Overview
The Graduate Certificate in International Affairs (IAGC) allows currently matriculated graduate students across CU Boulder to examine global issues and position their own graduate research in a global context. It will also allow graduate students in various disciplines to study international affairs in an interdisciplinary way and with access to courses across the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences.
Curriculum
The certificate requires successful completion of 3 graduate courses (9 credit hours) with a grade of B or higher from our list of approved graduate courses. A maximum of 6 credits can be taken from any one discipline. This list is built upon our undergraduate interdisciplinary model and draws from our main cognate units in the Social Sciences and Humanities divisions, and includes courses taught by faculty on the International Affairs Faculty Committee.
Students may request that the IAGC director approve courses (including independent study courses) from outside this list, if the course contains significant international content and the student’s completed work for that course is related to international affairs. The courses may be drawn from the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, or Natural Sciences divisions in the College of Arts of Sciences, as well as from other schools and colleges at CU Boulder.
In addition to the 9 credit hours of graduate coursework, the certificate requires participation in the International Affairs Colloquium. The colloquium is intended for graduate students to present their works-in-progress for discussion and feedback from faculty and participants. Works-in-progress encompass various aspects of intellectual and professional life. Projects may include academic papers, thesis and dissertation chapters, grant proposals, conference presentations, or job applications. Two semesters of participation in the colloquium will be required. One semester of participation is defined as attendance at a colloquium session and presentation of a work in progress during that semester.
For more information, contact the IAFS program at iafs@colorado.edu.
IAGC Experiences
"The international affairs graduate certificate program provided me an enriching opportunity to learn from and collaborate with graduate students across departments here at CU. From the STEM fields to the Humanities, my IAGC cohort added a diversity of perspectives to my work. My international affairs certificate continues to be a strong point on my resume as I take my next career steps into an increasingly globalized workforce." Casey Miller, HIST 2021
"I chose to complete the IAGC because of my interest not just in American foreign policy and its history, but also in our contemporary global context. Completing the IAGC has complemented my studies by expanding my skill set in the realm of International Law, thereby adding a new way of thinking about historical and contemporary events and issues." Kevin Winterhalt