| Admission deadlines: | Fall: January 7th - Fellowship & Application Deadline |
| Spring: October 1st - Fellowship & Application Deadline | |
| Applications for admission will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis after the fellowship deadlines have passed, but students will not be considered for fellowships. | |
| Standardized test scores: | GRE and GMAT scores are not accepted and will not be considered in the review process. Please do not submit scores. |
| Recommendations required: | Two (2) letters are required. Applicants should submit one (1) academic letter from a professor and one (1) professional reference. |
| Prior academic records: | Transcripts are required from all colleges and universities attended, whether or not credit was earned, the program was completed, or the credit appears as transfer credit on another transcript. Unofficial transcripts from all colleges and universities attended should be uploaded to your online application. Official transcripts are required only of applicants who are offered admission and choose to enroll. |
| If academic records are in a language other than English, English language translations must be provided. The English translations alone should be uploaded into the online application. Official transcripts and certified English translations will be required of applicants who are offered admission and choose to enroll. | |
| Statement of purpose: | All applicants are required to submit an essay of approximately 500 words that answers one of the two questions below: |
| State your purpose in undertaking graduate study at the Elliott School. As part of your statement of purpose, describe your academic and research interests, career objectives, how a degree from the Elliott School will enable you to achieve your goals, and what unique skills, talents and/or perspectives you will bring to your program. Please be specific. | |
| - OR - | |
| Please discuss an issue of international importance you wish to address in your professional career. Please include how the Elliott School and the academic program to which you have applied will prepare you to address this global issue. | |
| Additional requirements: | A resumé or curriculum vitae is required. Resumés/CVs must include dates of employment (if applicable) and date of degree conferral or expected degree conferral. |
| Prerequisites: | Academic coursework in a major European language, including Russian, which will prepare students to complete the program’s language requirement*, is required at the time of application. This can be demonstrated by: |
| Study that is equal to four semesters of university-level coursework or equivalent. | |
| Completion of formal language training as part of employment (ex. Peace Corps, JET, etc.). | |
| Growing up in a household where the language is spoken. | |
| *Students need to have a strong foundation in a foreign language before enrolling to be successful in completing the language requirement during the program. | |
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| *Spring applicants are required to have completed this prerequisite at the time of application. | |
| International applicants only: | International Applicants may be required to submit official English Language tests scores with their application. Please see the Elliott School's English Language Requirements for guidance on whether you need to take the TOEFL/IELTS/PTE. Please send official TOEFL scores to institution code 5246. |
| The minimum English Language Test Requirements can be found below: | |
| Eligible for Admission & requires EAP Courses: | |
| IELTS- 7.0 overall score, no band score below 6.0 | |
| TOEFL- 100 (internet test) 600 (paper test) | |
| PTE- 68 | |
| Eligible for Admission & Exempt from EAP Courses**: | |
| IETLS- 7.0 overall score, no band score below | |
| 6.5 TOEFL- 105 (internet test) 6 | |
| 50 (paper test) | |
| PTE- 72 | |
| **Spring applicants must receive at least these scores to be considered for admission. | |
| Please review International Applicant Information carefully for details on required documents, earlier deadlines for applicants requiring an I-20 or DS-2019 from GW, and English language requirements. |
Supporting documents not submitted online should be mailed to:
Office of Graduate Admissions
The Elliott School of International Affairs
The George Washington University
1957 E Street, NW, Suite 301
Washington, DC 20052
Contact for questions:
esiagrad@gwu.edu ~ 202-994-7050 (phone) ~ 202.994.9537 (fax)
9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 40 credits, including 15 credits in core courses, a 3-credit cornerstone course, a 4-credit capstone sequence, a 3-credit course in research methods or international economics, 9 credits in a professional specialization, and 6 credits in elective courses. In addition, all students must fulfill a language requirement (see below)
See note regarding special topics, professional skills, and LAW courses.1
