Master of Arts in Statecraft and International Affairs
This degree is designed for students who wish to focus on a broad understanding of the current world order, its history and trends, the theoretical and policy issues affected by international politics and culture, and the ideas and values that influence the behavior of state and non-state actors. Coupled with the language requirement (described below), successful recipients of this degree are prepared for a wide range of careers, including foreign policymaking and implementation, public policy research, journalism, and a variety of private sector professions.
Candidates for this degree are also required to complete a minimum of fifty-two credits, 12 four-credit courses and 2 two-credit courses. Students may also be required to take an advanced research and writing seminar. At least ten of the courses (including "Economics for Foreign Policymakers" and "Geography and Strategy") must come from the Core Curriculum, while four courses must be taken in one of four specializations: American Foreign Policy, Comparative Political Culture, Democracy Building, or International Politics. The ten Core Curriculum courses should be completed prior to the specialization.
Students must also possess by their final semester of study a professional reading knowledge of one of the following strategically important and widely used foreign languages: Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Farsi, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish or Urdu. Please click here for more details about the language requirement.
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Core Courses
Economics for Foreign Policy Makers Required
Geography and Strategy Required
American Founding Principles and Foreign Policy Required
International Relations, Statecraft and Integrated Strategy Required
Western Moral Tradition and American Foreign Policy Required
Advanced Writing and Research Seminar Required
Specialization in Comparative Political Culture
Cultural Implications for Strategy and Analysis (Required) Ideas and Values in International Politics (Required) Chinese Grand Strategy: Foreign and Military Policy Comparative Government Analysis The Contemporary Balkans Democratization, Nation Building, and U.S. Foreign Policy Genocide and Genocide Prevention Islam and Geopolitics in Eurasia Islam in Contemporary Global Politics Nationalism and Islamism Russian Politics and Foreign Policy U.S.-Latin American Relations: Threats and Opportunities U.S.-African RelationsSpecialization in International Politics
History of International Relations (Required) The Art of Diplomacy The Contemporary Balkans Chinese Grand Strategy: Foreign and Military Policy Genocide and Genocide Prevention Ideas and Values in International Politics Islam and Geopolitics in Eurasia Islam in Contemporary Global Politics Mass Media and World Politics Nationalism and Islamism Peace, Strategy and Conflict Resolution Russian Politics and Foreign Policy U.S.-African Relations U.S.-Latin American Relations: Threats and OpportunitiesSpecialization in American Foreign Policy
American Founding Principles and Foreign Policy (Required) History of American Foreign Policy (Required) U.S. Foreign Policy: Current and Future Challenges (Required) Chinese Grand Strategy: Foreign and Military Policy The Contemporary Balkans Economic Statecraft and Conflict Immigration and National Security Islam and Geopolitics in Eurasia Islam in Contemporary Global Politics Public Diplomacy and Political Warfare Russian Politics and Foreign Policy U.S.-African Relations U.S. Intelligence in the Cold War and Beyond U.S.-Latin American Relations: Threats and OpportunitiesSpecialization in Democracy Building
Democratization, Nation Building, and U.S. Foreign Policy (Required) Foundations of Political and Economic Freedom (Required) American Founding Principles and Foreign Policy The Contemporary Balkans Islam and Geopolitics in Eurasia Islam in Contemporary Global Politics Russian Politics and Foreign Policy U.S.-African Relations U.S.-Latin American Relations: Threats and Opportunities
