MASTER OF ARTS IN THE FIELD OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

MASTER OF ARTS IN THE FIELD OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS The Elliott School's master of arts in the field of international affairs degree program is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the contemporary issues in international affairs as they develop in-depth knowledge of at least one or more areas of specialization. For their concentration, students may choose from among several fields of global issues or one of the regions of the world. Graduates of the program have pursued exciting careers in diplomacy and public service, business, security, conflict resolution, development, and public health. Specific admission requirements can be found on the Graduate Program Finder (http://www.gwu.edu/all-graduate-programs). (http://www.gwu.edu/all-graduate-programs) Visit the program website (https://elliott.gwu.edu/internationalaffairs-masters) for additional information. REQUIREMENTS The following requirements must be fulfilled: 40 credits, including: 9 to 12 credits in core field 12 credits in major field 9 to12 credits in electives 3 credits in skills courses 4 credits in capstone course sequence Foreign language proficiency (http://elliott.gwu.edu/ international-affairs-masters/foreign-language) All Elliott School master's degree students (except MIPP students) are required to complete the capstone. Those students who wish to complete a thesis must do so in addition to the capstone requirement. Students pursuing a thesis need a minimum of a 3.5 GPA and approval from the faculty member they wish to serve as their thesis director. Thesis students also need to complete at least one research methods course. Thesis credits will be counted as elective or specialization credits with Program Director approval. Program Requirements And three additional elective or major field credits Or ECON 6283 & ECON 6284 Survey of International Trade Theory and Policy and Survey of International Macroeconomics and Finance Theory and Policy 12 credits in either a Global Issues or Regional Focus major field (as outlined below) 9 to 12 credits in electives May include up to 6 credits of foreign language study, a second field of expertise, or other relevant course work Students are strongly encouraged to take IAFF 6501 (or its equivalent) 3 credits in skills courses Skill-based professional workshops (1 credit each) 4 credits in capstone course sequence IAFF 6898 & IAFF 6899 Capstone Workshop and Capstone Course Global Issues Major Fields Conflict and Conflict Resolution Concentration IAFF 6171 Introduction to Conflict Resolution 9 additional credits from the following: Affairs (International Law and the Use of Force) Affairs (Reinventing the United Nations) 9 to 12 credits in core field courses IAFF 6101 HIST 6030 Either ECON 6280 International Affairs Cornerstone History and Its Uses in International Affairs Survey of International Economics Affairs (National Security & Humanitarian Law) Affairs (US Foreign Policy and International Organizations) Development Studies (Conflict Prevention and Early Warning) 1 Master of Arts in the Field of International Affairs

(Insurgency and Counterinsurgency) (Environmental Security) (International Peacekeeping) (Energy Security) (Politics of Peace Agreements) (Security Challenges in Africa) (Stabilization and Peacebuilding) Special Topics in Asian Studies (Political and Ethnic Conflict in South Asia) IAFF 6198 IAFF 6501 IBUS 4900 Trade and Investment Policy (International Climate Change Policy) (Oil: Industry, Economy, Society) Quantitative Analysis for International Affairs Practitioners Special Topics (Global Energy) PSC 6476 The Arab-Israeli Conflict LAW 6454 International Environmentl Law Up to two relevant courses in the GW Law School (requires permission from the Law School dean of students)* Global Energy and Environmental Policy Concentration LAW 6455 LAW 6460 PUBH 6122 PUBH 6130 Int'l Climate Change Law Envir&Energy Policy Practicum Protecting Public Health and the Environment: Policies, Politics, and Programs Sustainable Energy and the Environment ECON 6295 IAFF 6151 Science and Technology Policy Special Topics Environmental Policy Global Gender Policy Concentration PPPA 6066 U.S. Environmental Policy IAFF 6102 Global Gender Policy 6 credits from the following: Affairs (Research Methods in Global Gender Issues) ECON 6237 EMSE 6260 EMSE 6290 ENRP 6140 Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources Energy Management Climate Change: Policy, Impacts, and Response Introduction to Environmental Law 6 additional credits from the following: ANTH 6501 Gender and Sexuality Affairs (Research Methods in Global Gender Issues) Affairs (Managing the World s Water) Affairs (Women, War, and Peace) IAFF 6141 Development Studies (Climate Change and Community Development) International Science and Technology Policy Cornerstone IAFF 6136 Gender and Development Development Studies (Gender, Tourism, and Development) Master of Arts in the Field of International Affairs 2

