• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY DEGREE SYLLABUS

University Degree in International Relations + Philosophy, Politics and Economics (BILINGUAL)

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Class cohorts from 2023-24

First Year
Second Year
Third Year
Fourth Year
Fifth Year

First Year

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
Fundamentals of Business BT 1st 1 SEM 6
Fundamentals and Theory of Law BT 1st 1 SEM 6
Fundamentals of Government BT 1st 1 SEM 6
Introduction to University Studies OB 1st ANNUAL 6
Skills and Competencies of the Individual BT 1º ANNUAL 6
Techniques and Procedures of Analysis, Information and Research / Techniques and Procedures for Research, Information and Analysis * BT 1st 2 SEM 6
Competencias TIC para las Relaciones Internacionales / TIC Skills for International Relations * BT 1st 2 SEM 6
Introducción a la Sociedad Internacional / Introduction to International Society * BT 1st 2 SEM 6
PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
Fundamentals of Economics BT 1st 1 SEM 6
History of Thought in the West OB 1st 2 SEM 6
* Subject taught in English

Second Year

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
Teoría Política: Historia y Actualidad / Political Theory: History and Current Affairs * BT 2nd 1 SEM 6
International Law I OB 2nd 1 SEM 6
Mundo Actual I / The World Today: 1 * OB 2nd 1 SEM 6
Fundamental Anthropology OB 2nd ANNUAL 4.5
Education for Social Responsibility OB 2nd ANNUAL 4,5
Política Comparada / Comparative Politics * OB 2nd 2 SEM 6
Teoría de las Relaciones Internacionales / Theory of International Relations * BT 2nd 2 SEM 6
International Law 2 OB 2nd 2 SEM 6
Real World 2 OB 2nd 2 SEM 3
PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
Methods of Research in Social Sciences OB 2nd 1 SEM 3
Microeconomics BT 2nd 1 SEM 6
World History I: the Birth of Europe OB 2nd 1 SEM 6
History of Philosophy I: Greek and Medieval Thought OB 2nd 1 SEM 6
History of Economic Theory OB 2nd 2 SEM 4.5
Great Political Figures I OB 2nd 2 SEM 3
* Subject taught in English

Third Year

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
International Political Economy / International Political Economy * OB 2nd 1 SEM 6
Language for International Relations I OB 2nd ANNUAL 6
World Today III / The World Today: 3 * OB 3rd 1 SEM 6
Entrepreneurial Mindset: Casos de Estudio/ Entrepreneurial Mindset: Case’s Studies * OB 3rd 1 SEM 3
Teoría Política Moderna y Contemporánea / Modern and Contemporary Political Theory * OB 3rd 1 SEM 6
Geopolítica I / Geopolitics 1 * OB 3rd 1 SEM 6
Ethics OB 3rd 1 SEM 4.5
Unión Europea / European Union * OB 3rd 2 SEM 6
Mundo Actual IV / The World Today: 4 * OB 3º SEM 2 6
Geoeconomía / Geoeconomics * OB 3rd 2 SEM 4,5
PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEMESTER ECTS
Macroeconomics BT 2nd 2 SEM 6
Political Sociology OB 2nd 2 SEM 6
Compared Political Systems / Compared Political Systems * OB 3rd 1 SEM 6
Economía y Sociedad Digitales / Digital Economy and Society * OB 3rd SEM 2 3
* Subject taught in English

Fourth Year

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
Theories of War & Peace * OB 3rd 1 SEM 6
Language for International Relations II OB 3rd ANNUAL 6
Geopolitics II. Major Trends in the World Today * OB 3rd SEM 2 6
Civilization and Religious Fact OB 4th SEM 1 4,5
Mundo Actual V / The World Today: 5 * OB 4th SEM 1 6
Sostenibilidad Global / Global Sustainability * OB 4th SEM 1 3
Tecnología, Innovación y Relaciones Internacionales  * OB 4th SEM 1 6
Ext. Internships EXT I. 4th SEM 2 6
 International Trade * OP 4th SEM 2 3
Complementary Formative Activities I OP 4th SEM 2 3
Complementary Formative Activities II OP 4th SEM 2 3
Contemporary Social Movements OP 4th SEM 2 3
PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEMESTER ECTS
History of Philosophy II: modernity OB 3rd SEM 1 6
World History II: The Modern World OB 3rd SEM 1 6
Great Political Figures II OB 3rd SEM 2 3
Dialectics, Rhetoric and Public Discourse OB 3rd SEM 2 3
Communication and Public Opinion OB 3rd SEM 2 3
* Subject taught in English

Fifth Year

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
Cultural Diplomacy * OB 4th SEM 1 3
Spanish Foreign Policy OB 4th SEM 1 3
Language for International Relations III OB 4th ANNUAL 4,5
Strategy and Globalization OB 4th SEM 2 6
End of Degree Project TFG 4th SEM 2 6
PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
Political Actors and Processes OB 3rd SEM 2 6
Public Policy OB 3rd SEM 2 6
Theory of Spain OB 4th SEM 1 6
World History III: the Present World OB 4th SEM 1 6
History of Philosophy III: Contemporary Authors OB 4th SEM 1 6
Sociology of Population and Demography OB 4th SEM 1 4,5
Philosophy and the Present World: Major Issues OB 4th SEM 2 6
Internship P. EXT. 4th SEM 2 6
End of Degree Project TFG 4th SEM 2 6
* Subject taught in English

