International Relations, M.A.
Program of Study
The minimum requirement for the Master of Arts graduate degree is thirty-six hours, which must include at least one-half of those semester hours, exclusive of thesis credits, at the 5000-level. For information on transferring graduate credit from an accredited university or college, see the section on transfer credit in the General Degree Requirements Section in the front of the catalog.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Select at least six courses from the following: | 18 | |
| International Human Rights | ||
| Grand Strategy | ||
| International Political Economics | ||
| International Organization | ||
| Development of International Relations Thought | ||
| Research Design and Research Methods | ||
| Seminar in Comparative Politics | ||
| Seminar in International Relations | ||
| International Law | ||
| Public Discourse and Foreign Policy | ||
| Intelligence and Covert Action | ||
| Power, Morality, and International Relations | ||
| Islam and Democracy | ||
| Diplomacy in Theory and Practice | ||
| Terrorism | ||
| Seminar in National Security Decision Making | ||
| Comparative Constitutional Law | ||
| American Foreign Policy | ||
| Development of Strategic Thought | ||
| Electives | ||
| The student should select four courses (12 semester hours) from the following “Regions” and “Global Studies” courses, in consultation with the Graduate Program Director. 1 | 12 | |
| Writing and Special Study Options | ||
| After consultation with the Graduate Program Director, a student will choose one of the following options: | 6 | |
| Graduate Internship (involving a written report on at least three months of full-time supervised employment with an agency involved in International Affairs) | ||
| Professional Paper in Public Policy and Administration (and one additional 5000-level graduate elective) | ||
| Thesis (including an oral defense of the project) | ||
Six semester hours of graduate-credit study at a foreign university, as approved by the Graduate Program Director and the Dean of the Graduate School. | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
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PSC 5391 Reading Course in Political Science may be taken twice for credit either in Regions or Global Issues.
Fields of Study
Regions
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | ||
| PSC 4325 | Asian International Relations | 3 |
| PSC 4344 | Government and Politics of Russia | 3 |
| PSC 4364 | The Governments and Politics of the Asia-Pacific Region | 3 |
| PSC 4374 | Governments and Politics of East Asia | 3 |
| AST 4350 | Seminar in Asian Studies | 3 |
| PHI 4340 | East Asian Philosophy | 3 |
| REL 4346 | Topics in Asian Religions | 3 |
| Europe and the United States | ||
| PSC 4324 | Special Topics in British Government and Politics | 3 |
| PSC 4335 | Public Discourse and Foreign Policy | 3 |
| PSC 4354 | Governments and Politics of Western Europe | 3 |
| PSC 5310 | Seminar in American Politics | 3 |
| PSC 5335 | Seminar in National Security Decision Making | 3 |
| PSC 5345 | American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| HIS 4336 | Twentieth-Century Europe | 3 |
| HIS 4343 | Nationalism in Modern France | 3 |
| HIS 4390 | U.S. Foreign Relations to 1919 | 3 |
| HIS 4392 | U.S. Foreign Relations since 1919 | 3 |
| PHI 4341 | Contemporary Continental Philosophy | 3 |
| REL 5335 | Modern European Christianity | 3 |
| Latin America | ||
| PSC 4304 | Governments and Politics of Latin America | 3 |
| HIS 5350 | Seminar in Latin American History | 3 |
| LAS 4350 | Latin American Studies Seminar | 3 |
| PHI 4331 | Latin American Philosophy | 3 |
| Middle East and Africa | ||
| PSC 4334 | Governments and Politics of the Middle East | 3 |
Global Issues and Institutions
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSC 4305 | International Law | 3 |
| PSC 4316 | Grand Strategy | 3 |
| PSC 4346 | Intelligence and Covert Action | 3 |
| PSC 4355 | Power, Morality, and International Relations | 3 |
| PSC 4375 | International Organization | 3 |
| PSC 4379 | Islam and Democracy | 3 |
| PSC 4383 | Contemporary Political Thought | 3 |
| PSC 4385 | Diplomacy in Theory and Practice | 3 |
| PSC 4395 | Terrorism | 3 |
| PSC 5315 | Development of International Relations Thought | 3 |
| PSC 5320 | Seminar in Comparative Public Policy | 3 |
| PSC 5344 | Comparative Constitutional Law | 3 |
| PSC 5355 | Development of Strategic Thought | 3 |
| PSC 5391 | Reading Course in Political Science | 3 |
| ANT 4350 | Development and Indigenous People | 3 |
| CSS 4353 | Public Discourse and Foreign Policy | 3 |
| ECO 4334 | Economic Development | 3 |
| ECO 5321 | Energy Economics | 3 |
| ECO 5330 | Problem Areas in International Economics | 3 |
| ECO 5338 | Seminar in World Economic Systems | 3 |
| ECO 5343 | History of Economic Thought | 3 |
| ENV 4310 | World Food Problems | 3 |