Department of International Relations and Regional Studies
Dear Student,
Welcome to the Department of International Relations and Regional Studies. The Department is excited that you have decided to join us. This would be, we are sure, one of the best decisions you have ever made about your study and career.
This is a Student-Oriented Department where it will be possible for you to craft your skills and tailor your expertise for your future job.
We offer you Highly Qualified Academicians from different countries of the world who are active scholars and researchers in different fields of International Relations and Regional Studies.
Here at the Department of International Relations and Regional Studies you will find a Student-Friendly Faculty: mutual trust, honesty and transparency are the values that drive a direct and personal relationship between students and faculty members.
This is going to be an Engaging Learning Experience for you: we promote critical thinking and personal development for an up-to-date and innovative knowledge of international relations and regional studies. As a graduate student of our Department you will appreciate how we engage students in research projects and how we are creating a Lively Academic Environment through the initiatives of the Central Asian Studies Center (You can follow our initiatives on facebook CASC).
The Department of International Relations and Regional Studies offers an undergraduate program – BSSIR (Bachelor of Social Sciences in International Relations) – and a graduate program – MIR (Master of International Relations).
The Bachelor of Social Sciences in International Relations (BSSIR) program offers you three competitive specializations:
- International Relations,
- Comparative Politics and Society
- Central Asian Studies, and can be completed in three to four years’ time.
Core courses include fundamentals and theories of international relations, social and political theories, global economics, comparative politics, internship and a seminar course for special issues in international affairs. Beside you can choose which elective courses you want to take among those offered in your major. For example, the major in international relations offers elective courses such as: Terrorism and Security, Diplomatic and Consular Service, Russia – United States Relations, Government and Politics in Europe. The BSSIR focuses on training students to develop critical thinking and analytical skills as well as a specific knowledge of English language in the field of international relations.
KIMEP has extensive exchange programs that allow our students to spend a semester abroad in recognized universities all around the world.
The BSSIR provide some financial assistance on a competitive basis in form of both merit-based and need-based scholarships (to check if it is still true)
The Master in International Relations (MIR) is an engaging program that can be completed in three semesters. Core courses are organized to provide advanced critical thinking, analytical and research skills, as well as an advanced up-to-date knowledge of theories of international relations, global economy, development studies and Central Asian role in the world. The elective courses offer you the possibility of refining your skills and knowledge according to your preferences: they range from Petropolitcs to Asian Security to Ethics in International Affairs. The challenge and satisfaction of writing of a major research project in form of a two semesters thesis is the culmination of your academic career at the MIR.
We have an existing dual degree with the IMRCEES (International Master in Russian, Central and Eastern European Studies) of the University of Glasgow and we are finalizing a dual degree with the Master in Global Affairs and Policy and the Master of Arts in Korean Studies from Yonsei University. MIR students, selected on a competetive basis, can opt for a dual degree and earn two Master degrees in two years from two renown academic institutions.
The Master in International Relations offers 10 merit-based full-tuition scholarships assigned on a competitive basis and other need-based scholarships. (to check if it is still true for next academic semester)
After graduating our undergraduate and graduate students are able to successfully continue their academic experience in any university in the world or to work in high profile positions within the Kazakhstan public sector, banks and financial institutions, multinational companies including oil and gas, UN bodies, prominent international NGOs, and renowned businesses locally and overseas.
We wish you all the best of luck in choosing your future academic life and if you decide to join us we will be dedicated to assisting you in reaching your full potential.
| Contact us:
Elmira Yessaliyeva, Assistant Email: elmira_y@kimep.kz Tel.: +7 (727) 270 42 79 ext. 3001 Office 110 / Valikhanov buildin |
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| Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations | ||
