Students in the American Foreign Policy Program should understand the history (particularly from the Spanish-American War to the present), culture (ideas, premises and perspectives), process and politics of America’s foreign relations and contemporary issues of American foreign policy. Campus Options Students studying at the Bologna Center may concentrate in American Foreign Policy. Ph.D. Program A comprehensive exam for Ph.D. students at SAIS is generally given three times a year. Students contemplating taking this exam during the 2005-06 academic year should consult with Professor Michael Mandelbaum on preparation for this examination and the design of a substantial reading list. At this time the AFP Program is not accepting Ph.D. applicants. Typical American Foreign Policy Courses - American Foreign Policy Since World War II
- American Trade Policy
- Conduct of Foreign Policy
- Congress and Foreign Policy
- Crises in U.S.-Third World Relations
- Current Challenges for American Foreign Policy
- Current Issues in American Foreign Policy
- Current Issues in International Relations
- Foundations of American Diplomacy
- Intellectual Debates in American Foreign Policy
- Thesis Seminar
- United States and the World Political Economy
Suggested Electives Offered by Other Programs - U.S. Policy Toward Africa (African Studies)
- U.S.-China Relations (China Studies)
- The United Nations and International Security (International Law and Organizations)
- U.S.-Japan Relationship in Global Context (Japan Studies)
- U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Latin America (Latin American Studies)
- U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East (Middle East Studies)
- Democracy and Its Discontents (South Asia Studies)
- The American Military (Strategic Studies)
- Seminar in Crisis Simulation (Strategic Studies)
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