13 International Relations and Global Politics Degree Programs in Finland

Targeted at those seeking to create a positive impact on society, this master’s degree programme aims to prepare its students for professional activity in both interpersonal and international conflict situations. Developed with the challenges of modern-day society in mind, students of this course will gain a deeper understanding of the role that human behaviour plays in altering civilization and how peace, mediation and conflict resolution are essential to the growth of society and the creation of a better quality of life for its inhabitants.

In the Master’s Programme in English Studies at the University of Helsinki, you develop your expertise in areas that are often separated in other programmes: English language and linguistics, literature in English and the teaching of English. You can take courses in all three areas or just focus on one of them.

In the Master's Programme in Global Politics and Communication, you study a cutting-edge combination of political science, communication studies and global political economy. You apply ideas, concepts and methodologies to key societal and political issues and develop your critical reasoning and argumentation skills.

There’s an increasing global demand for experts and highly qualified professionals within the fields of national and international security. This need has been recognized by public agencies, international organizations, businesses, and NGOs working within the field of security management and international security. Solving societal and organizational problems posed by the continuously changing security environment requires experts who can innovatively and strategically integrate state-of-the-art scientific knowledge into the domain of security from both public administration and international relations.

A joint approach by two European universities to contemporary societies and social issues. Comparative Social Policy and Welfare (COSOPO) provides an interdisciplinary approach to contemporary societies in Europe and facilitates understanding social policy and welfare issues in global, national, and local contexts. In this program, you are able to develop skills for understanding and analyzing the development of societies and for engaging with sustainable welfare and policy solutions.

There’s an increasing global demand for experts and highly qualified professionals within the fields of national and international security. This need has been recognized by public agencies, international organizations, businesses, and NGOs working within the field of security management and international security. Solving societal and organizational problems posed by the continuously changing security environment require experts who can innovatively and strategically integrate state-of-the art scientific knowledge to domain of security from both public administration and international relations.

The Master’s Programme in Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Studies, MAREEES (previously the Master’s Programme in Russian Studies) will equip you with an in-depth knowledge of historical trajectories, and present and future challenges of countries anchored to an area-specific development.

Interdisciplinary approaches to conflict transformation, conflict resolution, and sustainable peace in local, international, and global contexts. Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research (PEACE) provides a multi- and interdisciplinary approach to peace and conflict research. The program was ranked as a Top 10 degree in conflict resolution and peacebuilding by the Peacekeeper in 2017.

This program, taught entirely in English and aimed at international applicants, seeks to provide an opportunity to study English from a variety of literary and linguistic perspectives. The degree consists of coursework and a research thesis.

The Master's Degree in Languages and Societies with a specialization in Arabic Studies trains you in research techniques and the issues, concepts, theories and methodologies of your disciplinary field in order to prepare you for careers in higher education, research and training.

The Doctor of Military Sciences degree is a postgraduate degree in military sciences. The objective of this degree is to conduct research and science as well as produce newly researched data to support teaching and decision-making and to develop military science.

Bachelor's studies in military sciences aim to produce officers for the Defence Forces and the Border Guard capable of extensively combining theory and practice.

The Master's Degree in Military Sciences is a university degree comprising 120 ECTS. The degree has three alternative programmes: officer, officer pilot and executive assistance.