Beginning in fall 2018, Salve will offer the nation’s first online Ph.D. program in international relations. Building on the success of our master’s program in international relations, this terminal degree continues to emphasize justice, with a primary focus on seeking wisdom.
Our Program
Our curriculum encourages students to think outside the box when studying the different regions of the world, while also inspiring them to consider a single box: the global one. Through comparative study that seeks to expose differences and reveal similarities in a respectful and considered way, our doctoral candidates challenge myths and misconceptions that different cultures have about themselves.
Consistent with the University’s mercy and justice mission, our program’s mission is to promote humanity and eliminate prejudice. Coursework emphasizes the reality that different regions are part of an integral whole. Our students explore and understand all of the world’s regions, then choose a single area of focus for their dissertation.
Program Spotlight: Innovative Understanding
Salve Regina University is thrilled to be the first university in the United States to offer an online Ph.D. in international relations. The mission of the degree is to provide an innovative understanding of area studies through comparative analysis.
Dr. Symeon Giannakos, professor
Our Faculty
Our instructors are full-time teaching faculty at their respective institutions, including Salve Regina, the University of Rhode Island, the U.S. Naval War College and Roger Williams University. All hold doctorates and are regionally, nationally or internationally known scholars with expertise in a specific area of study.
International Relations (Ph.D.)
13 courses | 48 credits
Required courses:
- INR675: Quantitative Methods (offered July-August)
- INR690: Dissertation Research and Writing (offered September-October and January-March)
- INR699: Dissertation
Students choose 10 of their courses from the following list based on their area of interest:
- INR602: American Foreign Policy (offered January-March)
- INR603: American Foreign Policy Decision Making (offered May-June)
- INR612: Chinese Foreign Policy (offered March-May)
- INR613: The Korean Peninsula and Japan (offered March-May)
- INR622: Russian Foreign Policy (offered May-June)
- INR623: Chinese Politics (offered September-October)
- INR633: Comparative Politics of Russia (offered May-June and July-August)
- INR652: South Asia in World Affairs (offered September-October)
- INR653: Latin America in World Affairs (offered July-August)
- INR662: Europe in World Affairs (offered October-December)
- INR672: Africa in World Affairs (offered October-December)
- INR685: Culture, Society and the Global Condition (January-March)
