Major fields in the International Affairs program consist of at least four courses selected from one of the following global issues or regional areas. Students are encouraged to discuss these choices with their respective major field faculty advisors. Any Special Topics courses included on the lists below may vary each semester.
| Required Course: |
| IAff |
282 |
Intro to Conflict Resolution |
| Supporting Courses: |
| Anth |
250 |
Nationalism and Contemporary Problems |
| Anth |
251 |
Anthropology and Contemporary Problems |
| Geog |
224 |
Political Geography |
| IAff |
207 |
Theory and Practice of International Negotiation |
| IAff |
218* |
Special Topics in Intl Affairs: Nation Building: Theory and Practice |
| IAff |
218* |
Special Topics in Intl Affairs: Reinventing the United Nations |
| IAff |
238* |
Special Topics in IDS: Food, Globalization, and Conflict |
| IAff |
238 |
Culture, Violence, and Conflict Resolution |
| IAff |
266 |
The Military and Post-conflict Intervention |
| IAff |
283 |
Conflict Mitigation and Resolution in Africa |
| IAff |
288* |
Special topics in SPS: Conflict Resolution in Divided Societies |
| IAff |
288* |
Special topics in SPS: Global Security and US Hegemony |
| IAff |
288* |
Special topics in SPS: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency |
| IAff |
288* |
Special topics in SPS: Post Conflict Reconstruction |
| IAff |
288* |
Special topics in SPS: Responses to Terrorism |
| IAff |
288* |
Special topics in SPS: War and Conflict in Africa |
| Mgt |
215 |
Conflict Management and Negotiations |
| PPsy |
205 |
Political Violence and Terrorism |
| PSc |
242 |
Politics of International Institutions |
| PSc |
244 |
Politics of International Law |
| PSc |
249 |
International Security Politics |
| PSc |
251 |
Civil–Military Relations |
| PSc |
276 |
The Arab–Israeli Conflict |
| PSc |
289 |
Ethnic Conflict |
| PSc |
289 |
Major Wars: Theoretical Perspectives |
| Law School |
Relevant courses in the GW Law School** (maximum two courses; requires permission from the Law School dean of students). |
| Oxford: |
Courses in the GW/Oxford
Annual Program in International Human Rights (maximum two courses). |
| |
|
* Other Special Topics courses (IAff 218, 238, 258, 308, 318, 328, 338, 358),
may, with permission of the major
field faculty advisor, be used to fulfill the required number of credits.
** Students may, with permission of their advisor, include courses in the
GW Law School in their major field. Enrolling in a law school course also requires
permission of the Law School dean of students. Students should consult the Elliott
School Academic Advising & Student
Services office before enrolling in Law School courses.
|
Choose one course from the following:
|
| Anth |
223 |
Research Methods in Development |
| Econ/ Geog/ Stat |
291 |
Methods in Demographic Analysis |
| Soc |
230 |
Sociological Research Methods |
| Soc |
232 |
Qualitative Methods: Doing Field Research |
| PAd |
202 |
Research Methods and Applied Statistics |
| PAd |
206 |
Policy Analysis and Evaluation |
| PAd |
264 |
Public Program Evaluation |
Students select a concentration from below and choose three courses listed for that concentration: |
| Culture, Society and Development |
| Anth |
220 |
Anthropology of Development |
| Anth |
221 |
Key Variables in the Development Process |
| Anth |
222 |
Issues in Development (Topics vary) |
| Anth |
237 |
Ethics and Cultural Property Rights |
| Anth |
250 |
Nationalism and Ethnicity |
| Anth |
251 |
Refugees and Displaced People (Topics vary) |
| Anth |
254 |
Medical Anthropology |
| Anth |
257 |
Gender and Sexuality |
| Anth |
259 |
Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology |
| Anth |
272 |
Anthropology of Latin America |
| Geog |
223 |
Population and Health |
| IAff |
334 |
Indigenous Social Movements |
| Soc |
246 |
Comparative Race and Ethnicity |
| Soc |
273 |
The Sex Industry |
|
Economic Development Policy
|
| Econ |
221 |
Economics of Policy Analysis |
| Econ |
237 |
Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources |
| Econ |
248 |
Health Economics |
| Econ |
269 - 270 |
Economy of China |
| Econ |
271 |
Economy of Japan |
| Econ |
283 |
Survey of International Trade Theory and Policy |
| Econ |
284 |
Survey of International Macroeconomic and Finance Theory and Policy |
| Econ |
285 |
Economic Development of Latin America |
| Econ |
358 |
Urban Economics |
| IAff |
232 |
