美國(guó)國(guó)際關(guān)系學(xué)專業(yè)的典型課程及選校分析

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   國(guó)際關(guān)系學(xué)(IR)是研究各個(gè)國(guó)家間外交關(guān)系的跨學(xué)科專業(yè);如:主權(quán)國(guó)家、國(guó)際政府組織(IGO)、國(guó)際非政府組織(INGO)、非政府組織(NGO)以及跨國(guó)公司(MNC)等。除了政治學(xué)與公共關(guān)系學(xué)外,其領(lǐng)域還涉及工程學(xué)、經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)、歷史學(xué)、國(guó)際法學(xué)、哲學(xué)、地理學(xué)、社會(huì)工作學(xué)、社會(huì)學(xué)、犯罪學(xué)、心理學(xué)、國(guó)際安全學(xué)、生態(tài)環(huán)境學(xué)、經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展學(xué)等學(xué)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(rèn)知Understanding the Cold War
    國(guó)際慣例International Norms
    和平操作維護(hù)Peace-Maintenance Operations
    全球化與福利國(guó)家的未來(lái)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(guó)際公法Public International Law
    國(guó)際政治學(xué)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(guó)家安全技術(shù)Technology in National Security
    政治哲學(xué)Political Philosophy
    種族和階級(jí)政治學(xué)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(jì)學(xué)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(qǐng)者在選校時(shí)考慮以下因素,再做決定:
    該專業(yè)是門(mén)跨學(xué)科學(xué)科還是政治學(xué)(經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué))的分支學(xué)科?
    師生比率是多少?
    課堂規(guī)模有多大?教授有多少人?
    外語(yǔ)的具體要求?
    該專業(yè)提供哪些海外機(jī)會(huì)?
    該專業(yè)提供實(shí)習(xí)工作嗎?
    心理準(zhǔn)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(xué)生評(píng)價(jià)
    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.*