PHIL 6238 PSYC 8275 Development Studies (Gender, Disaster & Policy) Development Studies (Human Trafficking) Development Studies (Violence, Gender & Humanitarian Assistance) Feminist Ethics and Policy Implications Women and Health PUBH 6443 PUBH 6480 PUBH 6482 Global Health Agreements and Conventions Public Health in Humanitarian Settings International Food and Nutrition Policy International Affairs and Development Concentration One of the following: SOC 6271 Gender and Society IAFF 6122 Development Policy and Practice SOC 6273 The Sex Industry ECON 6250 Survey of Economic Development WGSS 6230 Global Feminisms Students may take ONE undergraduate class for graduate credit with permission from the program director, academic advisor, and instructor (who must agree to assign additional work) at the graduate level: Development Studies (Poverty Alleviation and Bottom Up Development) IAFF 2190W IAFF 3183 Special Topics (Women in Global Politics) Special Topics in Development Policy (Human Trafficking) 9 additional credits from the following: Culture, Society and Development ANTH 6301 The Anthropology of Development Global Health Concentration ANTH 6508 ANTH 6507 Ethics and Cultural Property Nationalism and Ethnicity PUBH 6400 Global Health Frameworks ANTH 6391 Anthropology and Contemporary Problems (Refugees and Displaced People) ANTH 6505 Medical Anthropology ANTH 6505 Medical Anthropology ANTH 6501 Gender and Sexuality 9 additional credits from the following: GEOG 6223 Seminar: Population and Health Development Studies (Indigenous People and Development) PUBH 6128 PUBH 6440 PUBH 6441 Global Environmental and Occupational Health Global Health Economics and Finance Global Health Organizations and Regulations ANTH 6591 ANTH 6591 Development Studies (Gender and Development) Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology PUBH 6435 PUBH 6436 Global Health Program Development and Implementation Global Health Program Management and Leadership ANTH 6702 GEOG 6223 Issues in Latin American Anthropology Seminar: Population and Health 3 Master of Arts in the Field of International Affairs

IAFF 6358 Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Indigenous Social Movements) ANTH 6302 ANTH 6505 Issues in Development Medical Anthropology SOC 6273 The Sex Industry ANTH 6591 Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology Economic Development Policy GEOG 6223 Seminar: Population and Health ECON 6221 ECON 6237 ECON 6250 ECON 6269 ECON 6270 ECON 6271 Economics in Policy Analysis Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources Survey of Economic Development Economy of China I Economy of China II Economy of Japan PUBH 6400 PUBH 6411 PUBH 6440 PUBH 6442 PUBH 6443 Global Health Frameworks (strongly recommended) Global Health Qualitative Research Methods Global Health Economics and Finance Comparative Global Health Systems Global Health Agreements and Conventions ECON 6283 ECON 6284 Survey of International Trade Theory and Policy Survey of International Macroeconomics and Finance Theory and Policy PUBH 6480 Public Health in Humanitarian Settings PUBH 6482 International Food and Nutrition Policy Humanitarian Assistance ECON 6285 ECON 8358 IAFF 6358 Economic Development of Latin America Urban Economics Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Political Economy in Latin America) ANTH 6505 EMSE 6305 EMSE 6320 EMSE 6325 Medical Anthropology Crisis and Emergency Management International Disaster Management Medical and Public Health Emergency Management PSC 6373 Gender and Development Political Economy of Industrializing Asia Development Studies (Human Trafficking) ANTH 6501 GEOG 6223 Gender and Sexuality Seminar: Population and Health Development Studies (Violence, Gender, Humanitarian Assistance) Development Studies (Gender and Development) Development Studies (Gender, Disaster and Policy) LAW 6540 Refugee and Asylum Law ** Institutions and Politics PSC 6230 Comparative Govt & Politics 1 PSC 6336 Political Economy of Developing Areas SOC 6273 The Sex Industry PSC 6373 Political Economy of Industrializing Asia WSTU 6230 Global Feminisms PSC 6383 Comparative Politics of Latin America WSTU 6270 WSTU 6270 Global Health Seminar: Selected Topics (Global/ Domestic Labor Studies) Seminar: Selected Topics (Gender and Islamic Activism) PSC 6439 PSC 6442 PSC 6476 International Political Economy Politics and Practice of International Institutions The Arab-Israeli Conflict Master of Arts in the Field of International Affairs 4

