Entrance Examination

Type of entrance examination: Oral
Place of entrance examination: Online

Applicants with a full application package will be notified after the application deadline about the exact time and date of application interviews conducted via MS Teams. Applicants are responsible for having technically suitable conditions for the interview from their side.

Preparation for the Interview

As the programme expects students with diverse backgrounds, the goal of the entrance exam is not to test what students already know, but to see whether they are motivated, have a good grasp of current global affairs, and possess the analytical skills necessary to join the programme.

Below is a list of suggested articles. We recommend these not because we expect students to know them by heart, but because we would like to offer applicants the opportunity to get a rough idea about the issues and topics that the field of International Relations (IR) deals with. If you have access to the Oxford Research Encyclopedia, we wholeheartedly recommend checking their articles on the same topics.

Admission Decision

After the admission interview, applicants are informed of the selection outcome through the online application system within approximately one month. A successful oral entrance exam is the prerequisite of getting admitted. If the applicant fails the oral entrance exam, the application will be rejected. If the offer is accepted, admission letters are sent out through the same online application system as soon as possible, as specified in the offer decision.

Based on the results, certain students may be placed on a waiting list. Final results are expected by the first half of August.

Recommended Readings

McGlinchey, S. (2022, March 27). Introducing Human Rights in International Relations. E-International Relations.
https://www.e-ir.info/2022/03/27/human-rights-in-international-relations/

Alden, C., & Aran, A. (2011). Foreign Policy Analysis – An Overview. In Foreign Policy Analysis: New Approaches (pp. 1–14). Routledge. ISBN 9780203640999.
https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/26175/8/Aran_Foreign%20Policy%20Analysis_New%20Approaches%20chapter.pdf

Vargas Maia, T. (2022, June 8). The ‘Erasure of Nationalism’ and International Relations. E-International Relations.
https://www.e-ir.info/2022/06/08/the-erasure-of-nationalism-and-international-relations/

Hout, W. (2017). Classical Approaches to Development: Modernisation and Dependency. In J. Grugel & D. Hammett (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of International Development (pp. 21–39). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
https://repub.eur.nl/pub/94356/Chapter-Palgrave-Handbook-of-Intl-Devt.pdf

Jester, N. (2022, April 12). International Security. E-International Relations.
https://www.e-ir.info/2022/04/12/international-security/

Antunes, S., & Camisão, I. (2018, February 27). Introducing Realism in International Relations Theory. E-International Relations.
https://www.e-ir.info/2018/02/27/introducing-realism-in-international-relations-theory/

Kupcikas, K. (2013, November 8). The Importance of Intelligence to International Security. E-International Relations.
https://www.e-ir.info/2013/11/08/importance-of-intelligence-to-international-security/

If you have access to Oxford Research Encyclopedia you may find these articles especially useful: 

Engstrom, P. (2017, Dec 22). Human Rights: Effectiveness of International and Regional Mechanisms.
http://oxfordre.com/internationalstudies/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190846626.001.0001/acrefore-9780190846626-e-214

Foyle, D., & Van Belle, D. (2017, Nov 20). Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy Analysis: Public Opinion, Elections, Interest Groups, and the Media.
http://oxfordre.com/internationalstudies/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190846626.001.0001/acrefore-9780190846626-e-9

Goodman, J. (2017, Dec 22). Nationalism as a Social Movement.
http://oxfordre.com/internationalstudies/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190846626.001.0001/acrefore-9780190846626-e-267

Kiely, R. (2017, Nov 30). Dependency and World-Systems Perspectives on Development.
http://oxfordre.com/internationalstudies/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190846626.001.0001/acrefore-9780190846626-e-142

Stempel, J. (2017, Nov 30). Diplomacy and Intelligence.
http://oxfordre.com/internationalstudies/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190846626.001.0001/acrefore-9780190846626-e-151

Walt, S. (2017, Dec 22). Realism and Security.
http://oxfordre.com/internationalstudies/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190846626.001.0001/acrefore-9780190846626-e-286

Entry Requirements

Full credit value can be considered in case of the following programmes: International Studies and International Administration Bachelor’s programmes.

Bachelor’s programmes in the following fields may also be considered, subject to the required credits: social sciences, humanities, economics, law, and state sciences.

Applicants with other Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees may also be eligible, subject to an individual credit assessment of their previous studies.

For applicants whose previous degree cannot be considered with full credit value, at least 60 relevant credits are required from the following fields: basic social sciences, including sociology, psychology, philosophy, and anthropology; law and public administration, including public and private law, constitutional law, public administration, public policy, and economic law; economics, including macroeconomics, microeconomics, business economics, finance, and international economics; political science, including political thought, political history, and international studies; historical, cultural, and linguistic studies, including economic, social and cultural history, linguistics, and philology.

Applicants must have at least 30 of the required 60 credits at the time of admission. Any missing credits must be completed in accordance with the university’s academic regulations. 

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