Master Degree Program
Introduction

In this phase of rapid internationalization, the need arises for educated and caring individuals to participate in an informed dialogue with members of the global community. The faculty is oriented towards preparing students to become leaders, scholars, and teachers as well as skilled researchers. Students involved in the program are encouraged to address the issues facing society and to work towards solutions.

Special Features

1. 1.The faculty provides students with courses that are flexible and interdisciplinary. These courses offer students a base through which they can respond to global issues affecting our diverse, international society.
2. 2.Emphasis is placed on international, interdisciplinary, and practical research.
3. 3.The faculty offers graduate programs leading to either a “Master’s of Arts” or a “Master’s of International Studies.”
4. 4.The faculty has introduced a semester system to accommodate students who work full time, returnees who have been studying abroad, and international students.
5. 5.For potential students who work full time, the faculty offers both day and evening lectures. All students wishing to enroll in the program are required to take an entrance exam.

Program Overview

The program is based primarily on history, theory, and international policy. Under this rubric, the faculty has introduced five main programs: International Relations, Public Policy, Business Management, Socio-Cultural Studies and Linguistics. There are also two additional programs which branch off from the five main programs: Peace Studies and Area Studies.
The aim of the program is to broaden one’s knowledge of this interdisciplinary field. In addition, the faculty will help students pursue future opportunities. Students are encouraged to research current issues facing the international community by addressing them in terms of politics, law, economics, business management, cultures, and languages.

1. International Relations

This program offers a number of in depth courses about the relationships between nations, peoples, international organizations, citizens, and NPOs. Through this course of study, students will gain a rigorous understanding of global power dynamics and broaden their academic research.

2. Public Policy

This program offers expertise in policy-related matters in the public and private sectors, businesses and not-for-profit organizations. The program is relevant to a wide variety of fields, including economics, law, education, environment, media, and sports, and aims to prepare students for careers in these areas of interest.

3. Business Management

This program offers students a solid foundation, both theoretical and practical, in the structures, functions, and objectives of business enterprise. The goal of the program is to give students the support and leadership skills they require to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of international business.

4. Socio-Cultural Studies

Society is based on the ongoing interactions between cultures and individuals, which have occurred throughout history. The process of these interactions is based on a symbolic system of interpretation from which concrete actions are taken. Through investigating the use of how symbols are used, we can see how the rules of society are created and re-created every day through these interactions. Students will conduct basic and advanced research of social and cultural phenomena through critical thinking and practical field studies.

5. Language and Cultural Studies

This program provides various language-related courses: Language and Society, Foreign Language Teaching, Language Policy, Comparative Linguistics, English Literature, Irish Literature, French Literature, Cross-cultural Understanding, Interpretation, and Translation. This program offers opportunities for students to examine the ways in which language, culture and society intersect, and enable them to become well-rounded scholars and teachers.

Area Studies

This program is an interdisciplinary field of research pertaining to specific geographical, national or cultural regions examined through a cross-sectional perspective. Working in conjunction with the five main programs, students have the opportunity to obtain an in-depth understanding of international society.

Peace Studies

This is an interdisciplinary program which allows students to critically approach and address issues of war, conflicts and nuclear weapons, as well as how peace is affected by the actions of society, economics, politics, and the individual. Students are encouraged to develop and expand their own understanding of peace.

Faculty members

●International Relations

●Public Policy

●Business Management

●Socio-Cultural Studies

●Language and Cultural Studies

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