PSC 8334 Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective ECON 6237 Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources PSC 8337 Theories of Political Development EMSE 6220 Environmental Management PSC 8388 Selected Topics in Comparative Politics GEOG 6223 Seminar: Population and Health International Business IBUS 6404 IBUS 6401 IBUS 6402 IBUS 6301 MBAD 6241 MGT 6291 Development Studies (Development in Africa) Development Studies (Democracy and Governance Development) New Global Competitive Framework International Business Strategy Managing in Developing Countries International Business Finance Global Perspectives Entrepreneurship International Development Management PPPA 6057 PPPA 6058 PPPA 6059 International Development Administration International Development NGO Management International Development Management Processes and Tools GEOG 6244 GEOG 6261 IAFF 6151 Urban Sustainability Geographical Perspectives on Latin America Development Studies (Climate Change and Sustainable Development) Environmental Policy LAW 6454 International Environmentl Law ** PPPA 6066 SMPP 6210 U.S. Environmental Policy Strategic Environmental Management International Economic Affairs Concentration Students must take ECON 6283 and ECON 6284 to satisfy the core field requirement Students must demonstrate proficiency in introductory statistics by having taken a satisfactory undergraduate course an equivalent course at USDA or STAT 1051, 1053, 1111 or IAFF 6501 At least 6 credits from the following: PPPA 6016 International Education EDUC 6601 EDUC 6602 Public and Nonprofit Program Evaluation International and Comparative Education Regional Studies in International Education PPPA 6014 PPPA 6015 ECON 6237 ECON 6250 ECON 6255 Microeconomics for Public Policy II Benefit-Cost Analysis Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources Survey of Economic Development Economics of Technological Change EDUC 6610 EDUC 6620 EDUC 6640 EDUC 6650 Programs and Policies in International Education Strategies and Analysis in International Education Selected Topics in International Education Education and National Development ECON 6269 ECON 6271 ECON 6285 ECON 6292 Economy of China I Economy of Japan Economic Development of Latin America Topics in International Trade (Economics of U.S. Trade Policy) Natural Resources and the Environment 5 Master of Arts in the Field of International Affairs

ECON 6292 ECON 6293 ECON 6295 ECON 6295 Topics in International Trade (Technology Trade & the Multinational Firm) Topics in International Finance Special Topics Special Topics IAFF 6503 MBAD 6211 MBAD 6234 Professional Skills II (Understanding the U.S. Federal Budget) Financial Accounting Financial Management Only one MBAD skills course can be used within the International Affairs degree Remaining credits selected from the following: International Law and Organizations Concentration IAFF 6142 Technology Creation/Diffusion IAFF 6198 Trade and Investment Policy Affairs (International Organizations and International Norm) IAFF 6198 Trade and Investment Policy Affairs (National Security & Humanitarian Law) IAFF 6358 Special Topics in Asian Studies Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Migration, Remittances, and Development in Latin America) Affairs (Reinventing the United Nations) Affairs (US Foreign Policy and International Organizations) IBUS 6202 IBUS 6297 IBUS 6301 IBUS 6405 PSC 6439 Regional Strategy for Multinationals International Management Experience International Business Finance Legal Aspects of International and Multinational Business International Political Economy Development Studies (Care of Children in Complex Emergencies) Development Studies (Global Food Security) Development Studies (Human Trafficking) Recommended skills courses IAFF 6502 IAFF 6502 IAFF 6502 IAFF 6502 Professional Skills I (Analyzing International Economic Data) Professional Skills I (Developing Trade Policy Options) Professional Skills I (Financial Statement Analysis) Professional Skills I (Micro-Enterprise Lending) IAFF 6198 (Non-State Actors) (Politics of Peace Agreements) Trade and Investment Policy (International Climate Change Policy) Eurasian Studies (European Union Foreign Policy) IAFF 6502 IAFF 6503 Professional Skills I (Nuts and Bolts of U.S. Trade Policy) Professional Skills II (The Art and Practice of Global Investing) IAFF 6999 Eurasian Studies (Transatlantic Relations in the 21st Century) Thesis IAFF 6503 Professional Skills II (Negotiating Skills) LAW 6520 International Law ** Master of Arts in the Field of International Affairs 6

