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Master in International Studies

Modality
In-person
Branch of knowledge
Social and Legal Sciences
Ambit of knowledge
Derecho y especialidades jurídicas.
School(s)
Faculty of Law
Avda. Dr. Ángel Echeverri, s/n, 15782
Santiago de Compostela
881814626 (Conserxaría)
881814658 (Decanato)
dereito.decanato [at] usc.gal
Campus
Santiago de Compostela
Coordinator
Miguel Enrique Arenas Meza
Contact
miguelenrique.arenas [at] usc.es

This master seeks to respond to the growing interest in the study of international issues, as well as to the demand by public institutions and private entities for experts and researchers in the analysis of an international reality that is becoming increasingly more important in social, economic, political and legal processes.

Duration: 1 academic year
RUCT code: 4311758
ECTS Number: 60
Seats number: 40

Dean or center director:
ANA MARIA GUDE FERNANDEZ

Title coordinator:
Miguel Enrique Arenas Meza
miguelenrique.arenas [at] usc.es

Use languages:
Spanish, Galician

Coordinator university:
University of Santiago de Compostela

Partaker universities:
University of Santiago de Compostela

Xunta de Galicia title implantation authorization date:
434/2009 do 3 de decembro (DOG 15/12/2009)

BOE publication date:
28/02/2010

Last accreditation date:
08/07/2015

The Master's Degree in International Studies responds to the concerns of quite a number of graduates, especially from the fields of Social Science, Law and Humanities, with regards to the study of international issues, as well as to the interest of public institutions and private entities in relying on experts and researchers capable of analysing the international reality from different perspectives.

The launching of this degree reflects the importance that the international dimension of social, economic, political and legal processes have today. This circumstance makes it necessary to consolidate a specific academic offer that provides training focused towards promoting and encouraging a better understanding of international society in today's context of globalization, along with the and the skills to analyse it. The degree therefore offers students a multidisciplinary approach that combines legal, political and economic points of view. From this triple perspective, international institutions and processes are analysed and a broad overview of the major problems and issues affecting the international society is offered.

Créditos que deberá cursar el alumno para obtener la titulación

Créditos Obligatorios: 36
Créditos Optativos: 12
Trabajo Fin de Máster: 12
Créditos Totales: 60

Non se contemplan

Master Dissertation

  • P3171108
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  • Compulsory Credits
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  • End of Degree Projects and End of Master's Degree Projects
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  • 12 Credits

This master seeks to respond to the growing interest in the study of international issues, as well as to the demand by public institutions and private entities for experts and researchers in the analysis of an international reality that is becoming increasingly more important in social, economic, political and legal processes.

No se contempla

Créditos que deberá cursar el alumno para obtener la titulación

Créditos Obligatorios: 36
Créditos Optativos: 12
Trabajo Fin de Máster: 12
Créditos Totales: 60

Las facultades cuentan con la colaboración de varios profesores que actúan como coordinadores académicos, y cuya función es tutorizar y asistir en sus decisiones académicas a los estudiantes propios y de acogida.

Se pondrá a disposición de los estudiantes, en la medida en que lo requieran, un sistema de tutorías, por parte del profesorado del Máster, para orientarles sobre su funcionamiento y al que podrán acudir en caso de requerir algún tipo de asesoramiento u orientación

Access

Para acceder aos ensinos oficiais de Máster será necesario estar en posesión de:
A.1. Un título universitario oficial español.
A.2. Un título expedido por unha institución de educación superior pertencente a outro Estado integrante do Espazo Europeo de Educación Superior que faculte no mesmo para o acceso a ensinos de Máster.
A.3. Un título pertencente a un sistema educativo alleo ao Espazo Europeo de Educación, previa comprobación pola Universidade de que o citado título acredita un nivel de formación equivalente aos correspondentes títulos universitarios oficiais españois e faculta no país expedidor do título para o acceso a ensinos de posgrao.
A.4. Un título superior das Ensinanzas Artísticas Superiores do sistema educativo español.

