“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 List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 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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