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 Bachelor in International Relations
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Welcome to Bachelor in International Relations!

» If you are a future student and have questions, Alice Almeida Xavier, one of our students, is available to help. Contact Alice at a96180@alunos.uminho.pt

» For questions about admission, scholarships or other pedagogical issues, you can contact us at pedagogico@eeg.uminho.pt

The course provides the fundamental instruments for preparing students to work in International Organisations, enter Diplomatic Services, International Relations Departments of Ministries and other public and private bodies, or International Organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations, Financial Institutions or embrace the academic career. It is a multidisciplinary, comprehensive and eclectic programme, which combines and blends a rich curriculum with quality of teaching allowing for the development of a versatile and competitive profile for the performance of duties, such as, inter alia, coordinate international relations offices; plan, organise and evaluate projects of companies' internationalisation; analyse and manage political decision-making processes; engage in diplomacy and negotiation in international multicultural settings​.​​


Note: ​

AIn addition to obtaining a positive grade in the project component, the conclusion of the Curricular Unit (UC) "Project" implies cumulatively, the verification of the following requirements:
(1) compliance with 3 ECTS in the EEGenerating Skills programme;
(2) compliance with the Data Analysis Requirement;
(3) compliance with the Internationalisation Requirement.


2024/2025

General

Academic degree:
  • Bachelor (Bologna 1st cycle degree)
ECTS:
180
Duration:
6 curricular semesters
Regime:
Daytime
Place:
Gualtar Campus, Braga (UM)
Main Scientific area:
  • Political Science and International Relations

Contacts

    School of Economics and Management
    Campus de Gualtar
    4710 - 057 Braga
    Tel: +351 253604510 Fax: +351 253601380
    E-Mail: pedagogico@eeg.uminho.pt
    URL: http://www.eeg.uminho.pt

Description

The Bachelor degree is a teaching project founded in the scientific area of Political Science and International Relations, but with an interdisciplinary matrix covering the areas of History, Economics, Law and Languages. As part of the restructuring of Bologna, the course was designed to meet the creation of a European higher education area, so one of the main features of the first cycle curriculum is its multifaceted and flexible character (flexibility defined as the labor market), which allows students to choose their own specialization. The semester teaching is fundamentally theoretical and practical, being organized in credit units. The learning methodologies focus on the student, who has an active role in their training and skills development, promoting autonomy, the spirit of continuous pursuit of knowledge and development of qualifications. The course is characterized by a strong dynamism translated into a set of extracurricular activities credited in Diploma Supplement, which complements the theoretical and practical training and prepares a successful integration in the active life. The course focuses on the activities carried out by the members of the Center for Political Science Research, rated 'Excellent' by the FCT, as well as on the initiatives developed by CECRI, which brings together both training students in the area and their graduates.

Key learning outcomes

1. Provide general, specific and transversal competences in the field of International Relations for a multidimensional understanding of the international political phenomenon;
2. Provide a solid and multidisciplinary training in the scientific area of International Relations, covering the fields of Political Science, Economics, Law, Philosophy, Languages and Cultures;
3. To enable professionals to serve in international organizations, the institutions of the European Union, the diplomatic career, the external interface departments of private companies, the international relations departments and advisory offices of ministries and other public bodies and non-governmental organizations;
4. Provide the necessary foundations for a professional career in the fields of teaching and research in the scientific area of International Relations;
5. Develop a critical consciousness of the challenges facing the international system.

Access to higher education

The Bachelor degree in International Relations is part of the first cycle of the Bologna Process and continues at the University of Minho, in the second cycle in the same scientific area, corresponding to the Master in International Relations and, in the third cycle, the Doctorate in Political Science and International Relations.

Careers

The Bachelor degree in International Relations aims to qualify of graduates to perform various functions in the fields of diplomacy, intergovernmental (including European Union institutions) and non-governmental organizations, international relations offices and advice from ministries, chambers municipalities and other public bodies. These functions also include exercising external interface positions with private companies, banks and other financial institutions. The degree also allows the pursuit of academic and research career.

Access

94

Vacancies

0

Minimum

Access forms

The access to this Cycle of Studies can be done through the following ways:
- Application for National Access to Higher Education Admissions;
- Application for Special Access to Higher Education Admissions;
- Application for Local Access to Higher Education Admissions;
- Application for Special Access to Higher Education Admissions;
- Application for Access to Higher Education Admissions through Re-Entry, Change and Transfer of Course.