Admission

Modalidad: criterios generales

Titulaciones por orden de preferencia:

1º) Cuota de plazas titulaciones preferentes:
a) 25 plazas Licenciatura o Grado en Derecho y Ciencias Políticas y de la Administración
b) 10 plazas Licenciatura o Grado en Historia, Humanidades, Economía, Periodismo, Geografía, Administración y Dirección de Empresas, Sociología, Filologías, Diplomaturas en Gestión y Administración Pública, Relaciones Laborales

2º) Otras titulaciones universitarias y extranjeros 5 plazas

Los alumnos procedentes de países de lengua diferente al gallego, portugués ou español deberán acreditar el nivel de lengua gallega: Celga II, o española: B2, de acuerdo con el Acuerdo del Consejo de Gobierno de la USC de 30 de julio de 2018.
De non poseer alguno de los títulos, la USC les realizará una prueba de nivel y, de no superarla, deberán asistir a un curso intensivo de gallego o español en el primer semestre hasta alcanzar el nivel requerido

Información actualizada en cada convocatoria de matrícula

Modalidad: criterios generales

Titulaciones por orden de preferencia:

1º) Cuota de plazas titulaciones preferentes:
a) 25 plazas Licenciatura o Grado en Derecho y Ciencias Políticas y de la Administración
b) 10 plazas Licenciatura o Grado en Historia, Humanidades, Economía, Periodismo, Geografía, Administración y Dirección de Empresas, Sociología, Filologías, Diplomaturas en Gestión y Administración Pública, Relaciones Laborales

2º) Otras titulaciones universitarias y extranjeros 5 plazas

Los alumnos procedentes de países de lengua diferente al gallego, portugués ou español deberán acreditar el nivel de lengua gallega: Celga II, o española: B2, de acuerdo con el Acuerdo del Consejo de Gobierno de la USC de 30 de julio de 2018.
De non poseer alguno de los títulos, la USC les realizará una prueba de nivel y, de no superarla, deberán asistir a un curso intensivo de gallego o español en el primer semestre hasta alcanzar el nivel requerido

Información actualizada en cada convocatoria de matrícula

- The develop the capacity to understand and analyse international reality from a critical perspective.
- The capacity to apply the acquired knowledge in young contexts, identifying the disagreements which may arise and formulating imaginative possible solutions.
- To foster the capacity to cope with different situations which may arise in international reality, taking the necessary decisions, even when the available information is incomplete or limited.
- To foster in the students the capacity to work in a team, particularly when given the case of a multidisciplinary nature.
- To promote the capacity for oral and written communication of the conclusions obtained from the analysis of disagreements or specific situations from international reality clearly for a specialised and non-specialised audience.
- To foster the recognition of the diversity and multiculturism characteristic of contemporary international society.
- To awaken in the student a clear commitment to the themes of political, economic and social reality of their surroundings, from which they cannot remain apart when they formulate their judgements or take decisions.

- Skills in the use of information and communication technology applied to the field of international studies (data bases analysing international reality, searching for international jurisprudence and legislation …)
- To awaken in the student an interest in international studies which will enable them to continue their training in the future permanently and autonomously.

- Ahondar en el análisis de los principios, estructura y funcionamiento de la sociedad internacional contemporánea, así como de su ordenamiento jurídico.
- Ahondar en el conocimiento de las principales instituciones internacionales, tanto de ámbito universal como regional, así como de los principales mecanismos de solución de conflictos en la sociedad internacional contemporánea.
- Ahondar en el conocimiento del funcionamiento de la realidad económica internacional y de sus principales mecanismos e instituciones.
- Comprender adecuadamente la interrelación existente entre los fenómenos políticos, sociales, económicos o culturales, entre otros, en el análisis de los sus más y sus menos y cuestiones internacionales.
- Utilizar los valores de libertad, igualdad, solidaridad, tolerancia, respeto al medio ambiente y responsabilidad colectiva en el análisis de las relaciones internacionales, con especial atención a la promoción del respeto de los derechos humanos -especialmente, la igualdad de hombres y mujeres-, de los principios democráticos y de una cultura de paz.
- Percibir la interrelación existente entre las diferentes disciplinas científicas (Derecho Internacional, Relaciones Internacionales, Economía, Historia) que analizan la realidad internacional y polo de relieve en la práctica.
- Desarrollar la capacidad de razonamiento y argumentación sobre los principales sus más y sus menos e intereses que afectan a la sociedad internacional contemporánea con una conciencia crítica y en la que se integren las diferentes perspectivas de análisis.
- Capacidad para aplicar criterios de investigación científica en el ámbito de los estudios internacionales

