Warsaw, Poland

International Relations
(field of studies: International Relations)

Bachelor's

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⇑International Relations at Civitas

Field of studies: International Relations

Language: English Studies in English

Subject area: economy and administration

Kind of studies: full-time studies

Description:
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University website: www.civitas.edu.pl/en/

⇑Why study International Relations at Civitas University?

Dlaczego warto studiować na Uniwersytecie Civitas

Why study it:

Programme: what the curriculum covers
Specialisation: two specialisations
Placements: internships and the degree
After graduation: where graduates can work

Civitas University in Warsaw offers International Relations as a three-year, full-time bachelor's programme taught in English. It suits school-leavers who see themselves in diplomacy, European institutions, international organisations or global business.

Programme: what the curriculum covers

Across six semesters you work through a broad core of subjects, including:

international public law, the law of international treaties and an introduction to law
the history of diplomacy and world history from 1914 to the present day
international organisations and modern political systems
international economic relations, supported by micro- and macroeconomics
conflicts, international disputes and contemporary security systems, together with a course on cybersecurity
political geography, strategic games and the sociology of international relations

Specialisation: two specialisations

Specialisations

International Relationsteaches you to analyse the processes that shape relations between states, from diplomacy and international law to foreign policy and global governance; you also pick general development courses yourself
Diplomacy and International Relationsadds diplomatic and consular law, diplomatic protocol and etiquette, the foreign policy of Poland and the European Union, migration and asylum policy, and negotiation and mediation in intercultural settings

Placements: internships and the degree

Internships are built into the plan. Next to the compulsory subjects you take a foreign language, physical education and elective courses, and you finish with the degree of Licencjat in International Relations. A Diploma Supplement translated into English describes your degree and level.

After graduation: where graduates can work

Graduates are prepared for work in international and global organisations such as the UN or the World Bank, in regional institutions including the European Union and ASEAN, and in diplomatic and consular services. Other routes lead to national parliaments and government agencies, international business and advisory work, think tanks and research institutes, and non-governmental organisations. If diplomacy is your goal, ministries, embassies and EU agencies are also among the employers named for the diplomacy specialisation.

Based on the programme pages at civitas.edu.pl.

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⇑Definitions and quotes

International

International mostly means something (a company, language, or organization) involving more than a single country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries. For example, international law, which is applied by more than one country and usually everywhere on Earth, and international language which is a language spoken by residents of more than one country.

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International Relations

International Relations (IR) or International Affairs (IA) - commonly also referred to as International Studies (IS) or Global Studies (GS) - is the study of interconnectedness of politics, economics and law on a global level. Depending on the academic institution, it is either a field of political science, an interdisciplinary academic field similar to global studies, or an entirely independent academic discipline in which students take a variety of internationally focused courses in social science and humanities disciplines. In all cases, the field studies relationships between political entities (polities) such as sovereign states, inter-governmental organizations (IGOs), international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), other non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and multinational corporations (MNCs), and the wider world-systems produced by this interaction. International relations is an academic and a public policy field, and so can be positive and normative, because it analyses and formulates the foreign policy of a given state.

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International Relations

It is also a fact that America is too democratic at home to be autocratic abroad. This limits the use of America's power, especially its capacity for military intimidation. Never before has a populist democracy attained international supremacy. But the pursuit of power is not a goal that commands popular passion, except in conditions of a sudden threat or challenge to the public's sense of domestic well-being. The economic self-denial (that is, defense spending) and the human sacrifice (casualties, even among professional soldiers) required in the effort are uncongenial to democratic instincts. Democracy is inimical to imperial mobilization.

Zbigniew Brzezinski,The Grand Chessboard (1997).

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International Relations

Simply put, the most powerful state is the one that prevails in a dispute.

John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (2001).

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According to the first image of international relations, the locus of the important causes of war is found in the nature and behavior of man. Wars result from selfishness, from misdirected aggressive impulses, from stupidity.

Kenneth Waltz, Man, the State, and War (1954).

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