International Relations

What will I learn by studying this degree?

The Degree in International Relations at Rey Juan Carlos University has a study plan based on rigorous, quality criteria. This plan has been designed so that the student learns in detail how international relations are developed, what their main political and institutional assumptions are, in what way the international society is regulated, and what aspects have defined its historical evolution.

One fundamental virtue in the design of the study plan in this degree is its multidisciplinary character. Students will study questions relative to international relations from different and complementary perspectives that will allow them to become highly skilled: Law, History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, Communication, and, of course, the concrete field of International Relations.

Where will I be qualified to work upon graduation?

The Degree in International Relations at Rey Juan Carlos University offers the student the necessary skills to work in various professions:

Diplomatic career.
Civil Servant for the European Union Administration and other international organizations.
Civil Servant in agencies relations and the foreign trade of City Halls and Regional Governments.
Civil Servant in national organizations devoted to international cooperation.
Professor in social science areas in Secondary Education and University Studies.
Leadership and management of international areas in multinationals.
Journalist specialized in international relations.
Journalist specialized in international conflicts. War corresponding.
Expert in communication in the sphere of international organizations.
Analyst in international studies and aspects of security and defense.
Analyst in intelligence and State information services.
Consultant in international organizations and institutions.
Leadership and management in intergovernmental organizations.
Management of NGOs.
Technician of international cooperation programs.
Manager of international projects and programs.
Other branches of international cooperation.
Technician of international volunteer work

Is this degree official in accordance with the regulations of the European Higher Education Area?

Final verification report

Favorable first modification report

Favorable report second modification

Favorable third modification report

Favorable fourth modification report

What topics will be covered in this Degree?

The general thematic areas in this degree are: Law, History, Political Science, Sociology, Communication, Economics, Business, Computers, and Language.

Recommended profile

There is no specific restriction on what is required by the law that regulates access to higher education. However, it would be appropriate that the student has specialized in Social Sciences in high school, or else, if the student has had previous university studies, that those studies are related to branches of Law, Political Science, Administration, Economics, History, Communication and Sociology.

Furthermore, for the International Relations degree in English, the student must master English.

In addition, this Degree is directed at all those who are interested in the learning of:

Political, social, economic and judicial relationships in the international sphere.
The functioning of international political institutions and of interstate relationships.
The structure and characteristics of the internationalization process and of a globalized society.
Professional performance in the context of international organizations and non-governmental organizations.
Professional performance in a diplomatic career.
The analysis, consulting and teaching in subject matter in international relations.

Objectives

The International Relations Degree from the University Rey Juan Carlos has been designed in order to prepare highly qualified professionals in the field of international relations. Its objective principle is to offer theoretical and practical training that allows students to successfully deal with all those professions that are directed at leadership, management, coordination and analysis in the framework of international society, its organisms, and its institutions.

The general objectives of this degree are:

To explain and analyze the characteristics, agents, and principle assumptions of international relations.
To offer students specialized training as well as complete and multidisciplinary knowledge of the different spheres that make up the international society, with its organizations and its main figures.
To prepare students so that they are capable of autonomously carrying out the analysis of international reality and its institutions.
To train students so that they can be excellent professionals in the different fields and organizations that make up the international society.
To offer students multidisciplinary training that allows them to understand the complexity and dynamic character of current international relations and its evolution.
To get students to understand the functions and jurisdictions of States and of international organizations, as well as the role and relationships of other groups in the international context.
To spread democratic values and respect for human rights from the perspective of international relations, security, and peace. Different subject matter in the study plan offers students the necessary content and tools to understand the evolution and current framework of international institutions, the relationships between nations, and the importance of the expansion of democracy and of human rights protection systems.
To enable students so that they can access further specialized and post-graduate study programs.

cv

With the Degree in International Relations from the University Rey Juan Carlos, students:

