Global Bachelor’s Degree in International RelationsValencia

Just like intercultural communication, a degree in international relations will teach you to regularly question yourself and understand different arguments. This is a key skill for employers in the 21st century.

International relations is a very broad subject, but don't let that discourage you. It even means that you can choose the subjects that interest you and focus on them. For example, you can take a political science course for those who aspire to an international career in this field.

So the flexibility is a real advantage: you can earn a degree in international relations in almost any professional field. The skills you acquire are transferable, which leads to many career opportunities. An international relations degree can lead you down many career paths when you are ready to start your career.

In your 3rd and 4th academic year, you will have the chance to enjoy Erasmus scholarships in universities such as the prestigious University College of London (UCL), among the top ten International Relations faculties in Europe, the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium or the ILERI International Relations School in Paris. We also boast exclusive agreements to enrich your global profile through international stays at the London School of Economics or George Mason University in Washington.

Internationality forms part of the educational model at Universidad Europea de Valencia, in accordance with the philosophy of the European Higher Education Area and in line with the demands of today’s society, which has undergone significant changes due to globalisation and internationalisation. These two phenomena require any future university graduates to be able to work in multicultural environments with respect for and adaptability to the social conventions of other cultures. To this end, the international exchange becomes a complementary curricular element in a student’s educational path. This experience provides them with greater autonomy and maturity in regard to coping in new environments, and develops their critical capacity as they are able to establish comparisons between different social systems, as well as multiculturalism and tolerance. The international experience helps our students create an international social network, in turn providing them with greater possibilities for professional development, while also improving their communication skills in foreign languages.

Universidad Europea de Valencia has agreements with a wide network of universities offering bachelor's, master’s and doctoral degrees in various fields. Many of the institutions are leaders in higher education in their respective regions, countries and subject areas. They have also been recognized internationally for their academic quality.

• CT1 - Autonomous learning: Ability to choose the strategies, tools and moments considered most effective for learning and independently put into practice what has been learnt.
• CT2 - Self-confidence: Ability to assess our own results, performance and abilities with the internal conviction that we are capable of doing things and of meeting the challenges we face.
• CT3 - Ability to adapt to new situations: being able to assess and understand different positions, adapting one's own approach as the situation requires.
• CT4 - Capacity for analysis and synthesis: being able to break down complex situations into their constituent parts; also to evaluate other alternatives and perspectives in order to find optimal solutions. Synthesis seeks to reduce complexity in order to better understand it and/or solve problems.
• CT5 - Ability to apply knowledge to practice, to use the knowledge acquired in the academic environment in situations as close as possible to the reality of the profession for which they are training.
• CT6 - Oral communication/written communication: ability to transmit and receive data, ideas, opinions and attitudes in order to achieve understanding and action, oral communication being by means of words and gestures and written communication by means of writing and/or graphic supports.
• CT7 - Awareness of ethical values: Ability to think and act according to universal principles based on the value of the person that are aimed at their full development and which entails a commitment to certain social values.
• CT8 - Information management: Ability to search for, select, analyse and integrate information from different sources.
• CT9 - Skills in interpersonal relations: Ability to relate positively with other people by verbal and non-verbal means, through assertive communication, this being understood as the ability to express or transmit what one wants, what one thinks or feels without bothering, attacking or hurting the feelings of the other person.
• CT10 - Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit: Ability to undertake difficult or hazardous actions with resolution. Ability to anticipate problems, propose improvements and persevere in their achievement. Preference for taking on and carrying out activities.
• CT11 - Planning and time management: Ability to set objectives and choose the means to achieve these objectives using time and resources effectively.
• CT12 - Critical reasoning: Ability to analyze an idea, phenomenon or situation from different perspectives and to assume one's own personal approach to it, based on rigor and argued objectivity, and not on intuition.
• CT13 - Problem solving: Ability to find a solution to a confusing question or a complicated situation without a predefined solution, which hinders the achievement of an end.
• CT14 - Innovation-Creativity: Ability to propose and develop new and original solutions that add value to the problems posed, even in areas other than the problem itself.
• CT15 - Responsibility: Ability to fulfil the commitments that the person reaches with him/herself and with others when carrying out a task and trying to achieve a set of objectives within the learning process. The capacity existing in all subjects to recognize and accept the consequences of a freely carried out action.
• CT16 - Decision-making: Ability to make a choice between existing alternatives or ways to effectively resolve different situations or problems.
• CT17 - Teamwork: Ability to integrate and collaborate actively with other people, areas and/or organisations to achieve common objectives.
• CT18 - Use of information and communication technologies (ICT): Ability to effectively use information and communication technologies as a tool for searching, processing and storing information, as well as for the development of communication skills.

