The certificate in Refugee Studies draws on a variety of disciplines and methodologies, including economics, law, political science, and social history. It includes field work and a seminar on the movement of people. To complete the program, you must pass a two-hour oral final examination.

Requirements:

27credit hours (9 courses)

Required courses:

27 required credit hours - These must all be taken at Webster University.

• ANSO 2000    Issues in Contemporary Society: Socio-cultural Factors behind Migration and Refugee Movements    3 hrs
• HIST 2130    Refugee and Migration Movements    3 hrs
• INTL 2030    International Law    3 hrs
• INTL 3030    Advanced Studies in International Law: Intl. Refugee Law    3 hrs
• INTL 2610    Advocacy, NGOs, & Civil Society    3 hrs
• INTL 4280    International Economics: Migration and Refugees    3 hrs
• INTL 3400    Comparative Politics: Migration and Refugee Movements    3 hrs
• INTL 2700    Methods of Political Inquiry: National and Trans-national Issues in Migration and Refugee Movements    3 hrs
• INTL 4600    International Relations Seminar: Migration and Refugee Movements    3 hrs
• Field experience and Refugee Studies Program (RSP) Seminar.