Sample Schedule
While not every schedule looks the same, here is an example of an International Diplomacy program.
Washington, D.C. Days 1-5
Day 1
- Registration
- Campus Tours
- Welcome Session
- TA Group Orientation
Day 2
- Lecture Series: Theories of International Relations
- Ropes Challenge Course
- Leadership Series: The Personality Matrix and Group Dynamics
- Dessert Social
Day 3
- AU Credit Option
- Country Briefing
- Security Council Simulation
- Leadership Workshop: Ethics
- Game Night
Day 4
- White House Picnic
- Security Council Simulation
- Campus Scavenger Hunt
Day 5
- United States State Department Visit
- Guest Speaker
- Security Council Simulation
- Lecture Series: International Organizations and International Law
- Washington at Night Tour
- Jefferson Memorial
- FDR Memorial
- Lincoln Memorial
- Vietnam War and Korean War Memorials
- Iwo Jima Memorial
Washington, D.C. Days 6-10
Day 6
- Capitol Hill and the Smithsonian Institution
- Congressional Visits
- Library of Congress
- Air and Space Museum
- National Gallery of Art
- American History Museum
- And many more
- Security Council Simulation
- Cross Cultural Communication Simulation
- TA Group Meeting
Day 7
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Visit
- Security Council Simulation
- Leadership Series: Ethics in International Diplomacy
- Lecture Series: Globalization and Actors in Global Affairs
- Leadership Workshop: Public Speaking
- Pizza Party
Day 8
- Embassy Visit (partial list of possible embassies)
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
- Chile
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Mexico
- Russia
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Thailand
- United Kingdom
- World Simulation
- Leadership Workshop: Conflict Resolution
- Baltimore Harbor Visit
Day 9
- World Simulation
- Leadership Workshop: Time Management
- Guest Speaker
- DJ Dance
Day 10
- Closing Ceremony
- Final TA Group Meeting