Course model and main subject features
Course model and main subject features
We will introduce the course of study model and the features of the main subjects of Department of International Politics Graduate School of International Politics, Economics and Communication.
Course model
*The course model introduced here is just an example.
Features of Major Subjects
Security Studies Course (Master's degree)
| Subject Name | Features |
| Strategic Studies: Sea Power and the Transformation of East Asia, 1839-2012. | Sea power shaped East Asia's modern history and defined its emergence in the international system. Since the first half of the 19th century, for one hundred and fifty years, the strategic use of the sea in peace and war contributed to emergence of the region's main modern state actors and shaped its security landscape. The module examines such a transformation from the first Opium war to the emergence of maritime disputes in the East and South China Seas. In so doing, the module explores core strategic issues pertaining to the European encroachment in China and the collapse of the Chinese Empire; the rise and fall of Japanese military power; the emergence of the United States as the main regional hegemon; the impact of the Cold War on Japanese security; the division of the Korean peninsula; the Sino-American conflict in the Pacific; the Rise of China in the Post-Cold War; and Japan's consolidation as East Asian's most advance sea power. |
| International Relations History | In this class, we will examine the First World War, which determined international politics in Europe in the 20th century (and beyond), and the Paris Peace Conference, which sought to form a new international order based on the lessons learned from that war. We will also consider the League of Nations (its establishment), which will provide valuable insights into the various issues facing international politics today, as well as how to deal with problems in Eastern Europe, including the Balkans, and the Middle East. |
| Asia Pacific Politics | This course aims to understand the transformation of international relations in the Asia-Pacific region and the response to these changes through the formation and dynamics of regional institutions. Why did regional institutions come to be established in the region? What are the characteristics of their dynamics? What attitudes have each country taken toward regional institutions? In addition, we would like to consider what role regional institutions can play in regional peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, where power politics are intensifying amid deepening economic interdependence. |
Global Governance Course (Master's Program)
| Subject Name | Features |
| Global Governance | Global governance theory examines why, when and how the concept has come to be required in the academic field of international relations and in the actual world political arena. The spread of this concept is inseparably linked to the phenomenon of globalization, the emergence of global issues and economic globalization, and the aim is to explore how the international community can address these trends and issues. The subjects and problem areas examined are sovereign states, world order, international organizations, economic globalization, security, environmental issues, human rights, human security issues and global governance. |
| Global Environmental Politics | Global environmental issues that concern the basis of human survival, such as global warming and biodiversity, are challenges that must be resolved through collaboration among governments, economic organizations, labor unions, women's organizations, indigenous peoples, and various other private organizations through the formation of a global international framework. |
| Human Security | The term "human security" was invented in the early 1990s. This lecture will cover the background to the emergence of the term, the diversification and convergence of its meaning, and a comparison and contrast with related terms. Part 1 will deal with the background of its emergence, Part 2 with the crystallization of the concept, and Part 3 with its relativization, which is the opposite of Part 2. Finally, each participant will be asked to give a report based on their own interests. |
