Dual Degree Requirements for the
M.A. in International
Peace & Conflict
Resolution and M.A. in
International Relations
and Diplomacy
(65-68 credits)
In order to complete the dual degree
program and graduate with the M.A. in
International Peace and Conflict Resolution
and the M.A. in International Relations and
Diplomacy, students are required to
successfully complete 65-68 graduate
credit-hours. The following curricula may be
adjusted in coordination with the Director or
Coordinator of each program. Degree
requirements include a Capstone Seminar
at Arcadia University, as well as the
completion and defense of a 25,000 to
35,000 word Master’s thesis at the
American Graduate School in Paris.
Students starting with
International Peace and
Conflict Resolution
First Semester (Courses held on the Arcadia Campus)
Required Courses
- IP 501 Introduction to Peace Studies
and Conflict Resolution
- IP 504 Foundations of Conflict
Analysis
- IP 561 Graduate Colloquium (noncredit
year-long course)
- IP 511 Introduction to International Law
- Plus one elective (from the list of
electives below) or Introduction to Microeconomics
or Introduction to
Macroeconomics. Please note: The American Graduate
School in Paris requires all students to
take a higher level course in economic policy and thus there is a requirement
for students to have introductory
knowledge of both microeconomics
and macroeconomics prior to taking
this course at AGS. Therefore,
students are encouraged to take two
introductory courses in economics
(Introduction to Microeconomics and
Introduction to Macroeconomics) prior
to beginning at AGS. Should students
not be able to take these courses prior
to their arrival in Paris, AGS does offer
an equivalent which counts as an
elective course towards the degree.
Second Semester (Courses held on the Arcadia Campus)
Required Courses
- IP 502 Research Methods in Conflict
Analysis and Peace Science
- IP 561 Graduate Colloquium
- Plus three electives
From the list of electives below or
Introduction to Microeconomics
or Introduction to
Macroeconomics
List of International Peace and Conflict Resolution Elective Courses*
- IP 507 Foundations of Peace
Education (online)
- IP 511 Introduction to
International Law
- IP 515 Mediation and Conflict
Coaching (online)
- IP 520 International Security
- IP 521 International
Organizations in Dispute
Resolution
- IP 522 Conflict Resolution in
Deeply Divided Societies
- IP 523 Post-Conflict Relief and
Development
- IP 524 Conflict Management
(online)
- IP 527 Peace Education I (online)
- IP 528 Peace Education II
(online)
- IP 529 Advanced Mediation
- IP 532 Advanced Seminar in
International Law
- IP 533 Conflict Transformation
- IP 535 Economics, the
Environment and
Development
- IP 537 Restorative Justice
(online)
- IP 542 International Health and
Human Rights
- IP 543 Peace Perspectives of
World Religions
- IP 585 NGOs in International
Politics: Concepts &
challenges
- IP 585 NGO Management,
Program Design,
Implementation and
Evaluation
- IP 585 Conflict, Governance and
State Building
*Or others by permission of the program
Third Semester (Courses held on the Arcadia Campus)
Required Courses
- IP 583 Internship/Fieldwork
- IP 598 Capstone Seminar
Fourth Semester (Courses held at the American Graduate
School in Paris, France)
Required Courses
- IRD-R-584 Foreign Policy Formulation
and Diplomacy
- IRD-R-580 Factors and Theories of
Analysis in International
Relations and Diplomacy
- IRD-R-581 Research Methodology and
Design
- Plus one elective course from the list of electives below
Fifth Semester (Courses held at the American Graduate
School in Paris, France)
Required courses
- IRD-R-586 Current Issues in International
Relations
- IRD-R-684 Current Economic Problems
and Policies
- IRD-T-690 Research and Proposal
Tutorial
- Plus one elective course from the list of electives below
Sixth Semester
Required Course
- IRD-T-691 Thesis and Defense Tutorial
Plus one elective course
(See list of elective courses below)
- Completion and defense of Master’s
thesis
List of International Relations and
Diplomacy Elective Courses (Two area courses are required)
- IRD-E-501 Geopolitics and Geopolitics of
Religion
- IRD-E-602 Strategy and Conflict
Resolution
- IRD-E-603 Cultural Development and
Awareness
- IRD-E-504 Global Communications, Media
and International Affairs
- IRD-E-605 International Trade, Banking
and Finance
- IRD-E-506 Theory and Origins of Global
Conflict
- IRD-E-507 Principles of Economics
Note: IRD-E-507 is required for students
who have no previous study in Economics;
these students will then only have only one
area course required)
- IRD-E-508 Beginnings of the
Contemporary Political Order
- IRD-E-509 Anthropology and Politics
- IRD-E-610 Post-Modernity and IR&D
- IRD-E-611 Comparative Politics
- IRD-E-613 Issues in U.S. Foreign Policy
- IRD-E-514 International Environmental
Politics
- IRD-E-616 Extreme Crisis Situations:
Terrorism, Government and
