Blanquerna Universitat Ramon Llull
Master's Degree in Advanced Studies in International Affairs
Barcelona, Spain
Master degree
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 8,650 / per course *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* price per credit: €144.17
Key Summary
Great areas to develop professionally
The long career of the Faculty's teaching team and their permanent contact with the professional reality has allowed a constant adaptation of the knowledge imparted
- Political, legal, and economic foundations of international studies and the approach to various geopolitical realities
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- New challenges on the international agenda (with a special focus on development and terrorism)
If you choose the university master's degree in Advanced Studies in International Affairs at Blanquerna, you choose
A guaranteed employment future
- Interdisciplinary program in the field of international relations
- Professional internships in institutions, organizations, and companies linked to international relations
- Faculty made up of people with a broad academic and professional background in the various areas of international relations, which favors synergies and continuous feedback between theory and practice, and this gives the studies a rigorous and professionalizing orientation
- Career guidance at the end of studies and with the support of the Blanquerna Alumni network.
Who is it aimed at?
The master's degree is aimed, on the one hand, at graduates in International Relations or other disciplines of the social sciences who wish to base and deepen their theoretical and practical knowledge of international relations. On the other hand, active professionals in international relations are looking for regulated and structured training to expand their knowledge and improve their work.
Scholarships for academic excellence
Scholarships for academic excellence mean that 50% of the amount of registration and teaching fees is free during a course for official degrees and, in the case of maintaining academic excellence, they extend to successive courses and until the completion of the degree that the student is studying. The application must be made through Banco Santander's Scholarship Portal, which will cover the cost of the first year of the scholarship through a financial contribution to the Blanquerna Foundation. From the second and consecutive years onwards, it has been in charge of the Blanquerna Foundation.
Blanquerna funding for university masters
The payment of the studies can be made in installments and without any type of interest. At the time of registration, 50% of the total cost of the enrolled credits* is paid; the remaining 50% is distributed in nine monthly installments (from October to June) by direct debit. The amount paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
Alumni discount for masters and own degrees
Ex-students of Blanquerna's official studies have a 15% discount on the registration fee for any master's degree and own title from the same faculty.
This discount is non-cumulative and only applies to students who enroll full-time and for all the credits of the degree.
Financing Banco Sabadell
Banco Sabadell offers finance for all or part of school courses, university studies, language courses, taking a specialization course or attending a seminar, and also related expenses, such as materials, stay, or transfer. With the possibility of starting to return the money at the end of the training.
An Advanced Studies in International Affairs program consists of 60 credits.
A training that adapts to your interests and your professional future
The student has four options when selecting the 16 credits corresponding to the optional subjects:
- Internships and optional content specific to the master's degree
- Internships and advanced research methodology elective
- Internships and optional content of another master's degree
- Advanced research methodology elective and three 4-credit electives (option without internships)
First-year
First semester
Globalization and political, legal and economic foundations of international studies
Optional
- Master's electives
- Advanced research methodology
- Electives from other Masters
- The management of communication in organizations and the communicative management of crises
- Rhetoric and writing techniques
Second semester
- Geopolitics of the contemporary world and global governance
- Global governance seminar
- Actors and regimes of global governance
- Conflict analysis and global security
- Master's final thesis
Optional
- Master's electives
- Company internships
- International cooperation and inequalities
- Electives from other Masters
- Far East and Latin America
- Commercialization and distribution of audiovisual products
- Hypermedia innovation, production, and reporting
- Marketing and management of cultural events
- Graphic, audiovisual, and multimedia production and management
Final Master's thesis
The master's thesis allows you to put into practice all the knowledge acquired. It consists of the preparation of a research or practical application project on some subject of international relations, from a professional or research perspective.
The TFM represents an instrument that allows you to check the ability to integrate the learning acquired throughout the master's program (both material and instrumental: argumentation, critical analysis, work autonomy) and deepen one of your areas of knowledge.
The master's degree in Advanced Studies in International Affairs has a wide professional outlook, with a very diverse range of exits in its professional field.
- International policy analyst in the think tanks sector (from security to development)
- Project manager at public and/or private international organizations
- Official in international organizations (UN, World Bank, OECD) and regional (EU)
- Member of the diplomatic service of a State
- International affairs consultant for private organizations (political parties, companies, third sector organizations)
- Technician in international relations in local councils and services
- Teaching and research in the various areas of international relations.
Schedule: From 6 to 9 p.m