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Policy Concentrations, Specializations and Co-Curricular Programs
In addition to fulfilling all core requirements, students must also satisfy the requirements of a substantive policy concentration.
Policy Concentrations (choose one)
All students choose one concentration consisting of 5 courses: a policy field in which they wish to focus their studies at SIPA.
- Economic and Political Development (EPD)
- Energy and Environment (EE)
- Human Rights (HR)
- International Finance and Economic Policy (IFEP)
- International Security Policy (ISP)
- Urban and Social Policy (USP)
Specializations (choose one)
All students also choose one specialization consisting of 3 courses: a skill or area of specialized knowledge to pair with their policy concentration.
- Advanced Policy and Economic Analysis (APEA)
- Applied Science (AS)
- International Conflict Resolution Specialization (ICRS)
- International Media, Advocacy and Communications (IMAC)
- International Organization (IO)
- Management
- Regional Specialization: Africa, East Asia, East Central Europe, Europe, Latin America,
The Middle East, Russia, Southern Asia, United States
Co-Curricular Programs
- Gender Policy (GP)
- Humanitarian Affairs Program (HA)
- UN Studies Program (UNSP)