Promociones anteriores al 2023-24

First Year
Second Year
Third Year
Fourth Year
Fifth Year

First Year

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
POLITICAL THEORY BT 1st SEM 1 6
GEOPOLITICS* OB 1st SEM 1 6
CURRENT WORLD I : EUROPE* OB 1ST SEM 1 6
INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY STUDIES BT 1ST ANNUAL 6
LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES BT 1ST ANNUAL 6
THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS * BT 1ST SEM 2 6
CURRENT WORLD II: MIDDLE EAST AND ARAB WORLD * OB 1ST SEM 2 6
INTRODUCTION TO LAW BT 1ST SEM 2 6
PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
THEORY OF CIVILIZATIONS BT 1ST SEM 1 6
ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL HISTORY: THE ORIGIN OF EUROPE BT 1ST SEM 1 6
STATISTICS AND MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS OB 1ST SEM 1 6
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THEORY BT 1ST SEM 2 6
ANTIQUITY AND MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY BT 1ST SEM 2 6
* Subject taught in English

Second Year

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
INTELLIGENCE * OB 2ND SEM 1 6
HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORIES * BT 2ND SEM 1 6
CURRENT WORLD 3: USA * OB 2ND SEM 1 6
INTERNATIONAL LAW 1 BT 2ND SEM 1 6
FUNDAMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY BT 2ND ANNUAL 6
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OB 2ND ANNUAL 6
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE OB 2ND SEM 2 3
CURRENT WORLD 4: IBEROAMERICA OB 2ND SEM 2 6
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS * OB 2ND SEM 2 6
FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE OB 2ND SEM 2 6
EUROPEAN UNION 1 * OB 2ND SEM 2 3
PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN WORLD: HISTORY OF THE XV-XVII CENTURIES BT 2ND SEM 1 6
EPISTEMOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE BT 2ND SEM 1 6
RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES OB 1ST SEM 2 6
MODERN PHILOSOPHY: 14th-18th CENTURIES OB 2nd SEM 2 6
* Subject taught in English

Third Year

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
CURRENT WORLD V: CHINA, INDIA AND JAPAN * OB 3rd SEM 1 6
SPAIN: HISTORY AND PRESENT OB 3rd SEM 1 6
INTERNATIONAL LAW 2 OB 3rd SEM 1 6
EUROPEAN UNION 2 * OB 3rd SEM 2 3
CURRENT WORLD 6: AFRICA * OB 3rd SEM 2 6
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS * OB 3rd SEM 2 6
AUDIOVISUAL LANGUAGE OB 3rd SEM 2 6
ELECTIVE 1 OPT 3rd SEM 1 6
ELECTIVE 2 OPT 3rd SEM 2 6
PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
MICROECONOMICS BT 2nd SEM 1 6
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY OB 2nd SEM 1 6
ETHICS OB 3rd SEM 2 6
MACROECONOMICS OB 2nd SEM 2 6
COMPARATIVE POLITICS BT 2nd SEM 2 6
* Subject taught in English

Fourth Year

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
PEACE AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY * OB 4th SEM 1 6
THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS * OB 4TH SEM 1 6 THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS * OB 4TH SEM 1 6 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS * OB 4th SEM 1 6
MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION OF ORGANIZATIONS OB 4th SEM 1 6
INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY: MAN AND THE QUESTION OF GOD OB 4th ANNUAL 6
END OF DEGREE PROJECT End of Degree Project 4th ANNUAL 6
HISTORY OF RELIGIONS OB 4th SEM 2 6
MEDIATION, NEGOTIATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION * OB 4th SEM 2 6
EXTERNAL INTERNSHIPS EXT INTERNSHIPS 4th SEM 2 6
ELECTIVE 3 OP 4th SEM 1 6
COMPLEMENTARY FORMATIVE ACTIVITIES OP 4th SEM 2 6
PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
HISTORY OF THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES: THE SECOND MODERNITY OB 3rd SEM 1 6
POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY OB 2nd SEM 2 6
CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY: XIX-XX CENTURIES OB 3rd SEM 2 6
* Subject taught in English

Fifth Year

PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
SUBJECT TYPOLOGY YEAR SEM ECTS
THEORY AND METHOD OF HISTORY OB 3RD SEM 1 6
PUBLIC POLICY OB 3RD SEM 1 6
METAPHYSICS AND NATURAL THEOLOGY OB 3RD SEM 1 6
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OB 3RD SEM 6
POLITICAL ACTORS AND PROCESSES OB 3RD SEM 2 6
Elective 1 OP 3RD SEM 2 3
Elective 2 OP 3RD SEM 2 3
DIGITAL ECONOMICS AND SOCIETY OB 4TH SEM 1 6
POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES OB 4TH SEM 1 6
GAME THEORY OB 4TH SEM 6
PHILOSOPHY AND TODAY’S WORLD OB 4TH SEM 2 6
END OF DERGEE PROJECT END OF DERGEE PROJECT 4TH SEM 2 6

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