Master's degree programs of IB Bachelor alumni

Last updated in October 2026

Source: IB Dresden e.V. & ZIS Mentor List

Master’s Programs at Universities Abroad

Australia

University of Adelaide

Belgium

College of Europe, Bruges

• MA in Economics
• MA in European Political and Administrative Studies
• MA in European Political and Governance Studies
• MA in International Relations and Diplomacy Studies

China

Qingdao Ocean University

Beijing Normal University

• Chinese Certificate

Peking University

• MA in Chinese Studies

Denmark

Copenhagen Business School

• International Business and Politics

University of Copenhagen

• MSc in Agricultural Development

University of Southern Denmark

• International Security and Law

France

Paris Institute of Political Studies (IEP)

• MSc in International Affairs
• European Studies
• Economic Governance, Research Master’s
• International Programs in Political Studies
• International Energy Policies
• International Public Management
• International Relations

Paris School of International Affairs

• International Development

Sciences Po Paris

• MA in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action
• International Security
• International Energy Transitions
• International Development
• Public Policy & Economics
• International Public Management

Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)

• Economics

Robert Schuman University, Strasbourg

• Business Law (DEA)

Ireland

NUIG Irish Center for Human Rights

• LL.M. in International Peace Support Operations

Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Galway

• LL.M. in International Human Rights Law
• LL.M. in Peace Operations, Humanitarian Law, and Conflict

Trinity College Dublin

• M.Sc. Global Master of Development Practice

Israel

Ben-Gurion University, Beersheba

• MA in Middle East Studies

Italy

The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna Center

• International Relations and International Economics (with a focus on Conflict Management)

Luigi Bocconi University

• MSc in Public Administration & MA in Public Policy (Dual Degree)

University of Turin

• LLM in International Criminal Law

Canada

University of Montreal

• LL.M. in International Law

The University of Toronto

• Political Science

Malta

University of Malta

• Human Rights and Democratization

Netherlands

Erasmus University Rotterdam

• European Master of Law and Economics
• MSc in Management

KU Leuven

• MSc in Economics

University of Groningen

• International Law and the Law of International Organizations
• LLM in European Economic Law

Leiden University

• MA in Public International Law and Legal Studies
• LL.M. in European Law
• LL.M. in Advanced Studies in Public International Law
• LL.M. in Public International Law

Maastricht University

• Iuris Communis
• LL.M. in International, European, and Comparative Law
• LL.M. in International, European, and Comparative Law
• MA in European and International Economic Law
• Globalization and Development Studies
• M.Sc. in Public Policy and Human Development
• MA in European Studies in Society, Science, and Technology (ESST)

University of Amsterdam

• Ph.D. in Law
• LLM in Public International Law
• LLB in International Law
• LLM in International and European Law
• MA in European Policy

Utrecht University

• MSc in Economic Policy

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

• LL.M. in International Business Law
• M.Sc. in Energy and Resource Management
• LL.M. Law and Politics of International Security
• LL.M. in European and International Law

Norway

The University of Oslo

• MPhil in Developmental Economics
• MPhil in Peace and Conflict Studies

Austria

European University for Peace Studies (EPU), Stadtschlaining

• Peace and Conflict Studies

University of Vienna

• MA in International Development

Poland

College of Europe

• European Interdisciplinary Studies

Sweden

Lund University

• MSc in European Affairs
• Economic Development

Uppsala University

• Peace and Conflict Research

Switzerland

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law

• International Humanitarian Law, LLM

University Center for International Humanitarian Law (CUDIH), Geneva

• LLM in International Humanitarian Law

Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies

• MA in International Studies
• MA in International Law
• MA in International Affairs
• MA in International History
• Development Studies
• MA in International Economics

Institute of High International Studies (HEI), Geneva

• Diplôme d'études approfondies (DEA)
• International Studies
• MA in International Relations

University of Italian Switzerland

• Corporate Communication

University of Basel

• MA in European Studies

University of Geneva

• International Humanitarian Law

University of Lucerne

• M.A. World Society and Global Governance

University of St. Gallen

• M.A. in Economics

Spain

Carlos III University of Madrid

• MSc in Economic Development and Growth

United Kingdom

Aberystwyth University

• Intelligence and Strategy Studies

BPP Law School

• Graduate Diploma in Law

Durham University

• International Studies
• M.A. in Analytical Political Economy

International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies Lancaster University

