Programs in Costa Rica 2025

Business Administration is a process of planning, leading, organizing, controlling, and evaluating the resources available in organizations, and searching efficiently and effectively for the proposed objectives. The Bachelor Degree covers the main areas of administrative and organizational tasks which allows the graduate to boost their possibilities to be placed in the business sector.

TRAIN, TEACH, DEVELOP With this Master's Program in Educational Sciences with a mention in Educational Administration, the Free University of Costa Rica wishes to contribute to the freedom that exists in the educational system of our country, strengthening the field of private education, the formation of educational policies, as well as the leadership resources that our education has, allowing a sustainable development in our society, guiding the ethical, moral and democratic values ​​that constitute it. The curriculum is focused on courses related to different areas of knowledge, integrated around the problems of education and complemented with a final graduation project, according to the nature and levels of demand of each of the courses and the areas in management, in what corresponds to the modality called Professional Master's Degree. This type of Master's focuses information on the inquiry, observation, analysis, systematization of the sociocultural reality, and the dynamics of educational institutions and programs in Costa Rica. This process is postulated as the starting point to generate adequate knowledge. Parallel to this, the study of the specific situation of the Educational Administration of the country is emphasized and the respective theoretical-methodological frameworks based on bibliographic consultation and on the comparison of experiences at the national level are elaborated. The synthesis of these two aspects, national reality, and theoretical-methodological foundation will allow the graduate of this plan to achieve the proposed objectives.

It is attached to the Postgraduate Program of the School of International Relations of the National University of Costa Rica. It has three emphases: Management, Ports, and Agro-chains, made up of six quarters where the first three quarters share a common trunk and from the fourth quarter it specializes in the selected area. This Master's program attracts graduates of economics and engineering, where it seeks to provide the student with the latest generation tools in key logistics processes such as purchasing, storage, inventory control, transportation planning, and distribution, and incorporates the most recent technological, managerial, social and commercial trends that are conditioning the discipline that allows them to better face the demands of the current market.

OBSERVE, SUPPORT, MOTIVATE From the professional point of view, the work in the field of Systemic Family Therapy has started from professionals motivated by related therapeutic interventions. Systemic Family Therapy uses different models of intervention with proven efficacy and increasingly widely used. In the country, there is a need to specialize with depth and breadth for the best and highest performance and job competence in the face of a family, partner, and individual demands that require a comprehensive response to their needs and problems of various kinds. Considering the above, the Free University of Costa Rica presents the PROFESSIONAL MASTER'S PROGRAM IN SYSTEMIC FAMILY THERAPY, aimed at training future therapists in a systemic model, which allows them to intervene in a wide variety of clinical and non-clinical situations, through the training of highly trained professionals. The strict limitation to a small group allows us to offer intensive and individualized practice.

The Master of Arts in International Law and Diplomacy (online and hybrid formats) is a graduate program permitting students to specialize in the interface between international law and diplomacy. It will not only broaden students' knowledge in the field of international law and its various foundational dimensions but will also equip them with knowledge and skills to work in the field of diplomacy and related international careers. During this program, students will analyze the different dimensions of international law including those related to law-making, armed conflicts, human rights, economic relations, territorial and maritime disputes, and environmental disputes as well as those related to the theory and practice of diplomacy in the 21st century including dispute settlement and conflict resolution. Students will also attend skills development sessions that are designed to support their professional careers and employability.

All students enrolled under this program will take most of the courses within the International Peace Studies program, however, this specialization will include 12 credits focused specifically on Media, Peace, and Conflict Studies.

With the co-sponsorship of the Muslim World League, the Pontifical Lateran University, and the World Jewish Congress, this program has been designed to nurture your critical thinking abilities, foster your research skills, and provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to be an intersectional scholar who is being mindful of the religious and cultural dimensions of conflict transformation and peacebuilding.

The Master of Arts in Gender and Development offered by UPEACE, jointly with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), aims to equip students with critical knowledge about gender studies in its intersections with development studies. Gain the skills to advance gender equality with this graduate program focused on the crucial role of women in diplomacy and development.

The confluence of cutting-edge Western and Indigenous science and knowledge has opened the doors to a new paradigm of peace and development. The Master of Arts in Indigenous Science and Peace Studies (ISPS) brings these two ways of knowing together to challenge a failing framework with time-tested methodologies that sustain life and create transformative opportunities amidst the global catastrophes we face right now. The transformation of policy, diplomacy, development models, and innovative technologies in ways that respect the interconnections of people and facilitate stronger and more sustainable solutions across all sectors of society, is at the core of the program.

The Master of Arts Degree in International Law and the Settlement of Disputes (face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats) offers students an understanding of the role that international law and institutions play in the settlement of international and transnational disputes. This specialization examines the role of national and international courts and tribunals in contributing to the settlement of disputes. As international and transnational adjudication has acquired a more prominent role in international relations, it is essential to understand how these global and regional courts are responding to the challenges of the early 21st Century. Students will examine the role of law in traditional and not-so traditional territorial and boundary disputes, and acquire an overview of the law of the sea. And finally, they will be examine the increasingly important field of dispute settlement in international economic relations, which will include investment arbitration.

The Master of Arts Degree in International Law and Human Rights Degree offers students an in-depth review of the procedures and practice of international human rights bodies, at the global and UN level as well as at the regional level. Students will gain an understanding of the various judicial and non-judicial bodies that are at the frontline of questions of interpretation, the development of international human rights standards, and enforcement. In addition, students receive training in hands-on skills in the realm of reporting, monitoring, and evaluation of human rights. Finally, as the globalization of business and investment is increasing in force and speed, with important human rights implications, this specialization explores the interaction between economics and rights, asking critical questions about this process and potential solutions.

In the realm of Agronomical Engineering (Agricultural Sciences), students benefit from a multicultural environment, boasting representation from over 48 countries among peers, officials, and faculty. With a legacy of over 30 years, the program has successfully nurtured young minds from America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, enabling them to drive sustainable development within their nations and foster equitable and prosperous societies. Within this academic family, unwavering support is guaranteed at every step of your journey.

This master's program aims to train leaders with the elements of an integral human development for the 21st century. The essential nucleus of this formation will make it possible to understand that the conflicts we face must be transformed and solved peacefully, because that is the only way to lay the foundations for peace. The combination of these elements allows access to development in all its facets: human development, sustainable and sustainable. For this, our vision supports the notions of the United Nations that peace, human development and the transformation and resolution of conflicts must contain transversally elements related to gender equity and the principle of non-discrimination, be this racial , social, conscience, cult, or other.

The Master of Arts Degree Program in Gender and Peace Building offers critical knowledge and training in gender studies, which is a crucial aspect of any and all peace efforts.