International Economics and Administration Faculty
Department of International Ecnomics and Politics
Speciality: International Relations
Specialization: International Negotiations
Awarded qualification: Master in International Relations
Level of qualification: Master
Specific admission requirements:
Average grade Good from the Bachelor’s degree, an interview.
Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning:
Formal, recognition of credits on the base of a Bachelor’s degree.
Qualification requirements and regulations:
In order to be awarded the qualification, 60 credits are needed, 27 credits of them are awarded from compulsory courses, 6 credits from elective courses, 3 credits from optional courses, 9 credits from educational work placement and 15 for a state examination.
Profile of the programme:
Students of the Master’s degree programme ‘International Negotiations’ should acquire:
- understanding of basic regularities and trends in the international system development
- skills in making expert analysis in the field of foreign policy.
Key learning outcomes:
Graduates from the Master’s degree programme ‘International Negotiations’ will possess:
- abilities to develop foreign policy documents and to plan models for solving international issues and processes;
- abilities and inclinations to work in various national and international institutions, political parties and non-governmental organizations.
Occupational profiles of graduates with examples:
Work in national (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State Administration) and international institutions (the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Council of Europe, European Commission), political parties and NGOs
Access to further studies:
PhD programmes
Examination regulations, assessment and grading:
Written examinations, course assignments, written report in a given form on the defence of a work placement.
Graduation requirements:
Master’s Thesis Defence
Mode of study:
full-time
Programme Director:
Assoc. Prof. Dragomir Krastev, PhD
room D-2
tel: +359 52 359 578
e-mail: drago75@abv.bg