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| Cornerstone (3 credits) | ||
| IAFF 6321 | European and Eurasian Studies Cornerstone | |
| Capstone sequence (4 credits) | ||
| Students complete a two-course capstone sequence that most closely matches the thematic area of their project. The capstone sequence includes a 2-credit capstone workshop taken before the 2-credit capstone seminar. Students must have completed at least 18 credits of coursework prior to starting the capstone sequence. The two 2-credit capstone courses must be taken consecutively. | ||
| IAFF 6898 | Capstone Workshop | |
| IAFF 6899 | Capstone Course | |
| Core courses (15 credits) | ||
| Five courses in at least three disciplines, including at least two courses from section A and two from section B. | ||
| Section A: Western, Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe | ||
| EDUC 6100 | Experimental Courses | |
| HIST 6042 | Seminar: World War II | |
| HIST 6050 | Modernization, Imperialism, Globalization | |
| HIST 6121 | Reading and Research Seminar: Modern European History | |
| HIST 6170 | Eastern European History I | |
| HIST 6171 | Eastern European History II | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (NATO) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (EU Foreign Relations) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Nationalism in Europe) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Populism and Illiberalism) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (The European Union) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Transatlantic Relations in the 21st Century) | |
| LAW 6534 | Law of the European Union | |
| PSC 6364 | Comparative Governments and Politics of Central And Eastern Europe | |
| PSC 6465 | The International Politics of Central and Eastern Europe | |
| Section B: Post-Soviet/post-communist countries | ||
| GEOG 6265 | Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors | |
| HIST 6030 | History and Its Uses in International Affairs (only section reserved for EES) | |
| HIST 6051 | Re-thinking Cold War History | |
| HIST 6188 | History of Modern Russia | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Russia and International Security) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Central Asia: Security Politics, Society) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (History and Politics of the Caucasus) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Nationalism in Russia and Eurasia) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Politics of Post-Soviet Eurasia) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Populism and Illiberalism) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Russian Politics and Society at War) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Today's Arctic: Geopolitics, Sustainability, and Governance) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Ukraine and Georgia: Between Russia and the West) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (US-Russia Relations in the 21st Century) | |
| PSC 6366 | Government and Politics of Russia | |
| Methods or economics (3 credits) | ||
| One of the following courses: | ||
| ANTH 6331 | Research Methods in Development Anthropology | |
| ECON 6250 | Survey of Economic Development | |
| ECON 6280 | Survey of International Economics | |
| ECON 6283 | Survey of International Trade Theory and Policy | |
| ECON 6284 | Survey of International Macroeconomics and Finance Theory and Policy | |
| EDUC 6114 | Introduction to Quantitative Research | |
| EDUC 8122 | Qualitative Research Methods | |
| EDUC 8130 | Survey Research Methods | |
| EDUC 8131 | Case Study Research Methods | |
| GEOG 6201 | Geographic Thought | |
| GEOG 6293 | Special Topics (Qualitative Methods) | |
| GEOG 6304 | Geographical Information Systems I | |
| GEOG 6305 | Geospatial Statistics | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Applied Qualitative Methods) | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Data Analytics for International Affairs) | |
| IAFF 6501 | Quantitative Analysis for International Affairs Practitioners | |
| PPPA 6002 | Research Methods and Applied Statistics | |
| PPPA 6013 | Regression Methods for Policy Research | |
| PPPA 6014 | Microeconomics for Public Policy II | |
| PSC 8101 | Introduction to Empirical Political Analysis | |
| PUBH 6247 | Epidemiologic Methods I: Design of Health Studies | |
| PUBH 6260 | Applied Epidemiologic Data Analysis | |
| PUBH 6266 | Biostatistical Methods | |
| PUBH 6410 | Global Health Study Design | |
| PUBH 6411 | Global Health Qualitative Research Methods | |
| PUBH 6412 | Global Health Quantitative Research Methods | |
| PUBH 6533 | Design and Conduct of Community Health Surveys | |
| SOC 6230 | Foundations of Research Methods | |
| SOC 6231 | Quantitative Methods | |
| SOC 6232 | Qualitative Methods | |
| Professional specialization (9 credits) | ||
