The study plan for the Dual Degree in Economics & International Relations at IE University has been designed to provide a prestigious academic experience. Our faculty is composed of experts with extensive links between IE University and the professional world.
Our dual degree equips young, ambitious individuals with the skill set to become professionals capable of facing global challenges with an analytical mindset.
Through our hands-on teaching methodology, students of this dual degree will find the perfect balance between theoretical and practical education.
This enables them to develop profiles that can be adapted to the reality of the 21st century and acquire the most in-demand skills.
During the first year, you will sharpen your quantitative skills by diving into the foundations of economics, mathematics and statistics while studying the history of international relations and research methods. Through this comprehensive approach, you will learn the fundamentals of both disciplines that encompass your degree.
This year, you will gain the tools needed to view the world from a financial perspective. You will explore how capital markets work and discover current financial trends and new digital platforms. You will also analyze how finance plays a role in international relations and the political economy and acquire quantitative practical skills to analyze, model and visualize data using the latest techniques.
You will explore political theories, political economy and international law, and learn how to negotiate conflicts, climate change agreements and social and development projects. With this background, you will learn to discuss the political economy of international institutions like the European Union or the foreign policy of different countries with confidence. What’s more, you will acquire skills to solve the economic dimensions of social issues like poverty, human rights, environmental issues or conflicts.
During this year, you will go beyond the fundamentals. You will not only cover topics like macroeconomics, fiscal and monetary policy, the economics of globalization, social insurance and public investment, but you will also study more advanced topics like labor economics, institutional economics or the economics of well-being. Additionally, you will learn about the new digital economy, ecosystems and platforms as well as the policies needed to incorporate new technological changes and innovation in the digital era. During the second semester, you will be able to study abroad in various universities around the globe and take the electives of your choice.
Ultimately, a global economist is not only focused on research and analysis but also on managing international economic projects with multinational corporations, organizations or development banks. You will acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to become an efficient manager in these contexts and environments. During the final year, you will become familiar with the latest technologies in machine learning, artificial intelligence, programming and economic analysis, so you are fully prepared to hit the ground running in your future role.
IE University considers multiple language acquisition to be a key element of its educational model, leading to success in both work and study.
The Language Center at IEU is proud to offer students the possibility to study a wide range of languages, including French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, and English. With such a large variety of options, our students are able to personalize their academic path to meet their future career plans and objectives.
The Language Center helps students develop their multilingual communicative skills to help them flourish in the international labor market.
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