Recognition of Official Validity of Studies by the Ministry of Public Education (SEP), 901014 dated on September 21, 1990.

This Licenciatura en Relaciones Internacionales Degree trains you as a bilingual professional, with the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge to understand international relations and perform professionally in areas linked with politics, diplomacy, economy, and international trade and finance.

What does a graduate Bachelor Degree International Relations do?

The bilingual professional training that the Universidad de las Américas, Mexico City offers will allow you to work in:

• Political, diplomatic, economic and business activities.
• International trade and finance activities.
• Social and economic development multilateral bodies.
• Non-governmental entities.
• Consulting in international matters for different institutions or corporations.
• Research and academic institutions.

Objective

• Training bilingual professionals with knowledge, skills and abilities in the areas of International Relations, Consular Aspects, Foreign Policy and International Trade, with capabilities to:

  • Support legal and administrative tasks in a Consulate
  • Design Public Policy in the subject of International Relations
  • Perform international trade transactions, including logistics and customs operation
  • Develop negotiation plans for both import and export of goods and services

• Instill in the graduate values and attitudes that motivate him or her attitudes to perform his or her professional activities ethically and responsibly, making decisions for the benefit of his or her work environment, evidencing at all times professionalism, honesty and social responsibility

Enrollment Profile

To enroll into this program, the applicant shall comply with the general requisites of admission to the University, as well as with the following specific characteristics:

• Vocation for International Relations
• Openness and sensitivity for the matters that mark the history of nations
• Commitment with the country, with the historical context and with change actions for the benefit of society
• An attitude of respect and tolerance towards personal, physical, cognitive and ideological differences, as well as diverse beliefs or convictions
• Ability to negotiate
• Analysis and synthesis capabilities
• Reading comprehension
• Interest for languages

Graduation Profile

The professional graduate from the Licenciatura en Relaciones Internacionales will have the knowledge, skills, attitudes and abilities that enable him or her to understand the international context, international relations and foreign policy in which Mexico is inserted; likewise, he or she will understand business within a global context and the operations of international trade.

Therefore, at the time of completion, the graduate will have acquired the following knowledge, skills, attitudes and abilities:

Knowledge:

• About International Relations and Mexican Foreign Policy, taking into consideration diplomatic, consular and international business aspects.
• About the structure and operation of international agencies.
• About the capacities and powers of the federal agencies involved in International Relations.
• About the creation and operation of import and export corporations.
• About international trade and its transactions.
• About logistics and customs operations.
• About the research methodological tools applicable to the international sphere.

In order to be able to apply the foregoing knowledge, the graduate shall possess sufficient skills for:

• Spoken and written communication.
• Communication in a second and even a third language.
• Analysis of the purposes of international organizations.
• Analysis of foreign policy issues.
• International conflict discussion and solution.
• Analysis and application of the regulations of international relations.
• Understanding of the regulations of international business.
• Implementation of international business strategies.

The graduate shall display the following attitudes:

• Community service, taking into account the public interest, social needs and private benefits.
• Social responsibility.
• Ethics during his or her professional performance.
• Critical evaluation of his or her job.
• Leardership
• Analytic thought for topics related to international business and relations.
• Commitment with the achievement of public policy and international business objectives.

The graduate shall demonstrate possession of abilities to:

• Execute administrative activities in International Agencies.
• Apply administrative and operative tasks related to International Relations.
• Prepare performance and vulnerability diagnosis for International Business projects.
• Apply international contracting strategies.
• Analyze cases of economic and political conflict at government level.
• Analyze cases of commercial and international transactions from the private standpoint.
• Analyze economic and financial variables to execute imports and exports.
• Distinguish between international logistics and customs operations.
• Determine negotiation mechanisms to resolve conflicts at the international level.
• Analyze strategies that allow knowledge about the way international relations are designed.

