EMDIA – Curriculum
The year-long EMDIA program comprises ten 3-credit modules. Nine modules are taught on campus at Georgetown University in Qatar and each includes two courses delivered over five days of intensive, in-person instruction by visiting faculty affiliated with Georgetown University. The tenth module is a Capstone Residency held at Georgetown’s Washington, DC campus, featuring five days of classes along with meetings with policymakers and international institutions.
The modules cover: 1) conflict resolution and negotiation; 2) international trade and development; 3) science and technology; 4) human security; 5) geopolitics and approaches to foreign policy; 6) regional studies; 7) soft power, culture and diplomacy; 8) transnational security challenges; 9) international law and institutions; and 10) policy-making and international institutions.
2026-2027 Academic Calendar:
Below are the expected course and residency dates for 2026-2027 academic year. The program’s class schedule accommodates religious and national holidays in Qatar, as well as official university holidays.
Fall 2026 Semester:
| Course Name | Dates |
| Leadership and Crisis Management | August 2026 Sun 8/16 – Thu 8/20 |
| Development Studies | |
| Global Political Map | September 2026 Sun 9/20 – Thu 9/24 |
| Conflict Resolution in Deeply Divided Societies | |
| Chinese Diplomacy Goes Global | October 2026 Sun 10/18 – Thu 10/22 |
| International Economics for Practitioners | |
| Food Security, Water, and the Environment | November 2026 Sun 11/15 – Thu 11/19 |
| Nuclear Weapons Policy: Technology, Strategy, & Governance | |
| Public and Cultural Diplomacy | December 2026 Sat 12/12 – Wed 12/16 |
| Public Diplomacy 3.0: Diplomacy’s Public Dimension in the Digital Age |
Spring 2027 Semester:
| Course Name | Dates |
| Small States in the International System | January 2027 Sun 1/3 – Thu 1/7 |
| International Law | |
| Artificial Intelligence and National Security | February 2027 Sun 1/31 – Thu 2/4 |
| Refugees, Migration, and Humanitarian Crises | |
| Global Health Diplomacy | March 2027 Sun 3/14 – Thu 3/18 |
| Energy and Diplomacy | |
| International Law and Multilateral Diplomacy | April 2027 Sun 4/11 – Thu 4/15 |
| Negotiation, Mediation & Political Persuasion on the Global Stage |
Summer 2027 (DC Residency):
| Course Name | Dates |
| Policy-making and International Institutions | June 2027 Mon 6/7 – Fri 6/11 |
*Note: Course details including course titles, scheduled dates, and sequencing are subject to change.