Faculty of Law, Policy and Development

Political Science and International Relations

Título a obtener

Title to be obtained

Degree in Political Science and International Relations
Resolución

Presential Modality

RPC-SO-43-No.686-2022
Duración

Duration

4 years

Cost, Grants and Registration

UEES - Espiritu Santo University > Grade > Faculty of Law Policy and Development > Political Science and International Relations

Reasons to study at UEES

1

International opportunities

International agreements with institutions and universities around the world, including Sciences Po, State University of New York and Camilo José Cela.

2

Academic Excellence

Access to a first class education with leading professors in theory and practice.

3

Comprehensive Training

Diverse and global human formation, with a wide range of postgraduate studies and professional activities inside and outside Ecuador.

4

Practices

Internships in public, private and international institutions as part of the program.

5

Languages

Learning a third language to gain a competitive advantage in the global context.

What professional skills will I acquire?

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Management and leadership in public, international and diplomatic affairs.

Spokesperson and media management.

Participation and advice in campaigns and elections.

Glocal“ approach: global thinking with a local perspective.

Negotiation and conflict resolution in complex situations.

What soft skills will I develop?

Leadership

Adaptation to change

Communication skills

Critical thinking and problem solving

Emotional intelligence

Where/what am I going to work?

  • International organizations, diplomacy and foreign policy.
  • Area of international relations in private and public companies and organizations.
  • Consultancies and work in the public sector and non-governmental organizations.
  • Political communication and elections.
  • Local and global situation analysis.

Minor

Minor in Political Science

Any UEES student can access a Minor in Political Science by taking five specific subjects of the Political Science and International Relations degree, to be chosen among any of the following:
  1. Political philosophy
  2. Political Science I - Political Theory
  3. International Relations I - Introduction to International Relations
  4. Introduction to Sociology
  5. Political Science II - Comparative Politics
  6. History I - Contemporary World History
  7. History II - History of Ecuador and Latin America
  8. International Relations II - Theory of International Relations
  9. Political Science III - Latin American Politics
  10. Political communication
  11. Administration and public policies
  12. International Relations III - Regional Integration and International Organizations
  13. Security policies
  14. Media workshop

Minor in International Relations

Any UEES student can access a Minor in International Relations by taking five specific subjects of the Political Science and International Relations degree. Three subjects must be compulsory in International Relations (highlighted in the list) and the remaining two can be chosen from any of the following:

  1. Political philosophy
  2. Political Science I - Political Theory
  3. International Relations I - Introduction to International Relations
  4. Introduction to Sociology
  5. Political Science II - Comparative Politics
  6. History I - Contemporary World History
  7. History II - History of Ecuador and Latin America
  8. International Relations II - Theory of International Relations
  9. Political Science III - Latin American Politics
  10. Political communication
  11. Administration and public policies
  12. International Relations III - Regional Integration and International Organizations
  13. Security policies
  14. Media workshop

Curriculum

International Opportunities

Students benefit from UEES' international agreements with institutions such as Sciences Po in Paris, third best in the world in the area of politics and international studies according to the QS ranking for 2022, the State University of New York, CEU San Pablo University and the University of Salamanca, among other universities worldwide.

Curricular experiences of the career

  1. Visits to international organizations.
  2. Community practices.
  3. Participation in electoral campaigns and research projects.

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Santiago Velázquez

Santiago Velázquez

Dean of the Faculty of Law, Politics and Development

To train lawyers with solid ethical and humanistic foundations, with capacity for analysis, critical reasoning and argumentation to solve legal problems, who develop skills in the general and specific knowledge of law, having orality as one of the challenges to be met by the lawyer.