| At least three courses in a professional specialization. Students may design their own field with the approval of the program director, or select one of the specializations listed below. | ||
| Electives (6 credits) | ||
| 6 credits of elective courses, which may include advanced, content-based courses in a foreign language with the approval of the program director. These courses must involve more than basic language acquisition. Up to 3 credits of professional skills courses (IAFF 6502, IAFF 6503, and/or IAFF 6504) may be counted toward elective credits. | ||
| Additional thesis option | ||
| Students who wish to complete a thesis do so in addition to the capstone requirement. Students pursuing a thesis must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and approval from the faculty member who will serve as their thesis director. Thesis students also need to complete at least one research methods course. Thesis credits are counted as elective or specialization credits with program director approval. The two 3-credit thesis courses must be taken consecutively. | ||
| IAFF 6998 | Thesis | |
| IAFF 6999 | Thesis | |
Professional specialization options
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Democracy studies | ||
| At least three courses from the following: | ||
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Global Governance) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Civil Society and Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Democracy and Governance Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Indigenous Peoples, Ethnic Minorities, and Development) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Civil-Military Relations) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Countering Violent Extremism) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Insurgency and Counterinsurgency) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (International Organized Crime) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Political Violence and Terrorism) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Responses to Terrorism) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Russia and International Security) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Who Will Rule the 21st Century?) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Populism and Illiberal Movements in Europe, Eurasia, and the US) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (The Rise of the Far Right in Europe, Eurasia, and the US) | |
| PSC 6388 | Topics in Comparative Politics (Nationalism in Europe) | |
| PSC 8388 | Selected Topics in Comparative Politics (Regimes) | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| European and Eurasian cultures | ||
| At least three courses from the following. Most courses listed below are undergraduate courses and require extra work for graduate credit, to be arranged with the instructor and the program director | ||
| AH 6245 | Seminar in European Art of the Nineteenth Century | |
| FREN 3020 | Contemporary France | |
| FREN 3100W | Introduction to French Literature | |
| FREN 3210 | Medieval and Early Modern French Literature in Context | |
| FREN 3220 | Modern French Literature | |
| FREN 3530 | The Age of Enlightenment | |
| FREN 3600 | Special Topics in French Literature (taught in French) | |
| FREN 3700 | History of French Cinema | |
| FREN 4600 | Special Topics in French Literature (taught in French) | |
| GER 2161 | German Culture–in English I | |
| GER 2162 | German Culture–in English II | |
| GER 3181 | History of German Cinema—in English (in English) | |
| GER 3183 | Berlin Before and After the Wall (in English) | |
| GER 4175 | Literature of two Germanies (in German) | |
| GER 4176 | Contemporary German Literature | |
| GER 4195 | Special Topics | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Islam and Ethnicity in Central Asia) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Nationalism in Russia and Eurasia) | |
| ITAL 4183 | History of Italian Film | |
| ITAL 4184 | Contemporary Italian Cinema | |
| ITAL 4560 | Modern Italian Novel (in Italian) | |
| SLAV 2361 | Russian Culture | |
| SLAV 2362 | Russian Culture | |
| SLAV 2365 | Twentieth-Century Russian Literature to World War II (in English) | |
| SLAV 2366 | Russian Literature from World War II to the Present (in English) | |
| SLAV 2473 | 20th-Century Russian Prose (in Russian) | |
| SLAV 2474 | Twentieth-Century Russian Poetry (in Russian) | |
| SLAV 2785 | Introduction to Russian Cinema I (in English) | |
| SLAV 2786 | Introduction to Russian Cinema II (in English) | |
| SPAN 3510 | Heresy and the Other in Early Modern Iberia | |
| SPAN 3530 | Enlightenment Spain | |
| SPAN 3600 | Special Topics (in Spanish) | |
| SPAN 4510 | Cervantes Don Quixote | |
| SPAN 4540 | The Myth of the Two Spains (in Spanish) | |
| SPAN 4550 | 1898 to 1998: Spain's First Century without Empire | |
| SPAN 4600 | Special Topics | |