• SC01 - Knowing and understanding the historical evolution of international society.
• SC02 - Knowing the international legal framework and its regulation through treaties, conventions, agreements and resolutions.
• SC03 - Making use of research techniques to identify problems in the field of International Relations.
• SC04 - Knowing and understanding the role of international organisations today. Their functions, objectives and internal organisation.
• SC05 - Knowing and understanding the economic aspects of globalisation linked to: internationalisation of companies, foreign trade and global economy.
• SC06 - Being able to communicate effectively in two languages, at a general level and in the professional field of International Relations.
• SC07 - Reporting and discussing the problems that give rise to international instability: conflicts, inequalities, exclusion, environment, pressure groups and public opinion, among others.
• SC08 - Recognising and explaining the general theories of international relations.
• SC09 - Recognise the global, universal, cosmopolitan perspectives in the study of the actors, institutions, structures and transactions that constitute International Relations.
• SC10 - Knowing and understanding the basic concepts of International Law.
• SC11 - Understanding the functioning of mainly international legal institutions.
• SC12 - Understanding the dimension of Human Rights as values that inspire international society and the legal framework on which it is based.
• SC13 - Defining and implementing development objectives in international cooperation agencies and organisations.
• SC14 - Carrying out research and studies on the international sphere and the areas that comprise it: economic, social, political and cultural.
• SC15 - Knowing how to make use of the different sources and channels of information in the field of International Relations.
• SC16 - Identifying and analysing the different geopolitical, geoeconomic and socio-cultural areas, as well as their particularities.
• SC17 - Being able to establish analogies and differences between the different actors present in the international sphere.
• SC18 - Generating, developing and consolidating basic level projects.
• SC19 - Interpreting and analysing legal texts.
• SC20 - Analysing, interpreting and developing programmes and projects aimed at improving aspects related to international security.
• SC21 - Contributing to the design of sustainable growth policies that favour equality, reduce poverty, foster citizen participation and promote democratisation processes.
• SC22 - Playing an active role in proposing solutions to specific problems and conflicts regardless of the geopolitical area.
• SC23 - Contributing to the promotion of peace policies and proposals for peaceful solutions to conflicts.
• SC24 - Being able to contribute to mediation for the resolution of conflicts in hostile environments.
• SC25 - Identify and relate to the different international actors.
• SC26 - Reporting, evaluating and assessing current international events and situations.

Members of the degree quality committee (CCT)

• Faculty Director
• Department Director
• Degree Coordinator
• TFG Coordinator
• Internship Coordinator
• Academic Director
• Academic Advisor of Student Services
• Student Services
• Quality Technician

Key degree improvements

Our experience has enabled us to identify certain areas of improvement for the new edition of the degree in this academic year. To this end, we consider the following actions necessary for improving the degree’s educational value:

• Consolidate the United Nations Simulation Model at the Universidad Europea and increase the participation of students in other international models and contests.
• Create a mentorship role for enhanced monitoring of bachelor’s students.
• Reinforce the programmes international nature by increasing the agreements with universities abroad for more exchange opportunities.
• Encourage students to participate in scientific activities such as research, conferences and seminars.

Main degree results

• ATTRITION RATE ACADEMIC COURSE 2017/2018: 10,5%
• ATTRITION RATE ACADEMIC COURSE 2016/2017: 25%
• EFFICIENCY RATE ACADEMIC COURSE 2019/2020: 83,1%:
• EFFICIENCY RATE ACADEMIC COURSE 2018/2019: 94,3%:
• GRADUATION RATE ACADEMIC COURSE 2015/2016: 38,5%
• GRADUATION RATE ACADEMIC COURSE 2014/2015: 45,5%
• EMPLOYABILITY RATE* GRADUATES ACADEMIC COURSE 2018/2019: 25%
• PERFORMANCE RATE ACADEMIC COURSE 2019/2020: 97,6%:
• PERFORMANCE RATE ACADEMIC COURSE 2018/2019: 93,8%:
• STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH THE DEGREE ACADEMIC COURSE CURSO 2020/2021: 3,9 out of 5
• STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH THE DEGREE ACADEMIC COURSE 2018/2019: 3,8 out of 5
• PROFESSOR SATISFACTION WITH THE DEGREE ACADEMIC COURSE 2020/2021: 4,2 out of 5
• PROFESSOR SATISFACTION WITH THE DEGREE ACADEMIC COURSE 2018/2019: 4,2 out of 5
• STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH THE PROFESSOR FIRST SEMESTER ACADEMIC COURSE 2020/2021: 4,1 out of 5
• STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH THE PROFESSOR SECOND SEMESTER ACADEMIC COURSE 2020/2021: 4 out of 5

* Employability rate is taken on the active population. Graduates who continue studying another degree are excluded.

Evaluation Process Results

• Favourable assessment report from the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation. View.
• Modification Assessment Report. View.
• Verification report. View.
• Notification of positive verification from the Council of Universities. View.
• Authorisation report from the Agència Valenciana d'Avaluació i Prospectiva (AVAP), or Valencian quality assessment agency.. View.
• AVAP Evaluation Report. View.
• AVAP Renewal of the Accreditation Report

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