• Conflict Resolution
• MSc in Management

King’s College London

• MA in Conflict, Security, and Development
• MA in International Peace and Security
• MSc Political Economy of Emerging Markets
• MA in Arms Control and International Security

Queen's University Belfast

• MA in Violence, Terrorism, and Security

The University of Bradford

• Conflict Resolution
• International Politics and Security Studies

The University of Birmingham

The University of Cambridge

• International Relations
• MPhil in Economics
• MPhil in Management
• MPhil in Development Studies

University of Edinburgh

• LLM in International Law

University College London (UCL)

• MSc in Economics
• IMESS (Political Science with a Focus on Eastern Europe)
• EU Law
• Cognitive and Decision Science
• MSc in Behavior Change
• MA in Education and International Development
• Political Science and Government

The University of Kent

• International Conflict Analysis
• LLM in Environmental Law and Policy
• LLM in Public International Law
• European Public Policy
• Peace and Conflict Studies

The University of London

• LL.B.

The University of Manchester

• MA in International Development: Poverty, Conflict, and Reconstruction
• MSc in Industrial Strategy

The University of Nottingham

• Human Rights Law
• Public International Law
• Financial Economics and Economics

University of Oxford

• MA in Development Studies
• MA in Economics for Development
• MA in International Relations
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• MPhil in Russian and East European Studies
• MPhil in International Relations
• European Master of Law and Economics
• Master of Public Policy
• MPhil in Biodiversity Conservation
• MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy
• MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies

The University of St. Andrews

• MA in International Security Studies
• M.Litt. in Middle Eastern and Central Asian Security Studies

The University of Sussex

• Contemporary War and Peace Studies
• MA in Development Studies
• Human Rights
• International Commercial Law
• Social and Political Thought
• Climate Change Policy

The University of Warwick

• MA in International Political Economy
• MA in International Economic Law
• MSc in Economics

The University of York

• MA in Conflict, Governance, and Development
• MSc in Economics
• MSc in Health Economics

The University of Glasgow

• LLM in International Law

The University of Essex

• LLM in International Human Rights Law

The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London

• Graduate Diploma in Economics
• MSc in Development Economics
• LLM in Human Rights
• Violence, Conflict, and Development
• International & Comparative Legal Studies (Focus: International Law, Islamic Law)
• MA in Globalization and Development
• M.Sc. Violence, Conflict, and Development
• M.Sc. Middle East Politics
• MA in Law, Dispute & Conflict Resolution
• MA in International Law
• M.Sc. in Development Economics and International Development
• M.Sc. in Global Political Economy

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

• Development Studies
• Gender, Development, and Globalization
• International Relations
• LLM in Public International Law
• LLM Master of Laws
• MSc in Economics
• MSc in European Political Economy
• MSc in European Studies
• MSc in Global Politics
• MSc in Human Rights
• MSc in International Affairs
• MSc in International Political Economy
• MA in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies
• EU Policies
• International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies
• MSc in Economics and Philosophy
• MSc in EU Policy
• Development Management
• MSc in International History

University of Wales

• MSc in Intelligence and International History

United States of America

American University, Washington, D.C.

• M.A. in International Development

Goldman School of Public Policy, Berkeley

• Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.)

Columbia University

• International Security Policy
• Executive Degree, Value Investing
• MA in International Relations and Affairs

Duke University, Durham

• Analytical Political Economy

Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington

• Security Policy Studies

Georgetown University

• MSc in Foreign Service
• Master of Public Policy (MPP)
• MA in Conflict Resolution
• International Development Policy

George Washington University

• MA in Asian Studies
• MA in Security Policy Studies

Harvard University

• MA in Public Policy

Harvard Law School

• LLM

Indiana University Bloomington

• North American Studies
• Public Affairs

Johns Hopkins University (School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS))

• MA in International Relations
• MA in International Economics and International Development
• MA in International Economics and Latin American Studies
• MA in International Affairs
• MA in International Public Policy

Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

• M.A. in International Relations / M.A. in Economics

Middlebury Institute for International Studies

• International Relations
• M.A. in International Policy Studies

New York University

• Global Affairs

New School for Social Research

• Economics

Syracuse University

• MA in International Relations and Economics
• MA in International Relations and Public Diplomacy

