Bachelor of Arts in International Relations

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• Course description
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  As the global media focuses even more intently on worldwide issues, this degree gives graduates the ability to understand and interpret the dynamics of the international system in the 21st century, and to become active players in an increasingly complex and interdependent world.
  
  Hult’s International Relations Major draws on the techniques and modes of thought of the social sciences, yet reaches out across a range of academic disciplines. It includes elements of Political Science, Economics, Sociology, History, and a number of other disciplines in seeking to understand and explain contemporary world affairs. Beyond the core courses of this degree, students may choose any of the ten Hult concentrations, although electives are typically drawn from Conflict & Security, Global Governance, International Economics, and Public Policy.
  
  Core International Relations Major Courses
  Year One 
  World Order Since 1945
  The principles & Practices of Global Governance
  
  Year Two
  The Sources & Dynamics of Conflict
  Global Political Economy
  Key Themes of International Law
  
  Year Three
  The Politics of the Global South since 1945
  Global Security in the 21 st Century
  
  Year Four
  Theories of International Relations  
  Contemporary Issues in International Relations
  
  International Relations Major Learning Objectives:

  • Provides knowledge of key events, processes, and actors that shape International Relations.
  • Develops analytical skills to assess trends and future patterns of global development.
  • Sharpens abilities to make oral presentations, construct arguments and debate contemporary issues in International Relations.
  • Improves abilities to write clearly and to conduct project-based research, including internet-based investigation.
  • Provides experience in group project dynamics.
  • Enhances intercultural communication skills.

  International Relations Major Career Opportunities:
  Students completing this major earn a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and upon graduation can explore career and professional opportunities in:
  

  • Diplomacy & International civil service
  • Human rights and international law
  • NGO management
  • Policy planning and analysis
  • Public administration
  • The risk industry (e.g. environmental impact assessment)

  
  

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