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International Relations (IR) Online - Your Gateway to the Global Future!

Welcome to the sites of the M.A. International Relations Online!

With globalization on the rise and a multitude of interdependent issues affecting today’s global politics, individuals with international expertise and a thorough understanding of global political, economic, and communication processes are in high demand.

Candidates of the M.A. IR Online gain analytical knowledge of transformations, developments, and challenges in global politics, enabling them to tackle global issues with a balance of hard and soft-skills. The program imparts in-depth knowledge about traditional and innovative IR theories and topics as well as relevant academic and applied research skills. The curriculum is interdisciplinary in design. It enables students to analyze and evaluate IR related issues in their respective institutional, economic, and social contexts, and in regard to policy-making aspects.

Furthermore, the curriculum combines innovative perspectives on the acquisition and the application of knowledge. The combination of online and on-site learning formats allows students to study in a highly flexible yet demanding way. Students will be guided by supervisors throughout the online modules providing them with individual regular and monitoring their study progress. IR Online presents an innovative format that conveys excellent communication, presentation, and intercultural skills, providing candidates with top-tier academic credentials for the international job market.

Candidates will be invited to participate in our growing network of students, alumni, and experts to exchange opinions and information on global issues beyond the scope of the two-year study program.

Center for Global Politics at Freie Universität Berlin

The M.A. IR Online is directed by  Prof. Dr. Kaus Segbers and forms part of four distinguished graduate study programs of the Center for Global Politics at the Freie Universität Berlin. Our unique programs explore the multiple challenges of the twenty-first century to develop an understanding of the interdependent nature of seemingly diverse issues such as migration, changing security issues, and environmental degradation.

The training and study programs of the Center for Global Politics are designed for professionals and young leaders who wish to deepen their understanding of these global challenges and their political, economic, and social causes and impacts. Furthermore, we seek to equip the participants with a blend of hard and soft skills to cope with the challenges of the global job market.

The Center for Global Politics is located at Freie Universität Berlin, one of Germany's leading research universities. Founded on the principles "Truth, Justice, Freedom" and based on its history as a reform-orientated university, it displays a distinguished modern and international character. Today, the university offers degree courses in more than one hundred subjects to over 35,500 students. With about 570 professors, 4,000 graduate students and 1,000 doctoral candidates each year, FU Berlin is the largest of the three universities in Berlin. The application of online features and programs is a unique feature of Freie University of Berlin. In 2007, Freie Universität Berlin was awarded the status of ‘university of excellence.’

Freie Universität Berlin

Freie Universität Berlin (FU) Berlin is one of Germany's leading research-based universities. Founded in 1948 according to the principles "Truth, Justice, Freedom" and based on its history as a reform-orientated university, it continues to display a distinguished modern and international character. Today, the university offers degree courses in more than one hundred subjects to over 35,500 students. With about 570 professors, 4,000 graduate students and 1,000 doctoral candidates each year, FU Berlin is the largest of the three universities in Berlin. Its academic profile comprises a broad range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. For further information, please visit the university's profile.