Study programme
2025-2026
Model Path
Compulsory courses - 15 ECTS-credits
Theories of International Relations
Negotiation
Diplomacy
Interdisciplinary foundation courses - 12 ECTS-credits
The courses in this list are compulsory. If a credit was previously obtained for one of these courses it has to be replaced by an optional course.
International Economy and International Economical Organizations
International Law
Optional courses
	18 ECTS-credits to choose from clusters with a minimum of 2 courses from one cluster
CLUSTER SECURITY
International Security
Arms Control and Proliferation
Intelligence
Middle-East
Conflict and Security in the Asia-Pacific
- - NNB
 
Technology, Science and International Security
The Global Politics of EU Security & Defence
Armaments and disarmament in international politics
- Christophe Wasinski
 
CLUSTER INTERNATIONAL POLICY
International Organization
The European Union as a Political System
European Negotiation Seminar
Belgian and Comparative Foreign Policy
Environmental Policy in the European Union
Global Change
International Political Economy
Politics of International Finance
Political Economy of Development
International Economy of Development
- Véronique Dimier
 
CLUSTER ORDER AND JUSTICE
Seminar New Media and Politics
Gender and Diversity in the European Union and International Politics
Ethics in World Politics
Constitutional Principles and Human Rights
Law of the European Union
Master's Project - 15 ECTS-credits
Master's Thesis in International Relations and Diplomacy
- - NNB
 
2024-2025
Model Path
Compulsory courses - 15 ECTS-credits
Theories of International Relations
Negotiation
Diplomacy
Interdisciplinary foundation courses - 12 ECTS-credits
The courses in this list are compulsory. If a credit was previously obtained for one of these courses it has to be replaced by an optional course.
International Economy and International Economical Organizations
International Law and the Law of International Organisations
Optional courses
	18 ECTS-credits to choose from clusters with a minimum of 2 courses from one cluster
CLUSTER SECURITY
International Security
Arms Control and Proliferation
Intelligence
Middle-East
Conflict and Security in the Asia-Pacific
Technology, Science and International Security
The Global Politics of EU Security & Defence
Armaments and disarmament in international politics
- Christophe Wasinski
 
CLUSTER INTERNATIONAL POLICY
International Organization
The European Union as a Political System
European Negotiation Seminar
Belgian and Comparative Foreign Policy
Environmental Policy in the European Union
Global Change
International Political Economy
Politics of International Finance
Political Economy of Development
International Economy of Development
- Véronique Dimier
 
CLUSTER ORDER AND JUSTICE
Seminar New Media and Politics
Gender and Diversity in the European Union and International Politics
- Heleen Touquet
 
Ethics in World Politics
Constitutional Principles and Human Rights
Law of the European Union
Master's Project - 15 ECTS-credits
Master's Thesis in International Relations and Diplomacy
- - NNB
 
2023-2024
Model Path
Compulsory courses - 15 ECTS-credits
Theories of International Relations
Negotiation
Diplomacy
Interdisciplinary foundation courses - 12 ECTS-credits
The courses in this list are compulsory. If a credit was previously obtained for one of these courses it has to be replaced by an optional course.
International Economy and International Economical Organizations
International Law and the Law of International Organisations
- Koen De Feyter
 
Optional courses
	18 ECTS-credits to choose from clusters with a minimum of 2 courses from one cluster
CLUSTER SECURITY
International Security
Arms Control and Proliferation
Intelligence
Middle-East
- Ludo Abicht
 
Conflict and Security in the Asia-Pacific
Theory of Security
- Julien Pomarède
 
Technology, Science and International Security
The Global Politics of EU Security & Defence
CLUSTER INTERNATIONAL POLICY
International Organization
The European Union as a Political System
European Negotiation Seminar
Belgian and Comparative Foreign Policy
Environmental Policy in the European Union
Global Change
International Political Economy
Politics of International Finance
Political Economy of Development
International Economy of Development
- Véronique Dimier
 
Cooperation and Competition in European Defence Policy
- Antonio Calcara
 
CLUSTER ORDER AND JUSTICE
Seminar New Media and Politics
Gender and Diversity in the European Union and International Politics
- Heleen Touquet
 
Ethics in World Politics
Cultural Critique
Constitutional Principles and Human Rights
Law of the European Union
Master's Project - 15 ECTS-credits
Master's Test in International Relations and Diplomacy
- - NNB
 
2022-2023
Model Path
Compulsory courses - 15 ECTS-credits
Theories of International Relations
Negotiation
Diplomacy
Interdisciplinary foundation courses - 12 ECTS-credits
The courses in this list are compulsory. If a credit was previously obtained for one of these courses it has to be replaced by an optional course.
International Economy and International Economical Organizations
International Law and the Law of International Organisations
- Koen De Feyter
 
Optional courses
	18 ECTS-credits to choose from clusters with a minimum of 2 courses from one cluster
CLUSTER SECURITY
International Security
Arms Control and Proliferation
Intelligence
Middle-East
- Ludo Abicht
 
Conflict and Security in the Asia-Pacific
Theory of Security
- Elisa Lopez Lucia
 
Technology, Science and International Security
The Global Politics of EU Security & Defence
CLUSTER INTERNATIONAL POLICY
International Organization
The European Union as a Political System
European Negotiation Seminar
Belgian and Comparative Foreign Policy
Environmental Policy in the European Union
Global Change
International Political Economy
Politics of International Finance
Political Economy of Development
International Economy of Development
- Véronique Dimier
 
