Online Degree Programs center around a learning team of students who begin at the same time and then continue as online classmates for the duration of the entire degree program. The Master of Science in International Relations degree program is designed to offer the graduates of diversified undergraduate programs an opportunity to obtain proficiency in international relations. Topics include foreign policy analysis, defense and security policy, comparative politics, regional and state-specific studies, international economics, and specific instruments of international affairs, such as international organizations and international law. The Program is limited to thirty-five students with a minimum of eight years of professional experience in a wide variety of international affairs professions. These include various ministries and departments of national governments, the United Nations and other international organizations, non-governmental organizations, international business, and the media.
Students complete the program while remaining in their current professional positions.