LAW 6534 Law of the European Union ** PSC 6439 International Political Economy (Weapons Proliferation and Non- Proliferation) PSC 6444 Politics of International Law IAFF 6342 Drug Trafficking in the Americas International Security Studies Concentration LAW 6552 Law of War ** PSC 6349 9 credits from the following: International Security Politics Courses are grouped into issues areas to help guide students in choosing appropriate coursework; students do not necessarily need to select one concentration, however, what is important is that there is a logic and believable narrative to their course choices. Students should consult their major field faculty advisor to help with this determination. Transnational Security Issues ANTH 6507 IAFF 6163 Nationalism and Ethnicity Science and Technology Policy (Cyber Security) Transnational Security PPSY 6103 Intelligence IAFF 6165 IAFF 6163 Political Violence and Terrorism Development Studies Fundamentals of Intelligence Transnational Security (Defense Trade in the 21st Century) (Energy and National Security) (Environmental Security) (Global Terrorism) (Intelligence in the Middle East) IAFF 6165 IAFF 6169 Fundamentals of Intelligence Homeland Security (Civil War, Insurgency and Terrorism) (Environmental Security) (International Organized Crime) (Responses to Terrorism) Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Weapons Proliferation and Nonproliferation) (International Organized Crime) (Non-State Actors) PPSY 6101 Fundamentals of Political Psychology PPSY 6103 Political Violence and Terrorism U.S. National Security Policy and Process (Political Risk Analysis) (Psychology of Stragetic Terrorism) PSC 6348 HIST 6330 Politics of U.S. National Security Policy Modern U.S. Foreign Policy Affairs (Responses to Terrorism) IAFF 6165 IAFF 6175 Fundamentals of Intelligence Nuclear Weapons (Space and National Security) (Energy and National Security) 7 Master of Arts in the Field of International Affairs

IAFF 6521 (National Security Priorities) (Political Risk Analysis) (Strategic Planning for the 21st Century) (Terrorism and U.S. Foreign Policy) U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Program LAW 6386 National Security Law ** (Post Conflict Reconstruction and Stabilization) (Responses to Terrorism) (Security Challenges in Africa) (War and Conflict in Africa) Special Topics in Asian Studies (Political and Ethnic Conflict in South Asia) PSC 6346 The Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy Homeland Security Political Psychology PPSY 6101 PPSY 6102 PPSY 6103 Conflict and Conflict Resolution IAFF 6171 Fundamentals of Political Psychology Political Psychology Research Methods Political Violence and Terrorism (Responses to Terrorism) (Political Risk Analysis) (Psychology of Strategic Terrorism) Introduction to Conflict Resolution IAFF 6169 Homeland Security Science and Technology Policy (Cyber Security) Science and Technology Policy (Security, Privacy and Technology) (Intelligence and Homeland Security) (International Organized Crime) (National Security Priorities) (Political Risk Analysis) Affairs (International Law and the Use of Force) (Responses to Terrorism) IAFF 6173 Affairs (Reinventing the United Nations) Security and Development (Science, Technology, and National Security) (Civil War, Insurgency, and Terrorism) Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Weapons Proliferation and Nonproliferation) (Early Warning and Conflict Prevention) (Insurgency and Counterinsurgency) IAFF 6163 Transnational Security IAFF 6165 Fundamentals of Intelligence Strategic Concepts and Military History (International Peacekeeping) HIST 6040 Topics in Modern Military and Naval History (Politics of Peace Agreements) HIST 6042 HIST 6051 Seminar: World War II Re-thinking Cold War History Master of Arts in the Field of International Affairs 8

