International relations

The course aims to introduce students to the institutions, policies and current political issues of the global political system and to help them acquire basic knowledge about the most important International Relations theories, the policy-making structures and functions of the international institutions, and the main issues in the global political agenda.

On completion of this course, at the end of the five units, students will have developed a significant knowledge in the International Relations field. They will have learned how different theoretical approaches can be used to read the global political system dynamics, to understand the role of institutions and relations among states, to empirically investigate case studies. They will have been provided with all abilities for proceeding on further readings and develop your own research interests.