Will know and understand the genesis, evolution, and current characteristics of the norms that regulate relations and legal institutions.
It will analyze the historical evolution of the processes, ideas, and political, social, and cultural movements with regard to what has been constructed by modern States and international relations.
Will be able to identify, understand, and analyze the origin, the foundations, and the development of the beginnings of democratic and pluralistic societies, and their confrontations with other models of coexistence.
Will be capable of identifying and analyzing the new actors, relationships, and institutions related to emerging regions.
Will acquire sufficient ability in a foreign language to allow them the acquisition of broader knowledge and will better prepare them for professional performance.
Will acquire the basic skills for the handling of new information and communication technologies.
Will be able to autonomously identify and analyze the principal aspects of security, defense, and threats in the international sphere.
Will acquire abilities to study and analyze autonomously the actors, relationships and institutional frameworks of the international society.
Will know and understand the basic features that characterize the globalization of social, economic, and political activity and the functioning of international organizations.
Will be able to identify the essential features of human geography, economics, and politics and their impact on international relations.
Will be able to identify the process of formation of public opinion in the area of international relations.
Will understand and know how to apply the proper norms of the relationships among international actors.
Will acquire skills for the understanding and analysis of economic relationships and their international dimension.
Will be able to study and analyze autonomously the ideas and political and social movements that are developed in the framework of international relations.
Will be capable of ethically and politically assessing human actions and their implications in different public and private spheres.
Will understand and analyze the proper characteristics of political and constitutional models from a comparative perspective.
Will be capable of looking for and finding adequate resources to uphold performance and undertake projects.
Will learn to identify and analyze foreign policy and its implications for cooperation and development.
Will acquire the necessary abilities for the exercise of professional activities within the framework of international relations and the systems of protections of rights.

Minimum requirements for stay

For full-time students doing an undergraduate degree, the maximum period of time allowed to complete the degree is eight years. Part-time students can request an extension of up to two years from the Rector.
In the degrees that have more than 240 credits (4 years), the maximum stated in the previous section will be increased by one year for each 60 ECTS that are added to the 240 ECTS.
Students have to pass a minimum of two subjects in the first year. Students who are studying part-time have to pass at least one subject in the first academic year.
Students who are studying an official degree at Rey Juan Carlos University have a maximum of four enrollments in each one of the subjects in the study program, without counting previous cancellations of said subjects.

For further information see: Permanence regulations

Minimum number of ECTS credits per type of registration and academic year

Full-time students:

COURSE	MINIMUM	MAXIMUM
1st year	48 ECTS	60 ECTS
other courses	48 ECTS	78 ECTS

Part-time students:

COURSE	MINIMUM	MAXIMUM
1st year	24 ECTS	47 ECTS
other courses	24 ECTS	47 ECTS

Access and Enrollment

Access

Access to official degrees requires holding a high school diploma or equivalent and passing the exam referred to in Article 42 of the Organic Law 6/2001 of Universities, modified in the Law 4/2007 (12 April), taking into account other mechanisms of access Foreseen in existing regulations.
The maximum number of 1st year students accepted in the academic is:

Madrid Campus (Vicalvaro):

65 places (including transfer admission places)

Double Degrees:

Madrid Campus	International Relations (English) - Protocol and Organization of Events	10 seats
	Law (face-to-face) - International Relations (English)	10 seats
	Law (blended) - International Relations (English)	10 seats

Enrollment

Enrollment in the Rey Juan Carlos University is online, using the computers on campus or any computer with web access. Dates and deadlines can be consulted in enrollment, as well as the requirements and necessary documents. If any questions arise, ask at the Student Telephone Assistance Center (TASTING).

Teaching Itinerary

VIEW CURRENT TEACHING GUIDES

BE: Basic Education
COM: Compulsory
HE: Elective

COURSE 1
Vacation	Subject	Type	Credits
1	International Relations Theory and Fundamental Principles	BE	6
1	Introduction to Law	BE	6
1	Human Geography, Economics and Politics	CS	6
1	New Technologies in International Relations	BE	6
1	History of International Relations	BE	6
2	History of the Modern World and Social Movements	BE	6
2	International Organizations and Institutions	CS	6
2	Constitutional Systems and Models from an International Perspective	CS	6
2	Public International Law	CS	6
2	Economic Principles	BE	6
Total Credits: 60

