Competences

Political Science and Public Management
• Applying theoretical and analytical knowledge of International Relations to practical and professional cases, in particular to the areas of conflict and cooperation between actors.
• Arguing from different theoretical perspectives.
• Assessing specific distinctive aspects and conceptual and methodological instruments of the different tendencies and analytical approximations of International Relations.
• Demonstrating good writing skills in different contexts.
• Demonstrating they know theoretical tendencies and classical and recent analytical approximations of International Relations.
• Distinguishing the discipline's main theories and different fields: conceptual developments, theoretical frameworks and theoretical approaches underlying the discipline's knowledge and different areas and sub-areas, as well as their value for the professional practice through concrete cases.
• Interpreting and applying English texts in an academic way.
• Managing the available time in order to accomplish the established objectives and fulfil the intended task.
• Producing and planning researches or analytical reports.
• Realising effective oral presentations that are suited to the audience.
• Synthesizing and critically analysing information.
• Using the main information and documentation techniques (ICT) as an essential tool for the analysis.
• Working autonomously.
• Working by using quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques in order to apply them to research processes.
• Working in teams and networking, particularly in interdisciplinary conditions.

International Relations
• Analyse cases and phenomena in the international sphere and interpret different political texts using contemporary political theories.
• Analyse the behaviour of international actors, both state and non-state.
• Analyse the challenges to international security including the conditions that promote peace and generate conflicts and the evolutionary of international security architecture.
• Analyse the structure and operation of international institutions and organisations (political, economic, military and security, environmental, development and emergency aid) both in the universal and regional spheres, with particular emphasis on the European Union, from either real or simulated cases.
• Apply quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques in research processes.
• Identify data sources and carry out rigorous bibliographical and documentary searches.
• Identify the main theories of international relations and their different fields (international theory, conflicts and security, international politics, etc.) to apply them in professional practice.
• Produce and prepare the presentation of intervention reports and/or proposals.
• Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
• Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
• Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
• Use metatheoretical data to argue and establish plausible relation of causality and establish ways of validating or rejecting them.