International and Diplomatic Studies Prague University of Economics and Business

Overview

The International and Diplomatic Studies degree course from Prague University of Economics and Business is designed so that you acquire a comprehensive knowledge of the current international practice. The study of International Relations is connected with extensive education in Economics and complemented by the knowledge of Law, Statistics and Mathematics. The education lays special emphasis on the interconnection of knowledge in political, economic, international law, security, cultural and other areas.

A graduate is able to:

• analyse international political and economic phenomena, international institutions, other actors of international relations and ideas;
• analyze the causes, consequences and wider context of international political events using the basic concepts of the field;
• understand basic principles of the world economy, financial markets, behavior of economic subjects, to understand the causes of market failures and the possibilities of solving them, to know basic mathematical apparatus, basic theory of probability and descriptive statistics and information technology;
• identify main characteristics and tendencies of international development and clarify causes and contexts of current international conflicts, and apply knowledge of International Law, diplomatic protocol, principles of international negotiations and intercultural communication;
• decide independently using basic tools of management and finance control in the changing international environment;
• communicate in oral and written form at least in two world languages at the C1 level of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in the field of International Relations;
• apply knowledge of individual management models of foreign services and cooperation of various actors, implement the analysis of political, economic, legal, cultural and security situation in a particular country, and apply in practice knowledge of foreign relations management, diplomatic communication and International Law;
• establish relations with foreign partners, lead negotiations and present views, both to partners and media, contribute to the self-presentation of state.