LIFE AT THE LEADING INDEPENDENT, WESTERNSTYLE UNIVERSITY IN CENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM ACCREDITATIONS: - Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (AQAA Austria) - Independent Kazakhstan Quality Assurance Agency for Education (IQAA Kazakhstan) - Asian Forum on Business Education (AFBE) - Foundation for International Business Administration accreditation (FIBAA) - European Association for Public Administration Accreditation (EAPAA) - American Communication Association (ACA) KIMEP has student exchange agreements with more than 120 top international universities in North America, Europe and East Asia Master in International Relations The objectives of MIR program are: • to provide students with graduate-level knowledge and analytical skills needed for employment in public, no-profit, and private organizations with an international orientation as well as government agencies and higher education institution; and • to educate graduate students for ethical service to their society and the broader regional and international community. • to prepare graduates for doctoral studies in areas relevant to international relations CURRICULUM Requirements for the MIR: • Program Foundation courses 13 credits 24 ECTS • Program Major courses 24 credits 40 ECTS • Internship 4 credits 5 ECTS • Thesis 6 credits 20 ECTS • Comprehensive Exam 1 credit 1 ECTS • Total Required for Graduation 48 credits 90 ECTS Program Foundation required courses (13 credits equivalent to 24 ECTS) Course Code Course Title Credits ECTS IRL 5010.2 Professional Foreign Language for International Relations 2 3 IRL 5536.2 Management of International Institutions and Organizations 2 3 IRL5517 Political Psychology and International Relations 3 3 IRL5513 Theories of International Relations 3 10 IRL5515 International Political Economy 3 5 TOTAL 13 24 Program Major Required courses (15 credits 25 ECTS) Students need to take: • All courses from Group A: - Central Asia in Global Politics - Ethics in International Affairs - Research Methods/Thesis I • One course from Group B: - Developmental Studies - International Institutions and Law • One course from group C - Master Seminar in Regional Studies - Master Seminar in International Relations Program Major Elective courses (9 credits 15 ECTS) Students need to take any 3 of the following elective courses: - Asian Security: Theory and Practice - Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy in the Post-Communist World - Emerging Powers and Markets - Political Geography - History of International Relations - Government and Politics in Central Asia - Russian Foreign Policy - Petro Politics - Central Asia – Russia Relations - Central Asia – United States Relations - European Union: Politics and Foreign Policy - Foreign Policy: Doctrines and Strategies - Master Seminar in Regional Studies (if not taken as major required) - Master Seminar in International Relations (if not taken as major required) Other requirements (11 credits 26 ECTS) - Internship Thesis II State Exam Thesis III The State Exam and Thesis III should be taken after completion of all other courses IMRCEES Students - 30 ECTS courses to be chosen among the elective courses focusing on Eurasia (each course is 5 ECTS). It is strongly recommended to take: Central Asia in Global Politics, Master Seminar in IR and Master Seminar in Regional Studies + 3 more courses (with a language option – Russian or Kazakh – at different levels) - Thesis III ● Language courses for foreigners - Kazakh for Foreigners - Russian for Foreigners (Intensive language course + internship) • International Summer School 2016 Welcome to KIMEP University and Almaty