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Diplomacy & International Law Concentration

​“In this world of political entities, each of which theoretically has unchallenged control over its territory...the practices recognizable as contemporary diplomacy and international law grew up.”

- David Clinton, “Diplomacy and International Law,” The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy, 2016

The Diplomacy and International Law concentration provides a foundation for those who are interested in pursuing graduate work in Law or other fields that require an understanding of international legal frameworks and that incorporate mediation and conflict resolution. Students selecting this concentration will bring the study and practice of diplomacy into conversation with the disciplines of international studies, law, peace studies, political science and writing, rhetoric and discourse.

Students in the Diplomacy and International Law concentration are advised to take INT 323: Public International Law: Peace, Conflict, and Human Rights, before choosing five additional courses from the following list.

“In this world of political entities, each of which theoretically has unchallenged control over its territory...the practices recognizable as contemporary diplomacy and international law grew up.”

- David Clinton, “Diplomacy and International Law,” The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy, 2016

The Diplomacy and International Law concentration provides a foundation for those who are interested in pursuing graduate work in Law or other fields that require an understanding of international legal frameworks and that incorporate mediation and conflict resolution. Students selecting this concentration will bring the study and practice of diplomacy into conversation with the disciplines of international studies, law, peace studies, political science and writing, rhetoric and discourse.

Students in the Diplomacy and International Law concentration are advised to take INT 323: Public International Law: Peace, Conflict, and Human Rights, before choosing five additional courses from the following list.

Course Title Quarter Hours
Choose six from the following, at least two must be taken at the 300-level:24
CMN 103
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
CMNS 349
DIGITAL MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS
DPL 210
LEADERSHIP AND DIPLOMACY
DPL 295
SPECIAL TOPICS
INT 323
HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
INT 324
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW FROM COLONIALISM TO GLOBALIZATION
INT 325
LAW OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANZIATIONS, NGOS AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
PAX 388
TOPICS IN LAW, JUSTICE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS
PSC 265
LAW AND POPULAR CULTURE
PSC 361
INTERNATIONAL LAW
PSC 366
NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
PSC 367
IMMIGRATION LAW
PSC 368
RIGHTS-BASED SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
PSC 369
ADVANCED TOPICS IN PUBLIC LAW
WRD 321
WRITING IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION

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