HIST 6330 PSC 6476 PSC 8489 Modern U.S. Foreign Policy (Insurgency and Counterinsurgency) (Strategic Planning for the 21st Century) The Arab-Israeli Conflict Selected Topics in International Politics (Civil War, Insurgency and Terrorism) (Early Warning and Conflict Prevention) (Insurgency and Counterinsurgency) (Post Conflict Reconstruction) Science, Technology, and National Security Policy IAFF 6141 IAFF 6145 International Science and Technology Policy Cornerstone U.S. Space Policy IAFF 6198 (War and Conflict in Africa) Trade and Investment Policy (Corruption, Development & Governance) IAFF 6151 Environmental Policy Science and Technology Policy (Cyber Security) PPSY 6103 Special Topics in Asian Studies (Political and Ethnic Conflict in South Asia) Political Violence and Terrorism IAFF 6175 Science and Technology Policy (Space and National Security) Nuclear Weapons PSC 8336 PSC 8489 The Political Economy of Developing Areas Selected Topics in International Politics (Ethnic Conflict) (Science, Technology, and National Security) Weapons of Mass Destruction IAFF 6175 Nuclear Weapons (Energy and Security) (Space and National Security) Security and Development (New Proliferation Dynamics) Development Studies (Care of Children in Complex Emergencies) Development Studies (Food, Globalization, and Security) Development Studies (Human Trafficking) Regional Security Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Weapons Proliferation and Nonproliferation) Four courses which focus on the security issues within a region; general policy courses are not applicable. Please consult with the program director/advisor to develop a regional security field. Nuclear Policy Concentration IAFF 6171 IAFF 6173 Development Studies (Violence, Gender, and Humanitarian Assistance) Introduction to Conflict Resolution Security and Development IAFF 6106 Nuclear Weapons (Nuclear Security Policy) (The Science of Nuclear Materials) 9 Master of Arts in the Field of International Affairs

Other courses not listed above may be substituted with the approval of the program director. Technology Policy and International Affairs Concentration HIST 6320 HIST 6321 IAFF 6145 Readings/Research Seminar: Recent U.S. History Readings/Research Seminar: Recent U.S. History Affairs (Public Diplomacy) U.S. Space Policy IAFF 6141 International Science and Technology Policy Cornerstone IAFF 6148 Space and National Security (Space and National Security) 9 additional credits from the following: ECON 6255 IAFF 6142 IAFF 6145 IAFF 6151 Economics of Technological Change Technology Creation/Diffusion U.S. Space Policy Environmental Policy Science and Technology Policy (Science, Technology and National Security) IAFF 6163 IAFF 6165 Science and Technology Policy (IT Policy) Science and Technology Policy (Science, Technology, and Energy Policy) Transnational Security Fundamentals of Intelligence (National Security Resources) (Covert Action and National Security) IAFF 6501 Quantitative Analysis for International Affairs Practitioners (Insurgency and Counterinsurgency) U.S. Foreign Policy Concentration At least one of the following: HIST 6330 Modern U.S. Foreign Policy (Responses to Terrorism) (Non-Proliferation Dynamics) (Science, Technology and National Security) IAFF 6521 PSC 6346 PSC 6347 U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Program The Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy U.S. Foreign Policy Traditions IAFF 6198 IAFF 6208 Trade and Investment Policy Special Topics in Global Communication (Public Diplomacy) PSC 6348 Politics of U.S. National Security Policy Remaining credits selected from the following: (U.S. Foreign Policy in the Gulf) (U.S. Security Policy in the Middle East) ECON 6292 HIST 6032 Topics in International Trade Reading and Research Seminar: Strategy and Policy IAFF 6505 PSC 6349 Elliott School Seminars (Forward Engagement) International Security Politics HIST 6320 Readings/Research Seminar: Recent U.S. History PSC 6439 International Political Economy Master of Arts in the Field of International Affairs 10

