The job market – locally and internationally – is becoming more difficult for numerous reasons: The competition, the economic situation in many countries and the needs/expectations of employers. Despite these challenges, new job opportunities are opening up globally.
 

How then can you benefit and take advantage of this? In short, the answer is that it is all about differentiating yourself on the job market and ensuring that you have all the necessary skills to succeed in the new era of work.
 

Our Masters of Art in International Relations (MA-IR) is combining both international relations and international business courses. This combination gives you strong knowledge with the managerial skills necessary for any leading position.
 

Modules

Program structure:

To receive the MA-IR degree, to complete 90 ECTS Credits.

• 7 International Relations Courses
• 6 Management Skills Courses
• 2 Capstone Project Courses
   

UBIS offers students the unique experience and opportunity to engage on-campus with a safe, personalized academic learning environment, while maintaining the flexibility and convenience of immersive online coursework throughout their program.
 

Students have the option to take in-person courses at our technology focused campus in beautiful Geneva, Switzerland, while enjoying the freedom to travel the globe or engage from the comfort of their own home via the UBIS online learning platform.
 

How the programme is delivered
We use leading online learning platforms to ensure you have the most effective and intuitive learning experience
 

Interactive self-study
Complete the pre-learning tasks that are assigned on Blackboard and Microsoft Teams to prepare for your live lessons.
 

Live Microsoft Teams video lessons (full class)
Your teachers will conduct classes in real time via Microsoft Teams and work through the assigned tasks together.
 

Self-directed learning
Work on broader learning tasks such as reviewing recorded classes, making notes and undertaking additional reading.
 

Assignments/Tests

A number of courses are increasing the variety of their assessment methods to include one or more of the following:

• Collaborative assessments
• Research-based assessments
• Practical assessments
• Assessments that include a presentation (e.g. face-to-face, video)
• Assessments that give students choices
• Assessments that are larger, spread over a longer time, and allow for drafting/checking in throughout
   

What will I learn?

Students have the option to take in-person courses at our technology focused campus in beautiful Geneva, Switzerland, while enjoying the freedom to travel the globe or engage from the comfort of their own home via the UBIS online learning platform.
 

With the dual MBA program benefit from:

• Two internationally accredited degrees
• Career Development/ business plan mentoring
• Flexible schedule and personalized program
• International Network
• Experienced faculty
   

Curriculum
Instructions will be in English.
Timetable includes approximately two hours of live lessons, two hours of homework, one hour of flexible learning activities and two hours of self-directed learning per week, per subject.

You will have ongoing support and interaction with your teachers using Microsoft Teams or email.

Homework – all assignments and information are provided privately and submitted securely via Blackboard or Microsoft Teams.

It’s not all study – expect guest appearances, some surprises and a bit of fun as well!