| SPAN 4700 | Film as Text in Latin America | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| International economics, political economy and business | ||
| At least three courses selected from the following: | ||
| ECON 6237 | Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources | |
| ECON 6250 | Survey of Economic Development | |
| ECON 6255 | Economics of Technological Change | |
| ECON 6283 | Survey of International Trade Theory and Policy | |
| ECON 6284 | Survey of International Macroeconomics and Finance Theory and Policy | |
| ECON 6293 | Topics in International Finance | |
| ECON 6295 | Special Topics (Economic Analysis of International Trade Law) | |
| ECON 6295 | Special Topics (Energy Economics) | |
| FINA 6234 | New Venture Financing | |
| FINA 6271 | Financial Modeling and Econometrics | |
| FINA 6274 | Corporate Financial Management and Modeling | |
| FINA 6275 | Investment Analysis and Global Portfolio Management | |
| FINA 6277 | Comparative Financial Market Regulation and Development | |
| IAFF 6108 | International Development Policy | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (International Business Finance) | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Strategy, Global Markers, and Politics) | |
| IAFF 6198 | Special Topics in International Economic Policy (Development and Trade Policy in Emerging Economies) | |
| IAFF 6198 | Special Topics in International Economic Policy (International Entrepreneurship) | |
| IBUS 6201 | International Marketing | |
| IBUS 6202 | Regional Strategy for Multinationals | |
| IBUS 6301 | International Business Finance | |
| IBUS 6302 | Seminar: International Banking | |
| IBUS 6310 | International Financial Reporting Standards | |
| IBUS 6400 | Oil: Industry, Economy, Society, and Security | |
| IBUS 6401 | International Business Strategy | |
| IBUS 6402 | Managing in Developing Countries | |
| MBAD 6233 | Financial Markets | |
| MBAD 6234 | Financial Management | |
| MBAD 6242 | Microeconomics for the World Economy | |
| MBAD 6246 | Global Economy | |
| MBAD 6281 | Business Ethics | |
| MBAD 6284 | Business and Public Policy | |
| MBAD 6285 | Business Law | |
| PPPA 6003 | Economics for Public Decision Making | |
| PSC 6439 | International Political Economy | |
| PSC 6336 | The Political Economy of China, India, and Beyond | |
| PSC 6364 | Comparative Governments and Politics of Central And Eastern Europe | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| International education | ||
| At least three courses selected from the following: 1 | ||
| EDUC 6601 | International and Comparative Education | |
| EDUC 6602 | Regional Studies in International Education (Education and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa) | |
| EDUC 6602 | Regional Studies in International Education (Education and Equality in Latin America) | |
| EDUC 6602 | Regional Studies in International Education (Education and Tradition in the Middle East and North Africa) | |
| EDUC 6610 | Programs and Policies in International Education (International Higher Education) | |
| EDUC 6610 | Programs and Policies in International Education (Migration and Mobility: Education in a Global Era) | |
| EDUC 6610 | Programs and Policies in International Education (Policy Issues in International Education: Developing Countries) | |
| EDUC 6631 | Internship: International Education | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Comparative Perspectives on Language and International Education) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Gender in International Education and Development) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Education in Islamic Asia) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Evaluation in International Education) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Inequality of International Higher Education) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Issues in Study Abroad) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Scholars and Practitioners in International Higher Education) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (UNESCO: 21st Century Agenda Topics) | |
| EDUC 6650 | Education and National Development | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| International health policy and programs | ||
| At least three courses selected from the following: 2 | ||
| ANTH 6505 | Medical Anthropology | |
| ANTH 6506 | Topics in Medical Anthropology (Food, Culture, and Globalization) | |
| ANTH 6506 | Topics in Medical Anthropology (The Social Life of Food) | |
| GEOG 6223 | Seminar: Population and Health | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Care of Children in Complex Emergencies) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Global Food Security) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Human Trafficking) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Youth and Development) | |