Regional Focus Major Fields Africa Concentration At least two of the following: ANTH 6391 Anthropology and Contemporary Problems IAFF 6171 IBUS 6402 PSC 8489 Introduction to Conflict Resolution (International Peacekeeping) (Politics of Peace Agreements) Managing in Developing Countries Selected Topics in International Politics HIST 6502 Western Representations of Africa Affairs (Politics of East Africa and the Horn) PSC 8334 PUBH 6480 Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective Public Health in Humanitarian Settings Affairs (Rising China in Africa) Development Studies (Development in Africa) (Security Challenges in Africa) Asia Concentration Four courses from at least three of the following groups: Group 1: History of Modern Asia (War and Conflict in Africa) HIST 6001 Special Topics (Gender and Subjectivity in East Asia) PSC 8388 Selected Topics in Comparative Politics HIST 6001 Special Topics (Geography and Politics of Afghanistan and South & Central Asia) Remaining credits selected from the following: ANTH 6301 The Anthropology of Development HIST 6601 Topics: Asian History (History, Memory and Violence in Modern Asia: 1850 present) ANTH 6391 Anthropology and Contemporary Problems HIST 6611 Readings Seminar: Twentieth-Century China ECON 6250 ECON 6237 IAFF 6122 Survey of Economic Development Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources Development Policy and Practice Development Studies (Climate Change and Sustainable Development) Development Studies (Development in Conflict Zones) HIST 6621 HIST 6630 HIST 6641 Readings Seminar: Modern Japanese History Special Topics in Korean History (Modern Korea) Modern Southeast Asia Group 2: Politics and Policy in Asia A. Domestic Politics, Foreign Policy and Law AH 6270 Special Topics in Art History (Textiles and Politics in South Asia) Development Studies (Gender and Development) Development Studies (Humanitarian Assistance) ENGL 6560 IAFF 6302 Postcolonialism Taiwan: Internal Development and Foreign Policy Special Topics in Asian Studies (Politics of Finance in India and China) 11 Master of Arts in the Field of International Affairs

LAW 6536 Law of Japan PSC 6373 Political Economy of Industrializing Asia LAW 6543 PSC 6336 PSC 6368 PSC 6370 PSC 6371 PSC 6374 PSC 6388 Law of the People's Repub/Chin Political Economy of Developing Areas Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy Politics of China I Politics of China II Korean Politics B. Security and Military Policy Topics in Comparative Politics Affairs (Pakistan and the Radical Islamic Threat) (The Chinese Military) PSC 8388 Selected Topics in Comparative Politics (Politics of Development in South Asia) Europe, Eurasia, and Russia Concentration At least one course from each group Group A. Western, Central and Eastern Europe HIST 6042 HIST 6050 HIST 6051 HIST 6101 Seminar: World War II Modernization, Imperialism, Globalization Re-thinking Cold War History Topics: Europe Special Topics in Asian Studies (Political and Ethnic Conflict in South Asia) HIST 6120 Seminar: Early Modern European History PSC 6467 PSC 8388 Asian Security Selected Topics in Comparative Politics (Stability and Conflict in South Asia) HIST 6121 HIST 6128 Reading and Research Seminar: Modern European History Europe and the World, 1500 Present Group 3: International Relations of Asia HIST 6133 English People and Institutions HIST 6301 Topics: U.S. History HIST 6170 Eastern European History I IAFF 6302 IAFF 6305 Taiwan: Internal Development and Foreign Policy U.S.-South Asia Relations HIST 6171 Eastern European History II Eurasian Studies (The European Union) PSC 6372 PSC 6467 PSC 6475 PSC 8489 Special Topics in Asian Studies (International Relations of South Asia) Foreign Policy of China Asian Security International Politics of East Asia Selected Topics in International Politics Group 4: Asian Business and Development ECON 6269 Economy of China I PSC 6360 PSC 6361 PSC 6364 Eurasian Studies (Transatlantic Relations in the 21st Century) Eurasian Studies (European Union Foreign Policy) Western European Politics Politics of European Integration Comparative Governments and Politics of Central And Eastern Europe ECON 6271 Economy of Japan Special Topics in Asian Studies (Politics of Finance in India and China) PSC 6465 PSC 8388 The International Politics of Central and Eastern Europe Selected Topics in Comparative Politics PSC 6336 Political Economy of Developing Areas Group B. Russia and Eurasia Master of Arts in the Field of International Affairs 12

