Certificate in International Politics

This certificate is designed to provide an understanding of the history of international relations, the current world order, its dominant trends, and its likely evolution. It also addresses selected international policy issues that may be studied according to a student’s interests or professional requirements.

Required Courses

• History of International Relations 
• International Relations, Statecraft, and Integrated Strategy

Area-study course (One required)

• Chinese Grand Strategy 
• The Contemporary Balkans 
• Islam and Geopolitics in Eurasia 
• Russian Politics and Foreign Policy 
• U.S.-African Relations 
• U.S.-Latin American Relations 

Elective Courses (Choose three)

• Genocide and Genocide Prevention 
• Ideas and Values in International Politics 
• Mass Media and World Politics 
• Nationalism and Islamism 
• Peace, Strategy and Conflict Resolution 
• Problems of Promoting Regime Change and Democracy
• Twentieth Century Politics and Diplomacy