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