Leiden University, BSc, International Relations and Organisations

The requirements for the International Relations and Organisations bachelor’s specialisation are an equivalent of a Dutch pre-university education (VWO) diploma, and proficiency in English. -A first-year or final diploma from a university programme. -A secondary school diploma obtained outside the Netherlands, or an International Baccalaureate (IB), or a European Baccalaureate (EB). Russian Federation: - Attectat o Srednem (polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii with a score of 5 in all subjects. If you obtained your diploma in previous years you are requested to submit your Certificate of Unified State Examination results too. -If your diploma is not at pre-university level, but at Senior General Secondary Education (Dutch HAVO) level, you are admissible, provided that you have the following: some years of relevant work experience; a pre-university level certificate in mathematics (A1); a pre-university level certificate in history; sufficient proficiency in English. Leiden University accepts three kinds of official tests: The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic modules only. Minimum score of 6.5. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Minimum score is 90 (internet based). Original test results should be sent directly by the Educational Testing Service. Institutional TOEFL tests are not accepted; Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English/ Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (grade A-C).

Are you interested in international organisations, diplomacy, issues of peace and security, or current changes in political relations at the global level? Would you like to know more about the causes of terrorism and the resolution of violent conflicts? If you do, the bachelor specialisation in International Relations and Organisations (IRO) may be just right for you. This international 3-year, BSc degree programme is part of Leiden University’s Political Science curriculum, and is taught in The Hague, the city in which politics and international relations converge.