The International Relations BA program at Webster Leiden is designed to prepare students for leadership and service in the international community. Students examine the great political powers, humanitarian issues, and the dynamics of the global community using contemporary American and European approaches. Through our program, you are given the opportunity to explore, critique, and understand the social, political, and economic interactions of our contemporary globalized world.

The BA in International Relations program combines a global international relations outlook with the practical skills of business thinking. As corporations expand and blur national boundaries, they operate in a more complex landscape. This specialization provides a solid knowledge of the global economic environment recognizing politics, cross-cultural values, and ethics as key components. Students who complete this program are trained to apply a global mindset and creative thinking to conflict management and resolution while considering growth and the bottom line.

By exploring current questions and issues of global importance, you'll develop an in-depth understanding of the development of the international system and interactions between states and other actors. BA (Honours) in International Studies you'll discover the sources of order and disorder within the international system and learn about the key issues in international relations, such as security, justice, conflict and cooperation. 

This programme aims to provide sufficient knowledge of the public administration and international relations disciplines including their main theoretical frameworks and interrelationships with other social science disciplines. This programme aims to equip students with the ability to deploy skills and knowledge in a range of contemporary themes surrounding the applications of public administration and international relations.

Political and economic problems often transcend national boundaries and encompass scientific, technological, cultural and humanitarian concerns. The Schiller program in International Relations and Diplomacy prepares student to pursue careers in government, international organizations, law, business, journalism, or for graduate study in political science and related areas.