Curriculum

IAGE 6800 Foundations of International Affairs and Global Enterprise is designed to be an integrative offering and culminating in an independent research and writing project that demonstrates the student's in-depth knowledge and understanding of a particular internationally-related topic. This should be a business or management-related topic explored from a socio-cultural or political economy context and drawing from different disciplines. The project provides students with the opportunity to integrate themes developed throughout the program. Attention will be given to ethical quandaries in cross-cultural and international administrative transactions.

IAGE 6790 International Management and the Multinational Corporation is designed to prepare students to be managers in an international setting. The class is divided into 5 parts that together will address: 1) organizational management in the international setting, 2) foundations of international business, 3) cultural considerations in international management, 4) strategic management and risk assessment in international business system, and 5) organizational behavior and human resource management. These topics cover the strategic tactics of doing business internationally and focus on the issues managers address daily in the field. The aim of the course is to enable students to think critically about the obstacles and solutions needed to address varying international management situations, and to be able to make decisions that will lead to successful business outcomes at the international level. 

IAGE 6820 introduces students to the field of international political economy and the politics of international economic relations.  Topics covered in this course include the economic issues of trade, finance, production, environment and development.  Students will engage with the political problems that arise as a consequence of the increasing interdependence of international economic relations.

IAGE 6630 International Organizations for IAGE course in international relations explores the role and impact of international organizations (IOs) in global politics. It examines the challenges of cooperation in an anarchic international system and evaluates the role of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) in addressing these challenges. While the primary focus is on IGOs, the course also touches on the contributions of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). Through theoretical frameworks and case studies, students will critically assess the origins, design, functions, and effectiveness of IOs in promoting collective security, human rights, economic development, environmental protection, and global governance. This is a core course for the MIAGE program. 

PADMN 6289 Research Design for Public Administrators introduces scholarly approaches to research and problem solving: assessing relevant literature, formulating research questions, generating relevant evidence, and constructing reasoned arguments. Focuses on design issues of experimental, quasi-experimental, non-experimental and interpretive methodologies as well as standards for evaluating research.

LAW 7270 in the fall semester is strongly recommended for all MIAGE students, but other courses may be chosen pending program and instructor approval. Examples of other law classes can be found in the electives list below. 

LAW 7270 International Law
LAW 7789 Global Perspectives on Counter-Terrorism

This is the foundational international law course. Through the study of historical and contemporary issues, this course introduces the basic doctrines and institutions of public international law. Using these issues as a context for understanding how the international legal system operates, the course explores classical, modern, and contemporary doctrines and theories about international law. In addition to studying the substantive legal issues of self-determination, human rights and the law of war, the course will cover treaties and conventions; the development of customary law; and the role/identity of individuals, states and international organizations in the international legal system.

Please note that students must obtain instructor permission prior to registration.