國際關(guān)系學(IR)是研究各個國家間外交關(guān)系的跨學科專業(yè);如：主權(quán)國家、國際政府組織(IGO)、國際非政府組織(INGO)、非政府組織(NGO)以及跨國公司(MNC)等。除了政治學與公共關(guān)系學外，其領(lǐng)域還涉及工程學、經(jīng)濟學、歷史學、國際法學、哲學、地理學、社會工作學、社會學、犯罪學、心理學、國際安全學、生態(tài)環(huán)境學、經(jīng)濟發(fā)展學等學科領(lǐng)域緊密相連。
典型課程列表
防止種族暴力Preventing Ethnic Violence
冷戰(zhàn)認知Understanding the Cold War
國際慣例International Norms
和平操作維護Peace-Maintenance Operations
全球化與福利國家的未來Globalization and the Future of the Welfare State
后共產(chǎn)主義地區(qū)安全Security in Post Communist Regions
國際公法Public International Law
國際政治學International Politics
全球變化與安全Global Change and Security
全球化及其批判Globalization and Its Critics
企業(yè)戰(zhàn)略Business Strategy
國家安全技術(shù)Technology in National Security
政治哲學Political Philosophy
種族和階級政治學Politics of Race and Class
全球環(huán)境政策與法律Global Environmental Policy and Law
區(qū)域貿(mào)易協(xié)定經(jīng)濟學Economics of Regional Trade Agreements
注：課程列表為本科專業(yè)課程列表。
選校分析
建議申請者在選校時考慮以下因素，再做決定：
該專業(yè)是門跨學科學科還是政治學(經(jīng)濟學)的分支學科?
師生比率是多少?
課堂規(guī)模有多大?教授有多少人?
外語的具體要求?
該專業(yè)提供哪些海外機會?
該專業(yè)提供實習工作嗎?
心理準備
Are You Ready To...?
Learn how spies operate in today’s world
Gain a different perspective on life by, perhaps, studying abroad
Read books by noted world leaders and diplomats
Specialize in a particular region, such as the Middle East or the Philippines
Take part in heated discussions on, for example, the effects of the Kyoto Protocol on relations between nations*(2)
學生評價
Students should expect to write interpretive essays on examinations rather than face simple multiple-choice or true-false questions, as well as to write papers that combine solid research with independent thinking.”
Robert Mandel, Professor and Chair, International Affairs Department, Lewis and Clark College
Do you believe that societies and cultures are linked in such a way that changes made in one society affect the rest of the world? If you do, International Relations might be the major for you.*
典型課程列表
防止種族暴力Preventing Ethnic Violence
冷戰(zhàn)認知Understanding the Cold War
國際慣例International Norms
和平操作維護Peace-Maintenance Operations
全球化與福利國家的未來Globalization and the Future of the Welfare State
后共產(chǎn)主義地區(qū)安全Security in Post Communist Regions
國際公法Public International Law
國際政治學International Politics
全球變化與安全Global Change and Security
全球化及其批判Globalization and Its Critics
企業(yè)戰(zhàn)略Business Strategy
國家安全技術(shù)Technology in National Security
政治哲學Political Philosophy
種族和階級政治學Politics of Race and Class
全球環(huán)境政策與法律Global Environmental Policy and Law
區(qū)域貿(mào)易協(xié)定經(jīng)濟學Economics of Regional Trade Agreements
注：課程列表為本科專業(yè)課程列表。
選校分析
建議申請者在選校時考慮以下因素，再做決定：
該專業(yè)是門跨學科學科還是政治學(經(jīng)濟學)的分支學科?
師生比率是多少?
課堂規(guī)模有多大?教授有多少人?
外語的具體要求?
該專業(yè)提供哪些海外機會?
該專業(yè)提供實習工作嗎?
心理準備
Are You Ready To...?
Learn how spies operate in today’s world
Gain a different perspective on life by, perhaps, studying abroad
Read books by noted world leaders and diplomats
Specialize in a particular region, such as the Middle East or the Philippines
Take part in heated discussions on, for example, the effects of the Kyoto Protocol on relations between nations*(2)
學生評價
Students should expect to write interpretive essays on examinations rather than face simple multiple-choice or true-false questions, as well as to write papers that combine solid research with independent thinking.”
Robert Mandel, Professor and Chair, International Affairs Department, Lewis and Clark College
Do you believe that societies and cultures are linked in such a way that changes made in one society affect the rest of the world? If you do, International Relations might be the major for you.*