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Coordinators:

  • Warren Haffar, Ph.D. Professor and Director of the International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program
  • Corentine Chaillet, Director, AGS
  • Marinella Bergese, M.Sc., Academic Coordinator at the American Graduate School in Paris.

IPCR/International Relations and Diplomacy Degree Requirements

Arcadia University provides the degree requirements for International Peace (IPCR) and Conflict Resolution/International Relations and Diplomacy, M.A.I.P.C.R./M.A.I.R.D.

Degree Requirements

(30 IPCR credits plus 30 AGS-IRD credits with 12 shared 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 IPCR at Arcadia

Required Courses
IPCR Elective Courses
Third Semester - Fall 2 Required Courses

Courses held at the American Graduate School in Paris, France.

  • 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
Fourth Semester - Spring 2 Required Courses

Courses held at the American Graduate School in Paris, France.

  • IRD-R-583 International Public Law
  • 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
Fifth Semester - Fall 3 Required Courses
  • IRD-T-691 Thesis and Defense Tutorial
  • Plus one elective course from the list of electives below
  • Completion and defense of Master’s thesis
IRD Elective Courses

Two Area Elective Courses are required.

  • IRD-E-501 Geopolitics
  • IRD-E-502 Geopolitics and Religion
  • IRD-E-504 Global Communications, Media and International Affairs
  • 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-514 International Environmental Politics
  • IRD-E-602 Strategy and Conflict Resolution
  • IRD-E-603 Cultural Development and Awareness
  • IRD-E-610 Post-Modernity and IR&D
  • IRD-E-611 Comparative Politics
  • IRD-E-613 Issues in U.S. Foreign Policy
  • 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-632 Conflict in the Modern Middle East II
  • IRD-EA-640 Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa
  • IRD-EA-641 The Scramble for African Resources
  • IRD-EA-660 South Asia: Geopolitics Since WWII
  • IRD-EA-661 Asia Pacific: Geopolitics Since WWII

Students Starting with IRD at the American Graduate School in Paris

First Semester - Required Course

Courses held at the American Graduate School in Paris, France.

  • 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 - Required Courses

Courses held at the American Graduate School in Paris, France.

  • IRD-T-690 Research and Proposal Tutorial
  • Plus three other courses from the lists of additional required courses and electives below
Third Semester - Required Courses

Courses held at the American Graduate School in Paris, France.

  • 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
IRD Elective Courses

Two Area Elective courses are required.

  • IRD-E-585 International Organizations
  • IRD-E-501 Geopolitics and Geopolitics of Religion
  • IRD-E-502 Geopolitics of Religion
  • IRD-E-504 Global Communications, Media and International Affairs
  • 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-514 International Environmental Politics
  • IRD-E-601 Theory and Origins of Global Conflict
  • IRD-E-602 Strategy and Conflict Resolution
  • IRD-E-603 Cultural Development and Awareness
  • IRD-E-610 Post-Modernity and IR&D
  • IRD-E-611 Comparative Politics
  • IRD-E-613 Issues in U.S. Foreign Policy
  • 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
  • IRD-E-621 Current Issues in IR&D

Area Elective Courses

  • IRD-EA-630 The History of the Modern Middle East
  • IRD-EA-631 Conflict in the Modern Middle East
  • IRD-EA-632 Conflict in the Modern Middle East II
  • IRD-EA-640 Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa
  • IRD-EA-641 The Scramble for African Resources
  • 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-660 South Asia: Geopolitics Since WWII
  • IRD-EA-661 Asia Pacific: Geopolitics Since WWII
Fourth Semester - Required Courses

Courses held on the Arcadia campus. 

Fifth Semester - Required Courses

Courses held on the Arcadia Campus.

IPCR Elective Courses

Choose four.

Sixth Semester - Required Courses

Courses held on the Arcadia Campus.

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