International Policy and Practice Program of Study

To earn your Master of International Policy and Practice you must successfully complete our 27 credit program which includes 9 credits in core courses and 18 credits of electives which should constitute a coherent specialization, addressing one or two overarching functional or regional areas of study.

Master of International Policy and Practice Program of Study

Core Courses

Students will take three core courses (9 credits):

IAFF 6212 Strategy and Leadership
IAFF 6213 Leadership Capstone
A course in Economics.

Options for the Economics courses are below:

Economics

The MIPP requirement in economics may be met by taking and passing one of the following:

ECON 6250 Survey of Economic Development

ECON 6280 Survey of International Economics

ECON 6283 Survey of International Trade Theory and Policy

ECON 6284 Survey of International Macroeconomics and Finance Theory and Policy

The MIPP requirement in economics may be met by taking and passing one of the following:

ECON 6250 Survey of Economic Development

ECON 6280 Survey of International Economics

ECON 6283 Survey of International Trade Theory and Policy

ECON 6284 Survey of International Macroeconomics and Finance Theory and Policy

Self Designed Specialization

The self-designed specialization should address one or two overarching functional or regional areas of study. Courses are selected in consultation with an advisor and the Program Director and are tailored to meet the individual student’s intellectual and professional objectives.

These 18 credits may include up to three credits of one-credit skills-based workshops. Courses are grouped to assist students in finding related courses in particular areas. The list of courses below is intended to be suggestive but not exhaustive.

The specialization may include courses from the following fields, as well as other courses offered at the George Washington University:

Asia

History of Modern Asia

HIST 6601 Geography and Politics of Afghanistan and South & Central Asia

HIST 6602 Asia: History, Memory, and Violence

HIST 6630 Colloquium on Modern Korean History

IAFF 6621 Japan's Empire and Its Legacies

Politics and Policy in Asia

IAFF 6302 Taiwan: Internal Development and Foreign Policy

IAFF 6318 Special Topics in Asian Studies

PSC 6368 Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy

PSC 6370 Politics of China I

PSC 6372 Chinese Foreign Policy

PSC 6373 Political Economy of Indusrializng Asia

PSC 6374 Government and Politics of Korea

IAFF 6186 Special Topics in Security Policy Studies

The Chinese Military

PSC 6388 Topics in Comparative Politics

State and Society in East Asia
Politics & Policy in Asia

PSC 6467 Asian Security

International Relations of Asia

IAFF 6302 Taiwan: Internal Development and Foreign Policy

IAFF 6308 International Relations of South Asia

IAFF 6358 Latin America-China Relations

PSC 6372 Foreign Policy of China

PSC 6475 International Politics of East Asia

Asian Business and Development

ECON 6269 Economy of China

IAFF 6318 Special Topics in Asian Studies

Chinese Business Law
Asian Business and Development

PSC 6336 Political Economy: China, India, and Beyond

Conflict and Conflict Resolution

IAFF 6171 Introduction to Conflict Resolution

IAFF 6118 Special Topics in International Affairs

Reinventing the United Nations
US Foreign Policy & International Organizations

IAFF 6173 Security and Development

IAFF 6186 Special Topics in Security Policy Studies

Early Warning and Conflict Prevention
Insurgency & Counterinsurgency
International Peacekeeping
Responses to Terrorism
Stabilization and Peacebuilding

MGT 6215 Conflict Management and Negotiations

Cyber Security

IAFF 6169 Homeland Security Policy

IAFF 6186 Special Topics in Security Policy Studies

Cybersecurity
Cyber Threats & Policy

CSCI 6534 Cybersecurity and Governance

CSCI 6532 Information Policy

For students with a more technical background:

CSCI 6531 Computer Security

CSCI 6532 Information Policy

CSCI 6534 Cybersecurity and Governance

CSCI 6542 Computer Network Defense

CSCI 6547 Wireless and Mobile Security

CSCI 6548 E-commerce Security

EMSE 6543 Managing the Protection of Information and Systems Security

EMSE 6570 Information Management and Information Systems

Environmental and Energy Policy

IAFF 6151 Environmental Policy

IAFF 6152 Energy Policy

IAFF 6158 Special Topics in International Science and Technology Policy:

Science, Technology & Policy Analysis

IAFF 6118 Nuclear Weapons

IAFF 6164 Environmental Security

ECON 6237 Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources

EMSE 6220 Environmental Management

EMSE 6260 Energy Management

Global Communication

ECON 6255 Economics of Technological Change

HIST 6030 Uses of History in International Affairs

SMPA 6202 Media Effects, Public Opinion and Persuasion

SMPA 6204 Strategic Political Communication

SMPA 6210 Media and Foreign Policy

LAW 6414 Telecommunication Law

Global Gender Policy

IAFF 6102 Global Gender Policy

IAFF 6502/6503 Sex Trafficking: Global Perspectives

IAFF 6503 Gender Advisor: Roles & Skills

IAFF 6118 Special Topics in International Affairs

Research Methods in Global Gender Issues*
Gender, War, and Peace

IAFF 6138 Special Topics in International Development Studies

Gender and Development
Human Trafficking

ANTH 6501 Gender and Sexuality

PHIL 6238 Feminist Ethics and Policy Implications

WGSS 6230 Global Feminisms

Global Health

EMSE 6325 Medical/Public Health Emerging Management

PUBH 6400 Global Health Frameworks

PUBH 6440 Global Health Economics and Finance

PUBH 6441 Global Health Organizations and Regulations

PUBH 6442 Comparative Global Health Systems

PUBH 6443 Global Health Agreements and Conventions

Intelligence Studies

IAFF 6165 Fundamentals of Intelligence

IAFF 6118 Special Topics in International Affairs: Understanding Political Islam

IAFF 6138 Special Topics in International Development: Human Trafficking

IAFF 6163 Transnational Security

IAFF 6186 Special Topics in Security Policy Studies:

International Organized Crime
Political Risk Analysis
Political Violence and Terrorism
Nuclear Proliferation and Non-Proliferation

International Affairs and Development

IAFF 6118 Microfinance: Developing Markets

IAFF 6138 Special Topics

Gender and Development
Youth and Development
M&E for Foreign Assistance Program
Gender, Disaster & Development
Climate Change & Sustainable Development
Civil Society and Development
Development in Africa
Bottom Up Development
Private Sector Development
Media and International Development

IAFF 6122 Development Policy and Practice

ANTH 6331 Research Methods in Development Anthropology

PPPA 6002 Research Methods and Applied Statistics

PPPA 6006 Policy Analysis

SOC 6230 Sociological Research Methods

SOC 6232 Qualitative Methods: Doing Field Research

Cultural Anthropology

ANTH 6301 The Anthropology of Development

ANTH 6391 Anthropology and Contemporary Problems (Topics vary)

ANTH 6505 Medical Anthropology

ANTH 6591 Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology (Topics vary)

Environment

IAFF 6151 Environmental Policy

Humanitarian Assistance

IAFF 6138 Special Topics

Human Trafficking
Violence, Gender, Humanitarian Assistance
Care of Children in Complex Emergencies
Monitoring and Evaluation for Foreign Assistance Programs

IAFF 6186 Special Topics in Security Policy Studies:

International Peacekeeping

EMSE 6310 Information Technology in Crisis/Emergency Management

EMSE 6305 Crisis and Emergency Management

EMSE 6320 International Disaster Management

EMSE 6325 Medical/Public Health Emergency Management

EMSE 6345 Building the Resilient Organization: Continuity, Crisis and Disaster Recovery Management

