{"id":45045,"date":"2024-05-24T15:26:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T11:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/?page_id=45045"},"modified":"2025-11-17T12:42:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:42:49","slug":"international-relations-eng","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/en\/schools\/eduhum\/bachelors\/international-relations-eng\/","title":{"rendered":"International Relations (English-taught)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;full-width&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\"><style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"vc_shortcodes-custom-css\">.vc_custom_1730207050299{background-image: url(https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7543111.webp?id=46651) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}<\/style><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid page-title vc_custom_1730207050299 vc_row-has-fill 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The Program helps foster critical thinking and leads to a natural connection between theory and practice in compliance with increasing demands towards contemporary standards of education, ensuring graduates\u2019 employability within the country as well as abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The Program\u2019s core courses cover essential issues of the history of political thought and the questions it raises on the design of the political and social order, traditional and modern political ideologies which serves as the basis for studying the political science. The core part of the Program provides students with the extensive knowledge of theoretical foundations of International Relations (IR), research methods and field research specificities, current processes and their historical context, as well as subdisciplines and key issues in IR. Furthermore, special focus is made at understanding the economic aspects of modern international relations as well as resilient issues that shape contemporary international politics. Rigorous attention is paid at learning basic elements of research design. With the view to equip the students with the ability to frame the knowledge they receive, research methodology in social sciences is the course to provide these tools. Finally, special place is assigned to covering core issues of Georgia\u2019s foreign policy as well as Politics of the European Integration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Admission<\/h4>\n<p>\u2013 Georgian citizens are admitted to the program by passing Unified National Exams (detailed information is available at \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naec.ge\/\" rel=\"noopener\">www.naec.ge<\/a>); The main subjects to be passed are the <strong>Georgian language<\/strong> and <strong>English language<\/strong>. The third subject is <strong>History, Mathematics, Geography<\/strong> or <strong>Civic Education.<\/strong> The minimum competency level for the English language: <strong>50%+1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 International applicants are admitted to the program by the rules set by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia (detailed information is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/en\/iro\/home\/\">https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/en\/iro\/home\/<\/a>)<br \/>\n\u2013 Enrolment via mobility is available twice a year. Internal mobility is conducted within a time period set by National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (detailed information is available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eqe.ge\/\" rel=\"noopener\">eqe.ge<\/a>). External mobility is conducted by the rules set by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia (detailed information is available at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mes.gov.ge\/\" rel=\"noopener\">www.mes.gov.ge<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Career Opportunities<\/h4>\n<p>Educational Bachelor program in International Relations aims at ensuring high level of graduates\u2019 competitiveness, satisfying increasing demands of the employment market. With this objective,<br \/>\nprogram content was designed with the contribution of the academic and administrative staff as well as the potential employees\u2019 recommendations and evaluations. Upon receiving Bachelor\u2019s degree, the graduate will possess necessary basic qualifications for being employed in international organizations, relevant public (e.g. profile ministries as Ministry of Foreign Affairs or other structures\u2019 departments dealing with international relations, issues of European integration; embassies) and private sector (NGOs, think tanks, research centers) structures involved in various spheres of the international relations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Tuition Fees<\/h4>\n<p><strong>For entrants who are enrolled via Unified National Exams: <\/strong>5190\u00a0GEL<br \/>\n<strong>For entrants who are not enrolled via Unified National Exams:\u00a0<\/strong>4900 USD, Scholarship Up to 1000 USD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Awarded Qualification:\u00a0<\/strong>Bachelor of Social Sciences in International Relations.<br \/>\n<strong>Language of Instruction:\u00a0<\/strong>English<br \/>\n<strong>ECTS and Duration: <\/strong>240 (4 years)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Contact<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head of the Program: <\/strong>Baia Ivaneishvili<strong><br \/>\nEmail:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:bivaneishvili@ibsu.edu.ge\">bivaneishvili@ibsu.edu.ge<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong> + 995 322 800 064<br \/>\n<strong>Room<\/strong>: A 304<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/International-Relations-ENG.pdf\">Program<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"International Relations (English-taught) Home \/International Relations (English-taught) About School Programs Bachelors Masters Doctorate News Academic Staff Students Journal About Program Bachelor Program in International Relations aims at providing a modern multidisciplinary knowledge of international relations with essential input from political science, economic and legal disciplines relevant to the field. 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