50業子

Whether you would like to work in government, a global corporation, academia or a nongovernmental organization, a degree in International Relations can open many doors. Our curriculum enables you to analyze the legal, historical, socioeconomic, humanitarian and political factors that influence global affairs.

You will learn how to perform rigorous and structured research, to understand and explain a comprehensive range of international relations issues and to develop scholarly analysis, as well as how to apply it. Tailor your degree by choosing enrichment courses in fields such as European integration, Asian security studies, energy politics, terrorism or international law.

Our international classrooms, with students and faculty from around the world, enhance political and cultural discussions leading to a better understanding in the field of international relations.

Learning Outcomes:

Students who complete this program will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of key subfields and theories of international relations as a discipline including their relevance and application.
• Identify major actors and institutions of international relations and know their functions.
• Distinguish systemic from actor-specific causes determining political, economic and military conflicts.

The program will also teach students to:

• Analyze international issues from perspectives other than their own, and display familiarity with foreign cultures and languages.
• Analyze the potential and constraints of international organizations, such as the United Nations, the European Union or ASEAN, on a regional and global level, as well as in relation to their member states.
• Demonstrate knowledge of region-specific developments to understand the role of international actors such as the United States, the European Union, China or Russia.
• Assess the political, economic, legal, historic and societal implications of systemic changes on national, regional and global levels.
• Apply analytical tools to explain past and current developments and crises in international relations.
• Produce original research and present it in scientific papers.

Profile: 

WVPU’s BA in International Relations program comprehensively examines a range of international relations issues enabling students to understand the complexities and underlying processes involved in world politics and international affairs.

Students undergo a rigorous program of scholarly training that prepares them to carry out requisite levels of research and proceed into more advanced studies. Through exposure to and participation in faculty research, as well as interaction with an array of experts and prominent external lecturers, students gain valuable insight into history and contemporary world affairs.

They learn to work independently and to collaborate with others on analyzing political events and crises, understand and assess political risk, and formulate, as well as advocate policies that benefit the public good in line with WVPU’s profile and objectives.

Graduates of WVPU’s BA in International Relations program possess an in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of international relations and can therefore perform tasks at a very high professional level. They are critical, independent thinkers capable of collaboration and leadership, able to deal with comprehensive challenges in changing contexts, able to take on and manage projects, and take responsibility for decision making.