Advanced International Affairs - Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Advanced International Affairs is a multidisciplinary series of graduate courses for people whose careers or personal interest cause them to seek a more complete understanding of world affairs, but who may not have the time or need for a longer, residential graduate degree. These courses are taught by highly experienced faculty with practical experience as well as an academic background.
This program is also approved for delivery via asynchronous distance education technology. The courses from which a student selects include intelligence, national security, diplomacy, foreign policy, international law, Middle-Eastern studies, political violence, and other international affairs-related courses. An applicant must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and must meet certain other qualifications to be admitted to the certificate program. Students who are enrolled in a graduate program at Texas A&M may take individual courses. However, the student must be admitted to the certificate program and meet certificate completion requirements to earn the certificate.
An individual who successfully completes the certificate program will be awarded a certificate by Texas A&M University and the Bush School. Grades for courses taken as part of this program will appear on the official transcript, together with notation that the certificate has been achieved.
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Graduate Certificate Advanced International Affairs (CAIA)
Students must complete 12 credit hours of Bush School International Affairs courses with an overall grade point of 3.0 or higher. Students must apply for completion and have an approved certificate degree audit in order to earn the certificate.
Students must choose a total of four courses.
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select four of the following: 1 | 12 | |
| Leadership in International Affairs: Institutions, Organizations and People | ||
| American Diplomacy | ||
| Politics of the Contemporary Middle East | ||
| American Foreign Policy Since World War II | ||
| International Politics in Theory and Practice | ||
| Fundamentals of the Global Economy | ||
| International Law and its Application to Human Rights, Use of Force and U.S. Law | ||
| Authoritarianism and Political Elites in the Arab World | ||
| U.S. Law and Homeland Security | ||
| Diplomatic Negotiations: A U.S. Embassy Perspective | ||
| Economic Development in China | ||
| Deterrence and Coercion | ||
| International Security | ||
| Chinese Foreign Policy | ||
| Chinese Strategic Thought | ||
| Grand Strategy | ||
| International Trade Policy Analysis | ||
| Foundations of Strategy and Statecraft | ||
| International Economic Development | ||
| U.S. Military Power | ||
| Advanced Economic Development | ||
| Great Famines, War and Disaster Response | ||
| International Development in Theory and Practice | ||
| Field Research Methods | ||
| Political Economy of Development in Africa | ||
| The Politics and Practice of the Democracy Promotion | ||
| Institutions and Development | ||
| International Organizations | ||
| Post Conflict Recovery and Development | ||
| Women and Nations | ||
| Foreign Policy Analysis | ||
| State Building and State Failure in the Developing World | ||
| Contemporary Civil Wars | ||
| National Security Law | ||
| National Security Policy | ||
| The Role of Intelligence in Security Affairs | ||
| Technical Collections Systems for International Security | ||
| Military Strategy in the Conduct of Nations | ||
| Nationalism, Immigration and Terrorism in the European Union | ||
| Terrorism in Today’s World | ||
| Congress and International Security | ||
| Transnational Security Issues | ||
| NATO from Military Alliance to Collective Security | ||
| International Transfer Pricing | ||
| The Middle East State System | ||
| National Security and Defense Planning | ||
| International Crisis Management: The Policy Process | ||
| The Politics and History of the Arab Spring | ||
| Nuclear Terrorism Threat Assessment and Analysis | ||
| The Political Economy of the Middle East | ||
| East Asian Security | ||
| Chinese Domestic Politics in Transition | ||
| U.S. Foreign Policy in the Persian Gulf | ||
| Religion and Politics in Iran | ||
| International Politics of the Middle East | ||
| Political Violence and Terrorism within the International System | ||
| Russia and International Politics | ||
| Special Topics in... | ||
| Cybersecurity Literacy for the Global Arena | ||
| Economic Restructuring in Latin America | ||
| Analytic Tradecraft | ||
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 12 | |
| 1 | Certain Bush School Homeland Security courses may count toward one elective requirement with CAIA Certificate Director approval. |