IRP International Relations Program IRP trains individuals to become outstanding practitioners and scholars to deal with global challenges GSIR The International Relations Program (IRP) offers two 2-year MA degrees, one in International Relations (IR), and the other in Political Science (PS). IR students, taking the core courses for the IR degree, acquire the basic concepts and theories of international relations, empirical knowledge, and analytical skills. All of these are necessary to understand the diverse aspects of international relations. PS students take core courses for the PS degree, which cover PS topics such as comparative politics, political institutions, political theory, and methodology, with a strong focus on methodology. PS students thereby acquire sufficient methodological skills to analyze diverse issues in political science. Additionally, the IRP offers various elective courses. IR degree students can choose courses to focus on particular thematic or regional issues to analyze and understand dynamic, complex contemporary international affairs. Those courses seek to provide more advanced, specific, and up-to-date studies corresponding with the multi-disciplinary nature of the international relations field. PS degree students can choose courses in international relations and international political economy, thereby further broadening their knowledge in political science.
In general, IRP students are expected to develop the capacity to analyze diverse global challenges and propose policy solutions for them, whether from an IR perspective or a PS perspective.
Curriculum
NOTE : The curriculum may be subject to change.
1st year
2nd year
Degree Requirements
Fall
Winter
Spring
Fall
Winter
Spring
MA in International Relations or MA in Political Science 40 credits & Thesis / 44 credits & Research Report
Core : 16 credits
Elective : 18(22) credits
Seminar : 6 credits
Core for IR
Core for PS
- Comparative Government and Politics - Foreign Policy Analysis - History of International Relations - Human Rights - International Organization - International Political Economy - International Politics - Political Theory
- Applied Econometrics or Econometrics - Comparative Government and Politics - Local Government and Public Service - Political Institutions and Governance - Political Theory - Public Administration
- Research Methods - Statistical Methods
Elective (IRP common courses)
- American Foreign Policy - Analysis of Development Policies and Programs - Chinese Foreign Policy - Diplomacy and Statecraft - Essentials of Economics - History of Global Political Economy - International Law - International Relations and Foreign Policy of Japan
- International Relations in Eurasia - Issues in African Development - Japanese Development Cooperation : Implementation and Practice - Japanese Government and Politics - Japanese International Development Cooperation - Japanese National Security Policy
- Modern Japan in the World - Politico-economic History of Japan's Modernization - Postwar Japanese Politics - Public Human Resource Management - Qualitative Methods - Security and Strategy : National and International
Student Profile
Nalukwago, Hellen (Uganda) Pre-IUJ
Makerere University, Assistant Lecturer
IRP Feature
The IRP in IUJ has exposed me to different narratives and understanding of how other people, societies and states relate and operate in the global arena. The IRP has broaden my minds on the diverse intercultural approaches towards international relations, this has natured a ground for me on how to deal with international issues and how to relate them with my own country for the betterment. IRP has empowered me to act as a bridge between my own country and the rest of the world for collaborations with different players so as to advance ideas for a better tomorrow in the international arena. International Organizations (Prof. Hiroshi Kato) This course was worth the time. It was informative, knowledgeable and eye opening. It broaden my spheres of understanding the international arena as a playing ground full of opportunities to experience diversity that cross borders, languages and cultures. Analysis of Uganda Refugee Policy
Research Topic
Recommended Course
Post-IUJ
I want to pursue a PhD in the future.
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