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University Carlos III of Madrid
Bachelor's Degree in International Studies (English)

Getafe, Spain

DURATION

4 Years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

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EARLIEST START DATE

Sep 2025

TUITION FEES

EUR 7,000 / per year *

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

* for non-European students | for EU students: € 1,500/year

Key Summary

About: The Bachelor's Degree in International Studies (English) focuses on global issues and cross-cultural perspectives. Students explore topics like international relations, global politics, and cultural exchanges through a comprehensive curriculum that includes analytical and research components. This program prepares graduates to understand complex global dynamics and enhance their communication skills in an international context.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in various fields including diplomacy, global business, non-profit organizations, and international development. They may also work as policy analysts, cultural advisors, or governmental and non-governmental representatives.

Introduction

The Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies trains professionals specialized in rigorous in-depth understanding and analysis of today’s complex and constantly evolving world. The degree program is taught entirely in English and is multidisciplinary, in line with the philosophy that inspires prestigious international degrees in International Studies.

Among its main contents are processes of constructing supranational institutions and possibilities of global governance; the political economy of poverty and inequalities; maintenance of the welfare state; the loss of state sovereignty and the management of nationalism; causes and consequences of migratory flows; violent conflicts and international terrorism; the aging of the population in the wealthiest countries; democratization; corruption in and the poor quality of many new democracies; the exploitation of natural resources; and the economic and political consequences of climate change.

This program provides students with the tools necessary to research the contemporary world and assess possible future scenarios while developing their analytical and communication skills.

Studies in English only

This degree courses completely in English. No groups are available in Spanish in any subject. You must take into mind that:

In groups in English, all work (classes, drills, exercises, tests, etc.) shall be conducted in English
During the first year, it must establish an English B2 level, pass a test, and provide one of the supported official certificates or any way determined by the university
After completing the studies, the DS mention of having carried out the studies in English will appear

Employability and professional internships

UC3M has agreements with over 3000 companies and institutions in which students can undertake internships and access job openings.

A total of 93.4 % of graduates from this University enter the job market the first year after finishing their studies, according to the 2019 XXIV Estudio de Inserción Profesional (Professional Placement Study).

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Year 1 - Semester 1

Digital skills for information use (3 ECTS)
Economics I (Microeconomics) (6 ECTS)
Law methodology and culture (6 ECTS)
Comparative Politics (6 ECTS)
Comparative Sociology (6 ECTS)
Writing and communication skills (3 ECTS)

Year 1 - Semester 2

Economics II (Macroeconomics) (6 ECTS)
Statistics for Social Sciences I: Introduction to Statistics (6 ECTS)
History of the world economy (6 ECTS)
Political and social history (6 ECTS)
World Politics (6 ECTS)

Year 2 - Semester 1

Cooperation, collective action, and formal models of strategy (6 ECTS)
International public law (6 ECTS)
International economics: Economic integration (6 ECTS)
International political economy (6 ECTS)
Statistics for Social Sciences II: Multivariate techniques (6 ECTS)

Year 2 - Semester 2

Conflict and Violence (6 ECTS)
Demography (6 ECTS)
International Organizations (6 ECTS)
European politics and society (6 ECTS)
Security, peace, and conflict resolution (6 ECTS)

Year 3 - Semester 1

Human Rights (6 ECTS)
Multidisciplinary research design in social sciences (6 ECTS)
Soft Skills (3 ECTS)
Advanced knowledge of spreadsheets (3 ECTS)
International financial systems (6 ECTS)
Topics in international politics (6 ECTS)

Year 3 - Semester 2

Multidisciplinary seminar on international studies (6 ECTS)
Evaluation of public policy (6 ECTS)
Skills: Humanities (6 ECTS)
Electives: Recommended 12 credits (12 ECTS)

Year 4 - Semester 1

Globalization: Economics, politics, and society (6 ECTS)
Electives: Recommended 24 credits (24 ECTS)

Year 4 - Semester 2

Skills: Second language (6 ECTS)
Bachelor Thesis (6 ECTS)
Electives: Recommended 18 credits (18 ECTS)

Electives to choose in 3rd and 4th year - First semester

At the end of your studies, you must have obtained a total of 54 credits of selectivity

International aid and development cooperation (6 ECTS)
International Trade (6 ECTS)
Corruption and Accountability (6 ECTS)
The future of democracy (6 ECTS)
Geopolitics (6 ECTS)
New movements and transnational actors (6 ECTS)
New technologies and the international order (6 ECTS)
Emerging Countries (6 ECTS)
Politics and Religion (6 ECTS)
Supranational integration processes (6 ECTS)

Electives to choose in 3rd and 4th year - Second semester

At the end of your studies, you must have obtained a total of 54 credits of selectivity

Big data for business (6 ECTS)
Culture and identity in globalization (6 ECTS)
Inequality (6 ECTS)
Ecology: Human and the Earth (6 ECTS)
Education and growth in comparative perspective (6 ECTS)
Political Philosophy and Good Government (6 ECTS)
International projects management (6 ECTS)
Country report and risk assessment (6 ECTS)
Borders and population movements (6 ECTS)
The welfare state in comparative perspective (6 ECTS)
International security policy (6 ECTS)
Global Health (6 ECTS)
Professional Internships I (6 ECTS)
Professional Internships II (12 ECTS)

Mobility

Exchange programs

The Erasmus program permits UC3M first-degree and post-graduate students to spend one or several terms at one of the European universities with which UC3M has special agreements or take up an Erasmus Placement, a work placement or internship at an EU company. These exchanges are funded with Erasmus Grants which are provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.

The non-European mobility program enables UC3M degree students to study one or several terms in one of the international universities with which the university has special agreements. It also has funding from the Banco Santander and the UC3M.

These places are offered in a public competition and are awarded to students with the best academic record and who have passed the language threshold (English, French, German, etc..) requested by the university of destination.