US Development: Aid and Trade Policies |
| IAff |
233 |
Assessing Aid Effectiveness |
| IAff |
338 |
Political Economy in Latin America
|
| |
|
Humanitarian Assistance
|
| Anth |
251 |
Refugees and Displace People |
| Anth |
254 |
Medical Anthropology |
| EMSE |
232 |
Crisis and Emergency Management |
| EMSE |
238 |
Current Issues in Emergency and Crisis Management |
| EMSE |
239 |
Health and Medical Issues in Emergency Management |
| Geog |
224 |
Political Geography: Complex Humanitarian Emergencies |
| IAff |
238 |
Humanitarian Assistance |
| IAff |
238 |
Violence, Gender, Humanitarian Assistance |
| IAff |
238 |
Fragile, and Transition States |
| IAff |
238* |
Special Topics in IDS: Human Trafficking |
| IAff |
238* |
Special Topics in IDS: International Law |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Africa |
| Law |
540 |
Refugee and Asylum Law** |
| Law |
572 |
International Rights of Women** |
| |
|
International Business
|
| IBus |
260 |
The New Global Competitive Framework |
| IBus |
264 |
International Business Strategy |
| IBus |
269 |
Managing in Developing Countries |
| IBus |
271 |
International Business Finance |
| MBAd |
240 |
The World Economy |
| Mgt |
291 |
Entrepreneurship
|
| |
|
International Development Management
|
| IAff |
226 |
NGOs and Development (Open only to IDS students during early registration; all others will be registered at the discretion of the professor )
|
|
The following PAD courses are limited to IDS students and PAD/PPOL students
during early registration; open to all others on basis of availability after
early registration: |
| PAD |
217 |
International Development Administration** |
| PAD |
218 |
International Development NGO Management** |
| PAD |
219 |
International Development Management Processes and Tools** |
| PAD |
253 |
Financial Management in State, Local, and Nonprofit Organizations |
| PAD |
264 |
Public and Non-Profit Program Evaluation (Requires PAD 202 or equivalent
statistics and research method course as a prerequisite)
|
| |
|
International Education
|
| Educ |
201 |
International and Comparative Education |
| Educ |
202 |
Regional Studies in International Education II (see various sections for
specific topics) |
| Educ |
203 |
Policies and Programs in International Education |
| Educ |
204 |
Policy Issues in International Education: Developing Countries |
| Educ |
228 |
Selected Topics in International Education (see various sections for specific topics) |
| Educ |
285 |
Education and National Development
|
| |
|
International Health
|
| Anth |
254 |
Medical Anthropology |
| EMSE |
239 |
Health and Medical Issues in Emergency Management |
| Geog |
223 |
Population and Health |
| IAff |
238* |
Special Topics in IDS: HIV/AIDS and Development in Africa |
| PubH |
202 |
Biostatistical Applications for Public Health |
| PubH |
203 |
Principles and Practices of Epidemiology |
| PubH |
321 |
Introduction to Global Health and Development |
| PubH |
322 |
Comparative Global Health Systems |
| PubH |
323 |
Global Health Economics and Finance |
| PubH |
325 |
Global Health Policy Analysis |
| PubH |
326 |
Global Health Program Management |
| PubH |
327 |
Global Family Health |
| PubH |
328 |
Global Health Program Development and Evaluation |
| PubH |
329 |
Theories and Applications for Global Health Promotion |
| PubH |
330 |
Qualitative Data Analysis |
| PubH |
332 |
Regional Issues in Global Health and Development (five choices) |
| PubH |
751 |
Social Marketing and Development and Evaluation
|
| |
|
Natural Resources and the Environment
|
| Econ |
237 |
Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources |
| EMSE |
221 |
Environmental Management |
| Geog |
207 |
Urban Planning and Development |
| Geog |
222 |
Resources and the Environment |
| Geog |
223 |
Population and Health |
| Geog |
225 |
Transportation and Development |
| Geog |
230 |
Environmental Issues in Development |
| Geog |
244 |
Urban Environmental Policy |
| Geog |
250 |
Geographical Perspectives on Development |
| Geog |
261 |
Geographical Perspectives on Latin America |
| IAff |
252 |
International Environmental Policy |
| Law |
454 |
International Environmental Law** |
| PAD |
265 |
Environmental Ethics |
| PAD |
266 |
Environmental Policy |
| SMPP |
210 |
Strategic Environmental Management
|
|
Political Science
|
| IAff |
238 |
State, Society, and Development in Africa |
| PSc |
230 |
Comparative Government Politics |
| PSc |
232 |
