Bachelor in International Studies

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Bachelor in International Studies

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Description

Programme:
Undergraduate
Delivery method:
Face-to-face
Language:
English
Credits:
240 ECTS

The Bachelor in International Studies is designed to shape professionals who are capable of rigorously interpreting economic and socio-political systems in a complex and ever-changing environment, and effectively applying their conclusions in corporate, financial, governmental, or other organisations, with an analytical approach and an international perspective. To this end, this degree offered by CUNEF Universidad combines the principles of Economics, Business Management and Law, with basic knowledge of other social sciences, such as International Relations, Politics, Sociology and History, as well as with quantitative methods to facilitate decision making and effective communication skills. In the last two years of the degree, students can choose between three different specialisations: International Business and Global Management, International Economics and Government,  and International Finance and Law.

A gateway
to a new future

Curriculum

CUNEF Universidad’s Bachelor in International Studies consists of 240 ECTS, distributed as follows:

  • 60 basic ECTS
  • 60 compulsory ECTS
  • 114 elective ECTS (out of which 102 are for the courses included in the above-mentioned specialisations)
  • 6 ECTS for the Final Degree Project (FDP)

Fall Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
Mathematics I6Basic
Introduction to Economics6Basic
International Relations 6Basic
Introduction to Management6Basic
Data Collection and Processing6Compulsory
TOTAL CREDITS FALL TERM 30

Spring Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
Mathematics II6Compulsory
Microeconomics6Basic
Introduction to Legal Systems6Basic
Information Systems and Accounting6Compulsory
Critical Thinking3Compulsory
Oral and Written Communication Skills3Compulsory
TOTAL CREDITS SPRING TERM 30

Fall Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
Data Analysis6Basic
Macroeconomics6Basic
International Organisations6Compulsory
Fundamental of Financial Economics 6Basic
Introduction to Political Science6Basic
TOTAL CREDITS FALL TERM 30

Spring Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
Statistics6Compulsory
International Economics 6Compulsory
Public International Law 6Compulsory
European Union Law 6Compulsory
Comparative Sociology6Basic
TOTAL CREDITS SPRING TERM 30

Specialisation in International Business and Global Management – Fall Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
International Management 6Compulsory
International Human Resources Management 6Compulsory
International Financial Management6Compulsory
International Contract Law6Compulsory
Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences 6Compulsory
TOTAL CREDITS FALL TERM 30

Specialisation in International Business and Global Management – Spring Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
Cooperation, Collective Action and Formal Models of Strategy6Compulsory
International Marketing6Compulsory
Global Supply Chain Management6Compulsory
Global Financial Markets and Institutions 6Compulsory
Global Entrepreneurship6Compulsory
TOTAL CREDITS SPRING TERM 30

Specialisation in International Economics and Government – Fall Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
International Political Economy6Compulsory
Public Choice 6Compulsory
Global Economic History6Compulsory
Public Economics6Compulsory
Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences6Compulsory
TOTAL CREDITS FALL TERM 30

Specialisation in International Economics and Government – Spring Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
Cooperation, Collective Action and Formal Models of Strategy6Compulsory
Policy Evaluation6Compulsory
International Macroeconomics6Compulsory
Foreign Policy Analysis6Compulsory
Global Financial Markets and Institutions 6Compulsory
TOTAL CREDITS SPRING TERM 30

Specialisation in International Finance and Law – Fall Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
International Political Economy6Compulsory
International Financial Management6Compulsory
International Macroeconomics 6Compulsory
International Trade and Investment Law 6Compulsory
Global Financial Markets and Institutions 6Compulsory
TOTAL CREDITS FALL TERM 30

Specialisation in International Finance and Law – Spring Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
International Contract Law6Compulsory
International Investment Banking6Compulsory
International Corporate Reporting: IFRS6Compulsory
Dispute Resolution in a Globalized World 6Compulsory
Global Structured Finance6Compulsory
TOTAL CREDITS SPRING TERM 30

Specialisation in International Business and Global Management – Fall Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
International Trade and Investment Law 6Compulsory
Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility6Compulsory
Leadership and Negotiation Skills 6Compulsory
Country Report and Risk Assessment6Compulsory
Organizational Design and Behaviour6Compulsory
TOTAL CREDITS FALL TERM 30

Specialisation in International Business and Global Management – Spring Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
International Company Law6Compulsory
Digital Transformation6Compulsory
Internships or elective courses12Elective
Final Degree Project6Compulsory
TOTAL CREDITS SPRING TERM 30

Specialisation in International Economics and Government – Fall Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
Media, Political Elites and the Public 6Compulsory
Sustainability and the Circular Economy 6Compulsory
Leadership and Negotiation Skills 6Compulsory
Country Report and Risk Assessment6Compulsory
International Trade and Investment Law 6Compulsory
TOTAL CREDITS FALL TERM 30

Specialisation in International Economics and Government – Spring Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
Economics of Development6Compulsory
Public Governance6Compulsory
Internships or elective courses12Elective
Final Degree Project6Compulsory
TOTAL CREDITS SPRING TERM 30

Specialisation in International Finance and Law – Fall Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
Digital Law & Legal Tech6Compulsory
Sustainability and the Circular Economy 6Compulsory
Leadership and Negotiation Skills 6Compulsory
Finance, Technology and Big Data 6Compulsory
International Taxation Law6Compulsory
TOTAL CREDITS FALL TERM 30

Specialisation in International Finance and Law – Spring Term

COURSEECTSTYPE
International Alternative Investments6Compulsory
International Company Law 6Compulsory
Internships or elective courses12Elective
Final Degree Project6Compulsory
TOTAL CREDITS SPRING TERM 30

Career Outcomes

The Bachelor in International Studies prepares graduates for management roles in multinational companies, non-governmental organisations specialising in international cooperation, and international and supranational economic and financial organisations, as well as to work as experts in research centres, think tanks, and international consulting. All the courses are delivered in English, to guarantee student and graduate internationalisation.