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International and Nongovernmental Organizations


2024-2025 GRADUATE STUDIES CATALOG

Effective 1 June 2024 through 31 May 2025

Please see the Graduate Catalog Archives for PDF versions of past catalogs.

Graduate Certificate
12 Credit Hours

This program is offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. It is available at the Leiden campus but it is not available at the St. Louis main campus.

For information on the general requirements for a certificate, see Certificate Program Policies and Procedures聽under the Academic Policies section of this catalog.

Program Description

The certificate in international and nongovernmental organizations (INGO) program聽educates students interested in understanding the nature of world affairs through聽the activities of domestic, transnational, regional and international organizations around the world. The objective of this program is to develop聽students into INGO specialists who will have the appropriate skills for working in聽and with international and nongovernmental organizations. Coursework focuses on聽developing skills in project management, grant writing, fundraising, negotiations聽and other key areas essential to the work in this field. Where available, this聽certificate may be earned while completing the MA in international relations or as a stand-alone graduate certificate.

Learning Outcomes

聽Upon completing this certificate program, students will be able to:

  • Identify the theories, history and major actors that govern the modern聽operations of international and nongovernmental organizations.
  • Critically analyze and evaluate the roles and activities of IOs and INGOs in聽international affairs.
  • Evaluate the consequences of the political and moral choices of IOs and INGOs.

Prerequisite

INTL 5000 Introduction to International Relations or at least two upper-level undergraduate courses in international relations.

Requirements

The 12 credit hours required for the graduate certificate in international and nongovernmental organizations must聽include the following required course (3 hours) and three electives (9 hours):

  • INGO 5000 Introduction to International and Nongovernmental Organizations (3 hours)

Electives (9 credit hours)

  • INGO 5100 Finance, Budgeting and Accounting for International and Nongovernmental聽Organizations (3 hours)
  • INGO 5300 Human Resources and Staffing for International Nongovernmental聽Organizations聽(3 hours)
  • INTL 5540 International Organizations (3 hours)
  • INTL 5545 The United Nations in International Politics (3 hours)
  • INGO 5600 Principles of Negotiation (3 hours)
  • INGO 5700 Grant Writing, Fundraising and Development for International and Nongovernmental聽Organizations (3 hours)
  • INGO 5900 Project Management for International and Nongovernmental Organizations (3 hours)
  • INGO 6500 Internship in INGO (3 hours)
  • INTL 5580 Politics of Development (3 hours)

Admission

See the Admission section of this catalog for general admission requirements. Students interested in applying must submit their application online at www.webster.edu/apply.聽Transcripts should be sent from your institution electronically to transcripts@webster.edu.聽If this service is not available, send transcripts to:

Office of Admission
四虎影视
470 E. Lockwood Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63119聽