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PhD International Relations

Overview Degree Requirments Core Courses Road Map

Core Courses (12 credit hours)

Core Courses (12 credit hours)Credit Hours
Contemporary debates in International Relations 03
Advanced Research Seminar of IR introducing major sub-fields of IR like Foreign Policy Analysis, International Organization, International Security, International Political Economy, Regional integration 03
Advance Quantitative Research Methods in International Relations 03
Advance Qualitative Research Methods in International Relations 03

Major Courses (12 credit hours)

All participants must complete 4 courses with a total of 12 credit hours from the following list of courses which cover the major fields of International Relations. These courses may follow the seminar approach. (It is to be noted that the following list not exhaustive, new courses may be added to it in accordance with the expertise of available teaching faculty).

Core CoursesCredit Hours
International Law 03
International Political Economy: an analysis of developmental theories of economy 03
Foreign Policy Analysis: theory building and foreign policies of major powers 03
Security Studies: a panoramic view of the field of security from traditional concept of power to Critical Security Studies 03
Security Communities: Theories of regionalism and case study of European Union, ASEAN, NATO and Shanghai Cooperation Organization 03
Peace and Conflict Studies: Order and Authority in a multipolar chaotic world 03
Culture and Politics: Identity in International Relations 03
Social Constructivism: deconstruction of reality in International Relations 03
Islam in International Relations: Jihad and Political Islam in a secularized world 03
Green Politics: Global Environmental regimes 03
The Politics of Global Migration 03
China in the International System 03

Minor (Elective) Course (3 credit hours):

One elective course to be chosen from the parallel PhD program offered by Dept. of Political
Science at UMT , with the approval of Department’s Graduate Committee.

Dissertation (24 credit hours) app. 80,000-100,000 words

ROGRAM SUMMARY
DURATION 3-8 YEARS
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 51
COURSEWORK (CREDIT HOURS) 27
THESIS (CREDIT HOURS) 24

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