Bachelor in International Relations

About

Considering its newly establishment in 2009, International Relations Study Programme (IRSP) has to adhere to Presuniv’s ideas of becoming a research and development center, as well as setting its own benchmark in accordance to Presuniv’s Statute. For this purpose, it was necessary to compare and contrast the curriculums of various Departments of International Relations operated by several universities inside and outside Indonesia, and examine their relevance to Presuniv’s ideas of setting a new benchmark in Indonesian higher education.

To better link the curriculum with the future users, consultations were established with various ministries under the current Indonesian administration, as well as business councils already operated by Indonesian and its diplomatic partners. Consultations are also conducted with various Multinational Corporations (MNCs) operating in the country.

Responding to intensive inputs and recommendations from different stakeholders, IRSP in the 2010/11 academic year introduced 2 (two) concentrations: (a) Diplomacy and (b) Strategic and Defense Studies, in order to strengthen IRSP as one of the major studies in the School of IR, Communication and Law of Presuniv.

IRSP aims at developing analytical and critical thinking, providing basic knowledge about the emergence of IR as a field of study, and to study the key historical, conceptual and theoretical dimensions which influence international relations in the contemporary world. IRSP also studies in depth different fields of international relations with reference to various interdisciplinary approaches.

Since its inception, IRSP has conducted series of research projects and discussion on different fields of international relations.

Vision

Being a leading and relevant study program to the current development of contemporary International Relations nationally and internationally in 2025.

Mission

• Implement Tridharma of Higher Education professionally through link and match.
• Develop pedagogical quality through a curriculum relevant to the needs of developing national resources that possess integrity, competence, national character, and high international competitiveness.
• Conduct research, dissemination, and practice in International Relations at the national and international level.
• Improve the quantity and qualifications of international graduates that are competent, competitive, and equipped with leadership and superior character; who are able to develop and disseminate knowledge in the field of International Relations professionally, uphold dignity and humanist values and national unity, embrace responsible academic freedom based on academic integrity, are nation-minded, and are capable of continuous self-improvement.
• Compose a curriculum capable of accommodating and anticipating contemporary and future political, economic, technological, and industrial developments. This is geared towards providing graduates with competence in dealing with future changes and developments affected by the advances of technology, industry, and geopolitics.
• Establish, develop, and expand institutional cooperation to further improve the quantity and quality of research and community service with various parties, both domestic and international, which can be dedicated to the public and national welfare. The International Relations Study Programme has cooperated with the Indonesian Association of International Relations. The benefits include intellectual exchanges with other IR study programmes in Indonesia, which enrich local knowledge through research and community service. In addition, cooperation is also held with the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), which often holds seminars on developments in International Relations from practical dimensions.
• Provide practitioners that have expertise in International Relations.
• Contribute to society based on relevant knowledge in International Relations as a form of community service.

Subjects

• Diplomacy and Intelligence
  
• MNCs and State's Diplomacy
  
• Country Risks in IR
  
• Trade Diplomacy
  
• Maritime Security
  
• Defence Policy: Theory and Practice
  
• The Study of War and Diplomacy
  
• Defence Cooperation in Southeast Asia
  

Institutional Partnership

• Ministry of Foreign Affair
  
• Ministry of Defense
  
• Ministry of Tourism and Creative economic
  
• The office of Secretary of President
  
• BASARNAS
  
• BAPPENAS
  
• Chevron
  
• Freeport
  
• UNDP
  
• UNIC
  
• UNESCO

IRSP aims to equip the graduates with high level of analytical skills and expertise in the area of strategic and defense as well as diplomacy. Such an expectation is made in reference to the rising demands deriving from the increasing complexities in the process of globalization.

The “unstoppable” process of globalization has drawn the attention of IRSP to produce graduates who can handle comprehensively the impact of the globalization on field of diplomacy and strategic and defense.

Future Field & Career

• Project Officers for UN Organizations
  
• Foreign and Industry Liasons
  
• Government Officials in Foreign Affairs Ministers Consulate Office
  
• Embassy Officers
  
• United Nations Organization and the subsidiaries
  
• ASEAN Organization
  
• Journalist
  
• Academics