Mobility

La movilidad de los/as estudiantes está regulada a través del “Reglamento de intercambios interuniversitarios”. A través de la Oficina de Relaciones Exteriores se gestionan programas de intercambio tanto nacionales (SICUE), como europeos (ERASMUS) y extracomunitarios (intercambios con países de América Latina o países de habla inglesa): Portal Internacional

Internships

No se contemplan

La elaboración de este trabajo permitirá al estudiante combinar los conocimientos teóricos adquiridos a lo largo del curso con su aplicación en la práctica. Para ello realizará un análisis crítico de cuestiones de la realidad internacional que susciten un especial interés o controversia, prestando una especial atención a la utilización correcta de las técnicas y métodos de investigación científica en ciencias sociales y jurídicas.

The teaching staff consists of professors from the University's departments, with certified teaching and research experience, as well as by external collaborators.

Indicator

2018-2019

2019-2020

2020-2021

2021-2022

2022-2023

2023-2024

Offer

IN01
Offered places

Number of places offered for each academic year.

Scale info: Whole number

40,0

40,0

40,0

40,0

40,0

40,0

Enrolment

IN02
Enrollment

Number of students enrolled in an academic year without counting students from incoming mobility programs.

Scale info: Whole number

41,0

42,0

36,0

32,0

36,0

37,0

IN03
Access enrollment

Number of students enrolling in a study plan for the first time. This includes students who transfer their transcripts, access by partial validation of foreign studies or who adapt from plans in extinction.

Scale info: Whole number

30,0

26,0

26,0

20,0

27,0

15,0

IN04
New enrollment by pre-registration

Number of students who enroll in the first year of a study plan for the first time, that is, not counting students who access through partial validation of foreign studies, transfers or adaptations from plans in extinction.

Scale info: Whole number

30,0

26,0

26,0

20,0

27,0

15,0

IN05
Variation in new enrollment by pre-registration

Relative variation rate of new admission enrollment by pre-registration.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.

-9,09

-13,33

0,0

-23,08

-

-

Admittance profile

IN06
Average access grade by pre-registration

Average entrance grade for pre-registration of students starting studies. Determines the entry profile.

Scale info: Rational number with two decimal places. The range goes from 0 to the maximum value that can be obtained in each academic year for pre-registration (some historical values ​​have been 10.00 points, 12.00 points or 14.00 points).

7,1677

7,1738

7,3388

7,451

7,6177

7,0942

IN08
Percentage of foreign students over total enrolled

Percentage of foreign students over enrolled students, excluding students enrolled in incoming mobility programs.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

39,02

47,62

22,22

25,0

38,89

40,54

IN09
Percentage of national students from outside Galicia over total enrolled

Percentage of national students from outside Galicia on enrolled students, without counting students enrolled in incoming mobility programs.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

9,76

14,29

8,33

6,25

16,67

8,11

IN13
Percentage of enrolled students who are USC graduates

Number of students enrolled in the master's program who graduated from USC.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

-

-

50,0

50,0

36,11

35,14

Adaptation to demand

IN12
Occupancy rate

Number of new students entering through pre-registration divided by the places offered.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

75,0

65,0

65,0

50,0

67,5

37,5

Indicator

2018-2019

2019-2020

2020-2021

2021-2022

2022-2023

2023-2024

External mobility

IN18
Percentage of students received by USC from mobility programs over total enrolled

Number of students received at USC in that degree from other universities (mobility programs) divided by the number of students enrolled in the degree.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

0,0

0,0

2,78

6,25

2,78

5,41

Indicator

2018-2019

2019-2020

2020-2021

2021-2022

2022-2023

2023-2024

IN22
Percentage of graduates in an academic year who completed internships in companies or institutions during their studies

Percentage relationship between graduates of a degree in an academic year who have carried out internships in companies and institutions throughout their studies, out of the total number of students graduating in that degree and in that same academic year.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

5,88

Indicator

2018-2019

2019-2020

2020-2021

2021-2022

2022-2023

2023-2024

Drop-out

IN41
Dropout rate under RD 1393/2007

Percentage relationship between students in a new admission cohort who should have obtained their degree in the previous academic year and who did not enroll in either that academic year or the previous one.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

9,09

13,33

15,38

23,08

20,0

14,81

Assessment

IN36
Evaluation rate

Percentage relationship between the total number of ordinary credits for which the students applied and the total number of ordinary credits enrolled.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

83,93

84,85

89,49

81,34

72,71

77,75

Average duration of studies

IN38
Average duration of studies

Average duration (in years) in which students take to complete the credits corresponding to the curriculum.

