CIS Graduate Degrees & Certificates
Students interested in 21st century's challenges — wars, pandemics, poverty, pollution, food insecurity and climate change — can benefit from a graduate degree that empowers them to impact communities around the globe.
The center's master's degrees and graduate certificates provide a wide range of interdisciplinary subject areas for students who wish to explore international studies.
Master's Degrees
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African Studies M.A.This multi-disciplinary program allows you to build a course of study reflecting Africa’s contemporary reality, with themes including socioeconomic development of the continent as well a Africa’s grand cultural historical traditions.
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Asian Studies M.A.Students in the Asian Studies program can concentrate in three areas — East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Transnational Asia — and engage in core disciplines including political science, history, anthropology, geography, and linguistics.
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Communication and Development Studies M.A.This program focuses on using communication to promote social change. The curriculum encompasses core courses that emphasize topics and proficiencies related to communication for development, strategic communications, and participatory research methods.
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International Development Studies M.A.The International Development Studies program offers a diverse and stimulating atmosphere for students who have a background and interest in the social, natural, and health sciences, and wish to apply this interest and learning to international development.
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Latin American Studies M.A.This interdisciplinary master’s program promotes a greater understanding of Latin America within a context of regional and global change. Student opportunities include intellectual exchange, research collaborations, internships, study abroad, and language acquisition.
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War and Peace Studies M.A.Students shape their study around their professional and academic goals. Graduates find opportunities in national and international security fields, diplomacy and foreign affairs analysis, in the non-profit sector and international organizations, and consulting.
Graduate Certificates
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African Culture through Music and Dance CertificateThe Certificate in African Culture through Music and Dance is a specialized program in African Studies for graduate students who are majoring in African Studies, music and dance, anthropology and other majors.
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African Humanitarian Studies CertificateThe African Studies certificate is both a holistic view of the continent and a focus on the role of the world community in resolving some of Africa’s most pressing humanitarian issues.
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African Studies CertificateStudents in any graduate major can take advantage of the opportunities provided by the African Studies program and its many niche courses in specialized fields across the university.
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Development Practice CertificateStudents explore a variety of opportunities ranging from employment with government and nongovernmental organizations, to applied research, to pursuing other specialized training areas in development.
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East Asian Studies CertificateThree thematic areas provide you an opportunity to organize their coursework: Globalization, Conflict, and Social Change; Gender, Ethnicity, and Religion; and Arts, Popular Culture, and the Media.
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Latin American Studies CertificateThe Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies prepares students for jobs in government, development, and aid agencies, as well as in private and public academic institutions and organizations.
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Southeast Asian Studies CertificateThe rich cultures, traditions, and societies of Southeast Asia are the focus of this interdisciplinary program, pursued by master's and doctoral students.
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War and Peace Studies CertificateThis program addresses the increased need for employees in security studies, especially in the post 9-11 era. The certificate is open to students from any department or school.