Certificate in Advanced International Affairs Course Descriptions
INTA 603: American Diplomacy
Explores cases in American foreign policy between 1975-2005 related to central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Examines the responses of American foreign policy practitioners to the unraveling of the U.S. — Soviet detente, the collapse of communism in central Europe and the former Soviet Union and the post-communist transitional period. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
INTA 605: American Foreign Policy since World War II
An examination of American foreign policy from 1945 to the present. The course will focus on decisions made by American elected and appointed officials at critical moments of the Cold War and after. Theory will provide a framework for the course, but the focus will be on practical matters that confront decision-makers. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
INTA 606: International Politics in Theory and Practice
The effects of international politics on the competing forces of global integration and disintegration are investigated and policy implications are considered, drawing upon theories of interstate politics. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
INTA 608: Global Economy
Examines three fundamental pillars of the global economy: international trade, international finance, and foreign direct investment (FDI). Students gain an appreciation for the complexities of the international environment from both theoretical and policy perspectives. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
INTA 609: Principles of International Law
Introduction to the nature and sources of international law, including jurisdiction of states; law governing the making, interpretation, application and termination of treaties and agreements; recognition of states and government; nationality of persons and corporations; state immunities from jurisdiction and control; and human rights. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
INTA 628: International Energy Policy
Fundamentals of energy from technological, economic, environmental, and policy perspectives; application of basic economic principles such as competitive and non-competitive market theories, price analysis, and welfare economics; examination of energy policy questions including OPEC and world oil, liquefied natural gas, European market liberalization, and new emerging technologies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
INTA 651: National Security Policy
A graduate-level seminar on national security policy that will provide a forum for developing an understanding of key concepts, players, institutions, intergovernmental processes, and contemporary issues in the national security policy domain. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
INTA 652: The Role of Intelligence in Security Affairs.
A survey of U.S. intelligence operations, techniques, objectives and resources, with particular emphasis on how intelligence has contributed and continues to contribute to U.S. national security. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
INTA 653: Technical Collection Systems for International Security
An introduction to the technical aspects of remote sensing and signals technology applied to international security issues and an introduction to interpretation of the acquired information. Featured outside speakers from U.S. government agencies explain the operation of technical collection systems and their contribution to national and international security. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of instructor.
INTA 654: Military Strategy in the Conduct of Nations
This course is an overview of strategic thought and national security policy. It focuses on the works of prominent military theorists, the historical context, and the significance for current international strategic affairs. Prerequisites: Graduate classification.
INTA 655: Evolution of the European Union
Explore the wider implications of EU enlargement and integration, critically assess current EU developments and policies pertinent to international affairs, generate and apply a variety of individual and team-oriented skills on real-world problems. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
INTA 678: Interstate War
The course will cover central organizing principles for international security and the nature and role of war in contemporary relations among states and the evolving challenges. This master's level course is intended for individuals preparing for professional careers in the conduct of international affairs. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
INTA 689, Section 70*/72*: Law of War
Provides key concepts for those who desire an expanded understanding of how and why Law of War influences U.S. military operations and national security and foreign policy decisions today; introduction to the historical, customary development, and the significant effort of Law of War codification, such as the Hague and Geneva Conventions. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
INTA 689, Section 70*/72*: Political Violence and Terrorism within the International System
This course focuses on terrorism as a special case of political violence and on non-state actors as a specific category of players toward which the international system must adapt. It develops the underlying concepts of terrorism (war and political violence, terrorism roots and leadership, organization and infrastructure, targets and tactics) and core elements of response strategies to terrorism, all within and against international system elements and processes that are addressed in other courses within the certificate program (finance, diplomacy, security policy, intelligence, law, international organizations, strategic communications). It also develops both national and international responses to terrorism, emphasizing the need for complementary policy approaches. At its core, it maintains an emphasis on how understanding the essential elements and dynamics of terrorism within the international system is key to analysis of terrorism at the strategic level, and on how that analysis allows the design of strategies to defeat the threat at that strategic level. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
INTA 689, Section 70*/72*: International Organizations in World Affairs
The theory and practice of international organizations is a dynamic and increasingly important dimension of world politics. Understanding the theoretical perspectives of these organizations as well as their law-making and interpretation processes, their politics, and the role of their leaders and members facilitates decision-making among those involved with international affairs. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
INTA 689, Section 70*/72*: Ethics and International Affairs
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic principles of international law and ethics as they apply to international affairs, and to show how these principles are carried out (or not) in actual practice. We will use actual incidents and crises involving both ancient and contemporary international issues to illustrate how deeply ethics choices affect both the creation, carrying out, and sometimes rejection of international legal principles. We do not automatically assume that the effects are deep. In fact, we question whether, and upon what occasions, this deep connection takes place. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