Formal requirements

Entrance Testing

04 Economy
or
06 Philosophy
or
11 History

This information must be verified on
http://www.dges.gov.pt/guias/detcursopi.asp?codc=9229&code=1000

Aditional Information

Study Plan

Regime Curricular Unit Scientific Area ECTS
Year 1 60
S1 Introduction to International Relations CPRI 6
S1 Introduction to Political Science CPRI 6
S1 Methodology in Political Science CPRI 6
S1 Political Economics E 6
S1 Opção em Língua Estrangeira I 6
English B1 LPLE 6
French A1 LPLE 6
German A1 LPLE 6
Italian A1 LPLE 6
Russian A1 LPLE 6
Spanish A1 LPLE 6
Spanish A1+ LPLE 6
S2 Applied Statistics to Political Science E 6
S2 History of International Relations CPRI 6
S2 History of Political and Social Ideas F 6
S2 International Political Economics E 6
S2 Opção em Língua Estrangeira II 6
English B1+ LPLE 6
French A1+ LPLE 6
German A1+ LPLE 6
Italian A1+ LPLE 6
Italian A2 LPLE 6
Russian A1+ LPLE 6
Spanish A2 LPLE 6
Year 2 60
S1 International Law CJP 6
S1 International Organizations CPRI 6
S1 International Politcs CPRI 6
S1 Theory of International Relations I CPRI 6
S1 Opção em Língua Estrangeira III 6
English B2 LPLE 6
EspanhoI A2+ LPLE 6
French A2 LPLE 6
German A2 LPLE 6
Italian A2+ LPLE 6
Italian B1 LPLE 6
Russo A2 LPLE 6
Spanish B1 LPLE 6
S2 European Union Political System CPRI 6
S2 Geopolitics and Strategy CPRI 6
S2 International Negotiation CPRI 6
S2 Theory of International Relations II CPRI 6
S2 Opção em Língua Estrangeira IV 6
English B2+ LPLE 6
French A2+ LPLE 6
German A2+ LPLE 6
Italian B1 LPLE 6
Italian B2 LPLE 6
Russo A2+ LPLE 6
Spanish B1 LPLE 6
Spanish B1+ LPLE 6
Spanish B2 LPLE 6
Year 3 60
S1 Contemporary Diplomacy CPRI 6
S1 Democracy and Citizenship CPRI 6
S1 Foreign Policies CPRI 6
S1 Political Systems CPRI 6
S1 Opção I 6
CPLP Dynamics CPRI 6
Cybersecurity and New Threats CPRI 6
Digital Marketing G 6
German B1 LPLE 6
Human Resources Administration CA 6
International Human Resource Management G 6
International Marketing G 6
Islam and Arab World CPRI 6
Italian B1+ LPLE 6
Logistics G 6
Maritime Security CPRI 6
Nations and Nationalisms CPRI 6
Policy Process Theory CA 6
Pressure groups and Social Movements CPRI 6
Public Administration of the European Union CA 6
Public Policies and Sustainability CA 6
Social Policies CA 6
Spanish B1+ LPLE 6
Spanish B2 LPLE 6
S2 Applied Project CPRI; CA 13
S2 Portuguese Foreign Policy CPRI 6
S2 Opção II 6
CPLP Dynamics CPRI 6
Cybersecurity and New Threats CPRI 6
Direito da Integração Europeia D 6
Electoral Systems CPRI 6
French B1+ LPLE 6
German B1+ LPLE 6
Global Economics E 6
Human Resources Administration CA 6
International Human Resource Management G 6
International Marketing G 6
Italian B2 LPLE 6
Maritime Security CPRI 6
Nations and Nationalisms CPRI 6
Principles of Entrepreneurship G 6
Public Administration of the European Union CA 6
Public Policies and Sustainability CA 6
Regional Development E 6
Social Policies CA 6
Spanish B2 LPLE 6
Surveys and Opinion Polls CPRI 6
Tourism Marketing G 6
S2 Opção UMinho 5
Bioethics ECS 6
Business Creation G 6
Collaboration for a Sustainable Development in the Digitalization Era EGI 6
Crime, Deviance and Control SOC 6
Education and Interpersonal Development in the University Context CEd 6
Environment and Energy ENG 6
Fundamentals and Practices of First Aid ENF 6
Galician Language and Culture LLC 6
Gestão de Ativos EC 6
Governance and Public Private Partnerships CA 6
Green Buildings ENG 6
Introduction to the German Language and Culture ELG 6
Introduction to the Spanish Language and Culture ELG 6
Leadership and Entrepreneurship EIS 6
Mathematics Behind Things M 6
Occupational Safety and Health EH 6
Photographic Literacy from Physics to Message Fis 6
Political Issues in the History of the Present Time H 6
Preparing Generation Z Beyond Technologies ENG 6
Psychology of Aging and Communication Psi 6
Reading and Writing for Academic Production and Knowledge LEP 6
Scientific Research Methodologies IDP 6
Social Skills and Employability Psi 6
Sport and Health EF 6

Assessment/Accreditation

A3ES Accreditation status:
Accredited
Resolution publication date:
21-05-2021
A3ES deliberation:
https://si.a3es.pt/sia3es/page?stage=ConsultaPublicaProcesso&processID=19914
A3ES submited report:
 download pdf file
Registry number at Ministry:
R/A-Ef 2442/2011/AL01
Registry Date:
04-08-2021
Accreditation validity:
31-07-2025