Media
- IRD-E-617 Gender, Militarization and War
- IRD-E-618 NGOs: An International
Perspective
- IRD-E-619 NGOs: Principles and
Management
- IRD-E-620 Diplomacy and International
Law
Area Elective Courses
- IRD-EA-650 Central and South America
- IRD-EA-670 European Foreign Policies
- IRD-EA-671 The European Union and
the World
- IRD-EA-672 Russian Politics
- IRD-EA-630 The History of the Modern
Middle East
- IRD-EA-631 Conflict in the Modern
Middle East
- IRD-EA-640 Contemporary Sub-Saharan
Africa
- IRD-EA-641 The Scramble for African
Resources
- IRD-EA-660 Pacific Asia Since WWII
- IRD-EA-661 China and East Asia
Students starting with
International Relations and
Diplomacy
First Semester (Courses held at the American Graduate School in Paris, France)
Required Courses
- IRD-R-680 Factors and Theories of
Analysis in International
Relations and Diplomacy
- IRD-R-681 Research Methodology and
Design
- Plus two other courses from the lists of additional required courses and electives below
Second Semester (Courses held at the American Graduate School in Paris, France)
Required Course
- IRD-T-690 Research and Proposal
Tutorial
- Plus three other courses from the lists of additional required courses
and electives below
Third Semester (Courses held at the American Graduate School in Paris, France)
Required Course
- IRD-T-691 Thesis and Defense Tutorial
- Plus one other course from the lists of additional required courses
and electives below
- Completion and defense of Master’s
thesis
List of Additional International Relations
and Diplomacy Required Courses
- IRD-R-682 Foreign Policy Formulation and
Diplomacy
- IRD-R-583 International Public Law
- IRD-R-684 Current Economic Problems
and Policies
- IRD-R-585 International Organizations
- IRD-R-687 Current Issues in IR
- List of International Relations and
Diplomacy Electives (Two area courses are required)
- IRD-E-501 Geopolitics and Geopolitics of
Religion
- IRD-E-602 Strategy and Conflict
Resolution
- IRD-E-603 Cultural Development and
Awareness
IRD-E-504 Global Communications, Media
and International Affairs
- IRD-E-605 International Trade, Banking
and Finance
- IRD-E-506 Theory and Origins of Global
Conflict
- IRD-E-507 Principles of Economics
Note: IRD-E-507 is required for students
who have no previous study in Economics;
these students will then only have only one
area course required)
- IRD-E-508 Beginnings of the
Contemporary Political Order
- IRD-E-509 Anthropology and Politics
- IRD-E-610 Post-Modernity and IR&D
- IRD-E-611 Comparative Politics
- IRD-E-613 Issues in U.S. Foreign Policy
- IRD-E-514 International Environmental
Politics
- IRD-E-616 Extreme Crisis Situations:
Terrorism, Government and
Media
- IRD-E-617 Gender, Militarization and War
- IRD-E-618 NGOs: An International
Perspective
- IRD-E-619 NGOs: Principles and
Management
- IRD-E-620 Diplomacy and International
Law
- Area Elective Courses
- IRD-EA-650 Central and South America
- IRD-EA-670 European Foreign Policies
- IRD-EA-671 The European Union and
the World
- IRD-EA-672 Russian Politics
- IRD-EA-630 The History of the Modern
Middle East
- IRD-EA-631 Conflict in the Modern
Middle East
- IRD-EA-640 Contemporary Sub-Saharan
Africa
- IRD-EA-641 The Scramble for African Resources
- IRD-EA-660 Pacific Asia Since WWII
- IRD-EA-661 China and East Asia
- Fourth Semester (Courses held on the Arcadia campus)
- Required Courses
- IP 502 Research Methods in Conflict
Analysis and Peace Science
- IP 511 Introduction to International
Law
- Two elective courses
Fifth Semester (Courses held on the Arcadia Campus)
Required Courses
- IP 501 Introduction to Peace Studies
and Conflict Resolution
- IP 561 Graduate Colloquium (noncredit
year-long course)
- Plus 3 elective courses
List of International Peace and Conflict Resolution Elective Courses*
- IP 507 Foundations of Peace
Education (online)
- IP 511 Introduction to
International Law
- IP 515 Mediation and Conflict
Coaching (online)
- IP 520 International Security
- IP 521 International
Organizations in Dispute
Resolution
- IP 522 Conflict Resolution in
Deeply Divided Societies
- IP 523 Post-Conflict Relief and
Development
- IP 524 Conflict Management
(online)
- IP 527 Peace Education I (online)
- IP 528 Peace Education II
(online)
- IP 529 Advanced Mediation
- IP 532 Advanced Seminar in
International Law
- IP 533 Conflict Transformation
- IP 535 Economics, the
Environment and
Development
- IP 537 Restorative Justice
(online)
- IP 542 International Health and
Human Rights
- IP 543 Peace Perspectives of
World Religions
- IP 585 NGOs in International
Politics: Concepts &
challenges
- IP 585 NGO Management,
Program Design,
Implementation and
Evaluation
- IP 585 Conflict, Governance and
State Building
*Or others by permission of the program
Sixth Semester (Courses held on the Arcadia Campus)
Required Courses
- IP 583 Internship/Fieldwork (9 credits)
- IP 598 Capstone Seminar
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