“From quite early on, diplomacy has been as much about the negotiation of meaning, value and knowledge as of the negotiation of interests and positions.”
- Costas Constantinou and Paul Sharp, “Theoretical Perspectives in Diplomacy,” The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy, 2016
The Diplomacy and International Relations concentration provides a foundation for those interested in pursuing careers in the foreign service or advanced studies in the field. Students selecting this concentration will study international relations, comparative politics, and their relationship to the study and practice of diplomacy.
Students in the Diplomacy and International Relations concentration are advised to complete the core course, PSC 140 Introduction to International Relations, before taking six courses from the following list.
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose six from the following, at least two must be taken at the 300-level: | 24 | |
| THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| LEADERSHIP AND DIPLOMACY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| THE EUROPEAN UNION | ||
| HUMAN RIGHTS: PROMISE AND PROBLEMATICS | ||
| TRANSCENDING COEXISTENCE: TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND RECONCILIATION | ||
| INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS | ||
| AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY | ||
| RUSSIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS | ||
| LATIN AMERICAN-UNITED STATES RELATIONS | ||
| ASIAN FOREIGN POLICY | ||
| U.S. - AFRICA RELATIONS | ||
| EUROPEAN POLITICS | ||
| RUSSIAN POLITICS | ||
| LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS | ||
| ASIAN POLITICS | ||
| AFRICAN POLITICS | ||
| MIDDLE EAST POLITICS | ||
| TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| MODEL UN | ||
| RELIGION, NATIONALISM AND POLITICS | ||
| THE EUROPEAN UNION | ||
| ARMS, SECURITY, AND WAR | ||
| THE UNITED NATIONS AND WORLD PROBLEMS | ||
| ETHICS IN WORLD POLITICS | ||
| REVOLUTION AND TERRORISM | ||
| NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE U.S. CONSTITUTION | ||
| IMMIGRATION LAW | ||
| ETHICAL THEORIES | ||
| SURVEY OF ETHICS | ||
| SURVEY OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF LAW | ||