Warsaw, Poland

International Relations

Master's
Language: EnglishStudies in English
Subject area: journalism and information
Kind of studies: full-time studies, part-time studies
MA in International Relations at Vistula University is an interdisciplinary program which focuses on dynamics of relations among countries, governments and political institutions, analyzing their political, economic and cultural interactions. Students pursue a course of study in world politics, taking courses in political science, economics, history and foreign languages, learning how to approach, analyze and manage settings that involve political and diplomatic aspects. In the course of their studies, students acquire intercultural communication and negotiation skills. The department’s curriculum allows students to take a variety of courses including international security, international political economy, political and economic development, foreign policies, diplomacy, conflicts and conflict management. Our University cooperates with Ambassador’s Club, internationally experienced diplomats and businessmen, who bring MA in International Relations into completely new practical dimension.
International
International mostly means something (a company, language, or organization) involving more than a single country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries. For example, international law, which is applied by more than one country and usually everywhere on Earth, and international language which is a language spoken by residents of more than one country.
International Relations
International Relations (IR) or International Affairs (IA) - commonly also referred to as International Studies (IS) or Global Studies (GS) - is the study of interconnectedness of politics, economics and law on a global level. Depending on the academic institution, it is either a field of political science, an interdisciplinary academic field similar to global studies, or an entirely independent academic discipline in which students take a variety of internationally focused courses in social science and humanities disciplines. In all cases, the field studies relationships between political entities (polities) such as sovereign states, inter-governmental organizations (IGOs), international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), other non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and multinational corporations (MNCs), and the wider world-systems produced by this interaction. International relations is an academic and a public policy field, and so can be positive and normative, because it analyses and formulates the foreign policy of a given state.
International Relations
In brief, for the United States, Eurasian geostrategy involves the purposeful management of geostrategically dynamic states and the careful handling of geopolitically catalytic states, in keeping with the twin interests of America in the short-term: preservation of its unique global power and in the long-run transformation of it into increasingly institutionalized global cooperation. To put it in a terminology that hearkens back to the more brutal age of ancient empires, the three grand imperatives of imperial geostrategy are to prevent collusion and maintain security dependence among the vassals, to keep tributaries pliant and protected, and to keep the barbarians from coming together.
Zbigniew Brzezinski,The Grand Chessboard (1997).
International Relations
Simply put, the most powerful state is the one that prevails in a dispute.
John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (2001).
International Relations
The bipolar world is over, but it not going to be replaced by a unipolar world empire that the United States controls alone. The world is already economically multipolar, and there will be a diffusion of power as the information revolution progresses, interdependence increases, and transnational actors become more important. The new world will not be neat, and you will have to live with that.
Joseph Samuel Nye, Jr.,Understanding International Conflicts - An Introduction to Theory and History (Sixth Edition).

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Our strengths:
  • Our university is among the top 10 top private universities in Poland - 5th place in the 2014 ranking developed by Perspektywy and Rzeczpospolita
  • Vistula University is the most international university in Poland according to the ranking of universities prepared by "Perspektywy" and "Dziennik Gazety Prawna" 2014
  • AFiB Vistula is highly regarded in the business environment: it was awarded the "Best Partner in Business" title by the editors of Home&Market and the European Medal by Business Center Club for the best internship and internship program for students
  • The high level of the studies is confirmed by international accreditations: CEEMAN in the field of marketing, WACE - with regard to combining studies with internship programs, IAU - confirming the quality of teaching
  • Vistula is a well-established and the oldest brand among all private universities in Poland
  • You can choose among 15 fields of study, including 7 that are taught in English


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