Communism and Democratization |
| PSc |
234 |
Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective |
| PSc |
235 |
The Politics of Industrialization |
| PSc |
236 |
Political Economy of Developing Areas |
| PSc |
237 |
Theories of Political Development |
| PSc |
238 |
US Foreign Economic Policy |
| PSc |
239 |
International Political Economy |
| PSc |
242 |
Politics and Practice of International Institutions |
| PSc |
273 |
The Political Economy of Asia |
| PSc |
276 |
The Arab-Israeli Conflict |
| PSc |
283 |
Comparative Politics of Latin America |
| PSc |
288 |
Selected Topics in Comparative Politics |
| PSc |
770 |
Turbulence in World Politics (also listed as IAff 770) |
| PSc |
772 |
The Dynamics of Globalization (also listed as IAff 772)
|
|
Women and Development
|
| Anth |
257 |
Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality |
| Geog |
223 |
Population and Health |
| Law |
572 |
International Rights of Women** |
| Soc |
273 |
The Sex Industry |
| WStu |
230 |
Global Feminisms |
| WStu |
270 |
Global/Domestic Labor Studies |
| WStu |
270 |
Global Islamic Feminisms |
| WStu |
270 |
Women and Entrepreneurial Leadership |
| WStu |
270 |
The Global Welfare State |
| WStu |
270 |
Women, Development, and Rights |
|
Students are encouraged to discuss these choices with their major
field faculty advisor.
* Other Special Topics courses (IAff 218, 238, 258, 288, 308, 318, 328, 338,
358), may, with permission of the major
field faculty advisor, be used to fulfill the required number of credits.
** Students may, with permission of their advisor, include courses in the
GW Law School in their major field. Enrolling in a law school course also requires
permission of the Law School dean of students. Students should consult the Elliott
School Academic Advising & Student
Services office before enrolling in Law School courses.
|
Required course : |
| 1. PSc |
249 |
International Security Politics |
Supporting courses: (choose three) |
| The following courses are grouped into issues areas to help guide students in choosing appropriate coursework; students do not necessarily need to select
one concentration, however, what is important Is that there is a logic and believable narrative to their course choices. Students should consult their major field faculty advisor to help with this determination. |
|
Transnational Security Issues
|
| Anth |
250 |
Nationalism and Contemporary Problems |
| Anth |
251 |
Anthropology and Contemporary Problems |
| Geog |
224 |
Political Geography |
| IAff |
258 |
Special Topics: Space and National Security |
| IAff |
271 |
Fundamentals of Intelligence |
| IAff |
273 |
Issues in International Criminal Law |
| IAff |
274 |
Globalization and national Security |
| IAff |
275 |
Transnational Security Issues |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Homeland Security Policy |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Forward Engagement |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: International Organized Crime |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Gang Violence and Transnational Threats |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Global Security and US Hegemony |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Health and National Security |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Response to Terrorism |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Terrorism and US Foreign Policy |
| IAff |
332 |
Drug Trafficking in the Americas |
| Law |
552 |
Law of War** |
| PPsy |
204 |
The Theory and Practice of International Negotiation |
| PPsy |
205 |
Political Violence and Terrorism |
| PSc |
242 |
Politics and Practice of International Institutions |
| PSc |
770 |
Turbulence in World Politics (also listed as IAff 770) |
| PSc |
772 |
The Dynamics of Globalization (also listed as IAff 772) |
| |
Intelligence |
| FORS |
208 |
Forensics: Terrorism |
| GEOG |
293 |
Military Geography |
| IAff |
218 |
Understanding Political Islam |
| IAff |
238* |
Special Topics in IDS: Human Trafficking |
| IAff |
263 |
Defense Policy and Program Analysis I |
| IAff |
264 |
Defense Policy and Program Analysis II |
| IAff |
267 |
Weapons Proliferation and Nonproliferation |
| IAff |
271 |
Fundamentals of Intelligence |
| IAff |
275 |
