No prior knowledge is required.

The students must understand the dynamics of International relations. At the end, they must understand the key of historical developments, present and future of International society. They must know the causes of International conflicts, the role of actors in International relations, the historical and contemporary causes, the explanatory theories, the evolution and features of International society and international relations. In second part we study the main universal and regional International organisations (In Europa and America). The ultimate goal is that students can move through the World of International institutions, not Only or primarily from a legal perspective but mainly in the Light of its role in International society and major International institutions.

LEARNING OUTCOMES 1.Possess advanced knowledge and skills in Political Science, both related to theoretical issues and of a practical or methodological nature. 4.Will be able to present and communicate to all types of audiences - specialised or not - problems and solutions that can be approached from Political Science as well as the knowledge and methodologies that are linked to them. 5.You will be able to identify your training needs in your field of study and work or professional environment and will be able to organise your learning autonomously and independently of the type of context BASIC COMPETENCES 2.Students are able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the competences usually demonstrated through the development and defence of arguments and problem solving within their field of study. 3.Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) in order to make judgements which include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. 4.Students should be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences. 5.Students will have developed the learning skills necessary to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy. SPECIFIC COMPETENCES 2.To analyse the political systems¿ structure and functioning and their interaction with the environment 3.To know the structure and functioning of political institutions and their interrelation with the remaining components of the political system 4.To analyse political actors behaviour, political participations processes and the role of citizens in contemporary democracies 10.To describe the structure of public administrations at their different levels, the relationships between them, the legal framework that drives their activity, and the principles and methods of public planning and management. 12.To understand the economic dimension of the public sector and the domestic and international economic environment 14.To identify the key theories of international relations and to connect them with the domestic political processes. TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES 1.To be able to work in multidisciplinary and international teams 2.To demonstrate the ability of planning and organizing your work, the ability of reaching the right decisions by taking into consdieration the available information and the abilty of gathering and interpreting relevant data to make good judgments in your area of study

The program is divided in two parts. Firt one details the characters of international relations. We anlyse the origin, characters and evolution of International society. A theoretical and practical double approach. The second one, a full approach to International organisations. A special emphasis on the main IO, as ONU and specialized agencies, europeans and americans. The studen will acquire the skills to understand the International organisations, the dynamics, actors, interactions and challenges of international relations and IO in the context of globalization. We analyse the main vector of the disciplyne, as international cooperation, prevention, conflict resolution, international economic relationship and so on (environmental prevention, human rights protection, integration process support etc..).

In teaching this subject, active learning techniques will be implemented, both in lectures and in small groups. Thus, an interactive learning will be implemented, in which, in addition, the evaluation techniques will be innovative, introducing self-evaluation and peer evaluation.