Mount Allison University is a distinguished undergraduate liberal arts university located in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. With a history dating back to 1839, it is one of the oldest universities in Canada. Mount Allison offers a wide range of programs across various disciplines, including humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, fine arts, and commerce. The university is renowned for its small class sizes, close-knit community, and exceptional teaching quality. Students benefit from a personalized and supportive learning environment that fosters critical thinking, creativity, and intellectual curiosity. Mount Allison University is known for its strong emphasis on undergraduate research opportunities, experiential learning, and a holistic approach to education. The beautiful campus and vibrant campus life provide students with a rich and engaging university experience.

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IR examines the globalizing effects of economic, social, technological, environmental, military, and political processes, as well as issues of justice, responsibility, and human well-being. International Relations is the study of the relationships between countries and between governmental and non-governmental organizations. IR operates as an inter- and multi-disciplinary program in which core, as well as elective courses, are drawn from a range of disciplines such as political science, history, modern languages and literature, sociology, anthropology, economics, geography, and environmental studies. Show less

At Mount Allison, the International Relations program is centred around courses in political science, language, and economics.
The program provides students with a broad range of intellectual and critical skills for analyzing the interactions between political and economic systems, cultural norms, environmental dynamics, and hierarchies of power.

In first and second year you'll take introductory courses in economics, political science, and international relations. In third and fourth year you will begin to specialize.

In addition to your core courses, you'll have the opportunity to choose two streams of study from the following disciplines:
Economics
English
Environmental studies
History
Political science
Religious studies
Sociology

International Relations also has a university-level language requirement. Mount Allison offers courses in:
French
Spanish
German
Japanese

International Relations is available as:
BA major (60 credits)
BA honours (72 credits)

Featured courses
POLS 1001 — Foundations of Politics
INLR/POLS 2301 — Introduction to International Relations
POLS 3331 — American Foreign Policy
INLR 3201 — Problems in International Development
INLR 3351 — Foreign Policy Analysis
INLR 4101 — Global Governance Simulation
ECON 3901 — International Trade
SPAN 1101 — Introductory Spanish I

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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