Students pursuing a master’s degree in international relations take a minimum of 12 courses (36 credits). Students should consult the program director for advice regarding the sequence by which courses should be taken.
Required courses:
- Philosophical Foundations of Politics (on campus in the fall and online in May-June)
- Justice and Order in International Relations (on campus in the fall and online in January-March)
- Comparative Political Development (on campus in the spring and online in July-August)
- Identity, Harmony and Conflict (on campus in the fall and online in May-June)
- Just and Unjust Wars (on campus in the spring and online in August-October)
- International Political Economy (on campus in the spring and online in October-December)
Students also take six elective courses chosen from the following list:
- Research Methods (on campus and online in the fall, spring and summer)
- Integration and Globalization Politics (online in March-May)
- Dispute and Conflict Resolution (online in January-March)
- Terrorism and Transnational Crime (on campus in the fall and online in March-May)
- International Organizations and Law (self-paced)
- International Human Rights (online in September-October)
- Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Prevention and Responses (online in October-December)
- Thesis
- Independent Study
- Topical and Regional Issues in International Relations
- Topical and Regional Issues in Comparative Politics
- Internship
With the program director’s approval, up to three electives may be taken from administration of justice, business studies, health care administration and management, holistic studies, humanities or rehabilitation studies.