Master of International Studies

Global Issues: Conflict and Conflict Resolution

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 Program Director, 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's Academic Advising & Student Service office before enrolling in Law School courses.

Last updated: 10.15.07

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