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Urban Diplomacy Concentration

​“We should expect private enterprises, civil society organizations and possibly individual people to engage in more and more diplomacy as they become more influential in international relations. We should want them all to be good at it.”

- Paul Sharp, Diplomatic Theory of International Relations, 2009

The Urban Diplomacy concentration provides a foundation for those who are interested in applying the insights and practices of diplomacy to the context of the modern city. The concentration is ideal for those pursuing vocations in local politics, urban non-profit organizations, community organizing, or globally-connected business. Students selecting this concentration will place the study and practice of diplomacy into conversation with the disciplines of history, urban studies, art, anthropology, peace studies, religion and political theory.

Students in the Applied Diplomacy program are required to take PSC 223: Urban Politics as part of their core requirements. Students are advised to take PSC 223 before choosing five additional courses from the following list. 

“We should expect private enterprises, civil society organizations and possibly individual people to engage in more and more diplomacy as they become more influential in international relations. We should want them all to be good at it.”

- Paul Sharp, Diplomatic Theory of International Relations, 2009

The Urban Diplomacy concentration provides a foundation for those who are interested in applying the insights and practices of diplomacy to the context of the modern city. The concentration is ideal for those pursuing vocations in local politics, urban non-profit organizations, community organizing or globally-connected business. Students selecting this concentration will place the study and practice of diplomacy into conversation with the disciplines of history, urban studies, art, anthropology, peace studies, religion and political theory.

Students in the Urban Diplomacy concentration are required to take PSC 223: Urban Politics. Students are advised to take PSC 223 before choosing five additional courses from the following list. 

Course Title Quarter Hours
Choose six from the following, two must be taken at the 300-level: 24
ABD 208
AFRICAN AMERICA: PEOPLES, CULTURES, IDEAS AND MOVEMENTS
ABD 209
RACE AND RACISM
ABD 231
PHILOSOPHY AND THE QUESTION OF RACE
ABD 275
BLACK FEMINIST THEORIES IN A U.S. CONTEXT
CMN 103
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
CMNS 309
INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
CMNS 323
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
CMNS 324
CULTURE OF CONSUMPTION
CMNS 333
CULTURES IN CONVERSATION
CMNS 334
URBAN COMMUNICATION
CMNS 365
ARGUMENTATION, ADVOCACY, AND DELIBERATION
CSS 201
CRITICAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
CSS 340
MINDFULNESS AND ACTIVISM
DPL 210
LEADERSHIP AND DIPLOMACY
DPL 295
SPECIAL TOPICS
ECO 310
URBAN ECONOMICS
ECO 312
THE CHICAGO ECONOMY
GEO 200
SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
GEO 205
RACE, JUSTICE, AND THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
GEO 333
URBAN PLANNING
HAA 288
COMPARATIVE URBANISM
HAA 375
MEXICO CITY (WORLD CITIES)
HAA 380
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM (WORLD CITIES)
HST 240
HISTORY OF CHICAGO
JOUR 360
POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
LST 202
CONSTRUCTING LATINO COMMUNITIES
LST 207
AFRO-CARIBBEAN AND AFRO-LATIN AMERICA: PEOPLES, CULTURES, IDEAS AND MOVEMENTS
LST 217
WORK IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD
LST 307
GROWING UP LATINO/LATINA IN THE U.S.
LST 309
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AND LATINO FAMILIES
LST 375
MEXICO CITY (WORLD CITIES)
PAX 231
ANALYZING POVERTY, ITS CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
PAX 235
THE ETHICS OF POVERTY
PAX 238
TOPICS ON HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY
PPS 250
ISSUES IN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
PSC 216
AMERICAN POLITICAL CULTURE
PSC 223
URBAN POLITICS
PSC 286
CAMPAIGNS AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
PSC 322
URBAN POLICYMAKING
PSC 323
CHICAGO GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
PSC 324
INEQUALITY IN AMERICAN SOCIETY
REL 113
THE LATINX RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES
REL 115
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
REL 218
BLACK INTELLECTUAL TRADITIONS
REL 259
RELIGION AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
REL 266
ISLAM IN THE UNITED STATES
SOC 214
POLICING THE MARGINS
SOC 217
WORK IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD
SOC 221
INTRODUCTION TO THE U.S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
SOC 232
GLOBAL CITIES
SOC 245
URBAN SOCIOLOGY
SOC 246
HOMELESS IN THE CITY
SOC 256
SOCIAL CHANGE
SOC 305
POWER, DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL
SOC 340
SOCIAL INEQUALITY
SOC 346
URBAN ETHNOGRAPHY
SOC 347
CLASS, POWER AND DECISION MAKING IN THE CITY
SOC 348
THE CITY IN THE FUTURE
SOC 358
REVOLUTIONS AND PEASANT REBELLIONS
PHL 200
ETHICAL THEORIES
PHL 209
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
PHL 231
PHILOSOPHY AND RACE
PHL 236
PHILOSOPHY AND THE CITY
PHL 241
ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY
PHL 242
PHILOSOPHY AND TECHNOLOGY
PHL 250
PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL CHANGE
PHL 314
SURVEY OF ETHICS
PHL 315
SURVEY OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

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