Stanford Law School

• International Economic Law, Business, and Policy

Tufts University, Boston

• MA in Law and Diplomacy (Fletcher School)
• LLM in International Law (Fletcher School)

University of California, Berkeley

• Goldman School of Public Policy

University of Denver

• Master of Public Policy

University of Michigan

• Master of Public Policy (MPP)/Master of Applied Economics (Dual Degree)

University of Washington

• MA in Middle East Studies

Yale University

• International and Development Economics

Russia/Turkey

KOC University (Turkey) + St. Petersburg State University

• CEMS Master’s in International Management

Master’s Programs at Universities in Germany

Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen

• Peace Studies and International Politics
• International Economics
• MA in Human Geography

European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)

• MA in European Studies
• MA in Culture and History of Central and Eastern Europe
• LLM in European Law
• LLM in European Business Law
• LLM in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

• Development Finance

Freie Universität (FU) Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin (HU), and University of Potsdam

• MA in International Relations
• European Studies
• Law
• North American Studies
• MA in Eastern European Studies

Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen

• MA in History

Georg-August University of Göttingen

• International Economics
• M.Sc. in Development / International Economics

Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

• M.Sc. in Money and Finance
• International Studies / Peace and Conflict Studies

Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg

• M.A. Civil-Military Interaction

Hertie School of Governance, Berlin

• Master of Public Policy
• MSc in Economics and Philosophy
• MA in Public Policy and Major in Public Management

Berlin School of Economics and Law

• MA in Political Economy of European Integration

Humboldt University of Berlin (HU)

• MA Central Asia/Caucasus
• MSc in Economics and Management
• Law Degree

Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg

• MA in Peace and Security Studies

Jacobs University Bremen

• MA in International Relations

Leuphana University of Lüneburg

• M.A. in Governance and Human Rights

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

• Communication Studies

Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

• MSc in Statistics

TUD Dresden University of Technology

• MA in International Relations

University of Duisburg-Essen

• MA in Socioeconomics

University of Hamburg

• Peace and Security Studies

University of Freiburg

• MSc in Economics
• M.Sc. in Economics

University of Economics and Politics, Hamburg

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)

University of Heidelberg

• Law (State Examination)

University of Hohenheim

• MA in Agricultural Economics

University of Kassel

• Sustainable Management

University of Konstanz

• International Economic Relations

University of Marburg

• International Development Studies

University of Potsdam

• MA in Public Administration
• MA in Public Policy and Management

University of Tübingen

• Peace Studies and International Politics
• International Economics

University of Witten/Herdecke

University of Münster

• Executive MBA (part-time, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions)

Master’s programs at universities in several countries

Australia/Germany

Universities of Mannheim and Adelaide

• Comparative Law

Belgium/Germany

Ghent University/University of Leipzig

• Global Studies

France/Germany

Sciences Po, Paris/Free University of Berlin

• International Affairs (Governance and Diplomacy)/Political Science

University of Strasbourg/University of Freiburg

• Law

United Kingdom/Belgium

University of Kent and Brussels School of International Studies

• MA in European Public Policy

United Kingdom/Germany

ESCP Europe in Berlin and London

• MSc in European Business (with a focus on Finance)

University of Kent and Philipps University of Marburg

• Peace and Conflict Studies

University of Nottingham/University of Tübingen

• MSc in Economics

United Kingdom/France

Sciences Po Paris and London School of Economics

• Dual Master’s Degree: MA in International Affairs and MSc in International Relations

United Kingdom/France/Germany

The University of Bath, Institute d'études politiques de Paris, and Humboldt University of Berlin

• Euromasters Programs

Netherlands/Switzerland

Maastricht University and World Trade Institute Bern

• MA in International Commercial Law

Sweden/France

Stockholm School of Economics/Sciences Po, Paris

• Economics/International Economic Policy (Dual Master’s Program)

Sweden/Spain

Lund University/Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

• Economic Development and Growth

USA/Germany

Maxwell School (Syracuse University) in New York and Hertie School Berlin

• Atlantis Dual MA Degree in International Security and Development Policy

This list is by no means exhaustive; this overview is merely a selection of the master’s programs pursued to date by Dresden alumni of the bachelor’s program in “International Relations,” to the best of the ZIS’s knowledge. All details are based on information provided by the ZIS office and the student association IB Dresden e.V.