International Relations and Diplomacy

Graduate´s profile:

A graduate of the Bachelor´s study program International relationships and diplomacy will become an expert in international relations and will be capable of working abroad and in the relevant institutions in the territory of the Slovak Republic. He will obtain an overview of the basic concepts of political analysis and political science, history, political geography, further the basics of diplomacy, the basics of economics and law, and will be able to communicate in a foreign language about the specialized subject matter.

Possibilities to find placement for a graduate:

A graduate of the Bachelor´s study program International relationships and diplomacy can do the following jobs: an employee in the civil service, in territorial self-government bodies, political journalism and in the third sector.

After completion of the Bachelor´s program, a graduate may continue smoothly in doing the Master´s program.

Upon completion of the study program “international relations and diplomacy”, (Master´s degree, second-cycle of university studies) graduates can, with a high level of independency and creativity, apply theoretical knowledge within the context of practical situations and issues related to their working performance in relevant professions. The emphasis is put on deep knowledge and understanding of various aspects of international relations – mainly the political, economic, legal, cultural aspects, etc. and on communication skills, including the communication within international teams.

Upon completion of the study program “international relations and diplomacy”, (Master´s degree second-cycle of university studies), graduates will:

• master theoretical and methodological system of knowledge and their application in practice,
• acquire knowledge which will enable him/her to obtain a narrow specialization in international relations,
• be able to analyse development and various processes on the international political scene and carry out a comparative analysis of these processes,
• be able to analyse a situation within the development of structures and political processes occurring both, in particular regions and from the global world´s viewpoint.

Practical abilities and skills:

• working with statistical and economic data,
• independent conceptual work in foreign policy development,
• ability to find a job in international institutions and/or in institutions ensuring international cooperation within the Slovak Republic,
• working in the diplomatic service,
• working in the civil service, in the central and regional structures.

Additional knowledge, abilities and skills:

• maintain contact with the current developing trends in the said field
• deepen knowledge of a relevant field of the social and economic sciences
• for the media needs, analyse integration processes as well as globalisation processes