The Bachelor's degree program "International Relations"

If you have any questions about the course of your studies, you can consult the study documents. These include the study plan, a module description and the examination and study regulations. A general explanation of the reformed Bachelor's degree can be found below.

Documents and links on the organization of studies relate to timetables, language training, financing and semesters abroad.

If you need applications for examinations, want to write your Bachelor's thesis or have questions about the examination period, the Examination Office is the right place for you.

General information about the Bachelor's degree program can be found on the following pages and in the Student Information System (SINS).

General information on the reformed Bachelor IB (from enrolment year 2022)

Here you can find the course description in print format.

The Bachelor's degree program "International Relations" (IB) at the Center for International Studies (ZIS) at TU Dresden is a genuinely interdisciplinary degree program with the three equally important (core) subjects of International Politics, International Law and International Economics.

The degree program comprises a total of 180 credit points (CP) and has a modular structure. In each of the three core subjects, students must complete modules worth at least 30 CP. In addition, three interdisciplinary courses (15 CP), with three lecturers (one from each of the three core subjects), as well as additional pre-vocational qualifications, such as a work placement, are part of the curriculum. The standard period of study is six semesters. The final thesis comprises six CP.

A further component of the course is integrated language training in two modern foreign languages (English and either French, Spanish or Russian).

In the area of supplementary qualifications, further modules in the core subjects and related social science disciplines are available for selection ( up to a maximum of 30 CP).

Students on the Bachelor's degree course in IB spend the fifth semester at a state-recognized university abroad.

Modules of the Bachelor's degree program in International Relations

Core subject International Politics (min. 30 CP)

Module number	Module name	Compulsory or compulsory elective	CP
BA-IB-EPS	Introduction to Political Systems	MANDATORY	5
BA-IB-EIB	Introduction to International Relations	COMPULSORY	5
BA-IB-TIB	Theories and Concepts of International Relations	COMPULSORY	5
BA-IB-MES	Introduction to the methods of empirical social research	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-GTEa	History, theories and current issues in European politics	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-APAa	Foreign policy analysis	MANDATORY ELECTION	5
BA-IB-ATP	Current Issues in International Politics	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-INOa	International Organizations	COMPULSORY ELECTION	5

Core subject International Law (min. 30 LP)

Module number	Module name	Compulsory or compulsory elective	CP
BA-IB-PIL	Introduction to Public International Law	MANDATORY	5
BA-IB-BVR	Special International Law	COMPULSORY	5
BA-IB-EUL	Introduction to European Union Law	COMPULSORY	5
BA-IB-RIO	Law of International Organizations	COMPULSORY	5
BA-IB-IMS	International human rights protection	COMPULSORY	5
BA-IB-FVR	Current issues of international law	CHOICE OBLIGATION	5
BA-IB-CILa	Current Issues in International Law	MANDATORY CHOICE	5

Core subject International Economics (min. 30 LP)

Module number	Module name	Compulsory or compulsory elective	CP
BA-IB-VWL	Introduction to Economics	MANDATORY	5
BA-IB-MIK	Introduction to Microeconomics	MANDATORY	5
BA-IB-MAK	Introduction to Macroeconomics	COMPULSORY	5
BA-IB-IWP	International Economic Policy	COMPULSORY	5
BA-IB-ÖEI	Economics of European Integration	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-ECG	Introduction to Economic Growth	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-TRA	International Trade: Theory and Policy	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-ENV	Introduction to Environmental Economics	MANDATORY CHOICE	5

Interdisciplinary compulsory courses

Module number	Module name	Compulsory or compulsory elective	CP
BA-IB-IDE	Interdisciplinary Introduction	MANDATORY	5
BA-IB-AKS	Current hour - current problem areas of international relations	COMPULSORY	5
BA-IB-GLR	Global Risks - Current Problems in International Relations	MANDATORY	5

Further compulsory components of the curriculum

Module number	Module name	Compulsory or compulsory elective	CP
BA-IB-AQA	General Qualifications	MANDATORY	5
BA-IB-PRA	Professional internship	MANDATORY	5
	Final thesis	MANDATORY	5

Supplementary qualifications (max. 30 LP)

Module number	Module name	Compulsory or compulsory elective	CP
BA-IB-EPTa	Introduction to Political Theory	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-RST	Justification of state activity	CHOICE REQUIRED	5
BA-IB-DSS	Descriptive statistics for social scientists	CHOICE REQUIRED	5
BA-IB-ISS	Inductive statistics for social scientists	CHOICE REQUIRED	5
BA-IB-IEL	International Economic Law	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-HVR	International Humanitarian Law	MANDATORY ELECTION	5
BA-IB-RLC	Asylum and residence law	MANDATORY ELECTION	5
BA-IB-ÖTP	Economic theory of politics	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-SUW	Strategy and Competition	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-ÖKU	Economic Inequality	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-GUW	Money and Currency	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-GPO	Monetary Policy	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-GÖK	Fundamentals of Econometrics	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-NXS	Multidisciplinary Perspectives of Sustainability	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-SWE	Social Science Supplement (courses are selected from the catalog)	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-STG	General Studies (Courses are selected from the catalog)	MANDATORY CHOICE	5

Integrated compulsory language training

Module number	Module name	Compulsory or Optional Compulsory	CP
BA-IB-EIR	English Academic Writing and International Negotiations	MANDATORY	5

A second foreign language must be chosen. All modules must be completed in the selected second foreign language.

Foreign language French

BA-IB-FR1	Introduction to the professional and academic language French: text work and oral communication	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-FR2	Introduction to the professional, scientific and legal language French	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-FR3	Academic Writing French	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-FR4	International Negotiation French	MANDATORY CHOICE	5

Foreign Language Spanish

BA-IB-ES1	Introduction to the professional and academic language Spanish: text work and oral communication	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-ES2	Introduction to the professional, scientific and legal language Spanish	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-ES3	Academic Writing Spanish	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-ES4	International Negotiation Spanish	MANDATORY CHOICE	5

Foreign Language Russian

BA-IB-RU1	Elementary Russian	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-RU2	Extension elementary level Russian	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-RU3	Advanced level Russian	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-RU4	Intermediate Russian extension	MANDATORY CHOICE	5
BA-IB-RU5	Introduction to professional and academic Russian: text work and oral communication	MANDATORY CHOICE	5