Scale info: Rational number with two decimal places

1,3333

1,4231

1,2632

1,5

1,6364

1,6471

Efficiency of graduates

IN53
Efficiency rate (graduates' performance)

Percentage ratio between the total number of credits that a student passed during the degree in which he graduated and the total number of credits in which he enrolled.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

93,02

89,84

93,25

91,56

86,96

86,22

Students per group

IN32
Average number of students per interactive teaching group

Relationship between the number of enrolled students and the number of interactive teaching groups.

Scale info: Rational number with two decimal places

23,6429

18,0667

19,8

15,2

20,2667

11,5333

IN55
Average number of students enrolled in mandatory and basic training courses per theoretical group (lectures)

Relationship between the number of students enrolled in compulsory basic education subjects and the number of theory groups in those subjects.

Scale info: Rational number with two decimal places

30,1429

24,2857

27,1429

20,7143

28,1429

16,2857

IN56
Average number of students enrolled in elective courses per theoretical group (lectures)

Relationship between the number of students enrolled in optional subjects and the number of theory groups in those subjects.

Scale info: Rational number with two decimal places

17,1429

12,625

13,375

10,375

13,375

7,375

Success

IN35
Success rate

Percentage ratio between the total number of ordinary credits that students have passed and the total number of ordinary credits for which they have applied.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

95,76

95,47

98,41

90,55

92,81

92,72

IN50
Success rate of graduates

Percentage relationship between the total number of credits that a student passed throughout the degree from which he/she graduated and the total number of credits that he/she applied for.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

93,02

89,84

97,56

98,31

96,7

94,62

Graduation

IN37
Graduation rate

Percentage ratio between students who completed their studies within the time provided for in the study plan or in an additional academic year and their entry cohort. It shows information on the degree of effectiveness of the students and the institution in relation to their academic activity.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

78,79

70,0

69,23

65,38

65,0

59,26

Performance

IN34
Performance rate

Percentage relationship between the total number of ordinary credits that students passed and the total number of ordinary credits in which they enrolled.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

80,37

81,01

88,07

73,66

67,48

72,1

Satisfaction

IN23
Graduates' satisfaction with the public information available

Average rating of the graduate satisfaction survey with available public information.

Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00

3,4872

-

-

-

-

-

IN33
Graduates' satisfaction with services

Average rating of the questions relating to satisfaction with the services of the graduate survey.

Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00

4,0

-

-

-

-

-

IN42
General satisfaction of graduates with the degree program

Average rating of questions regarding satisfaction with the degree in the graduate survey.

Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00

3,676

-

3,26

3,55

-

3,0

IN46
Students' satisfaction with the teaching received

Average rating of the student satisfaction survey with the teaching received.

Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00

4,39

4,56

4,13

3,95

4,52

4,47

IN47
Teachers' satisfaction with the teaching provided

Average rating of the teacher satisfaction survey with the teaching provided.

Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00

4,6643

4,2869

4,1679

4,3548

4,3526

4,2908

IN48
Response rate to the satisfaction survey

Percentage of response to the satisfaction survey by students.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

58,8235

56,7568

41,1765

46,1538

41,1765

48,5714

Indicator

2018-2019

2019-2020

2020-2021

2021-2022

2022-2023

2023-2024

IN24
Percentage of Teaching and Research Staff (PDI) with six-year research periods

Percentage relationship between the PDI with six years and the total PDI with teaching in the degree and which can have six years

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

88,89

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

IN25
Percentage of PDI with a PhD over total PDI

Percentage ratio between the doctoral PDI and the total PDI with teaching in the title.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

81,82

81,82

91,67

100,0

100,0

92,86

IN26
Percentage of civil servant PDI over total PDI

Percentage relationship between the official PDI and the total PDI with teaching in the degree.

Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places

63,64

54,55

58,33

63,64

72,73

64,29

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