{"id":113,"date":"2024-12-18T15:29:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T20:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/?page_id=113"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:38:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:38:24","slug":"fields-in-international-affairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/fields-in-international-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Fields in International Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/12\/P_CarletonPhotography_VirtualTour_170122-10-1600x700.jpg); background-position: 0% 45%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Fields in International Affairs\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-4xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-callout cu-callout--center cu-component border-8 md:border-[12px] border-solid border-cu-black-50 px-8 pt-5 pb-6 md:px-16 md:pt-8 md:py-10 rounded-lg cu-prose-first-last\">\n                    <header class=\"cu-pageheader cu-component cu-prose-first-last  cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto\">\n                <h2 id=\"new-fields-fall-2026\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] relative cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-1\/2 after:-ml-5 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-4 after:w-8 after:bg-cu-red\">\n                    New Fields \u2013 Fall 2026!\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n        \n        \n\n<p>We\u2019re streamlining our program so you can focus on what matters most: building expertise, exploring your interests, and graduating with confidence in your skill set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For students admitted in Fall 2026, the number of NPSIA fields will be reduced from EIGHT (8) to <\/strong><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">FOUR<\/strong><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\"> (4) <\/strong>\u2014 merging overlapping areas to create stronger, more coherent options.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University is proud to offer four fields of study&nbsp;and these are described below. Led by expert faculty in the area, these fields provide students with specialized interdisciplinary training and skills which provide further expertise for jobs in the public, private or non-governmental sector, or to take further postgraduate or professional degrees.<br>Students who wish to obtain the Field designation are required to complete the minimum number of field courses as outlined by their program requirements, and their required economics field course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/11\/NPSIA-8-Fields-to-4-graphic-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"infographic showing how 8 fields went down to 4\" class=\"wp-image-2314\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:700px;height:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/11\/NPSIA-8-Fields-to-4-graphic-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/11\/NPSIA-8-Fields-to-4-graphic-512x512.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/11\/NPSIA-8-Fields-to-4-graphic-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/11\/NPSIA-8-Fields-to-4-graphic-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/11\/NPSIA-8-Fields-to-4-graphic-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/11\/NPSIA-8-Fields-to-4-graphic-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/11\/NPSIA-8-Fields-to-4-graphic.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"four-new-fields\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Four NEW Fields:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        International Trade and Economic Policy (ITEP)\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<p>Provides students with a foundation in basic international economic theory;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examines policy questions and applications to institutional arrangements in areas of trade, foreign direct investment, finance, international economic law, and other international economic relations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-itep-course-options\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    ITEP course options\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-itep-course-options\">\n            \n\n<p><strong>Required economics courses:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205308\">INAF&nbsp;5308<\/a>&nbsp; or equivalent.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Designated Field Courses:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205101\">INAF\u00a05101<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0[0.5] <strong>The Politics and Institutions of International Trade<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205300\">INAF\u00a05300<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0[0.5] Foreign Direct Investment: Theory and Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205306\">INAF\u00a05306<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0[0.5] Trade Policy in North America<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>INAF 5312 [0.5] Practice of Trade Negotiations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205400\">INAF\u00a05400<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0[0.5] Trade Policy Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205401\">INAF\u00a05401<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0[0.5] International Financial Institutions and Policy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>INAF 5410 [0.5] Global Public Policy *<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205459\">INAF\u00a05459<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0[0.5] Selected Topics in International Trade and Economic Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205501\">INAF\u00a05501<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0[0.5] Global Political Economy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205502\">INAF\u00a05502<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0[0.5] State Sovereignty and Globalization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205507\">INAF\u00a05507<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0[0.5] International Economic Law: Regulation of Trade and Investment*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205711\">INAF 5711<\/a> [0.5] International Labour Migration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/dl>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Diplomacy, International Organisations and Foreign Policy (DIFP)\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<p>Examines the theories and practices of diplomacy, foreign policy, and global governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analyses the role of states, including Canada, and other policy actors in addressing global policy problems.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examines the role of international law, the formal UN system of international organizations, and non-state actors in shaping global governance.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-difp-course-options\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    DIFP course options\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-difp-course-options\">\n            \n\n<p><strong>Required economics course:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205703\">INAF&nbsp;5703<\/a> or INAF 5308&nbsp;or equivalent.