Program Requirements

The purpose of the Graduate Certificate in International Studies is to provide graduate and doctoral students, as well as professionals in the government and private organizations, an opportunity to acquire an in-depth and broad analysis of issues of concern to people all over the globe. The Certificate, consisting of 15 credit hours, will be divided in the following manner:

1. Introductory Course: Contemporary Issues in International Affairs (mandatory) SUBJ: INTL, CRSE: 501
2. Three courses from the existing selection of courses in International Affairs offered at Howard University (please contact individual departments for further information). Of these, two shall be from the student's primary/or one discipline to satisfy the depth requirement and one from a separate discipline to meet the breadth requirement .
3. The terminal course in the curriculum, Capstone in International Studies, (a mandatory capstone course) in which the student must present in written and oral forms the results of a research project or internship that integrates the knowledge gained in all prior courses.
   SUBJ: INTL, CRSE: 509

Some of the topics in the introductory course include:

• Interdisciplinary Approach to International Relations
• International Economics and Business
• State, Institution, Principles and Limitations
• Globalization
• World Cultures and Aesthetics
• Race Relations
• Religion and International Policy Making
• Violence
• Environment
• Health, Food, Water, Poverty and Disease
• Gender and Development
• Global Education and Literacy
• Information Technology and Communication
• Conflict Resolution and Peace Keeping

Furthermore, students who have entered this Certificate Program will have a significant opportunity to advance their careers in various areas related to international studies.