The MA program in American Studies (degree in International Relations) was launched in 2021 as a multi- and interdisciplinary educational program designed and developed in collaboration with Arizona State University. The newly developed M.A. program offers a rigorous and analytically intensive two-year curriculum in American Studies, International Relations, with majors concentrating in fields of U.S. foreign policy, U.S. international and domestic policies, and American social, economic, political, and public life. One of the special features of the program is its focus on social science research methodology.
Among the benefits that the M.A. program in American Studies offers are:
- Professional career development related to international relations, U.S.-led global organizations, American cultural and social institutions, and the corporate structure and practice of American business
- Internship opportunities tied to U.S. and other international agencies
- Competitive scholarship opportunities to cover part of the tuition cost at YSU
The core M.A. courses offered through the American Studies Center concentrate on:
- U.S. Foreign Policy
- American Strategic Interests in the Middle East and Adjoining Areas
- U.S. Energy Policies and the Environment
- U.S. Government and Public Policy
- Political Economy, Business, and U.S. Corporations
- American Society, Regional Politics, and the Armenian-American Diaspora
- The U.S. Constitution and Judicial System
- Public and Social Media and the Mass Communications in the U.S.
- Social Science Research Methods Professional/Academic Writing
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