Master of International Service (MIS)
International Studies Track
Academic Program Advising Worksheet (AY 16-17)
30 Credits
(18 credits in residence at American University,
up to 12 credits of advanced standing through coursework completed at the partner institution)
Name:
AU ID:
Advanced Standing:
(cannot exceed 12 credits total)
Semester
Completed
Course and Section
Title
Credits
Grade
Social Science Research Methodology (total of 3 credits; if not previously acquired through approved courses at the
partner institution*)
Choose one of the following:
SIS-600-
Statistics, Research Design, and Research Methods for
International Affairs
3
SIS-750-
Research and Professional Methods in International Affairs
3
SIS-612-
Qualitative Research Methods in Peace and Conflict
Resolution
3
Economics (total of 3 credits; if not previously acquired through approved courses at the partner institution*)
Choose one of the following:
ECON-603-
Introduction to Economic Theory
3
SIS-616-
International Economics
3
Field of Concentration (maximum total of 15 credits; minimum is 9 credits)
Capstone Requirement (total of 3 credits)
Choose one of the following:
SIS-795-
Substantial Research Paper
3
SIS-793-
Practicum in International Affairs+
3
AU Residency:
(must equal 18 credits)
* Please consult your Academic Advisor about approved courses.
+ Students from University of Warwick are restricted from pursuing the Practicum option
Suggested Concentrations for MIS
The concentrations described below are not meant to serve as an exhaustive list of all the possible concentrations but rather as
a guide to demonstrate how courses from across the University can be put together to form an academically sound area of
study. Skill institutes (not more than six credits total) may complement a concentration. Please consult your academic advisor
to discuss the composition of your concentration.
United States Foreign Policy
SIS-653 US Defense Politics
SIS-653 Politics of Nat’l Sec Budgeting
SIS-653 Major Powers & Critical Issues
SIS-653 US National Security Strategy
SIS-653 President, Congress and Foreign
Policy
SIS-653 Diplomatic Practice
SIS-653 Intelligence Successes and
Failures
SIS-681 Intelligence and Foreign Policy
SIS-682 Institutions and Processes
SIS-689 Theories of Decision Making
Global Governance, Politics, and
Security
SIS-519 The Econ of Transn’l Crime
SIS-619 Special Studies in Int’l Politics
SIS-625 International Organizations
SIS-628 Cyber-Conflict in Global Persp
SIS-665 Int’l Trade and Investment Rel
SIS-676 Selected Topics in CrossNational Studies
SIS-752 Global Economic Governance
JLS-696 Terrorism and Homeland Sec
Comparative and Regional Studies
approved courses specializing in
Middle East
Asia
The Americas
Europe/Eurasia
Africa
East / N. Africa
International Peace and Conflict
Resolution
SIS-606 Culture and Peace in Conflict
Resolution
SIS-607 Peace Paradigms
SIS-609 Conflict Analysis and Res
plus approved specializations in
Applied Conflict Resolution
Human Rights
Identity and Culture
Peacebuilding
Research and Policy
Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs
SIS-517 Gender and Conflict
SIS-519 Human Rights and Conflict
SIS-607 Peace Paradigms
SIS-610 Theories of Violence and War
SIS-621 Int’l Law and Legal Order
SIS-622 Human Rights
SIS-625 International Organizations
PHIL-520 Ethical Theory
PHIL-525 Moral Modern Problems
PHIL-616 Feminist Philosophy
PHIL-617 Race and Philosophy
PHIL-693 Global Ethics
International Negotiation
SIS-611 International Negotiation
SIS-617 Applied Conflict Resolution
SIS-619 Peacemaking in Intractable
Conflict
SIS-619 Comparative Peace Processes
SIS-619 Negotiation Analysis and Skills
SIS-619 Int’l Economic Negotiation
SIS-628 Comm for Social Change
SIS-642 Cross-Cultural Communication
Law-614 Alternative Dispute Resolution
JLS-615 Law and Human Rights
Law-677 Int’l Litigation and Arbitration
Law-789 Int’l Commercial Arbitration
Law-987 Int’l Business Neg Seminar
MGMT-665 Negotiation
International Communication and
International Media
SIS-628 Global Health, Culture and
Communication
SIS-628 Global and Comparative
Perspectives on Public Diplomacy
SIS-640 International Communication
SIS-641 Psychological and Cultural
Bases of International Politics
SIS-642 Intercultural Relations
SIS-644 Communication and Social and
Economic Development
SIS-645 International Communication
and Cultural Policy
COMM-640 Principles of Strategic
Communication
COMM-648 Topics in Int’l Media
COMM-688 Media Writing
International Development
SIS-533 Population, Migration and Dev
SIS-624 Children in International Dev
SIS-626 Social Policy and Development
SIS-635 Community Development
SIS-635 Rural Development
SIS-635 Urban Development
SIS-636 Micropolitics of Development
SIS-637 International Development
SIS-650 Global Economy and
Sustainable Development
Development Management
SIS-635 NGO Mgmt Best Practices
MGMT-609 Management of
Organizations and Human Capital
MGMT-633 Leading People and Org
PUAD-612 Public Administration in the
Policy Process
PUAD-613 Admin of Int’l Programs
PUAD-614 Development Management
PUAD-617 Project Management
PUAD-633 Fin Aspects in Public Mgmt
Energy and Environment
SIS-620 Global Climate Change
SIS-620 Water Governance
SIS-620 Ecological Economics
SIS-620 Climate Change Finance
SIS-620 International Environmental Aid
SIS-620 Political Ecology of Food and
Agriculture
SIS-649 Environment and Development
SIS-660 Environment and Politics
LAW-618 Int’l Environmental Law
Global Environmental Policy
SIS-620 Political Ecology of Food and
Agriculture
SIS-620 Building a Post-Carbon World
SIS-620 Water Governance
SIS-620 Global Climate Change
SIS-620 Sustainable Design and LEED
Certification
SIS-620 Urban Political Ecology
SIS-620 Future of Environmentalism
SIS-620 Policy Analysis for Global
Environmental Policy
SIS-637 International Development
SIS-649 Environment and Development
SIS-660 Environment and Politics
SIS 663 Washington Envt’l Workshop
Social Enterprise
SIS-635 Leading Social Innovation
SIS-635 NGO Mgmt Best Practices
SIS-635 Social Enterprise Context and
Best Practices
SIS-635 Corporate Social Responsibility
SIS-633 Selected Topics in Int’l Comm
SIS-638 Selected Topics in International
Development Skills
SIS-639 Managing International Projects
International Economics
SIS-619 Global Financial Architecture
SIS-619 International Trade Law
SIS-619 Politics of Int’l Trade Policy
SIS-619 The Political Economy of Oil
SIS-619 Economics of Violence & Peace
SIS-627 International Finance and
Emerging Markets
SIS-630 Economic Policy in the EU
SIS-658 Fin Issues in Latin America
SIS-665 Int'l Trade and Investment
Relations
SIS-666 International Monetary and
Financial Relations