Program Overview

Introduction to the Master's Degree Program in International Relations

The Master's degree program in International Relations at the Center for International Studies (ZIS) at TU Dresden is a genuinely interdisciplinary program. It consists of three core subjects: International Politics (IP), International Law (IR), and International Economics (IW). Students choose one of three specializations, each comprising two of these core subjects.

Specializations

The following specializations are available:

• Global Political Economy (GPOE): core subjects are International Politics (IP) and International Economics (IW)
• International Order and Institutions (IO): core subjects are International Politics (IP) and International Law (IR)
• International Law and Economics (ILE): core subjects are International Law (IR) and International Economics (IW)

Program Structure

In addition to the respective core subjects, the program includes interdisciplinary courses, a professional internship, and a research design. The Master's thesis is completed at the end of the program and comprises 25 credit points (CP). The program has a modular structure, with a total of 120 CP.

Compulsory Courses Independent of Specialization

• MA-IB-IA: Interdisciplinary Analysis of International Relations (10 CP)
• MA-IB-BP: Professional Internship (10 CP)
• MA-IB-FD: Research Design (5 CP)
• Master's Thesis (25 CP)

Specialization in Global Political Economy (GPOE)

Core Subject International Politics

• MA-IB-SIB: Theories and Key Concepts of International Relations (5 CP)
• MA-IB-INT: International Institutions (5 CP)
• MA-IB-CTR: Complex Actor Constellations and Horizontal Cooperation in the Transnational Realm (5 CP)
• MA-IB-GPE: Global Political Economy (5 CP)
• MA-IB-MES: Methods of Empirical Social Research (5 CP)
• MA-IB-ATPa: Current Topics in International Politics (5 CP)
• MA-IB-APA: Foreign Policy Analysis (5 CP)
• MA-IB-GTE: History, Theory, and Current Issues in European Politics (5 CP)

Core Subject International Economics

• MA-IB-PET: Principles of Economic Theory (5 CP)
• MA-IB-EEC: Empirical Economics (5 CP)
• MA-IB-DEV: Development Economics (5 CP)
• MA-IB-IPE: International Public Economics (5 CP)
• MA-IB-TIE: Topics in International Economics (5 CP)
• MA-IB-IFM: International Financial Markets (5 CP)
• MA-IB-EXC: Exchange Rates (5 CP)
• MA-IB-MIG: Economics of Migration (5 CP)
• MA-IB-TEP: Topics in Economic Policy (5 CP)
• MA-IB-GIS: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (5 CP)
• MA-IB-MDE: Microeconomic Theories in Development Economics (5 CP)
• MA-IB-TER: Current Topics in Empirical Economic Research (5 CP)
• MA-IB-FSR: Financial Stability and Regulation of Financial Markets (5 CP)
• MA-IB-ELE: Empirical Labor Economics (5 CP)

Supplementary Qualifications

• MA-IB-JUM: Legal Methodology (5 CP)
• MA-IB-PIL: Public International Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-UNS: United Nations System (5 CP)
• MA-IB-IEL: International Economic Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-BVR: Special International Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-TDE: Transdisciplinary Supplement (5 CP)
• MA-IB-ELFa: Elementary Level Foreign Language (5 CP)

Specialization in International Order and Institutions (IO)

Core Subject International Law

• MA-IB-PIL: Public International Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-UNS: United Nations System (5 CP)
• MA-IB-KVR: Constitutionalization of International Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-JUM: Legal Methodology (5 CP)
• MA-IB-TIL: Topics in International Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-SVR: Special Issues of International Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-BVR: Special International Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-EUL: Introduction to European Union Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-HVR: International Humanitarian Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-IMS: International Human Rights Protection (5 CP)
• MA-IB-RIO: Law of International Organizations (5 CP)
• MA-IB-IEL: International Economic Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-RLC: Asylum and Residence Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-IRE: International Jurisprudence (5 CP)

Core Subject International Politics

• MA-IB-INT: International Institutions (5 CP)
• MA-IB-SIB: Theories and Key Concepts of International Relations (5 CP)
• MA-IB-CTR: Complex Actor Constellations and Horizontal Cooperation in the Transnational Realm (5 CP)
• MA-IB-TIO: Theories of International Organizations (5 CP)
• MA-IB-MES: Methods of Empirical Social Research (5 CP)
• MA-IB-ATPa: Current Topics in International Politics (5 CP)
• MA-IB-APA: Foreign Policy Analysis (5 CP)
• MA-IB-GTE: History, Theory, and Current Issues in European Politics (5 CP)

Supplementary Qualifications

• MA-IB-PET: Principles of Economic Theory (5 CP)
• MA-IB-EEC: Empirical Economics (5 CP)
• MA-IB-TDE: Transdisciplinary Supplement (5 CP)
• MA-IB-ELFa: Elementary Level Foreign Language (5 CP)

Specialization in International Law and Economics (ILE)

Core Subject International Economics

• MA-IB-PET: Principles of Economic Theory (5 CP)
• MA-IB-EEC: Empirical Economics (5 CP)
• MA-IB-DEV: Development Economics (5 CP)
• MA-IB-IPE: International Public Economics (5 CP)
• MA-IB-TIE: Topics in International Economics (5 CP)
• MA-IB-IFM: International Financial Markets (5 CP)
• MA-IB-EXC: Exchange Rates (5 CP)
• MA-IB-MIG: Economics of Migration (5 CP)
• MA-IB-TEP: Topics in Economic Policy (5 CP)
• MA-IB-GIS: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (5 CP)
• MA-IB-MDE: Microeconomic Theories in Development Economics (5 CP)
• MA-IB-TER: Current Topics in Empirical Economic Research (5 CP)
• MA-IB-FSR: Financial Stability and Regulation of Financial Markets (5 CP)
• MA-IB-ELE: Empirical Labor Economics (5 CP)

Core Subject International Law

• MA-IB-PIL: Public International Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-UNS: United Nations System (5 CP)
• MA-IB-IEL: International Economic Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-JUM: Legal Methodology (5 CP)
• MA-IB-TIL: Topics in International Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-SVR: Special Issues of International Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-BVR: Special International Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-EUL: Introduction to European Union Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-HVR: International Humanitarian Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-IMS: International Human Rights Protection (5 CP)
• MA-IB-RIO: Law of International Organizations (5 CP)
• MA-IB-RLC: Asylum and Residence Law (5 CP)
• MA-IB-IRE: International Jurisprudence (5 CP)

Supplementary Qualifications

• MA-IB-SIB: Theories and Key Concepts of International Relations (5 CP)
• MA-IB-INT: International Institutions (5 CP)
• MA-IB-MES: Methods of Empirical Social Research (5 CP)
• MA-IB-ATPa: Current Topics in International Politics (5 CP)
• MA-IB-APA: Foreign Policy Analysis (5 CP)
• MA-IB-GTE: History, Theory, and Current Issues in European Politics (5 CP)
• MA-IB-GPE: Global Political Economy (5 CP)
• MA-IB-TDE: Transdisciplinary Supplement (5 CP)
• MA-IB-ELFa: Elementary Level Foreign Language (5 CP)