International Organizations; Peace & Conflict Resolution; Political Violence; Security; Technology, Culture & Social Change; and United States Foreign Policy and National Security. Executive master's degree In this program, experienced international affairs professionals are able to broaden their knowledge, enhance their intellectual development, expand their professional effectiveness, and strengthen their international leadership skills and knowledge. One can construct an individually tailored program of study from among the school's eight disciplines: Comparative and Regional Studies Global Environmental Politics International Communication International Development International Economic Relations International Politics and Foreign Policy International Peace and Conflict Resolution U.S. Foreign Policy Graduate certificates SIS Graduate Certificate Programs: Comparative and Regional Studies Cross-Cultural Communication European Studies Global Environmental Policy Global Information Technology International Arts Management International Communication International Economic Policy International Economic Relations International Peace and Conflict Resolution International Politics Peacebuilding The Americas United States Foreign Policy Online Programs American University's School of International Service offers two online international relations degrees: a Master of Arts in International Relations (MAIR) and an Executive Master of International Service (MIS). The MAIR program features live online classes and five concentrations, including Global Security, International Development, and International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. The Executive MIS degree is designed for professionals with seven or more years of experience in the fields of international affairs or international service. Research and learning centers ASEAN Studies Center Bridging the Gap Center for Latin American and Latino Studies Center for Global Peace Center for Research on Collaboratories and Technology Enhanced Learning Communities (COTELCO) Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment Institute on Disability and Public Policy Intercultural Management Institute International Affairs Research Institute Public International Law and Policy Program Transnational Challenges and Emerging Nations Dialogue US-Pakistan Women's Council Notable faculty Notable current and former SIS faculty include: Mohammed Abu-Nimer – expert on conflict-resolution and the politics of the Middle East Amitav Acharya– UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance Akbar S. Ahmed – former Ambassador of Pakistan to the United Kingdom George Ayittey – President of the Free Africa Foundation; political economics professor Robert A. Blecker – economist specializing in macroeconomics and international trade theory Edmund Ghareeb – Lebanese-American scholar specializing in Middle East politics James Goldgeier – foreign policy scholar specializing in American foreign policy, including US-Russia relations Louis W. Goodman - international relations scholar, specializing in Latin America Frank William La Rue – UN Special Rapporteur and human rights scholar-activist Charles Malik – former president