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To enhance the multidisciplinary nature of the International Relations program, the Maxwell School also confers accredited academic certificates to students who complete the requirements of the discipline.

Certificate of Advanced Study in Security Studies
A Certificate of Advanced Study in Security Studies is available to MA-IR students who have sought to prepare themselves as professionals in the expanding fields of national security and counter terrorism.  A certificate recognizing this accomplishment is available to graduate students, in good standing, who have taken a concentration of courses during their graduate degree program at Syracuse University.  This certificate program is offered through the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism.

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Certificate of Advanced Studies in Conflict Resolution
The Certificate of Advanced Studies in Conflict Resolution a recognition of learning and experience in conflict studies. The requirements include four components: (1) substantive familiarity with at least one source of conflict that will be of major concern during the coming decade, (2) knowledge of traditional approaches to resolving conflicts, (3) knowledge of alternative approaches to resolving conflicts, and (4) experience in conflict resolution activities.

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Certificate of Advanced Studies Civil Society Organizations

This graduate certificate program (Certificate of Advanced Studies in Civil Society Organizations) will recognize students who have sought to prepare themselves as professionals in the expanding field of non-governmental organizations, or who have focused their research interests on the roles of non-state actors in global civil society.

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Certificate in Information, Technology, Policy, and Management
MA students in the International Relations Program who wish to focus on Global Information Policy are able to earn a certificate in Information, Technology, Policy, and Management (ITPM).  This new program offers students a unique chance to draw from the combined knowledge of three schools, the Maxwell School, the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, and the School of Information Studies.  Participants in this certificate program will gain expertise in key areas of information sciences, including technical, management, and policy fields. 

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Certificate of Advanced Study in Middle Eastern Affairs

The Certificate of Advanced Study in Middle Eastern Affairs is available to Syracuse University students in all graduate programs who are looking to supplement their degree with a strong foundation in the region’s culture and politics or prepare for a career involving regional specialization. Students are required to complete at least twelve credits: a single three-credit required course and nine credits in the form of approved electives chosen from affiliated departments within the University and/or approved extracurricular experience.

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Certificate of Advanced Study in South Asian Studies
The Certificate of Advanced Standing in South Asian Studies is open to IR graduate students at Syracuse University and is awarded for the completion of 15 graduate credit hours dealing with South Asia. The Director of the South Asia Program determines whether the proposed coursework meets the requirements for the Certificate.  

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Certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
The Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) is designed to facilitate multidisciplinary regional research among the faculty and students at the Maxwell School. IR Graduate Students have the option of earning a PLACA Certificate that reflects a strong academic involvement in Latin American and Caribbean political, social, cultural and economic affairs.

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