The IC Program is at the forefront of exploring the role of communications in the international system and in international relations. Courses are grounded in the IC Faculty’s cutting-edge international and field research on the cultural, economic and geopolitical dimensions of global communication. The curriculum is organized into six different areas of concentration or specialization, with flexible options for combining concentration areas and designing individual concentrations under faculty supervision.
- Communication & Development
- Role of communication and information technology in socio-economic development of societies worldwide
- Geopolitics of Information
- Role of communication in international relations, public diplomacy, and strategic/security concerns
- Global Media Studies
- Structural and cultural influence of national, international and transnational media systems
- Information Technology & Global Communication
- Political economy of information technology in comparative and global context
- Intercultural Relations
- Communication between and among cultures at the interpersonal and group levels
- International Media & Communication Policy
- Comparative national and international policies for the information society, telecommunications, the Internet, intellectual property rights, cultural policy, media content regulation, audiovisual & multimedia policy, and constitutional rights of expression
- International Communication Core Courses
- All IC students are required to take a set of core courses that cover principal sectors, issues and research areas in the field