Programme Structure

The programme is taught over 24 months and includes at least three mobility periods.

The degree-awarding partners are the University of Glasgow, Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals, the University of Tartu, Radboud University, Leuphana University of Luneburg and the Université libre de Bruxelles.

Semester 1 (year 1): University of Glasgow (to study international law of global security, peace & development)
Semester 2: Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (to study international relations and politics).
Semester 3 (year 2): you will select one of the semester 3 partners, which offer thematic study track options:

Radboud University has 2 study tracks: i. International and European law advanced; ii. Human rights and migration
University of Tartu: International law and human rights
Leuphana University of Luneburg: International economics, sustainability and governance
Université libre de Bruxelles: Peace and security, security and conflict

Semester 4: you will remain at your semester 3 location to write your dissertation. Supervisor allocation will be based on staff subject background and research interests.

The pedagogical design of this programme will expose you to a broad range of teaching, learning and assessment formats including lectures, discussion-oriented seminars, work placements, project-based teamwork, law clinics, moot court exercises, e-learning, dissertation, written assignments and exams and oral presentations.

Please note that courses offered vary from year to year and modules are subject to cancellation.

Semester 2 (January – June) International Relations and Politics

Core Course:

Theories of International Security (8 ECTS)
Research Methods (6 ECTS)

Optional Courses:

At IBEI, you must complete four elective courses in total. Two out of six of the prerequisite optional courses identified for each semester 3 study track must be taken. Of the four electives, a minimum of two courses must also be a ‘specialised MUSI’ electives from the below list of courses.

Electives at IBEI (semester 2) for Study Tracks at Tartu (Human Rights) or Radboud (Human rights and Migration) in semester 3

Human Security (Specialised MUSI) (4 ECTS)
International Politics of human rights (4 ECTS)
The Politics of international humanitarianism (4 ECTS)
Immigration Integration Policies (4 ECTS)
Gender, Security and Development (Specialised MUSI) (4 ECTS)
Minority Politics in the Middle East (4 ECTS)

Electives at IBEI (semester 2) for Study track at Leuphana (International economics, sustainability and governance) in semester 3

Natural Resources and Geopolitics (Specialised MUSI) (4 ECTS)
Growth, Inequality and Poverty (4 ECTS)
Development, Environment and Natural resources (ECTS)
Global Public Policy (Specialised MUSI) (4 ECTS)
Geopolitics of Energy (4 ECTS)
Historical Legacies and Development (4 ECTS)

Electives at IBEI (semester 2) for Study Track at Radboud (International and European Law) in semester 3

Complex Governance of Global Challenges (Specialised MUSI) (4 ECTS)
The Politics of International Sanctions (Specialised MUSI) (4 ECTS)
Foreign Policy Analysis (4 ECTS)
Immigration Integration Policies (4 ECTS)
European Security and Defence Policy (4 ECTS)

Electives at IBEI (semester 2) for Study Track at Brussels (Peace and Security, Security and Conflict) in semester 3

Peace Processes and Conflict Resolution (Specialised MUSI) (4 ECTS)
International Security and Weapons of Mass Destruction (Specialised MUSI) (4 ECTS)
Gender, Security and Development (Specialised MUSI) (4 ECTS)
Criminal Violence in Latin America (4 ECTS)

Additional courses at IBEI:

Cybersecurity (Specialised MUSI) (4 ECTS)
Terrorism and Counterterrorism (Specialised MUSI) (4 ECTS)

*Please note that courses offered vary from year to year and modules are subject to cancellation.