Transnational Security Issues |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Health and National Security |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Defense Trade in the 21 st Century |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Drug Trafficking in the Americas |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Energy and National Security |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Global Terrorism |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: International Organized Crime |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: International Law and Transnational Threats |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Responses to Terrorism
|
| |
|
U.S. National Security Policy and Process
|
| HIST |
282 |
History of US Foreign Policy, 1775-1975 |
| IAff |
206 |
Secretaries of State |
| IAff |
262 |
National Security Resources |
| IAff |
271 |
Fundamentals of Intelligence |
| IAff |
274 |
Globalization and national Security |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Covert Action and National Security |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Democracies and Intelligence |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Energy and National Security |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Strategic Planning for the 21 st Century |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Terrorism and US Foreign Policy |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Global Security and US Hegemony |
| IAff |
371
|
U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Institute
|
| LAW |
386 |
Foreign Relations and National Security Law** |
| PSc |
246 |
US Foreign Policy |
| PSc |
248 |
Politics of US National Security Policy |
| PSc |
257 |
U.S. National Security Policy Making
|
| |
|
Political Psychology
|
| PPsy |
201 |
Fundamentals of Political Psychology |
| PPsy |
202 |
Political Psychology Research Methods |
| PPsy |
203 |
Public Opinion and Political Socialization |
| PPsy |
204 |
The Theory and Practice of International Negotiation |
| PPsy |
205 |
Political Violence and Terrorism
|
| |
|
Defense Policy Analysis
|
| Econ |
239 |
Economics of Defense |
| IAff |
246 |
U.S. Space Policy |
| IAff |
258 |
Special Topics: Space and National Security |
| IAff |
262 |
National Security Resources |
| IAff |
263 |
Defense Policy and Program Analysis I |
| IAff |
264 |
Defense Policy and Program Analysis II |
| IAff |
265 |
Defense Transformation |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Defense Trade in the 21 st Century |
| PSc |
248 |
Politics of U.S. National Security Policy
|
| |
|
Homeland Security
|
| IAff |
206 |
Secretaries of State |
| IAff |
253 |
Science, Technology, and National Security |
| IAff |
262 |
National Security Resources |
| IAff |
267 |
Weapons Proliferation and Nonproliferation |
| IAff |
271 |
Fundamentals of Intelligence |
| IAff |
274 |
Globalization and national Security |
| IAff |
275 |
Transnational Security Issues |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS : Democracies and Intelligence |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Homeland Security: National Challenges |
| IAff |
288* |
Special topics in SPS: Homeland Security Policy |
| IAff |
288* |
Special topics in SPS: Intelligence and Homeland Security |
| IAff |
288* |
Special topics in SPS: International Law and Transnational Threats |
| IAff |
288* |
Special topics in SPS: Responses to Terrorism
|
|
With consultation and approval from the major
field faculty advisor, students may choose additional classes from other
schools within the University, which may include the School for Public Health
and Health Services, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the Columbian
College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Law, the School of Media and Public
Affairs, and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
|
| |
Strategic Concepts and Military History |
| Hist |
228 |
Topics in Modern Military and Naval History |
| Hist |
229 |
Seminar: World War II |
| Hist |
230 |
Strategy and Military History |
| Hist |
233 |
The Age of the Battleship: An Introduction to Modern Naval History |
| Hist |
257 |
Rethinking the Cold War History |
| Hist |
282 |
History of US Foreign Policy, 1775-1975 |
| Hist |
297 |
International History of the Cold War |
| Hist |
297 |
Insurgency, Counterinsurgency and Imperialism |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Covert Action and National Security |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Strategic Planning for the 21 st Century |
