Since its inception, CHRIST Deemed to be University has undertaken path-breaking initiatives in the arena of Indian higher education with the introduction of innovative and modern curricula, insistence on academic discipline, focus on Holistic Education and adoption of global higher education practices with the support of a creative and dedicated staff.
The multi-disciplinary University which focuses on teaching, research and service, offers a range of courses from Bachelors to Doctoral programmes in varied fields with over 22,000 students.
The campuses are a living example of harmonious multiculturalism with students from all over India and around 60 different countries. As a promoter of sports, music and literary activities, it is a nurturing ground for creative excellence.
CHRIST (Deemed to be University), a premier educational institution, is an academic fraternity of individuals dedicated to the motto of ‘EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE’.
The Department of International Studies, Political Science and History in consonance with its mission statement is committed to groom socially concerned and politically conscious citizens into effective public policy experts. The introduction of Master of Arts in International Studies gives a new dimension to the department, which in turn creates an impetus for the teaching and research of the complex forces that determine the shape of the 21st Century on politics in its entire magnitude; international, comparative, theoretical and empirical.
The Master of Arts in International Studies programme addresses contemporary developments that impact the governance of societies across the globe, from terrorism to public sector reform. It covers a spectrum of areas that include the study of globalization, development, democracies, processes of state formation, international organizations, theories of International Relations, international political economy, international security, global environmental politics, Asia- Pacific and Northeast Asian Politics as well as other area studies.