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  • MIR
  • MASTER
  • OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  • 5 YEARS EUROPEAN ACCREDITATION FROM AQAAA
    (Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation
    Austria)

2
Goals
  • The aim of the Masters Degree in International
    Relations is to train experts and young
    professionals capable of taking on challenging
    jobs and playing leadership roles in the
    international arena. The overarching goals of the
    MIR program are
  • to promote excellence in the study of
    international relations and regional studies
  • to train professionals capable of taking on
    challenging jobs and playing leadership roles in
    the international arena and
  • to provide a solid foundation for scholars who
    want to pursue doctoral study and research in
    international relations.

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Objectives
  • The objectives of MIR program are
  • to provide students with graduate-level knowledge
    and analytical skills needed for employment in
    public, no-profit, and private organizations with
    an international orientation as well as
    government agencies and higher education
    institution and
  • to educate graduate students for ethical service
    to their society and the broader regional and
    international community.
  • to prepare graduates for doctoral studies in
    areas relevant to international relations

4
Learning Objectives
  • The MIR programs learning objectives are to
    ensure that graduates have
  • A satisfactory knowledge of
  • the major paradigms of international relations
  • the nature of the international system and its
    relationship to individuals, socio-economic and
    cultural groups, states, international
    organizations, international law, global civil
    society, and private multinational corporations
  • the economic perspectives on global,
    international and regional governance
  • ethics as they apply to international affairs
  • international organizations and their management
    and leadership, and the impact of development
    paradigms on political, social and cultural
    changes
  • Central Asian security issues, geopolitics,
    economics and integration in the international
    and global system
  • And the necessary cognitive, inter-personal and
    self-management skills to
  • undertake supervised independent research,
    involving the synthesis and application of
    theoretical constructs to topics in the fields of
    international relations, international political
    economy, developmental studies, and regional
    studies with a specific focus on Central Asia
  • communicate ideas and information clearly and
    effectively in written and oral English
  • use information technology for the retrieval,
    analysis and presentation of information and
  • work effectively with others in the pursuit of
    common objectives.

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Intended Learning Outcomes
  • At the successful completion of this Program,
    graduates will be able to
  • 1. identify and analyze the structure and
    fundamental dynamic processes of the
    international system
  • 2. describe and articulate the major paradigms
    and theoretical perspectives within the
    discipline
  • 3. explain the behavior and interactions of the
    primary actors within the international system,
    so as to be able to construct basic models of
    policy decision-making
  • 4. discuss and appraise the impact of culture,
    history, geography, and power and wealth
    differentials on the formulation of foreign
    policies of different states
  • 5. appraise the impact of social classes, ethnic
    groups, social/political movements and interest
    groups on the formation of foreign policy in
    various states
  • 6. evaluate the role of global institutions,
    international law, and fundamental values or
    ethical considerations in the formulation of
    foreign policy
  • 7. utilize the skills and knowledge noted above
    to frame the policies of Kazakhstan and other
    Central Asian states in a global context and
  • 8. conduct original research and develop the
    capacity to communicate that knowledge via
    written and oral presentations at a satisfactory
    level in English.

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CURRICULUM
  • Requirements for the MIR
  • Program Foundation courses
  • ? 13 credits 24 ECTS
  • Program Major courses
  • ? 24 credits 40 ECTS
  • Internship
  • ? 4 credits 5 ECTS
  • Thesis
  • ? 6 credits 20 ECTS
  • Comprehensive Exam
  • ? 1 credit 1 ECTS
  • Total Required for Graduation 48 credits 90 ECTS

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Program-specific Prerequisite Coursework
  • EITHER
  • POL2511 Fundamentals of Political Science
  • OR
  • IRL2512 Fundamentals of International Relations
  • The prerequisites may be waived at the discretion
    of the departmental Curriculum Committee if
    completed during the course of undergraduate
    study (or if part of the agreement with partner
    universities).

8
Program Foundation required courses (13 credits
equivalent to 24 ECTS)
Course Code Course Title Credits ECTS
IRL 5010.2 Professional Foreign Language for International Relations 2 3
IRL 5536.2 Management of International Institutions and Organizations 2 3
IRL5517 Political Psychology and International Relations 3 3
IRL5513 Theories of International Relations 3 10
IRL5515 International Political Economy 3 5
TOTAL 13 24
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Program Major Required courses (15 credits ? 25
ECTS)
  • Students need to take
  • All courses from Group A
  • - Central Asia in Global Politics
  • - Ethics in International Affairs
  • - Research Methods/Thesis I
  • One course from Group B
  • - Developmental Studies
  • - International Institutions and Law
  • One course from group C
  • - Master Seminar in Regional Studies
  • - Master Seminar in International Relations

10
Program Major Elective courses (9 credits ? 15
ECTS)
  • Students need to take any 3 of the following
    elective courses
  • - Asian Security Theory and Practice
  • - Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy in the
    Post-Communist World
  • - Emerging Powers and Markets
  • - Political Geography
  • - History of International Relations
  • - Government and Politics in Central Asia
  • - Russian Foreign Policy
  • - Petro Politics
  • - Central Asia Russia Relations
  • - Central Asia United States Relations
  • - European Union Politics and Foreign Policy
  • - Foreign Policy Doctrines and Strategies
  • - Master Seminar in Regional Studies (if not
    taken as major required)
  • - Master Seminar in International Relations (if
    not taken as major required)

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Other requirements (11 credits ? 26 ECTS)
  • Internship
  • Thesis II
  • State Exam
  • Thesis III
  • The State Exam and Thesis III should be taken
    after completion of all other courses

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IMRCEES Students
  • 30 ECTS courses to be chosen among the elective
    courses focusing on Eurasia (each course is 5
    ECTS). It is strongly recommended to take
    Central Asia in Global Politics, Master Seminar
    in IR and Master Seminar in Regional Studies 3
    more courses (with a language option Russian or
    Kazakh at different levels)
  • - Thesis III
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