Western Caspian University
Bachelor in International Relations

Baku, Azerbaijan

DEGREE TYPE

Bachelor's degree

DURATION

4 years

LANGUAGES

English, Azerbaijani, Russian

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About : The Bachelor in International Relations offers an in-depth understanding of global dynamics, political theories, and international diplomacy. You'll engage with various disciplines including history, economics, and sociology to analyze world events and improve your critical thinking skills. The program prepares you for a diverse array of opportunities by offering hands-on experiences and exposure to real-world challenges.

Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue careers in international diplomacy, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. Potential roles include policy analyst, foreign service officer, and international business consultant. The program equips you with the analytical tools needed to succeed in a globalized workplace.

The Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations is a full-time multidisciplinary program that introduces students to the study of relationships between state actors in the international system and their interactions with inter-governmental organizations and corporations. The program combines political science, economics, history, foreign languages, international law, and sociology. The curriculum encompasses contemporary issues such as globalization, political systems, processes of integration, world policy, conflict resolution, national security, geopolitics, etc.

Students are equipped with knowledge and skills to understand relations between nations as well as the internal workings of other countries and the role of non-governmental actors and international organizations in world affairs. Students must undergo a pre-graduation internship and defend a graduation thesis in order to receive a degree.

Credits: 240

I Semester

History of Azerbaijan
Business and academic communication in a foreign language - 1
History of International Relations - 1
Theory of international relations
Fundamentals of the Economy

II Semester

Business and academic communication in a foreign language - 2
Business and academic communication in the Azerbaijani language
Political geography
History of International Relations - 2
Modern information and communication technologies and information security
Subjects determined by the higher education institution:
- I block: Politology

III Semester

Business and academic communication in a foreign language - 3
History of political thought
Political Theory
International Law
Civil Defense
Subjects determined by the higher education institution
- II block:
  - Ethnopolitology
  - Foreign policy of the European Union
  - Historical Geography of Azerbaijan
- III block:
  - Mental Portraiture in international relations
  - UN specialized organizations and the Republic of Azerbaijan
  - Regional Aspects of international relations

V Semester

Comparative political systems
International Security
Specialized foreign language - 2
Subjects determined by the higher education institution
- IV block:
  - US foreign policy strategy at the present stage
  - Prominent diplomats of Azerbaijan
  - International conflicts in the XXI century
- V block:
  - International Non-GovernmentaOrganizations
  - Transnational corporations of Western countries
  - Azerbaijani culture

VI Semester

Modern diplomacy
Integration processes and international organizations
Specialized foreign language - 3
Subjects determined by the higher education institution
- VI block:
  - Political and economic integration of American countries
  - Basics of diplomacy
  - National liberation movement in Asian countries (1950-1960)
- VII block:
  - Global problems of modern world politics
  - National liberation movement in Eastern countries in 1960-1980
  - Leadership in the era of globalization
- VIII block:
  - Political cooperation and mutual economic relations
  - The European Union as an actor in modern international relations
  - Regional problems of world politics

VII semester

Foreign policy analysis
Modern conflicts and the peace process
Political analysis and critical thinking
Strategic management
Basics of national security of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Subjects determined by the higher education institution
- IX block:
  - History of diplomacy
  - Ethnopsychology
  - Statistics in socio-political sciences
- X block:
  - People's diplomacy
  - Political psychology
  - Ethnosociology