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History of Diplomacy Concentration

​“Scholars of diplomacy have identified diplomatic practices across the human experience, spanning the globe and going back before recorded history. Even so, the actual term diplomacy did not enter into usage until the last decade of the eighteenth century.”

- Halvard Leira, “A Conceptual History of Diplomacy,” The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy, 2016

The History of Diplomacy concentration provides a foundation for those who are interested in pursuing work in education or advanced studies. Students will have the opportunity to place the discipline of history into conversation with the study and practice of diplomacy.

Students in the History of Diplomacy concentration will be required to take six courses from the following list.​

“Scholars of diplomacy have identified diplomatic practices across the human experience, spanning the globe and going back before recorded history. Even so, the actual term diplomacy did not enter into usage until the last decade of the eighteenth century.”

- Halvard Leira, “A Conceptual History of Diplomacy,” The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy, 2016

A sound understanding of historical context and reasoning are some of the most essential tools of the successful student or practitioner of diplomacy.  The History of Diplomacy concentration allows students to explore the origins of diplomacy itself, as well as its various developments over time and from place to place.  This concentration provides a foundation for those who are interested in pursuing work in history, policy and strategy assessment and formulation, international law, or other advanced studies. The concentration also provides students with opportunities to delve into the long-term causes and short-term “sparks” that led to the world wars, the cold war, decolonization, the development of the United Nations and NATO.  As new challenges emerge in the next decades, the History of Diplomacy concentration challenges students to discern the evolving historical contexts that lead to a more full and rich understanding of the present. 

Students in the History of Diplomacy concentration will be required to take six courses from the following list.

Course Title Quarter Hours
Choose six from the following, at least two must be 300-level:24
ABD 236
BLACK FREEDOM MOVEMENTS
CMN 103
INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE
CMNS 323
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
DPL 210
LEADERSHIP AND DIPLOMACY
DPL 295
SPECIAL TOPICS
HST 163
EAST ASIA , c.1800-PRESENT
HST 226
ISLAM AND THE WEST: A SURVEY OF ORIENTALISM
HST 241
WORLD REFUGEE CRISIS
HST 249
ORIGINS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1871-1917
HST 250
ORIGINS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 1914 - 1941
HST 251
ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR, 1917 - 1953
HST 252
THE AGE OF THE COLD WAR: 1945-1991
HST 255
THE HISTORY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
HST 256
AXIS AND ALLIES: THE SECOND WORLD WAR
HST 272
FASCISM AND COUNTER REVOLUTION
HST 274
INTELLIGENCE IN 20TH CENTURY
HST 277
WAR AND PEACE IN THE MODERN AGE
HST 308
EUROPE FROM CONFLICT TO CONSENSUS
HST 310
INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
HST 337
REVOLUTION AND NATIONALISM IN IRELAND, 1798 - 1923
HST 338
THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1918
HST 349
THE HOLOCAUST
HST 353
MODERN INDIA AND PAKISTAN
HST 364
PALESTINE UNDER THE BRITISH MANDATE
HST 366
THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
HST 367
US-MEXICAN BORDERLANDS
PAX 330
THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: ORIGINS AND CONTROVERSIES

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