Madrid, Spain
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
The Master's Degree in Global Studies addresses the questions of our contemporary era, as globalization is a process of constant change and evolution. It is also a historical process, which students will learn about through this Master's degree.
The Master's in Global Studies has an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on economics, politics, law, history, culture, and science, to understand today's global world and the changes and interactions between territories in the political, cultural, social, and economic spheres. This allows for the identification of current strategic problems and the political implications of ideas, thought, cultural diversity, and economic processes from the past to the present. These aspects are analyzed from a diachronic and comparative perspective. It includes analyses of the European, Asian, American, and African worlds.
This Master's in Global Studies is at the forefront of European and Spanish studies and is designed with distinct electives in social sciences, science, and humanities. In other words, Global Studies brings together various sciences to study a complex topic whose analytical results can only be approached from an interdisciplinary perspective, which helps to better understand all its aspects.
The Master's program aims to achieve high employability and adapt to the demands of today's society to create greater justice, tolerance, and knowledge among students so they can be agents of change.
The ultimate goal of the Master's program is to acquire the skills necessary to understand the globalization process and address, with different approaches and perspectives, the challenges of the contemporary world, thus contributing to the sustainable development of the society of the future.
Objectives
The Master's degree provides training in political and historical analysis, public policies and work in economic, legal, political, social or cultural institutions.
General Objectives
- Understanding today's global world from an interdisciplinary perspective and being agents of change
- Knowing how to analyze data and propose arguments and solutions to the issues that concern us today on topics that concern the global world
- Knowing how to identify and manage the scientific, technical or ethical problems of our contemporary society and provide solutions in the various fields of knowledge through research and the implementation of specific programs
- Knowing how to operate in the international arena to create synergies and enhance collaboration between entities and people
- Transmit information about Global Studies, disseminate and adapt to different audiences
- Contribute from the knowledge of current society and historical processes to the resolution of problems of global society
Specific Objectives
- Analyze and understand the processes that have led to globalization and the creation of a society that advocates freedom and human rights, as well as the defense of nature and coexistence.
- Knowing how to implement specific policies or activities that help maintain these guidelines
- To understand, from an interdisciplinary perspective, these processes that lead to defining the future of a global society
All these objectives are aimed at a research training solid. To this end, the subject “Methodology of Analysis of Global Studies” offers an introduction to research, essential for the academic orientation of the Master's degree. In addition, students who wish to acquire practical experience They can opt for the subject “External Academic Internships”, available as an optional subject.
Admissions
Curriculum
Curso 1
Primero
- Derecho internacional público (641604)
- Derechos humanos y justicia global (641606)
- Ecología, sostenibilidad y cambio global (641607)
- Economía internacional (641605)
- Metodología del análisis de estudios globales (641602)
- Mundo global (641601)
- Primera globalización (641603)
Segundo
- Geopolítica en el mundo global (641612)
- Globalización, extremismos y violencia (641614)
- Gobernanza global (641613)
- Trabajo fin de máster (641620)
Optavitas
Primero
- Ciudades globales y políticas públicas (641608)
- Energía y medioambiente en el mundo global (641610)
- Género y globalización (641609)
- Imperios y naciones (641611)
Segundo
- Comunicación, lengua y globalización (641615)
- Cooperación para el desarrollo (641621)
- Patrimonio cultural y mercado mundial (641617)
- Religiones y sociedades (641616)
- Prácticas académicas externas I (641618)
- Prácticas académicas externas II (641619)
Program Outcome
Competences
- COM1 - Apply advanced research and analysis tools in the field of Global Studies
- COM2 - Apply knowledge to problem-solving, from an interdisciplinary perspective, that arises in Global Studies from the professional or research environment
- COM3 - Put forward proposals and activities to develop respect for and promotion of human rights, peace and democratic awareness, citizen participation mechanisms, and a responsible, sustainable attitude
- COM4 - Design measures to serve particularly disadvantaged social groups and incorporate the principles of equality between men and women and universal accessibility
- COM5 - Manage cultural, religious, and value diversity by proposing alternatives to the ideological and cultural conflicts that exist in the world
- COM6 - Plan, design, and manage programs and projects in the field of Global Studies in institutions and organizations, or companies to achieve specific objectives that allow progress in rights and equality
- COM7 - Propose theoretical and practical solutions to resolve contemporary problems and conflict hotspots
- COM8 - Critically reflect on globalization and its ethical, cultural, environmental, human rights, gender, and social justice challenges
Knowledge or content
- CON1 - Understand globalization as a historical process that can be analyzed from the perspective of economics, politics, thought, the circulation of ideas and people, the development of science, technology, and communications.
- CON2 - Master and manage the main sources and methodologies for research and practical application of the different areas of Global Studies
- CON3 - Deepen the analysis of the current world from a perspective that includes the European, Asian, American, and African worlds
- CON4 - Understand the functioning of global markets, theories of international trade, global finance, and the economic impacts of globalization on different regions
- CON5 - Identify the relationships between countries, regions, and international organizations that define the current geopolitics and global governance of today's world
- CON6 - Understand the legal framework that regulates the international sphere to guarantee and promote social equality, the fight against poverty, social coexistence, and human rights
- CON7 - Explore means of development cooperation, cultural strategies, political communication, and language analysis to ensure global access to resources and information
- CON8 - Know how to analyze different cultural forms, religions, symbols, and beliefs and their mutual influence to facilitate understanding and avoid confrontation
- CON9 - Investigate the impact of globalization on violent extremism and measures to prevent and counteract this extremism on the global scene
- CON10 - Identify energy markets and environmental care to conserve natural and energy resources and address global environmental problems
Skills and Abilities
- HAB1 - Apply critical, logical, and intuitive thinking to analyze and solve complex problems arising in Global Studies
- HAB2 - Master advanced research techniques to analyze data in the field of Global Studies
- HAB3 - Communicate ideas clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, in different contexts and to different audiences in the field of Global Studies
- HAB4 - Manage technological and digital tools for research and communication in Global Studies
- HAB5 - Use creative thinking to develop new ideas and solutions to global problems.