PUBH 6480 Public Health in Humanitarian Settings

International Development Management

EMSE 6001 Management of Technical Organizations

EMSE 6220 Environmental Management

EMSE 6260 Energy Management

EMSE 6285 Analytical Tools for Energy Management

EMSE 6305 Crisis & Emergency Management

EMSE 6310 Info Tech in Crisis/Emergency Management

EMSE 6320 International Disaster Management

EMSE 6325 Med/Pub Health Emergency Management

EMSE 6350 Hazard Mitigation in Disaster Management

EMSE 6820 Program & Project Management

IBUS 6402 Managing in Developing Countries

PPPA 6016 Public and Nonprofit Program Evaluation

PPPA 6057 International Development Administration

PPPA 6058 International Development NGO Management

PPPA 6059 International Development Management Processes and Tools

Political Economy

ECON 6250 Survey of Development Economics

ECON 6269 Economy of China

ECON 8351 Development Economics I

ECON 8352 Development Economics II

Women and Development

LAW 6570 International Human Rights of Women

WGSS 6230 Global Feminisms

WGSS 6270 Seminar: Selected Topics (Topics vary)

International Economic Affairs

ECON 6250 Survey of Economic Development

ECON 6255 Economics of Technological Change

ECON 6269 Economy of China

ECON 6280 Survey of International Economics

ECON 6295 Special Topics

IAFF 6318 Special Topics in Asian Studies

IAFF 6358 Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies

IBUS 6301 International Business Finance

IBUS 6400 Oil: Industry, Economy and Society

IBUS 6402 Managing in Developing Economies

PSC 6439 International Political Economy

International Education

EDUC 6601 International and Comparative Education

EDUC 6602 Special Topics in Regional Studies in International Education

EDUC 6610 Special Topics in Programs and Policies in International Education

EDUC 6630 Special Topics in International Experiences

EDUC 6650 Education and National Development

International Law and Organizations

IAFF 6118 Special Topics in International Affairs

Reinventing the United Nations
International Law and Use of Force
International Organizations

IAFF 6138 Special Topics in International Development Studies

Care of Children in Complex Emergencies
Human Trafficking

IAFF 6146 Special Topics in International Science and Technology Policy

Space Law

IAFF 6338 Special Topics in European & Eurasian Studies:

The European Union
Transatlantic Relations in the 21^st Century

LAW 6870 National Security Law

LAW 6520 International Law

LAW 6534 Law of the European Union

PSC 6439 International Political Economy

Latin America

ECON 6285 Economic Development of Latin America

Prerequisites: ECON 1011-1012 Principles of Economics (micro- and macro-)

IAFF 6358 Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies

Latin America in Motion: Indigenous Media & Social Movements
Brazil in the Global Context
Argentina in the Global Context
Security in the Americas
Contemporary Issues of US-Mexico Relations
Economic and Social Development of Latin America
Immigration and Weak States: Latin America
Racial & Ethnic Politics in Latin America
Private Sector Development
Climate Change and Environmental Policy in Latin America

PSC 6383 Governments and Politics in Latin America

PSC 6484 International Relations of Latin America

Middle East

IAFF 6378 Special Topics in Middle East Studies*

U.S. Policy in the Persian Gulf
Arabic for International Affairs
Lebanon and Syria
Iran in the Middle East
Oil: Industry, Economy and Society
Refugees & Displaced Peoples in the Middle East
Political Economy of the Middle East

IAFF 6364 Religion and Society in the Modern Middle East

PSC 6377 Comparative Politics of the Middle East

PSC 6478 International Relations of the Middle East

REL 6460 Topics in the Study of Islam (3 credits)

Russia and Eurasia

GEOG 6265 Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors

HIST 6170 Eastern European History, 1772-1918

HIST 6188 The Soviet Union and the World, 1917-1964

IAFF 6186 Special Topics in Security Policy Studies

Russia and International Security

IAFF 6338 Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies

Nationalism in Russia and Eurasia
Ukraine and Georgia: Between Russia and the West
Central Asia: Security Politics, Society
Politics of Post-Soviet Eurasia
EU Foreign Relations
The European Union
Transatlantic Relations in the 21st Century
Islam Ethnicity in Central Asia
Populism and Illiberal Movements in Europe, Eurasia, and the US
The Rise of the Far Right in Europe, Eurasia, and the US