| PSc |
276 |
The Arab-Israeli Conflict |
| PSc |
289 |
Major Wars: Theoretical Perspectives
|
| |
|
Science, Technology, and National Security Policy
|
| IAff |
241 |
International Science & Technology Policy Cornerstone |
| IAff |
246 |
U.S. Space Policy |
| IAff |
247 |
Issues in U.S. Space Policy |
| IAff |
252 |
Environmental Policy |
| IAff |
253 |
Science, Technology, and National Security |
| IAff |
258* |
Special Topics in ISTP: Space and National Security |
| MGT |
241 |
Information Systems Security
|
| |
|
Security and Development
|
| ANTH |
222 |
Culture, Risk, and Security |
| IAff |
218 |
Nation Building: Theory and Practice |
| IAff |
238* |
Special topics in IDS: Culture, Violence, and Conflict Resolution |
| IAff |
238* |
Special topics in IDS: Human Trafficking |
| IAff |
238* |
Special topics in IDS: Care of Children in Complex Emergencies |
| IAff |
238* |
Special topics in IDS: Food, Globalization, and Security |
| IAff |
238* |
Special topics in IDS: Violence, Gender, and Humanitarian Assistance |
| IAff |
238* |
Special topics in IDS: Fragile and Transition States |
| IAff |
238* |
Special topics in IDS: Post Conflict Reconstruction in Africa |
| IAff |
238* |
Special topics in IDS: HIV/AIDS and Development |
| IAff |
288* |
Special topics in SPS: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency |
| IAff |
288* |
Special topics in SPS: Post Conflict Reconstruction |
| IAff |
288* |
Special topics in SPS: War and Conflict in Africa |
| PPsy |
205 |
Political Violence and Terrorism |
| PSc |
236 |
Political Economy of Developing Countries |
| PSc |
289 |
Ethnic Conflict |
|
Regional Security
Students may also include courses on regional security issues to fulfill
the required number of credits.
|
| IAff |
312 |
NATO & European Security |
| IAff |
318 |
Special Topics: Transatlantic Security Issues |
| IAff |
323 |
Asian Regional Security |
| IAff |
328* |
Special Topics in Asian Studies: Force in Asian Politics |
| IAff |
342 |
Regional Security in the Middle East |
| PSc |
289 |
China's Military and Security |
| PSc |
289 |
Asian Security |
| |
|
* Other Special Topics courses (IAff 218, 238, 258, 308, 318, 328, 338, 358),
may, with permission of the major
field faculty advisor, be used to fulfill the required number of credits.
** Students may, with permission of their advisor, include courses in the
GW Law School in their major field. Enrolling in a law school course also requires
permission of the Law School dean of students. Students should consult the Elliott
School Academic Advising & Student
Services office before enrolling in Law School courses.
|
| Choose at least one of the following courses : |
| Hist |
282 |
20 th Century U.S. Foreign Policy |
| Hist |
282 |
U.S. Foreign Policy 1775-1975 |
| IAff |
371 |
U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Institute |
| PSc |
246 |
U.S. Foreign Policy Making |
| PSc |
247 |
U.S. Foreign Policy: Perspective and Issues |
| PSc |
248 |
U.S. National Security Policy-Making |
Supporting courses : |
| Econ |
295 |
Economics of U.S Trade Policy |
| Hist |
230 |
Readings Seminar: Strategy and Policy |
| Hist |
259 |
Seminar: Problems-US⁄Soviet⁄China Relations |
| Hist |
274 |
Readings Seminar - U.S. 19 th Century History |
| Hist |
283/284 |
Readings Seminar - Recent U.S. History |
| Hist |
297 |
History of International Economic System |
| Hist |
297 |
Special Topics Seminar: Rethinking Cold War History |
| IAff |
206 |
Secretaries of State |
| IAff |
218* |
Special Topics in Intl Affairs: U.S. Public Diplomacy |
| IAff |
218* |
Special Topics in Intl Affairs: U.S Foreign Policy in the Persian Gulf |
| IAff |
247 |
Issues in U.S. Space Policy |
| IAff |
253 |
Science, Technology and National Security |
| IAff |
262 |
National Security Resources |
| IAff |
272 |
Intelligence and National Security Policymaking |
| IAff |
274 |
Globalization and National Security |
| IAff |
275 |
Transnational Security Issues |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Global Security and U.S. Hegemony |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Forward Engagement |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Terrorism and U.S. Foreign Policy |
| IAff |
288* |
Special Topics in SPS: Covert Action and National Security |
| IAff |
318* |
Special Topics in EES: Transatlantic Relations |
| IAff |
322 |
Taiwan: International Development and Foreign Affairs |