Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
BSc in International Relations and Global Affairs
Milan, Italy
BSc
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
17 Feb 2027
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
EUR 8,800 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for non-EU residents | €6632 for EU residents per year
Key Summary
About: The BSc in International Relations and Global Affairs at Università Cattolica is an interdisciplinary programme combining history, political science, economics, law, sociology and psychology. You’ll study societies, cultural traditions, wealth disparities, conflict and peaceful resolution. The degree offers exposure to institutions, visiting international scholars and an international campus with 126+ nationalities.
Career Outcomes: Holding this degree prepares you for government, diplomacy, international organizations, NGOs, journalism, human resources, consultancy and international marketing research roles. You'll gain skills in policy analysis, quantitative methods, comparative politics, international law and cross-cultural communication, applicable to global policy, research, programme management and corporate international teams.
Are you interested in learning about different societies, cultural traditions, and institutions around the world? Do you wonder why some countries are wealthier than others? Why some are at peace and others at war? Are you interested in learning how international disputes may be peacefully resolved? Would you like to understand how different regional civilizations have evolved, and how these characteristics continue to affect societies today?
The Undergraduate program in International Relations and Global Affairs (IRGA) is a unique program addressing these topics. Combining history and political science, economics and law, sociology, and psychology, the program provides a coherent interdisciplinary curriculum that allows students to develop their understanding of how people, groups, countries, and international organizations interact in different parts of the world.
To ensure close contact with the professional world, students enrolled on the degree will benefit from exposure to experts of institutions and organizations active in the political, social and economic areas of the international relations context. The degree regularly sees international scholars joining Cattolica’s Faculty as visiting professors. Previous visiting scholars include Ibrahim Al Marashi, (California State University), Martin Klein, (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), and Craig Martin (Washburn University-School of Law).
Total ECTS: 180
First-Year
- Advanced English for International Relations
- History of Political Institutions
- Political Science
- Economics
- Public Law and Governance
- Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences
- Sociology
Second Year
- Global Ethics and Restorative Justice
- Global Contemporary History
- International Relations
- History of Political Thought
- International and European Union Law
- International Economics
- One Foreign Language among French, Spanish, German, Arabic, and Chinese
Third Year
- Economic Geography
- Geo-Politics and Geo-History
- Global Economic Policies and Institutions
- History of International Relations
- Politics in Media
- Social Psychology
- Eligible Courses
- Final Examination
Eligible courses
- Democracy, institutions and economic development
- Diversity in organisation and cross-cultural management
- Ethnic and religious minorities in Western Asia and North Africa
- Indian Ocean World
- Information systems
- Logistics and operation management
- Management and organization in the digital economy
Degree Awarded: Degree in Political Science and International Relations
UCSC International Scholarship available to non-EU residents. If they get the scholarship, the yearly tuition fee is € 5,900.
Holding a degree in International Relations and Global Affairs will allow you to consider a number of different options for your future career:
- Your political, historical, and economic skills will be the perfect base for an international career in governmental institutions and NGOs, or in journalism
- Your grasp of psychology and group dynamics will tailor you for the HR department of large organizations and firms, and your quantitative skills will suit you for consultancies as well as for international marketing research.