International Relations and Global Security

Overview

Course Details

Develop an understanding of the analytical tools and solutions used to defuse current and potential conflicts by enrolling in the International Relations and Global Security MA course at the American Public University.

APU’s online international relations master’s degree builds your knowledge of alternative theories of international relations, the history and evolution of the discipline, as well as key debates on world order, diplomacy, and international law. Additionally, our international relations master’s degree provides insight on the transnational flow of goods, finance, ideas, communications, images, crime, and terrorism operating in today’s connected global environment.

The program sharpens your written and oral communication skill while building your problem solving and collaborative teamwork capacities.

Students must choose a concentration for this degree program:

• Comparative and Security Issues 
• Conflict Resolution 
• International and Transnational Security Issues 
• Peacekeeping

What You Will Do

• Analyze classical and alternative theories of international relations and the major debates concerning world order, diplomacy, and international law
• Evaluate the changing role of the state in the context of globalization, regionalism, and security
• Assess the nature and distribution of economic, political, and military resources in the context of interdependence
• Distinguish interactions of state, non-state, and supra-national actors by understanding contemporary issues and providing differing levels of analysis