YEAR 2
Vacation	Subject	Type	Credits
1	International Relations, Society and Globalization	BE	6
1	Theory and History of International Political Thought	CS	6
1	Spanish Foreign Policy	CS	6
1	International Marketing	CS	6
1	Armed Conflicts and International Humanitarian	CS	3
1	International Security and Defense	CS	3
Annual	ModernLanguage	BE	6
2	European Union Political History	CS	6
2	Companies and International Organizations: Multinational Companies	BE	6
2	Public Opinion and International Journalism	BE	6
2	International Economics	CS	6
Total Credits: 60

RACE 3
Vacation	Subject	Type	Credits
1	Latin American Community of Nations and Integration Processes in Latin America	CS	6
Annual	2nd Language (Chinese or Arabic). Basic Level	CS	9
1	International criminal law	CS	3
1	Democratization process, transitions and International community	CS	3
1	Global Analysis of Cultures and Religions: History Education and Fundamentalism	CS	9
1	European Union and Community Law	CS	6
2	Procedural Law and International Courts	CS	6
2	International Human Rights Law	CS	6
2	International Trade and Arbitration	CS	6
2	international terrorism	CS	6
Total Credits: 60

RACE 4
Vacation	Subject	Type	Credits
Annual	2nd Language (Chinese or Arabic). advanced level	CS	9
1	Immigration, Political Asylum and Development Cooperation	CS	6
1	Diplomatic and Consular Law	CS	3
1	ceremony and protocol	CS	3
1	Emerging regions in the International Scene: Africa and Asia	CS	3
1	Academic Recognition of Credits	CS	6
Annual	Internship Placement	CS	24
Annual	End of degree project	CS	6
Total Credits: 60

materials resources

material resources

Internship Placement

The subject Internships is a curricular subject whose fundamental objective is to encourage the comprehensive training of the student through the practical application of the knowledge acquired in the degree, which facilitates direct contact with the professional activity and offers the opportunity for students to incorporate themselves in the professional world with a minimum level of experience. All the internships are designed so that students who participate in them acquire professional experience in real situations and conditions, applying the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are acquired in the educational process during the degree. These internships are an important opportunity for the personal and professional development of the students.

The internships are activities that the students undertake in companies, institutions, and organizations; that is, in centers external to the university, and that have as their objective to enrich and complement their university studies, while also offering deeper knowledge related to the skills that will be needed once they graduate.

The Internship subject has two phases:

First, doing the internship, which offers professional experience related to the profile of the graduate and that are shown in the Verification Report of the degree.
Second, preparation of the report.

Documentation:

Formative Project Qualification

For more information: Unit internships

Social Security Contributions for student interns as of January 1, 2024

Academic Recognition of Credits

Rules of academic recognition of credits in the Degree

Mobility Programs

ERASMUS

The Erasmus Program offers URJC undergraduate and graduate students the possibility of taking courses for one or more semesters at one of the European universities where URJC has agreements.

These exchanges traditionally involve financial assistance thanks to the Erasmus grants that the EU and the Spanish Education Ministry provide.

ERASMUS (intranet)

WORLD

The Munde Program manages mobility with universities that are not included in the Erasmus Program.

The possibility of obtaining a grant or financial assistance and the amount depend, in each case, on the agreements with the universities, the countries, or the entities that subscribe to said agreements.

WORLD (intranet)

For more information:

URJC Mobility

SICK

SICUE is a national mobility program for GRADOS university students that allows them to carry out part of their studies at another Spanish university with guarantees of academic recognition, use and adaptation to their curricular profile.

SICUE Mobility

Student Support Programs

Future student orientation. The university has various orientation programs for future students: visits to high schools, guided tours of the campuses, visits to classrooms, and, at the beginning of each academic year, the university organizes a Welcoming Day in order to orient new students.

Academic tutorials. Each teacher offers, within his/her teaching plan, tutorial sessions related to his/her subject.

Comprehensive tutorial programs. These programs are aimed at improving the learning process of the students, helping them to plan and organize their efforts in order to obtain the best academic results.

Degree coordinator. The degree coordinator works to favor the coherence and balance of the different subjects and the workload of the students.

Mentor Program. URJC has a Mentoring Program, where students from previous academic years act as tutors.

Disabled students. The Assistance for Disabled Persons Office offers guidance and help to students with special needs.

