“We should expect private enterprises, civil society organizations and possibly individual people to engage in more and more diplomacy as they become more influential in international relations. We should want them all to be good at it.”
- Paul Sharp, Diplomatic Theory of International Relations, 2009
The Urban Diplomacy concentration provides a foundation for those who are interested in applying the insights and practices of diplomacy to the context of the modern city. The concentration is ideal for those pursuing vocations in local politics, urban non-profit organizations, community organizing or globally-connected business. Students selecting this concentration will place the study and practice of diplomacy into conversation with Critical Ethnic Studies, Communication, Journalism, Public Service, Sociology, Sustainable Urban Development and Women and Gender Studies.
Students in the Urban Diplomacy concentration are required to take four courses from the following list:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose four from the following: | 16 | |
| CITIES AND RACIAL FORMATION | ||
| COMMUNICATION IN CULTURAL CONTEXTS | ||
| COMMUNICATING IDENTITY | ||
| MULTICULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN THE WORKPLACE | ||
| RELATIONSHIPS AND INFLUENCE IN THE WORKPLACE | ||
| CULTURE AND INEQUALITY | ||
| URBAN AFFAIRS REPORTING | ||
| POLITICAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION | ||
| METROPOLITAN PLANNING | ||
| HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | ||
| URBAN SOCIOLOGY | ||
| URBAN DEVELOPMENT POLICIES | ||
| RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS | ||
| SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT I: PLANNING, POLICY & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | ||
| SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT II: APPLIED ANALYSIS OF URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | ||
| BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT: PRACTICE AND IMPLEMENTATION | ||
| SUSTAINABLE URBAN FOOD SYSTEMS | ||
| SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION | ||
| SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND FOOD JUSTICE | ||
| ANTIRACIST FEMINISMS | ||
| TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE: THEORY AND PRACTICE | ||
| GLOBALIZATION, TRANSNATIONALISM, AND GENDER | ||
| FEMINISMS OF THE BLACK DIASPORA | ||
| WOMEN, GENDER, AGENCY, AND SOCIAL CHANGE | ||
| QUEER THEORY: AN INTRODUCTION | ||