Diplomacy and International Law

Requirements: MA in Diplomacy and International Law

(48 credits)

Graduate students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00. Students with a GPA of less than 3.00 will be placed on probation. Only two grades of C (or C+) may be counted towards an M.A. degree. Students do not earn credit for grades below C.

All courses carry four (4) credits unless otherwise noted.

International Affairs Courses (16 credits)

Course Number	Course Name
PO5005	PHILO. FOUND. OF INTERNAT'L RELATIONS
PO5075	ECOLE DE GUERRE PRACTICUM

Select two courses (8 credits) from the following list

Course Number	Course Name
PO5025	COMMUNICATION & THE GLOBAL PUBLIC SPHERE
PO5026	POLITICS & ECONOMICS OF GLOBAL MEDIA
PO5072	US & WORLD AFFAIRS
PO5091	TOPICS IN POLITICS (subjects may include: Geopolitics of Emerging Countries; Digital Advocacy and Social Movements)

Modules (8 credits)

Course Number	Course Name
PO5002MOD	Select four (2 credits each)

Law Courses (8 credits)

Course Number	Course Name
LW5000	INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LAW

Select one course (4 credits) from the following list

Course Number	Course Name
LW5020	COMPARATIVE LAW
LW5080 PO5080	WOMEN, CONFLICT RES., & INTERNAT'L LAW
LW5091 / PO5091	TOPICS IN LAW / TOPICS IN POLITICS (subjects may include: Rule of Law in Russia and China; Islam and Law; Transitional Justice)

Summer Session Requirements (16 credits)

Course Number	Course Name
LW5085	INTER'L CRIMINAL LAW PRACT. & HAGUE TRIP (6 credits)
LW5091	AUP Summer Institute for Human Rights (10 credits)

TIMELINE (FALL ENTRY)

FALL	SPRING	SUMMER
PO5005 PHILO. FOUND. OF INTERNAT'L RELATIONS + LW5000 INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LAW	1 LW elective course + PO5075 ECOLE DE GUERRE PRACTICUM	June: The Hague Practicum (2 weeks) 6 credits
1 PO elective course	1 PO elective course	July: AUP Summer Institute for Human Rights (3 weeks) 10 credits
2 modules	2 modules
16 credits	16 credits	16 credits