Requirements for the completion of the Master of Public Diplomacy degree program are 49 units. Additionally, students must complete a substantive paper or alternative project.
Information about classes offered through the School of International Relations is available in the
USC Catalogue.
Public Diplomacy Requirements
| PUBD 502 | Historical and Comparative Approaches to Public Diplomacy | 4 units
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| PUBD 504 | Global Issues and Public Diplomacy | 4 |
| PUBD 596 | Practicum in Public Diplomacy Research | 4 |
Communication and International Relations Requirements
| COMM / CMGT | 8 units of COMM/CMGT coursework |
| IR | 8 units of IR coursework |
Internship
Public Diplomacy Toolbox Courses
| Choose three (12 units): |
| PUBD 508 | The Rhetoric of War and Peace | 4 units
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| PUBD 509 | Advocacy in Public Diplomacy: Argumentation and Debate | 4 units
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| PUBD 510 | Technologies and Public Diplomacy | 4 |
| PUBD 512 | Cultural Diplomacy | 4 |
| PUBD 516 | International Broadcasting | 4 |
| PUBD 518 | International Exchanges and Public Diplomacy | 4 units
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| PUBD 519 | News Media and the Foreign Policy Process | 4 units
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| PUBD 520 | Regional Studies in Public Diplomacy | 4 units
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| PUBD 522 | Hard Power, Soft Power and Smart Power | 4 units
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Elective Courses from Area Studies, Business, Public Policy, Communication or Journalism
| 8 units of approved electives |