This nine-week course provides six credits and combines practical and academic aspects in a city defined by internationalism. You might spend winter break in New York City in a concentrated seminar on multilateral peacekeeping, or a semester at one of our partner institutions. At the International University of Japan, you will focus on East Asia and Japan, at the Centre for the Study of Democracy in London on the European Union and international finance, and at Uppsala University in Sweden on crisis management. Or you might complete our innovative distance-learning course offered on the Web. Students join faculty in research and workshops, and can earn a certificate attesting to the completion of a range of courses.
Some programs prepare students for certification in conflict mediation.
Others also enroll in the College of Law or the School of Information Studies. The International Relations program makes its home in Eggers Hall. Some 57 professors from political science, history, economics, anthropology, geography, public administration and sociology teach the courses. They all share an expertise in the international aspects of their disciplines, a passion for teaching, and a commitment to students. A class of about 60 students begins study in the fall.