The program begins in early July with a new gateway seminar, introducing students to the fields of public diplomacy, public communications, and their cross-disciplinary synthesis. During the fall and spring semesters, students take coursesat the Maxwell and Newhouse Schools. The following summer, students complete an off-campus experience at one of the following locations: Washington, D,C.; Geneva, Switzerland; Vienna, Austria; or Strasbourg, France. Students resume coursework in the second fall semester and finish the program that spring in Washington, D.C., where they complete a required internship and attend two special seminars addressing issues in public diplomacy and public communications at Syracuse University’s Paul Greenberg House.
| Semester | Courses | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| First summer | PRL 602- Introduction to Public Diplomacy and Communications NEW 605- News Writing and Reporting |
3 3 |
| First Fall | PRL 605- Organizational Public Relations PRL 604- Public Relations Writing IRP 645- History of International Relations IRP 704- Quantitative Skills for International Relations |
3 3 3 3 |
| First Spring | COM 698- Media Law PRL 611- Public Relations Research ECN 601- Microeconomics for International Relations IRP 705- Qualitative Skills for International Relations |
3 3 3 3 |
| Maymester | IR Capstone Seminar | 1 |
| Second Summer | Summer off-campus internship program | 6 |
| Second Fall | PRL 615- Public Relations Campaigns PRL 725- Public Relations Management GRA 617- Visual Communications Theory and Practice IRP 707-Culture in World Affairs |
3 3 3 3 |
| Second Spring | IRP 708 - DC PD Program- Issues in Public Diplomacy IRP 709 - DC PD Program- Bridging Public Affairs & Institution Building PRL 735- DC Public Diplomacy Program Internship |
3 3 3 |
| Total 58 | ||
This curriculum was updated 4/08 and is subject to change
For further information and course descriptions, please link to the University's Graduate Course Catalog.