International Relations (B.A.) | International Security

Bachelor’s degree program

You are interested in understanding current geopolitical crises and finding ways to overcome them. You believe that we have to deal with peace just as intensively as with conflicts. The big issues and challenges of our world are exciting for you and drive you, especially those relating to peace, prosperity, environmental protection, justice and human rights. You want to get socially involved and are curious about other cultures and ways of thinking. It is important to you to discuss solutions to a major challenge or to find a peaceful solution to a conflict.

The course focuses on understanding the interrelationships between international politics and economics, ecology and ethics, legal regulations and cultural ideas, as well as the art of diplomatic negotiations from the ground up. By studying International Relations with a focus on Global Security, you will learn how to use diplomacy as a driving force for conflict resolution. The program combines international relations with a focus on global security and combines theoretical foundations with their practical application in real projects. As part of a semester abroad, internships enable direct contact with the key players in geopolitical constellations.

Career Opportunities

• Diplomat
• Manager in an NGO
• Employee of an international organization
• Political representative in an international organization
• Program coordinator for humanitarian programs
• Conflict resolution specialist

Head of degree program

Prof. Dr. Anthony Teitler

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Study structure: International Relations | International Security

Every module on the Bachelor’s degree course in International Relations at Karlshochschule opens up a new and exciting world for me. When I look at the module overview, I also discover how the contents of my degree program are linked together in a meaningful way and how International Relations is thus revealed to me as a whole.

International Relations | International Security – Structure first year – 60 ECTS

• 4 ECTS – Global Economy
• 4 ECTS – Cultural Studies
• 4 ECTS – Civil Society: Ethics, Culture, Society
• 5 ECTS – Introduction to International Relations
• 5 ECTS – International Organizations
• 8 ECTS – Introduction to Scientific Research Methods
• 4 ECTS – English / German as a Foreign Language 1.1
• 4 ECTS – Sustainable Development
• 6 ECTS – Introduction into Political Philosophy
• 6 ECTS – Introduction in Strategic Practice
• 6 ECTS – Foreign Policy Analysis
• 4 ECTS – English / German as a Foreign Language 1.2

International Relations | International Security – second year – 60 ECTS

• 6 ECTS – Area Studies
• 6 ECTS – Anthropology
• 6 ECTS – Conflict Resolution
• 6 ECTS – Community Project
• 6 ECTS – Foreign Language 2.1
• 6 ECTS – International Collaboration
• 6 ECTS – Contemporary Society
• 6 ECTS – Elective
• 6 ECTS – International Community Project
• 6 ECTS – Foreign Language 2.2 or Host Language

International Relations | International Security – third year – 60 ECTS

• 6 ECTS – Economic Institutionalism
• 6 ECTS – Elective: Ethics … and Globalization / and Sustainability / in Practice
• 6 ECTS – Justice, Human and Constitutional Rights
• 6 ECTS – Social Impact and Empowerment
• 6 ECTS – Foreign Language 2.3
• 18 ECTS – Internship
• 12 ECTS – Bachelor Thesis including its Defense

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