“In an increasingly competitive world where political and economic power is in flux and financial constraints are increasing, countries need to make clear decisions about where their priorities lie."
- Maaike Okano-Heijmans, “Economic Diplomacy,”
The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy, 2016
The Diplomacy and International Political Economy concentration provides a foundation for those interested in pursuing careers in the foreign service or the private sector, or advanced studies in the field. Students in this concentration will learn how the disciplines of economics, geography and political theory intersect with and inform the study and practice of diplomacy.
Students in the Diplomacy and International Political Economy concentration are advised to complete the core course required of all Applied Diplomacy majors, INT 200: Introduction to Macroeconomics in an International Context, before taking six courses from the following list.
“In an increasingly competitive world where political and economic power is in flux and financial constraints are increasing, countries need to make clear decisions about where their priorities lie."
- Maaike Okano-Heijmans, “Economic Diplomacy,” The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy, 2016
The Diplomacy and International Political Economy concentration provides a foundation for those interested in pursuing careers in the foreign service or the private sector, or advanced studies in the field. Students in this concentration will learn how the disciplines of economics, geography and political theory intersect with and inform the study and practice of diplomacy.
Students in the Diplomacy and International Political Economy concentration are advised to complete the core course required of all Applied Diplomacy majors, INT 200: Introduction to Macroeconomics in an International Context, before taking six courses from the following list.
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 24 |
CMN 103 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | |
DPL 210 | LEADERSHIP AND DIPLOMACY | |
DPL 295 | SPECIAL TOPICS | |
ECO 333 | TOPICS IN GLOBAL ECONOMIES | |
ECO 360 | ECONOMICS OF LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES | |
ECO 361 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE | |
ECO 362 | INTERNATIONAL MONETARY ECONOMICS | |
GEO 215 | INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL INEQUALITY | |
GEO 266 | WORLD ECONOMY: STATES, MARKETS AND LABOR | |
GEO 315 | THE STATE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH | |
GEO 351 | GEOGRAPHY, FOOD AND JUSTICE | |
INT 205 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | |
INT 304 | MIGRATION AND FORCED MIGRATION | |
INT 324 | INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW FROM COLONIALISM TO GLOBALIZATION | |
JOUR 360 | POLITICAL COMMUNICATION | |
PSC 343 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE PACIFIC RIM | |
PSC 344 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | |
PSC 349 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |
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