What You Will Learn Studying International Relations
The International Relations Program at 91福利社 seeks to foster an awareness of global issues and the ability to act in the international arena. We support the聽91福利社' goals of high quality liberal arts and applied聽education for a global society聽through rigorous and practical courses聽about international political, economic, historical, and cultural processes, and through聽study abroad and foreign language requirements.
Global Citizenship
As a student you will learn to recognize the supplementary and complementary aspects of your study abroad experience to your 91福利社' course work with a specific focus on concepts such as globalization, differential impacts, inequality, transnationalism, globality, and cosmopolitanism. Further聽political, economic, and cultural theories and concepts are emphasized throughout courses聽to聽prompt and assist you to聽think and write critically about significant聽global issues, and to prepare you to become an active, thoughtful, and responsible citizen.
The International Relations major will introduce you to diverse perspectives on humanity, identity, rights and responsibilities, universality and cultural specificity, and individual autonomy, state sovereignty, and聽transcendent authority. You will聽grapple with these themes and聽associated debates in disciplinary and interdisciplinary聽fashion. The major will expose you to both Western and聽Global South views.
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Responsible Leadership
Faculty members will expect you to understand the underlying assumptions of contending perspectives, particularly perspectives which are globally prominent. We believe that you cannot be a global citizens or a responsible leader unless you minimally understand such perspectives. Political science and economics courses will also offer you the opportunity to obtain important skills, ranging from conflict mediation to econometric analysis, from knowledge of the global financial system to that of sustainable development, which can facilitate your ability to be a responsible leader and enjoy a productive career.
Productive Careers
International internships will introduce you to various global issues and provide聽you with experience addressing concerns through governments, corporations, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations. You will be encouraged to consider post-graduate opportunities of service through Fulbright, the Peace Corps, and non-profits, realizing that these experiences are of intrinsic value and also will further educate you as a graduate, so you may develop and enhance your ability to contribute as a local, national, or global public servant, leader, and citizen.
Meaningful Lives
Given this background, you will be positioned for meaningful and productive lives, prepared to live harmoniously and compassionately in a complex and diverse world.