| PUBH 6122 | Protecting Public Health and the Environment: Policies, Politics, and Programs | |
| PUBH 6250 | Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS | |
| PUBH 6305 | Fundamentals for Health Policy: Public Health and Health Care | |
| PUBH 6315 | Introduction to Health Policy Analysis | |
| PUBH 6320 | Advanced Health Policy Analysis | |
| PUBH 6399 | Topics in Health Policy (Global Health Diplomacy) | |
| PUBH 6400 | Global Health Frameworks | |
| PUBH 6416 | Ethical and Cultural Issues in Global Health Research and Programs | |
| PUBH 6430 | Theories for Global Health Communication Interventions | |
| PUBH 6431 | Global Health Communication Strategies and Skills | |
| PUBH 6435 | Global Health Program Development and Implementation | |
| PUBH 6436 | Global Health Program Management and Leadership | |
| PUBH 6437 | Global Health Program Evaluation | |
| PUBH 6440 | Global Health Economics | |
| PUBH 6441 | Global Health Organizations and Regulations | |
| PUBH 6442 | Comparative Global Health Systems | |
| PUBH 6443 | Global Health Agreements and Conventions | |
| PUBH 6450 | Global Health Diplomacy | |
| PUBH 6480 | Public Health in Humanitarian Settings | |
| PUBH 6481 | Global Mental Health | |
| PUBH 6482 | International Food and Nutrition Policy | |
| PUBH 6484 | Prevention and Control of Vector Borne Diseases | |
| PUBH 6486 | Global Health Programs and Approaches to the Control of Infectious Diseases | |
| PUBH 6514 | Preventing Health Disparities | |
| PUBH 6532 | Community Organization, Development, and Advocacy | |
| PUBH 6536 | Workplace Health Promotion | |
| PUBH 6537 | Health Promotion and Aging | |
| PUBH 6552 | Women's Health | |
| PUBH 6553 | Adolescent Health | |
| PUBH 6571 | Social Marketing: Theory and Practice | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| International organization, diplomacy and globalization | ||
| At least three courses selected from the following: | ||
| HIST 6050 | Modernization, Imperialism, Globalization | |
| HIST 6330 | Modern U.S. Foreign Policy | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Contemporary Issues in U.S. Diplomacy) | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Diplomacy, Technology, and Global Spaces) | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Emerging Powers and International Order) | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (International Peacekeeping) | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Public Diplomacy) | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Reinventing the United Nations) | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Stabilization and Peacebuilding) | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (U.S. Foreign Policy and International Organizations) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Democracy and Governance Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Local Governance, Decentralization, and Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Monitoring and Evaluation for Foreign Assistance Programs) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Military Power and Effectiveness) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (NATO) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Responses to Terrorism) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (EU Foreign Relations) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (History and Politics of the Caucasus) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Nationalism in Russia and Eurasia) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Politics of Post-Soviet Eurasia) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (The European Union) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Transatlantic Relations in the 21st Century) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Ukraine and Georgia Between Russia and the West) | |
| IAFF 6358 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Migration, Remittances, and Development) | |
| IAFF 6358 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (OAS and Democracy in the Americas) | |
| LAW 6350 | Domestic Violence Law | |
| LAW 6534 | Law of the European Union | |
| PSC 6346 | The Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy | |
| PSC 6347 | U.S. Foreign Policy Traditions | |
| PSC 6364 | Comparative Governments and Politics of Central And Eastern Europe | |
| PSC 6465 | The International Politics of Central and Eastern Europe | |
| PSC 8388 | Selected Topics in Comparative Politics (Authoritarianism and Democratization) | |
| PSC 8388 | Selected Topics in Comparative Politics (Comparative Social Policy) | |
| PSC 8388 | Selected Topics in Comparative Politics (Theories of Nationalism) | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| International security policy | ||
| At least three courses from the following: | ||
| EMSE 6300 | Homeland Security: The National Challenge | |