Cooperation and Competition in European Defence Policy
- Antonio Calcara
 
Diplomatic Negotiating
- Paul Meerts
 
CLUSTER ORDER AND JUSTICE
Seminar New Media and Politics
Gender and Diversity in the European Union and International Politics
- Heleen Touquet
 
Ethics in World Politics
Cultural Critique
Constitutional Principles and Human Rights
Law of the European Union
Master's Project - 15 ECTS-credits
Master's Test in International Relations and Diplomacy
- - NNB
 
2021-2022
Model Path
Compulsory courses - 15 ECTS-credits
Theories of International Relations
Diplomacy and Negotiation
Interdisciplinary foundation courses - 12 ECTS-credits
The courses in this list are compulsory. If a credit was previously obtained for one of these courses it has to be replaced by an optional course.
International Economy and International Economical Organizations
International Law and the Law of International Organisations
- Koen De Feyter
 
Optional courses
	18 ECTS-credits to choose from clusters with a minimum of 2 courses from one cluster
CLUSTER SECURITY
International Security
Arms Control and Proliferation
Intelligence
Middle-East
- Ludo Abicht
 
Conflict and Security in the Asia-Pacific
Theory of Security
- Elisa Lopez Lucia
 
Geopolitics
Japanese Foreign and Security Policy
CLUSTER INTERNATIONAL POLICY
International Organization
The European Union as a Political System
European Negotiation Seminar
Belgian and Comparative Foreign Policy
Environmental Policy in the European Union
Global Change
International Political Economy
Politics of International Finance
Political Economy of Development
International Economy of Development
- Véronique Dimier
 
Cooperation and Competition in European Defence Policy
- Antonio Calcara
 
CLUSTER ORDER AND JUSTICE
Seminar New Media and Politics
Gender and Diversity in the European Union and International Politics
- Heleen Touquet
 
Ethics in World Politics
Cultural Critique
Constitutional Principles and Human Rights
European Fundamental Rights Law
Law of the European Union
Master's Project - 15 ECTS-credits
Master's Test in International Relations and Diplomacy
- - NNB
 
2020-2021
Model Path
Compulsory courses - 15 ECTS-credits
Theories of international relations
Diplomacy and negotiation
Interdisciplinary foundation courses - 12 ECTS-credits
The courses in this list are compulsory. If a credit was previously obtained for one of these courses it has to be replaced by an optional course.
International economy and international economical organizations
International Law and the Law of International Organisations
- Koen De Feyter
 
Optional courses
	18 ECTS-credits to choose from clusters with a minimum of 2 courses from one cluster
CLUSTER SECURITY
International security
Arms Control and Proliferation
Intelligence
Middle-East
- Ludo Abicht
 
Conflict and Security in East Asia
Theory of security
- Elisa Lopez Lucia
 
CLUSTER INTERNATIONAL POLICY
International Organization
The European Union as a Political System
European negotiation seminar
Belgian and comparative foreign policy
Environmental Policy in the European Union
Global Change
International Political Economy
Politics of International Finance
Political Economy of Development
- Joachim De Weerdt
 - Marijke Verpoorten
 
International Economy of Development
- Véronique Dimier
 
CLUSTER ORDER AND JUSTICE
Seminar New Media and Politics
Gender and Diversity in the European Union and International Politics
- Anna van der Vleuten
 
Ethics in world politics
Cultural Critique
Constitutional Principles and Human Rights
European Fundamental Rights Law
Law of the European Union
Master's Project - 15 ECTS-credits
Master's Test in International Relations and Diplomacy
- - NNB
 
2019-2020
Model Path
Compulsory courses - 15 ECTS-credits
Theories of international relations
Diplomacy and negotiation
- Jan Melissen
 - Tom Sauer
 - David Criekemans
 - Brecht Volders
 
Interdisciplinary foundation courses - 12 ECTS-credits
The courses in this list are compulsory. If a credit was previously obtained for one of these courses it has to be replaced by an optional course.
International economy and international economical organizations
- Danny Cassimon
 - Jean-Francois Maystadt
 
International Law and the Law of International Organisations
- Koen De Feyter
 
Optional courses
	18 ECTS-credits to choose from clusters with a minimum of 2 courses from one cluster
CLUSTER SECURITY
International security
Arms Control and Proliferation
Intelligence
Middle-East
- Ludo Abicht
 
Conflict and Security in East Asia
Perspectives on Insurgency and Hybrid Warfare
- Jakub Eberle
 - Jorg Kustermans
 
CLUSTER INTERNATIONAL POLICY
International Organization
The European Union as a Political System
European negotiation seminar
Belgian and comparative foreign policy
Environmental Policy in the European Union
Global Change
International Political Economy
Politics of International Finance
Political Economy of Development
- Joachim De Weerdt
 - Marijke Verpoorten
 
CLUSTER ORDER AND JUSTICE
Advanced Course on Rights and Liberties
Seminar New Media and Politics
Gender and Diversity in the European Union and International Politics
- Anna van der Vleuten
 
Ethics in world politics
Cultural Critique
Master's Project - 15 ECTS-credits
Master's Test in International Relations and Diplomacy
- - NNB