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Social Sciences
Students in the Social Sciences track from Sciences Po select one core course of intensive study from Sciences Po’s fundamental disciplines, such as international relations, political science, economics, history, and more.

International Trade and Migration
The International Trade and Migration course from UCL Summer School introduces you to the economics of globalisation.

International Politics of Human Rights
The International Politics of Human Rights course from UCL Summer School will introduce you to the idea of what human rights are and different explanations about where rights come from.

Foreign Policy Analysis
The Foreign Policy Analysis course from UCL Summer School introduces you to the study of foreign policy within International Relations.

Entrepreneurial Leadership in Berlin and Europe
This Entrepreneurial Leadership in Berlin and Europe course at Freie Universität Berlin introduces a basic understanding of what leadership actually is and how that understanding depends on time and context.

Global Challenges - Sustainable Futures
The Global Challenges - Sustainable Futures course at Freie Universität Berlin introduces students to the politics, governance and ethics of sustainability.

The European Union in the 21st Century - Internal and External Challenges
The European Union in the 21st Century - Internal and External Challenges at Freie Universität Berlin will introduce the basics of the European Union and describe and explain the processes of widening and deepening of this unique political entity.

International Peace Mediation and International Negotiations
This International Peace Mediation and International Negotiations course at Freie Universität Berlin explores the different conditions and models for cooperation in order to cope with climate change, ensure equal access to resources and shape a future in which peace, self-determination, freedom, and prosperity are possible.

Hybrid Warfare and Peacebuilding in Countries Influenced by the Soviet Legacy
The Hybrid Warfare and Peacebuilding in Countries Influenced by the Soviet Legacy course from VU Amsterdam Summer School provides students with a comprehensive understanding of political, social, and military conflicts in states influenced by the Soviet legacy, including former Soviet republics and states of the former Warsaw Treaty Organization.
Culture and Globalisation
Globalisation is one of the most important dynamics of contemporary social life. But how has it emerged, what does it really involve, and what are the cultural and social forces that shape it? London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Culture and Globalisation programme.
War, Power and Morality - Divisive Debates and Contentious Conflicts
London School of Economics and Political Science's War, Power and Morality - Divisive Debates and Contentious Conflicts course will introduce students to the state-of the-art in debates on how and why wars arise, along with the complex ethical dilemmas they create, while illustrating competing arguments from political theory with studies of key cases of violent political conflict.
Introduction to International Human Rights - Theory, Law and Practice
London School of Economics and Political Science's Introduction to International Human Rights - Theory, Law and Practice course attempts a critical exploration of the idea of human rights and in particular the possibility that international human rights can provide the basis of a universal ethical and legal order.
Development in the International Political Economy
Why do some countries get rich but others remain poor? Will trade wars and climate change slow down economic growth? How can we build democracy and gender equality in poorer countries? London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Development in the International Political Economy programme.
Negotiations and Organizational Conflict Resolution
The Negotiations and Organizational Conflict Resolution course of Boston University is offered at the Metropolitan College.
America as a Global Power - FDR to Biden
London School of Economics and Political Science's America as a Global Power - FDR to Biden course examines the evolution of American statecraft since World War II, with special emphasis on the president’s role in defining the nation’s interests.
The European Equation - Europe in a Globalizing World
The social sciences track offers students the opportunity to delve into a fundamental subject of the Sciences Po curriculum. The European Equation - Europe in a Globalizing World course is offered at Sciences Po.
Power Shift - The Decline of the West and The Crisis of the Liberal International Order
At the beginning of the 21st century the world stood on the cusp of what most experts assumed would be a golden age of international peace and prosperity guaranteed by American power and underwritten by a world market dominated by the West. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Power Shift - The Decline of the West and The Crisis of the Liberal International Order programme.
Understanding Foreign Policy - the Diplomacy of War, Profit and Justice
Globalisation has seen the growing interconnectedness of the world politically, socially, and economically. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Understanding Foreign Policy - the Diplomacy of War, Profit and Justice programme.
Summer School
The Summer School program offered by the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations provides students with the opportunity to experience how global affairs are managed on a daily basis, meet with students from all over the world and make contacts for future internships and career opportunities.
Winter & Summer School on EU Policy Making
The Winter & Summer School on EU Policy Making at the Brussels School of Governance. The next edition of our Winter School on EU Policy Making will take place from Monday 12 January to Friday 23 January 2026. School's theme: Analysing tech policies in today's EU.