to International Law OR IP 521: International Organizations Plus three elective courses From the list of electives below List of International Peace and Conflict Resolution Elective Courses*IP 511: Introduction to International Law IP 520: International Security IP 521: International Organizations IP 522: Conflict Resolution in Deeply Divided Societies IP 523: Post-Conflict Relief and Development IP 529: Advanced Mediation IP 532: Advanced Seminar in International Law IP 533: Conflict Transformation IP 535: Economics, the Environment and Development IP 582: International Health and Human Rights * Or others, by permission of the program Third Semester(Courses held on the Arcadia Campus) Required Courses IP 583: Internship/Fieldwork IP 598: Capstone Seminar Fourth Semester(Courses held at the American Graduate School in Paris, France) Required Courses AGS R03: Foreign Policy Formulation and Diplomacy AGS R07: Current Issues in International Relations Plus two elective courses From the list of electives below
Fifth Semester(Courses held at the American Graduate School in Paris, France) Required courses AGS T01: Directed Reading Seminar AGS R01: Factors and Theories of Analysis in International Relations and Diplomacy AGS R05: Current Economic Problems and Policies Plus one elective course From the list of electives below Sixth SemesterRequired Course AGS T02: Thesis Seminar Plus one elective course From the list of elective courses below) Thesis Completion and defense of 25,000 to 35,000-word Master’s thesis List of International Relations and Diplomacy Elective Courses(One area course is required) AGS E04: Global Communications, Media and International Affairs AGS E07: Principles of Economics Note: AGS-E07 is required for students who have no previous study in Economics) AGS E13: Issues in U.S. Foreign Policy Area Elective Courses AGS EA11: Central and South America - Politics and Government: Traditionalism and Modernity AGS EA21: Eastern and Western Europe 1 - "European Foreign Policies" AGS EA22: Eastern and Western Europe 2 - The European Union and the World AGS EA30: The Middle East and North Africa - International History of the Modern Middle East AGS EA40: Sub-Saharan Africa 1 - Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa AGS EA41: Sub-Saharan Africa 2 - The Scramble for African Resources AGS EA60: China and East Asia in the Modern World |
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