MS International Relations

SCHEME OF STUDIES

Following is the scheme of studies for 2 – Years MS/MPhil in International Relations of 30 credit hours including 6 credit hours of thesis, which is compulsory.

List of Core Courses:

It is suggested that the core courses should be of 3 credit hours and also all the optional courses of 3 credit hours. However, the academic bodies of the universities are autonomous to determine the weightage of each course.

1. IR 701: International Relations: Advanced Theory and Practice (3 Credit Hours)
2. IR 703: Advanced Research Methodology- Qualitative Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
3. IR 709: Traditional and Non-traditional Security Paradigms (3 Credit Hours)

List of Optional Courses:

Following is an optional list of courses to be offered by the universities concerned. The course teacher(s) would provide the course contents and the core/recommended books at the time of the offering of a course. The academic bodies of the respective universities are free to add other titles as well in the given list of optional courses.

1. IR 702: Global Political Economy
2. Politics of South Asia
3. Ethnic Conflict in Global Perspective
4. IR 706: Politics of Middle East
5. International Law and Use of Force
6. Contemporary Trends in International Law
7. Comparative Analyses of Foreign Policy of Major Powers (any two)
8. IR 708: Foreign Policy Analysis
9. Role of International Financial Institutions in International Relations
10. An Analysis of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy
11. Politics and Security of Asia-Pacific Region
12. National Security Issues in Contemporary Pakistan
13. Contemporary Environmental Issues
14. Major Issues of Muslim World
15. Conflict and Cooperation in South Asia
16. Peace Building in Post-Conflict Societies
17. International Organizations
18. Power Sharing in Multiethnic States
19. International Security, Arms Control, and Nuclear Non-Proliferation
20. Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, and Radiological Terrorism
21. Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean
22. Kinetic and Non-Kinetic Warfare
23. Central Asian and Caucasus Regions
24. Politics of Human Rights
25. Contemporary Political Theories
26. IR 711: Regional Economic Integration
27. IR 707: Advanced Research Methodology – Quantitative Analysis
28. IR 704: Power, Interdependence and Transnationalism
29. Contemporary Issues in International Relation