Curriculum

• Three-year program
• 52 courses
• Practice from the first semesters
• Mandatory courses in the English language from the first semester
• Major subjects in English starting the fourth semester
• One choice of Cultural Workshop in the first semester
• Total Program´s Credits: 301
• General Knowledge component: 59 credits (includes 6 credits from 3 mandatory general knowledge courses with no charge).
• Curricular courses taught in English are indicated by italics

 

First Semester
RI100	Introduction to International Relations	6
RI102	International History and Geography	6
RI103	Non-Governmental Participants	5
RI234	Consular Law	6
EG103	Writing I	6
EG106	Personality and Self-Esteem	2
EG107	Food and Health	2
EG113	Mexican Culture	2
MA105	Mathematics	6
SC105	Computer Tools	7
EN111	Remedial English I	7
Second Semester
MA240	Mathematics for Economics and Management	8
RI101	Political Thought	6
RI120	International Relations Theory	6
RI122	Public and Private International Law	6
RI231	Theory of International Negotiation	6
EG104	Writing II	6
EN121	Remedial English II	7
Summer 1
RI150	Formulation and Implementation of Foreign Polices	6
RI151	Mexican Economy	6
RI215	Cases of Mexican Foreign Policy Formulation and Execution	5
EN231	Remedial English III	7
Third Semester
MA241	Basic Statistics	8
RI124	The Media and International Relations	5
RI152	Diplomatic Law and Practice	6
RI230	Mexico in the international Intergovernmental Organizations	6
RI232	Macroeconomics	6
RI242	International Trade	6
EN241	Remedial English IV	7
Fourth Semester
MA344	Applied Statistics	8
RI123	Microeconomics	6
RI241	International Business *	6
RI243	American Government Economy *	6
RI251	Political and Economical Relations between Mexico and North America *	6
RI367	Practicum on Political and Diplomatic Negotiation	5
EN351	Remedial English V	7
Summer 2
RI244	Political and Economic Relations of Mexico with Latin America	6
RI250	International Marketing *	6
RI253	Practicum of Logistics and Customs Procedures	5
EN361	Remedial English VI	7
Fifth Semester
RI331	Corporate and International Finance *	6
RI332	Political and Economical Relations between Mexico and Europe *	6
RI334	Commercial Treaties and International Contracts	6
RI336	Marketing Practicum *	5
RI337	Research Methodology	4
EN451	Remedial English VII (TOEFL Preparation)	7
Sixth Semester
RI333	Practicum Arbitration and Economic Negotiation	5
RI401	Relations between Asia and Mexico *	6
RI402	Foreign Trade Practicum *	5
RI404	Law Applied to International Business	6
RI405	Integration Seminar	4
RI483	Workshop International Business	5
Common Core of General Education * Taught in English

 

  Program Advantages

• Double Accreditation: Bachelor of Arts in International Relations Diploma fully recognized in the United States of America and Licenciatura en Relaciones Internacionales Diploma Degree with official recognition from the Ministry of Public Education (SEP)
• Most of our professors possess a Master's and/or Doctorate degree and ample professional experience, which will offer you the invaluable opportunity to learn from their theoretical and practical knowledge
• You take part in International Negotiation and/or United Nations Model forums
• Conference cycles and extracurricular activities
• Flexible schedules that allow you to work from the first semesters
• Employment connections and job placements
• All graduates take the EGEL test from CENEVAL, with national recognition
• Execution of both diplomatic and international business practices that allow you to receive professional training
• Field visits to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Matías Romero Institute, to Mexican Diplomatic Missions abroad, and practical visits to customs offices and associations linked to international trade

 

Professors

Academic Coordinator: Gerardo Jaramillo Vázquez, MA

• Nancy Bernal Zetina, Ma (Full-time Undergraduate Professor)

 

 

Contact / Additional Information

Gerardo Jaramillo Vázquez, MA: Tel. 55-5209 98 36 / 55-5209 98 75, E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Information and Admissions Department: Phone 55-5209-9858 / 55-5209-9807 / 55-5207-0423, 
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