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Designated Field Courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205100\">INAF&nbsp;5100<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Canada in International Affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205101\">INAF&nbsp;5101<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  The Politics and Institutions of International Trade&nbsp;<sup>*<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205203\">INAF&nbsp;5203<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  International Mediation and Conflict Resolution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205207\">INAF&nbsp;5207<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Middle East Economic and Political Relations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205208\">INAF&nbsp;5208<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  U.S. Foreign and Security Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205305\">INAF&nbsp;5305<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  International Bargaining and Negotiation: Theory and Practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>INAF 5306 [0.5]  Trade Policy in North America *<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>INAF 5312 [0.5]  The Practice of Trade Negotiations *<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205401\">INAF&nbsp;5401<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  International Financial Institutions and Policy&nbsp;<sup>*<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205403\">INAF&nbsp;5403<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Diplomacy and Foreign Policy: Theory and Practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>INAF 5404 [0.5] Advanced Canadian Foreign Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205405\">INAF&nbsp;5405<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  International Organizations in International Affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205408\">INAF&nbsp;5408<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Gender in International Affairs*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>INAF 5410 [0.5]  Global Public Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205411\">INAF&nbsp;5411<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Internet Governance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205479\">INAF&nbsp;5479<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Selected Topics in Diplomacy, International Organizations and Global Public Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>INAF 5501 [0.5]  Global Political Economy *<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>INAF 5502 [0.5]  State Sovereignty and Globalization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>INAF 5504 [0.5]  Advanced International Law: Principles and Practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205510\">INAF&nbsp;5510<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Law and Diplomacy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205605\">INAF&nbsp;5605<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  The Ethical Dimension of International Affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205612\">INAF&nbsp;5612<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  International Development Institutions&nbsp;<sup>*<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205701\">INAF&nbsp;5701<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Global Environmental Change: Human Implications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205702\">INAF&nbsp;5702<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  International Environmental Affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205705\">INAF&nbsp;5705<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Global Social Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>INAF 5706 [0.5]  Global Health Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205709\">INAF&nbsp;5709<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Human Rights: International Politics and Policies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>INAF 5710 [0.5]  Global Governance of Displacement *<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>INAF 5711 [0.5]  International Labour Migration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205800\">INAF&nbsp;5800<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Asia Pacific Economic and Political Relations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>INAF 5803 [0.5]  European Economic Integration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205805\">INAF&nbsp;5805<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  The EU in International Affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>INAF 5807 [0.5]  The European Union and its Eastern Neighbours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/dl>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Conflict, Fragility and Development (CFD)\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<p>Examines the theories of economic and social development, displacement and humanitarian crises, and fragility and violent conflict.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examines policy responses to conflict, fragility and development, including humanitarian engagement, official development assistance, the role of non-state actors, and regional and international institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-cfd-course-options\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    CFD course options\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-cfd-course-options\">\n            \n\n<p><strong>Required economics course: <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205009\">INAF&nbsp;5009<\/a> or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205205\">INAF&nbsp;5205<\/a> or equivalent.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Designated Field Courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205002\">INAF&nbsp;5002<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  International Development Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205006\">INAF&nbsp;5006<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Food Security and Rural Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205007\">INAF&nbsp;5007<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Theories of Development and Underdevelopment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205108\">INAF&nbsp;5108<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Conflict Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205109\">INAF&nbsp;5109<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Conflict Management: Theory and Evidence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205200\">INAF&nbsp;5200<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Peacebuilding and Reconstruction: Theory and Practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205202\">INAF&nbsp;5202<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Contemporary International Security<sup>*<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205203\">INAF&nbsp;5203<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  International Mediation and Conflict Resolution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205209\">INAF&nbsp;5209<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Conflict and Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/search\/?P=INAF%205218\">INAF&nbsp;5218<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;[0.5]  Post-Conflict Justice: Theory and Practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a 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