Master´s Degree in International Economic Relations

The Degree in International Relations at Rey Juan Carlos University has a study plan based on rigorous, quality criteria. This plan has been designed so that the student learns in detail how international relations are developed, what their main political and institutional assumptions are, in what way the international society is regulated, and what aspects have defined its historical evolution.

One fundamental virtue in the design of the study plan in this degree is its multidisciplinary character. Students will study questions relative to international relations from different and complementary perspectives that will permit them to become highly skilled: Law, History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, Communication, and, of course, the concrete field of International Relations.

There is no specific restriction from what is required by the law that regulates access to higher education. However, it would be appropriate that the student has specialized in Social Sciences in high school, or else, if the student has had previous university studies, that those studies are related to branches of Law, Political Science, Administration, Economics, History, Communication and Sociology.

To explain and analyze the characteristics, agents, and principle assumptions of international relations.
To offer students specialized training as well as complete and multidisciplinary knowledge of the different spheres that make up the international society, with its organizations and its main figures.
To prepare students so that they are capable of autonomously carrying out the analysis of international reality and its institutions.
To train students so that they can be excellent professionals in the different fields and organizations that make up the international society.
To offer students multidisciplinary training that allows them to comprehend the complexity and dynamic character of current international relations and its evolution.
To get students to comprehend the functions and jurisdictions of States and of international organizations, as well as the role and relationships of other groups in the international context.
To spread democratic values and respect for human rights from the perspective of international relations, security, and peace. Different subject matter in the study plan offers students the necessary content and tools to understand the evolution and current framework of international institutions, the relationships between nations, and the importance of the expansion of democracy and of human rights protection systems.
To enable students so that they can access further specialized and post-graduate study programs.

COURSE 1
International Relations Theory and Fundamental Principles
Introduction to Law
Human Geography, Economics and Politics
New Technologies in International Relations
History of International Relations
History of the Modern World and Social Movements
International Organisations and Institutions
Constitucional Systems and Models from an International Perspective
Public International Law
Economic Principles


COURSE 2
International Relations, Society and Globalisation
Theory and History of International Political Thought
Spanish Foreign Policy
International Marketing
Armed Conflicts and International Humanitarian
International Security and Defence
Modern Language
European Union Political History
Companies and International Organisations: Multinational Companies
Public Opinion and International Journalism
International Economics


COURSE 3
Latin American Community of Nations and Integration Processes in Latin America
2nd Language (Chinese or Arabic). Basic Level
International Criminal law
Democratization process, transitions and International community
Global Analysis of Cultures and Religions: History Education and Fundamentalism
European Union and Community Law
Procedural Law and International Tribunals
International Human Rights Law
International Trade and Arbitration
International Terrorism

COURSE 4
2nd Language (Chinese or Arabic). Advanced Level
Immigration, Political Asylum and Development Cooperation
Diplomatic and Consular Law
Ceremonial and protocol
Emergent regions in the International Scene: Africa and Asia
Academic Recognition of Credits
Internship Placement
End of degree project

Will know and understand the genesis, evolution, and current characteristics of the norms that regulate relations and legal institutions.
Will analyze the historical evolution of the processes, ideas, and political, social, and cultural movements with regard to what has been constructed by modern States and international relations.
Will be able to identify, understand, and analyze the origin, the foundations, and the development of the beginnings of democratic and pluralistic societies, and their confrontations with other models of coexistence.
Will be capable of identifying and analyzing the new actors, relationships, and institutions related to emerging regions.
Will acquire sufficient ability in a foreign language to allow them the acquisition of broader knowledge and will better prepare them for professional performance.
Will acquire the basic abilities for the handling of new information and communication technologies.
Will be able to identify and analyze autonomously the principal aspects of security, defense, and threats in the international sphere.
Will acquire abilities to study and analyze autonomously the actors, relationships and institutional frameworks of the international society.
Will know and understand the basic features that characterize the globalization of social, economic, and political activity and the functioning of international organizations.
Will be able to identify the essential features of human geography, economics, and politics and their impact on international relations.
Will be able to identify the process of formation of public opinion in the area of international relations.
Will understand and know how to apply the norms proper of the relationships among international actors.
Will acquire abilities for the understanding and analysis of economic relationships and their international dimension.