Humanities and Social Sciences

Politics and International Relations Program

Master of International Relations

Issues and Themes

In a rapidly globalizing world, an advanced understanding of the key economic, political and military forces shaping the world is vital. The Master of International Relations provides students with the analytical tools to make sense of these forces, the way they interact and their implications for corporations, states and non-government organizations.

Students will have the opportunity to examine a wide range of critical issues at an advanced level. These include:

• The management of international conflict;
• The challenge of providing human security;
• How to govern the transnational flow of goods, information, finance and people;
• The international relations of the Asia-Pacific and the development of Europe and the European Union;
• The analysis and implications of the links between the environment, economy and society;
• How to design, evaluate and implement international public policy.

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