(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 credits unless otherwise noted.
International Affairs Courses (16 credits)
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| PO5005 |
Philosophical Foundations of International Relations (4 credits) |
| PO5075 |
Ecole de Guerre (4 credits) |
Select two courses (8 credits) from the following list
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| PO5031 |
Global Public Policy |
| PO5072 |
The United States & World Affairs |
| PO/CM5073 |
Media & Society in the Middle East & Northern Africa |
| PO5025 |
Communications in the Global Public Sphere |
| PO5026 |
Politics and Economics of Global Media |
| PO5091 |
Topics (subjects may include: Geopolitics of Emerging Countries; Digital Advocacy and Social Movements) |
Modules (8 credits)
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| PO5002 |
Select four (2 credits each) |
Law Courses (8 credits)
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| LW5000 |
International Public Law (4 credits) |
Select one course (4 credits) from the following list
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| LW5020 |
Comparative Law |
| PO/LW5080 |
Women, Conflict & International Law |
| PO/LW5091 |
Topics (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 |
Hague Practicum (6 credits) |
| LW5086 |
University of Oxford International Human Rights Law Summer Program (10 credits) |
TIMELINE (FALL ENTRY)
| FALL |
SPRING |
SUMMER |
| 2 core courses |
2 core courses |
June: The Hague Practicum (2 weeks) 6 credits |
| 3 elective courses |
2 elective courses |
July: Oxford Law Program (3 weeks) 10 credits |
| |
Ecole de Guerre Practicum |
|
| 16 credits |
16 credits |
16 credits |
