Explore the fall 2024 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
- ANZP 3360: Smaller States & Peacemaking
- GHDP 2252: Introduction to Global Development
- GOVT 2600: International Security
- GOVT 4617: Sanctions & US Foreign Policy
- GOVT 4626: The US Nat’l Security Council
- INAF 3363: Practicing Diplomacy Abroad
- INAF 3380: Negotiation, Mediation, and Political Persuasion
- IPOL 3323: Counterintelligence & National Security
- IPOL 3345: National Security Law: Policy & Practice
- JUPS 2030: Conflict Transformation
- JUPS 2060: Mediating Conflicts
- LASP 5302: Energy Security: Western Hemisphere
- STIA 3493: Intro to Nuclear Security
Diplomatic History/Contemporary Foreign Policy
- AFSP 4449: China’s Evolving Role in Africa
- AFSP 4489: U.S. Policy in Africa
- GOVT 4617: Sanctions & US Foreign Policy
- HIST 2806: The US in the World to 1945
- HIST 3106: History of Globalization
- INAF 2758: Congress & Making of ME Foreign Policy
- INAF 2970: Israel & the Arab + Muslim World
- IPOL 2251: American & Persian Gulf: Crisis
- REES 4425: The Geopolitics of Central Asia
- REES 4463: Memory Wars: Ukraine, Russia, and Eastern Europe
Econometrics/Quantitative Courses
- ECON 2110: Economic Statistics
- ECON 2543: International Trade
- ECON 2120: Intro to Econometrics
- ECON 2503: Immigration Economics
- ECON 4059: Game Theory
- GOVT 2601: International Political Economy
- GOVT 2608: Political Economy of Development
- IECO 2200: Economics in the Public Sector
- IECO 2201: Law/Economic/International Policy
- IECO 3300: Applied Econometrics for Diplomats
- INAF 3200: Quant Methods: International Affairs
Ideological/Cultural/Religious Dynamics
- GOVT 2671: Human Rights International Relations
- GOVT 3824: Religion, Ethics, World Affairs
- JUPS 2040: Religion in Conflict/Peacebuilding
- THEO 2860: Religion, Ethics, International Affairs
Regional/Area Studies
- AFSP 3357: African Politics/Government
- ANZP 3367: Trade in Asia Pacific
- ARST 3364: Political Economy of MENA
- ASST 3326: Politics of China
- ASST 4044: The Pacific: Past, Present, Future
- GOVT 4446: Politics of North Africa
- GOVT 4458: Arab Politics in Transition
- HIST 3501: Making Nations in Latin America
- INAF 2970: Israel & the Arab + Muslim World
- JCIV 3751: History of Peace-Making in the Middle East
- LASP 3501: Economic Development Latin American Countries
- LASP 4401: Political Leadership in Latin America
- REES 4516: The Future of Russia
- STIA 3376: Financial Tech: Global South
- STIA 4119: Energy & Environment in Eurasia
- STIA 4180: Science Policy Development in Latin America
- TKST 4465: Government/Politics of Turkey
Regional/Multilateral Organizations
- GBUS 4410: International Trade Policy and Law
- GOVT 2603: International Law
- GOVT 3663: Atrocities and International Law
- ASST 4078: ASEAN: Program, Problems, Promise
Transnational Issues
- ARST 5346: Water Politics
- GOVT 2678: EU Environmental & Energy Policy
- GOVT 4444: Globalization & Autocracy
- GLOH 3370: Pandemics and Politics
- IPEC 4303: Corruption, Patronage, Clientalism
- IPOL 3364: Global Terrorism & WMD
- ISIM 3355: Immigrants, Refugees, & State
- ISIM 3379: Refugees and Humanitarian Crises
- STIA 2230: Ecosystems of Global Change & Disease
- STIA 2250: Marine Conservation Approaches
- STIA 3005: Science Technology in Global Arena
- STIA 3173: Environmental Policy
- STIA 3294: Global Health Security & Diplomacy
- STIA 3334: Emerging Tech Policy
- STIA 3491: Cybersecurity: Policy/Tech/Ops
- STIA 4155: Global Energy Transitions & Models
- STIA 4220: Biotechnologies for Development