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Maqsut Narikbayev University (MNU) is taking its postgraduate education to the next level. Starting from the new academic year, the International School of Economics will launch a master’s programme in Political Science and International Relations.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Master’s programme in Political Science and International Relations is a two-year programme designed to develop analytical and critical thinking, as well as research skills that are in demand both locally and internationally. The language of instruction is English. The faculty consists of degree holders who are graduates of leading international universities, including recipients of the prestigious Bolashak international scholarship, with extensive experience in both academia and industry at the national and international levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new academic programme includes courses in critical geopolitics, the foreign policy of great powers, the geopolitics of cyberspace, and geo-economics. It also offers courses aimed at developing research competencies, such as qualitative and quantitative research methods, thesis writing, and research practice. In addition, the curriculum features pedagogical development, including teaching practice and a course on higher education pedagogy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applications for admission can be submitted via the following link<\/strong><\/a>. We also remind you that Maqsut Narikbayev University offers ten additional master’s programmes: Law<\/em>, International Law<\/em>, Intellectual Property and Business Law<\/em>, Competition Law<\/em>, IT Law<\/em>, Economics<\/em>, Finance<\/em>, Translation Studies<\/em>, Applied Linguistics<\/em>, and Counselling Psychology<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31920,"template":"","news-cat":[66,47],"news_tag":[384,386],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMNU Launches New Master\u2019s Programme in Political Science and International Relations - MNU<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/news\/political-science-and-international-relations-mnu-launches-new-masters-degree-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MNU Launches New Master\u2019s Programme in Political Science and International Relations - MNU\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Maqsut Narikbayev University (MNU) is taking its postgraduate education to the next level. 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