Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy (Single Degree)

Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy (Single Degree)

Program Description

The International Relations and Diplomacy bachelor’s degree from AUPP provides students with an understanding of the current challenges in Southeast Asia and around the world. The program fosters critical thinking by using problem-centered teaching to create evidence-based solutions. The program provides an opportunity to study crucial contemporary issues—conflict among and within nations, democratization, economic and political globalization, regional problems, the emerging importance of non-state actors, the role of diplomacy, and the analysis and design of foreign and domestic policies in development and security matters.

To complete the Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy, students shall study for 4 years with 124 credits.

Program Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

PLO 1. Discern the causes and consequences of various political regime types, governance structures, and development approaches to better understand the complexity of our globalized world.

Cognitive Skills

PLO 2. Demonstrate the ability to critically analyze international political phenomena through well-constructed evidence-based research, using relevant social science concepts, theories, and methods.

PLO 3. Construct well-reasoned ethical policy solutions for real-world problems, fruitfully engaging as active and well-informed responsible citizens in world affairs.

PLO 4. Assess the applicability of existing knowledge on domestic and world politics on the governance systems of (Cambodia and other) Southeast Asian states and the relations between said states.

PLO 5. Produce well-structured original analyses, using qualitative and/or quantitative methods, culminating with the creation of an original work in a capstone project.

Program Structure

Required Total Credits (124)

General Education Courses

34

Required Lower Division Major Core Courses

33

Required Upper Division Major Core Courses

33

Major Elective Courses

9

General Elective Courses

15

General Education Courses (Required: 34 credits)

Course Code

Course Name

Credits

COMM 103

Oral Communications

3

ENGL 101

English Composition I

3

ENGL 102

English Composition II

3

ENVS 131C

Environmental Science

3

HIST 131

World History from 1500 B.C

3

HUMN 101

Introduction to Humanities

3

HUMN 110

Arts and Culture

3

ITEC 101

Introduction to Information Technology

3

MATH 177

Elementary Statistics

3

PHIL 110

Critical Thinking

3

PSYC 101

Introductory Psychology

3

SMNR 101

First Year Experience

1

Required Lower Division Major Core Courses (Required: 33 credits)

Course Code

Course Name

Credits

ECON 200

Economics

3

ENTR 110

Introduction to Entrepreneurship

3

ICT 209

Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence

3

IR 101

Introduction to International Relations

3

IR 207

Research Methods and Design

3

IR 230

International Political Economy

3

IR 247

Principles of Sustainable Development

3

LEGL 101

Introduction to Law and the Legal System

3

POLS 110

Introduction to Political Science

3

POLS 227

Introduction to Comparative Politics

3

POLS 325

Cambodian Government

3

Required Upper Division Major Core Courses (Required: 33 credits)

Course Code

Course Name

Credits

INTS 400

Internship

3

IR 310

International Organizations

3

IR 315

ASEAN and the International System of Southeast Asia

3

IR 333

Globalization

3

IR 380A

Peace and Conflict Studies

3

IR 415

International Politics of the Asia-Pacific

3

IR 482

Diplomacy and Foreign Policy

3

IR 490*

Capstone Project

3

POLS 320

Southeast Asian Comparative Politics

3

POLS 400

Public Policy

3

POLS 360

Comparative Social Movements

3

*IR student is required to choose either a Capstone course or a Major IR elective course.

Major Elective Courses (Required: 9 credits)

Course Code

Course Name

Credits

ECON 306

Applied Statistics

3

IR 330

Qualitative Research Methods

3

IR 331

Quantitative Research Methods

3

IR 350

Environment and Development

3

IR 361

Gender and Development

3

IR 431

Political Economy of Southeast Asia

3

IR 450

China’s Foreign Policy and Relations

3

IR 495

Special Topics in International Relations

3

LEGL 390

Negotiation and Dispute Settlement

3

LEGL 435

International (Private and Public) Law

3

POLS 301A

Comparative Political Theory

3

POLS 410

Political Development and Democratization

3

General Elective Courses (Required: 15 credits)

Course Code

Course Name

Credits

ECON 301

Economics II

3

ECON 400

Economics Strategy for Business

3

ECON 430

International Economics

3

ECON 440

Money and Banking

3

ECON 470

Economics of Development

3

ECON 481

Economics of the Asia Pacific Region

3

LEGL 199

English for Legal Purposes

3

LEGL 310

Legal Ethics

3

LEGL 334

Cambodian Business Law

3

LEGL 340

Labor Law

3

LEGL 360

Southeast Asian Law and Legal Systems

3

LEGL 380

Genocide

3

LEGL 385

Gender and Law

3