Scholarships and financial aid. Rey Juan Carlos University processes the principle grants and annual financial aid programs, both their own and those from other official agencies such as ministries, the regional government of Madrid, international organizations, and other entities. The university also publishes and disseminates information about grants and financial aid of interest to students and graduates. During the year, students receive information about these through the established communication channels.

Labor insertion program. URJC, through the Internship Unit and the Graduate Office, organizes events, workshops, and diverse services directed at helping and supporting students seeking employment. This is designed to improve students' employability and to favor their incorporation into the labor market. The university has job listings, a platform at the disposal of companies and graduates where the organisms can carry out their selection process.

Regulations

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Academic Calendar

REGISTRATION

*The rates corresponding to double degrees with different degrees of experimentality will be applied as established in the new Decree 43/2022, of June 29, of the Government Council, which establishes the public prices for university studies leading to official degrees and services of an academic nature in the public universities of the Community of Madrid*

TRAINING PROCESS

REVIEWS AND REVIEWS

Validation, adaptation of studies, recognition of credits and homologation of foreign qualifications

UNIVERSITY DEGREES

Extinction of university degrees

VISITING STUDENTS AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY

COEXISTENCE REGIME

Coexistence Regulations of the Rey Juan Carlos University for the Development of Law 3/2022, of February 24, on University Coexistence, approved by Agreement of March 30, 2023, of the Governing Council of the University

SCHOOL INSURANCE

School insurance

ASSOCIATIONS

Regulation of student associations

Quality Guarantee

External monitoring report

Link RUCT

Link BOCM

Internal System of Quality Guarantee

Composition of the committee

Report on Results

Once the follow-up on the Degree is carried out, the quantitative information concerning the results of the follow-up for each academic year is shown.

Report on Results

General information collection plan

Within the Quality Guarantee System at Rey Juan Carlos University, the following surveys are planned:

-New students

-Teacher assessment

-Student satisfaction

-Satisfaction of graduates

- labor insertion

- Causes of abandonment

-Career path:

Second year after graduation
Third year after graduation
Fourth year after graduation

- Degree of satisfaction:

Faculty with campus and university
Teaching staff with degree
Of the evaluators
Incoming student mobility program
Outbound student mobility program
Administration and services staff with university

-External practices:

student satisfaction
External tutor satisfaction
Satisfaction of evaluators

Survey results:

Steps towards Improvement

The Quality Guarantee System at URJC establishes that the Quality Guarantee Commission of the degree analyzes the information derived from the different indicators of the degree and draws up a report which includes plans for improvement, if that is what the results so indicate.

Accreditation renewal

Accreditation renewal supposes the culmination of the implementation of the official undergraduate and Master's degrees registered in the University, Center, and Degree Register. The accreditation renewal of official undergraduate and Master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit, and final assessment.

In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the situation of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment report that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of assessors who are external to the degree in question.

Historical

Renewal Final Report of accreditation 2017

Recognition of quality

The Virtual Campus at URJC has the international certification “UNIQUE” for quality in e-learning. UNIQUE is the most demanding seal of quality for the use of ICT in higher education.

In the framework of the celebration of the INNOVATION FORUM 2011 in the Portuguese town of Oeiras, the Foundation for the Quality of e-Learning gave three UNIQUe quality certifications to universities in Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Spain, and Rey Juan Carlos University was one of those chosen.

UNIQUe is the first certification of quality in all of Europe, created to offer support to universities in order to achieve excellence in the use of ICT for innovation in learning. The provides certification points of reference for the field of higher education in order to increase the speed of implementation of the Bologna reforms in the field of technology. It is centered on innovation with the aim of improving learning. At the same time, the UNIQUe seal facilitates the incorporation of the existing good practices and the valid strategies for quality, presenting a wide institutional focus that goes beyond e-learning in order to validate the efforts of the universities with regard to innovation.

This process of quality certification is based on the broad participation of the interested parties with the aim of involving the entire community of higher education, including the government, students and professors, as well as the administration and management of universities.

Tracing

Ordinary

Final Report Ordinary Follow-up 2022

Professors and Researchers

2030 Agenda

Strategic plan

Admission

student office