Explore the spring 2026 semester’s list of approved courses for the Undergraduate Certificate in Diplomatic Studies.
These courses cover essential topics that will deepen your understanding of diplomacy and international relations. If you have any questions, please reach out to Jim Seevers, ISD’s director of studies.
Elements of Statecraft
- GOVT 2600: International Security
- GOVT 2604: Contemporary US Foreign Policy
- GOVT 3660 Problems in US Foreign Policy
- HIST 3820: Intel in Foreign Relations History
- INAF 3228: Nuclear Weapons and International Security
- INAF 4750: Statecraft and Negotiation
- IPOL 3330 01: Strategic Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific
- IPOL 3330 02: Air Power and Statecraft
- IPOL 3330 03: Special Operations and Strategic Competition
- IPOL 3330 04: National Power Instruments: Military
- IPOL 3350: National Security Leadership
- IPOL 3363: The National Security Cycle: Strategy, Funding and Intelligence
- IPOL 4484: The Military’s Role in Africa
Diplomatic History/Contemporary Foreign Policy
- ANZP 3390 Australian American Alliance
- GOVT 2604 Contemporary US Foreign Policy
- GOVT 2609 Race in International Relations
- GOVT 3660 Problems in US Foreign Policy
- HIST 2807 The US in the World Since 1945
- HIST 3113 Expert Diplomacy
- HIST 3820 Intel in Foreign Relations History
- HIST 4710 Hitler, Putin, Ukraine
- IPOL 2212 U.S in the Middle East
- IPOL 3330 01 Strategic Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific
- IPOL 3363 The National Security Cycle
- IPOL 4401 Russian Hybrid Warfare
- IPOL 4484 Military’s Role in Africa
- TKST 4452 Turkish Foreign Policy
Econometrics/Quantitative Courses
- ECON 2110 Economic Statistics
- ECON 2120 Intro to Econometrics
- ECON 2542 International Economics
- ECON 2543 International Trade
- ECON 2544 International Finance
- ECON 4059 Game Theory
- GBUS 4410 International Trade Policy & Law
- GBUS 4414 Geopolitical Risks in International Business
- GBUS 4431 The Modern Global Economy: Looking Forward at Policy and Business
- GBUS 4481 Business Mechanisms in Eurasia and China
- INAF 3200 Quantitative Methods: International Affairs
Ideological/Cultural/Religious Dynamics
- GOVT 3824: Religion, Ethics, World Affairs
- HIST 3105: Crossing Boundaries
- REES 4464 Fascism and its Legacy
Regional/Area Studies
- ANZP 3940 Australian / New Zealand Tutorial
- GBUS 4481 Business Mechanics in Eurasia/Turkey/China
- GOVT 1400 Comparative Political Systems
- GOVT 2462 Politics in the Developing World
- GOVT 4450 Politics: East Central Europe
- GOVT 4556 Latin American Government and Politics
- INAF 2762 Israel and World Politics
- IPOL 3277 Politics and Diplomacy in Pacific Islands
- IPOL 3401 Politics of South Asia
- IPOL 4484 Military’s Role in Africa
- JUPS 3010 Justice/Peace in Palestine/Israel
Regional/Multilateral Organizations
- BLHC 2105: International Organizations
- GOVT 2601: International Political Economy
- GOVT 2603 International Law
- GOVT 3602 Analyzing International Organizations
Transnational Issues
- ERTH 4040 International Community Based Conservation
- GBUS 4414 Geopolitical Risks in International Business
- GOVT 2611 Political Economy of Energy and Climate
- GOVT 2670 Nuclear Weapons in World Politics
- GOVT 3245 The Politics of Climate Change II
- INAF 2210 Diverse Voices in Foreign Affairs
- INAF 3228 Nuclear Weapons and International Security
- IPOL 3364 Global Terrorism and WMD
- IPOL 3400 Space Security and Militarization of Space
- JUPS 2010 Nonviolence Theory & Practice
- JUPS 2024 Immigrant Stories
- JUPS 3030 Human Rights and Justice
- JUPS 3392 Decolonizing Justice and Peace
- SOCI 4455 Immigrants, Refugees, and State
- STIA 3005 Science Technology in Global Arena
- STIA 4172 Water, Conflict and Peace — Water Cooperation and Conflict