International Relations And Conflict Resolution Conflict Resolution - American Public University

International Relations And Conflict Resolution Conflict Resolution from American Public University is a Campus Master International studies degree that prepares you for a Science career. This degree provides the student an opportunity to research, study, and write in the field of international relations and conflict resolution . The approach to International Relations is that this field of study is firmly embedded in the Social Sciences as a whole. The rapid pace of globalization is blurring the boundaries of the state. Traditionally, state borders used to regulate the flows of things ?foreign? into the state. Today borders are becoming ever more permeable to the transnational flows of goods, finance, ideas, communications, images, and crime and terrorism. Traditional thinking is also that state borders define the boundaries of a political community implying that domestic politics is qualitatively ?different? than international politics. The fact is that individuals increasingly participate in growing networks of ?international civil society? where political activities take place transnationally. Consequently, both the external and internal political functions of borders are dissolving. The rapid changes taking place in global society make it difficult to comprehend International Relations by focusing only on the state as the principal unit of analysis. Because of that, the discipline of International Relations is increasingly connected with insights from sociology, political economy, psychology, anthropology, and international law. This program offers: * Inter-cultural understanding, cooperation, and cosmopolitanism reflected in the staff and student body. * An insight into the dynamics of international relations, across a number of issue areas, and the different ways of approaching them to prepare students for a number of career paths. * An insight into the nature of change as an endemic feature of politics on a national, regional and global scale. * An understanding of the causes of change and mechanisms to manage change; * An insight into the role of various international actors - state, and non-state - as participants on the international scene. * Training in research methods in the social sciences. * A solid foundation in to the philosophical aspects of the study of international relations. * Insights into the complex relationship between the concerns of domestic and international politics. Available Concentration: Conflict Resolution Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related International studies courses.