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International Relations Online:

Your Gateway to a Global Career!

The Master of Arts degree “International Relations (IR) Online”

Candidates in 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:

• emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to contemporary topics

• enables students to analyze and evaluate issues in their respective institutional, economic, and social contexts

• attaches importance to policy-making aspects and the consideration of real-world solutions

• combines the flexibility of distance learning with the advantages of on-site instruction

• provides for regular feedback and guidance from instructors

• enhances communication, negotiation, and intercultural skills

After graduation, candidates are invited to participate in our growing network of students, alumni, and experts, encouraging the exchange opinions and information on global issues beyond the scope of the two-year study program.

Center for Global Politics at the 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.

Freie Universität Berlin

Freie Universität Berlin (FU) 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.