International Relations
Features
- Provides analytical tools to examine and understand the political, economic, and military components of international policy-making.
- Develops expertise on recent developments in specific issues of particular concern.
- Features a concentration in international security and conflict resolution.
Faculty
Professor Stephan Haggard is the faculty chair for the MAS-IA degree.
Core and Capstone Course Requirement
Core courses taken in the first fall quarter of study:
IRCO 481 - Politics of International and National Policymaking
IRCO 482 - Economies of the Pacific Rim
Capstone course:
IRCO 483 - Workshop on Policy Issues in the Pacific Rim
Students must also complete three courses chosen from a list which includes:
IRGN 400 - International Relations of Asia Pacific
IRGN 401 - Civil Wars: Theory and Practice
IRGN 405 - US China Relations
IRGN 408 - Korean Security
IRGN 448 - Civil Society and Development
IRGN 449 - Making US Foreign Policy
IRGN 454 - Current Issues in US-Latin American Relations
IRGN 460 - US-Japanese Relations
IRGN 427 - International Law and Regulation (replaces IRGN 475, International Negotiation)
IRGN 478 - Japanese Foreign Policy
IRGN 490 - Critical Issues in US Foreign Policy
IRCO 410 - International Politics and Security
IRCO 412 - Globalization, the World System & the Pacific
Four additional courses may be chosen from the broader IR/PS curriculum.
Students interested in completing the optional concentration in Security and Conflict Resolution
should take three courses chosen from a list which includes:
IRCO 410 - International Politics and Security
IRGN 401 - Civil Wars: Theory and Practice
IRGN 403 - Rise of China
IRGN 408 - Korean Security
IRGN 430 - Human Rights, Public Policy, and International Politics
IRGN 434 - NGOs
IRGN 482 - International Strategies Towards Fragile States
IRGN 490 - East Asian Security
IRGN 490 - Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
IRGN 490 - Conflict, Terrorism and the Media
IRGN 490 - Political Analysis
IRGN 490 - Social Conflict and Political Violence
IRGN 490 - Postwar State Building
IRGN 490 - Cybersecurity
IRGN 490 - Biological Threats and Public Policy
Student Groups
Asameshikai
China Focus
Latin America Student Organization
Mannam
Southeast Asia Link
Baja Project
Journal of International Policy Solutions
Policy Analysis and Strategy Simulations