PSC 6366 Government and Politics of Russia

PSC 6465 International Politics of Central and Eastern Europe

Security Policy

HIST 6330 Modern U.S. Foreign Policy

IAFF 6118 Special Topics in International Affairs

Nuclear Proliferation and Non-proliferation
Nuclear Security Policy

IAFF 6151 Environmental Policy

IAFF 6153 Science, Technology, and National Security

IAFF 6160 Defense Policy and Program Analysis I

IAFF 6163 Transnational Security

IAFF 6165 Fundamentals of Intelligence

IAFF 6169 Homeland Security Policy

IAFF 6171 Intro to Conflict Resolution

IAFF 6173 Security and Development

IAFF 6186 Special Topics in Security Policy Studies

Political Risk Analysis
Illicit Finance and Security
The Chinese Military
Strategic Planning for the 21st Century
International Organized Crime
Military Power and Efficiency
Stabilization and Peacebuilding
Maritime Strategy

IAFF 6222 International Security Politics

IAFF 6338 Special Topics European and Eurasian Studies: Security in Russia and Eurasia

LAW 6870 National Security Law

LAW 6552 Law of War

MGT 6215 Conflict Management and Negotiation

PSC 6467 Asian Security

PSC 8452 Security

Technology Policy and International Affairs

ECON 6255 The Economics of Technological Change (prerequisite is Econ 6217, or Intermediate Microeconomics)

IAFF 6146 Space Law

IAFF 6148 Space and National Security

IAFF 6151 Environmental Policy

IAFF 6153 Science, Technology, and National Security

IAFF 6158 Special Topics in International Science and Technology Policy

IAFF 6186 Special Topics in Security Policy Studies

Cyber Threats and Policy

IAFF 6501 Applied Quantitative Analysis

U.S. Foreign Policy

HIST 6330 Modern U.S. Foreign Policy

IAFF 6145 U.S. Space Policy

IAFF 6148 Space and National Security

IAFF 6160 Defense Policy and Program Analysis

IAFF 6163 Transnational Security

IAFF 6165 Fundamentals of Intelligence

IAFF 6186 Special Topics in Security Policy

Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency
Military Power and Effectiveness
Political Risk Analysis
Strategic Planning for the 21st Century
US Grand Strategy
US National Security

IAFF 6198 21st Century Trade: Issues and Strategy

IAFF 6208 Special Topics in Global Communication

Communicating in Modern Diplomacy

IAFF 6222 US Foreign Policy

IAFF 6302 Taiwan: International Development and Foreign Affairs

IAFF 6338 Special Topics in European & Eurasian Studies

Transatlantic Relations in the 21st Century

IAFF 6378 Special Topics in Middle East Studies

U.S Foreign Policy in the Persian Gulf
U.S Foreign Policy in the Middle East

IAFF 6521 U.S. Foreign Policy in a Global Era (Summer Program)

PSC 6346 The Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy

PSC 6439 International Political Economy

SMPA 6275 Topics in Media and Public Affairs

Public Diplomacy

Western, Central, and Eastern Europe

HIST 6051 Re-thinking Cold War History

HIST 6170 Eastern European History, 1772–1918

IAFF 6186 Special Topics in Security Policy Studies

NATO’s Strategic Challenges

IAFF 6338 Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies

EU Foreign Relations
The European Union
Nationalism in Russia and Eurasia
Politics of Post-Soviet Eurasia
Security in Russia & Eurasia
Ukraine and Georgia: Between Russia and the West
Populism and Illiberal Movements in Europe, Eurasia, and the US
The Rise of the Far Right in Europe, Eurasia, and the US

PSC 6364 Comparative Governments and Politics of Eastern Europe

PSC 6465 International Politics of Eastern Europe