| IAFF 6107 | The Science of Nuclear Materials | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Nuclear Proliferation and Nonproliferation) | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Nuclear Security Policy) | |
| IAFF 6146 | Space Law | |
| IAFF 6148 | Space and National Security | |
| IAFF 6153 | Science, Technology, and National Security | |
| IAFF 6160 | Defense Policy and Program Analysis (strongly recommended) | |
| IAFF 6163 | Transnational Security | |
| IAFF 6169 | Homeland Security | |
| IAFF 6173 | Security and Development | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Cybersecurity) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Globalization and National Security) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (National Security Resources) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (NATO) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Central Asia: Security, Politics, Society) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (EU Foreign Relations) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Politics of Post-Soviet Eurasia) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Security in Russia and Asia) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Transatlantic Security Issues in the 21st Century) | |
| IAFF 6338 | Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Ukraine and Georgia Between Russia and the West) | |
| IAFF 6378 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (U.S. Security Policy in the Middle East) | |
| IAFF 6501 | Quantitative Analysis for International Affairs Practitioners | |
| LAW 6870 | National Security Law | |
| LAW 6876 | Homeland Security Law and Policy | |
| LAW 6879 | Cybersecurity Law and Policy | |
| PSC 6465 | The International Politics of Central and Eastern Europe | |
| PSC 8452 | Theories of International Security | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Science, technology, and international affairs | ||
| At least three courses selected from the following: | ||
| ANTH 6391 | Anthropology and Contemporary Problems (Social Study of Science and Technology) | |
| ANTH 6806 | Technology | |
| ECON 6255 | Economics of Technological Change | |
| EMSE 6030 | Technological Forecasting and Management | |
| EMSE 6260 | Energy Management | |
| EMSE 6290 | Climate Change: Policy, Impacts, and Response | |
| EMSE 6310 | Information Technology in Crisis and Emergency Management | |
| EMSE 6573 | Managing E-Commerce Technologies | |
| IAFF 6106 | Nuclear Weapons | |
| IAFF 6107 | The Science of Nuclear Materials | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Diplomacy, Technology, and Global Spaces) | |
| IAFF 6142 | Technology Creation/Diffusion | |
| IAFF 6143 | Science and Technology Policy Analysis | |
| IAFF 6151 | Environmental Policy | |
| IAFF 6152 | Energy Policy | |
| IAFF 6153 | Science, Technology, and National Security | |
| IAFF 6158 | Special Topics in International Science and Technology Policy (Cyber and Information Policy) | |
| IAFF 6158 | Special Topics in International Science and Technology Policy (Issues in Space Policy) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Cybersecurity) | |
| IAFF 6198 | Special Topics in International Economic Policy (Digital Trade and Global Governance) | |
| IAFF 6198 | Special Topics in International Economic Policy (International Climate Change Policy) | |
| LAW 6879 | Cybersecurity Law and Policy | |
1Specific subject matter covered in special/selected topics courses varies by semester. Consult the Schedule of Classes for each semester's offerings. Topics courses not listed here may be used to fulfill program requirements if approved by the program director.
Additional information regarding skills courses and the capstone is available on the Elliott School website.
Law School courses—Students may, with permission of their advisor, include courses in the Law School in their major field. Enrolling in a LAW course also requires permission of the Law School dean of students. Students should consult the Elliott School's Graduate Student Services office before enrolling in LAW courses.
2Consult the Graduate School of Education and Human Development for course availability and additional courses.
3Consult the Milken Institute School of Public Health for course availability and additional courses.
Language proficiency requirement
Students in the European and Eurasian studies program are required to demonstrate proficiency in a modern language other than English by passing the Elliott School-administered language proficiency reading and speaking examination at the currently-required level of proficiency. The Elliott School administers language proficiency examinations once in the fall and once in the spring semesters. Students should plan to take the language proficiency examination as soon as possible following their matriculation in the program. Students have three opportunities to pass the examination. Failure to pass the examination for a third time results in dismissal from the program.