International Relations as a Field of Study in the Canadian System of Higher Education

Autor/in	Istomina, Kateryna
Titel	International Relations as a Field of Study in the Canadian System of Higher Education
Quelle	In: Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 5 (2015) 2, S.83-87 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2353-9518
DOI	10.1515/rpp-2015-0044
Schlagwörter	International Relations; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Professional Training; Bachelors Degrees; Masters Degrees; Doctoral Degrees; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Internationale Beziehungen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Berufliche Fachbildung; Berufliche Fortbildung; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad; Kanada
Abstract	The research presents an attempt to investigate the current state of international relations as a field of study in the context of higher education system in Canada. It contains a general overview of the field of study, focusing predominantly on the role and function of the given academic discipline. The scientific investigation covers the issue of short historiographic review of the development of international relations as a separate academic discipline and an independent field of study at the universities of Canada since it provides better understanding of the international relations evolution as a discipline in Canadian system of higher education. It gives information on the origins of international relations discipline in Canada and first higher education establishments, which provided professional training in the international relations field. The article reviews the official normative documents in the sphere of higher education in Canada, such as Major Field of Study Classification and Classification of Instructional Programs, being theoretical basis of our analysis. The research results can be used to outline the place of international relations major among the diversity of functioning academic majors in Canada. The research also turns to the profound analysis of the information about the offered instructional programs, dedicated to professional training of international relations specialists at the universities of Canada. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01