EDUC 6602 Regional Studies in International Education (Education, Transformation, and the Former Soviet Union) IAFF 6358 Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Economic and Social Development of Latin America) HIST 6001 Special Topics (Central Asian History) or HIST 6001 Special Topics (History of the Russian and Soviet Empires) ECON 6285 Economic Development of Latin America ** HIST 6180 HIST 6185 History of Modern Russia and the Soviet Union Seminar: Russian and Soviet Thought Geography GEOG 6261 Geographical Perspectives on Latin America HIST 6188 The Soviet Union and the World, 1917 1991 Development Studies (Post-Soviet Democracy Development) or GEOG 6232 History Migration and Development Any HIST course numbered 3700 or above approved by the Program Director. Eurasian Studies (Turkey's Place in Europe) International affairs PSC 6484 International Relations of Latin America Eurasian Studies Eurasian Studies (History and Politics of the Caucuses) Eurasian Studies (Security in Russia/ Eurasia) Latin America Concentration Core field In order to acquire a broad, multidisciplinary understanding of the hemisphere, students must take three courses in three different disciplines (for a total of nine courses) selected from the following: Anthropology ANTH 6702 Issues in Latin American Anthropology or another 6000-level ANTH course approved by the Program Director. Economics/Political economy IAFF 3187 Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies * Political science PSC 6383 Spanish Comparative Politics of Latin America Any SPAN course numbered in the 3400s, 3500s, 4400s, or 4500s that focuses on the literature of Latin America. *Prerequisites: ECON 1011 Principles of Economics I and ECON 1012 Principles of Economics II or their equivalents; students requesting an exception should see the instructor upon entering the class. **Prerequisites: ECON 1011 Principles of Economics I and ECON 1012 Principles of Economics II or their equivalents. Middle East Concentration PSC 6377 PSC 6478 Six credits from the following: ANTH 6707 Comparative Politics of the Middle East International Relations of the Middle East Issues in Middle East Anthropology or GEOG 6293 HIST 6001 Special Topics Special Topics (History of the Modern Middle East) 13 Master of Arts in the Field of International Affairs

IAFF 6363 IAFF 6364 Political Economy of the Middle East Religion and Society in the Modern Middle East (Iraq and Iran) (Lebanon and Syria) (Politics of North Africa) Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Politics and Religion in Post- Revolutionary Iran) (U.S. Policy in the Gulf) *Students should consult the Elliott School Academic Advising & Student Services office before enrolling in Law School courses **Law School course Students may, with permission of their advisor, include courses in the GW Law School (http://www.law.gwu.edu) in their major field. Enrolling in a Law School course also requires permission of the Law School dean of students. Students should consult the Elliott School Academic Advising & Student Services (http:// elliott.gwu.edu/graduate-advising) office before enrolling in Law School courses. Language Proficiency Students must demonstrate proficiency in a modern foreign language (http://elliott.gwu.edu/international-affairs-masters/ foreign-language). The ability to communicate across cultures in more than one language is both a distinguishing and expected skill of the international affairs professional. Therefore, completion of the M.A. in International Affairs requires a demonstrated oral and reading proficiency in a modern foreign language. Additional information available on the program website (http://elliott.gwu.edu/international-affairs-masters). Master of Arts in the Field of International Affairs 14