Department Information

and
Typical Discipline-Specific Academic Degree and Qualifications1
of faculty within

Politics and International Relations

 

General Description of the Department

The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) in the College of Arts and Sciences brings together many of Florida International University’s internationally oriented disciplines to provide cutting-edge research, first-rate teaching, and innovative training necessary for the globalized world of the 21st century. SIPA includes four signature departments: Politics and International Relations, Global and Sociocultural Studies, Public Administration, and Criminal Justice. 

Combining the traditional disciplinary strengths of Political Science with a multidisciplinary approach to the study of International Relations, the Department of Politics and International Relations offers rich undergraduate and graduate programs.  The department comprises 34 nationally and internationally-recognized faculty with expertise that is not only geographic (in particular Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia) but also subfield (American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Theory).

 

Degrees offered

The Politics and International Relations Department offers these programs:

BA in International Relations

BA /MA in International Relations

MA in International Relations

Ph.D. in International Relations

BA in Political Science

BA/MA in Political Science

MA in Political Science

Ph.D. in Political Science

 

Terminal Degree2 for each discipline taught in Politics and International Relations

Ph.D. in International Relations and Affairs

Ph.D. in Political Science and Government

 

Related Disciplines3

American/United States Studies/Civilization (05.0102) - all courses

International/Global Studies (30.2001) - all courses

 

Related Disciplines3 for specific courses

African Studies (05.0101) – CPO 3202, 4404, 6206

African-American/Black Studies (05.0201) - CPO 3202, 4404, 6206

Asian Studies/Civilization (05.0103) – CPO 3502, 4507, 4541, 4553

Creative Writing (23.1302) - POS 4784

East Asian Studies (05.0104) - CPO 3502, 4507, 4541, 4553

Economics (45.0601) - INR 3703

English Language and Literature (23.0101) - POS 4784

Film/Cinema Studies (50.0601) - POS 4784

Geography (45.0701) – all INR courses

International Law and Legal Studies (22.0209) - all GEA, GEO, GIS and INR courses

Latin American Studies (05.0107) – CPO 3304, 4303, 4323, 4333, 5325, 6307, 6316, 6376,   ASN and INR courses

Law (22.0101) - POS 3603, 3604

Natural Resources/Conservation (03.0101) - all GEA, GEO and GIS courses

Public Policy Analysis (44.0501) - INR 3030

 

Other Teaching Qualifications (Description of Required Academic Degree and Justifications4 for the programs in Political Science)

Consideration of other teaching qualifications in lieu of academic credentials is made on a case-by-case basis and accepted in special cases where evidence of exceptional experience, research or other qualifications can be documented and are directly applicable to the course being taught.

 

 1

Whenever instructors are not credentialed by their advanced degree or by an approved CIP relationship, they must be credentialed through a narrative justification of the instructor’s qualifications to teach this/these course(s).  Such credentialing is based on the proposed instructor’s academic and professional preparation; diplomas, certificates, or relevant licensures; publications and presentations in the field; honors, awards, and professional recognitions; and other demonstrated competencies, skills, and experiences which the instructor brings to the University.  These must be clearly tied to the specific courses to be taught and should establish beyond doubt that the instructor is qualified to teach the specific courses they are to be assigned. 

The Office of the Provost reviews all such justifications and where the justifications warrant the instructor’s teaching the courses proposed, it will either approve the justification for the appropriate period (seven years for full-time faculty members, or four years for part-time faculty members) or employ one of two additional clearance categories beyond the advanced degree and related-discipline categories which it may use to credential some instructors where their accomplishments warrant this:

Active Research Clearance in the Discipline or Active Artistic/Special Talent Clearance in the Discipline

 

 2

The level and discipline of the terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., MS, MFA, doctorate) that is required to teach graduate courses in the discipline

 

 

 3

For each discipline, all strongly-related degree(s) and/or equivalent names for the discipline (include level) that would also be appropriate for teaching at the graduate level

 

 

 4

(1)The appropriate academic degrees and justifications for each related degree above if not obvious; (2) the justification for why the terminal degree is not a doctorate in a discipline, e.g., specific examples of best practice in the discipline and accrediting association language; and (3) any other criteria used to determine appropriate academic qualifications to teach specialty courses in the program.

Current as of 3/11/11