About the Program
The curriculum and content of the International Relations Program
is a reflection of the University's mission regarding justice
and the increasing need to envision international political behavior
in the framework of justice. In its own capacity and within the
University's mission, the International Relations Program promotes
international and world harmony through the inculcation of the
concept of justice in the analysis of international and world
politics.
The program prepares graduates to be constructively critical
of their immediate and broader political environment, be that
in their place of work (government, education, the private sector,
the media, or nongovernmental organizations) or simply as citizens
of both their country and the world.
The program's objective is to reinforce the vision of its graduates
to view fellow human beings not only as representatives of national
and social compartments, but also as overlapping circles in a
world community. In practical terms, this translates into global
solidarity and the elimination of injustice everywhere. Graduates
are able to produce creative and pragmatic solutions to problems
and dilemmas confronting our world.
The program accomplishes its objective by exposing the candidates
in a systematic and comprehensive way to the realities of the
political environment through a core of courses covering political
thought, international relations and comparative politics. Through
rigorous analysis, these core courses familiarize the M.A. candidates
with the various layers of the political landscape and provide
them with the skill to become critical thinkers about that landscape.
A series of topical and regional electives present them with the
opportunity to practice and sharpen critical skills on a variety
of timely issues.
