Undergraduate Program in Government and International Relations
Bogotá - presencial
4 años ( 10 semestres )
Candidate Profile
- Intellectually curious, disciplined and autonomous.
- Willingness and ability to carry out research, understand and analyze social, economic and political processes around the world.
- Mathematical skills and an understanding of their applicability.
- Enjoys reading and writing, interest in languages and open to people from other cultures.
- Desire to thoroughly understand logic, methods and practices of the pubic action of decision making.
Structure and study plan
FIRST SEMESTER
SUBJECTS
Calculus I
Private Law
Languages I
Intro to Political Science
Intro to Economics
Intro to Finance
Intro to International Systems
Methodology and Current Affairs I
SECOND SEMESTER
SUBJECTS
Calculus II
Managerial Accounting
Commercial Law
History of Political Ideas
20th Century International History
Languages II
Methodology and Current Affairs II
Economic Theory
THIRD SEMESTER
SUBJECTS
Colombia in the World
Law and International Institutions
Statistics I
History and Geography of Colombia
Languages III
Colombian Political Institutions
Microeconomics I
Political Sociology
FOURTH SEMESTER
SUBJECTS
Political Actors
Administrative Sciences
Economic Law
Statistics II
Language IV
Financial Mathematics
Microeconomics II
Theory of International Relations
FIFTH SEMESTER
SUBJECTS
International Policy Analysis
Financial Analysis and Administration
Languages V
Macroeconomics
Social Security System
Electoral Sociology
SIXTH SEMESTER
SUBJECTS
Public Contracting
International Economics
Public Finances I
Language VI
Constitutional Jurisprudence and Public Policy
Methods of Analysis of Public Policies
Seminar on International Relations I
Optional Workshop
Theory of Public Policy
SEVENTH SEMESTER—IN-DEPTH STUDY ON PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
SUBJECTS
Public Finance II
Language VII
Responsibility System in Public Service
Seminar on International Relations II
Seminar on Public Policy I
Seminar on Public Policy II
Comparative Political Systems
SEVENTH SEMESTER—IN-DEPTH STUDIES ON POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SUBJECTS:
Latin America in International Relations
United States: understanding a superpower
Languages VII
Seminar on International Relations II
Seminar on Public Policy I
Seminar on Public Policy II
Comparative Political Systems
EIGHTH SEMESTER—IN-DEPTH STUDIES ON PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
SUBJECTS
Public and Land Management
Languages VIII
Development Planning
Politics and Border Relations
Seminar on Public Policy III
Seminar on Public Policy IV
Seminar on International Relations III
EIGHTH SEMESTER—IN-DEPTH STUDIES ON POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SUBJECTS
Human Rights and International Justice
Languages VIII
Politics and Border Relations
Security and Conflict
Seminar on Public Policy III
Seminar on Public Policy IV
Seminar on International Relations III
NINTH SEMESTER—IN-DEPTH STUDIES ON PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
SUBJECTS
Languages IX
Seminar on Law
Seminar on Economics
Optional Seminar I
Optional Seminar II
Optional Seminar III
Optional Seminar IV
Seminar on International Relations IV
Seminar on International Relations V
NINTH SEMESTER—IN-DEPTH STUDIES ON POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SUBJECT
Languages IX
Seminar on Law
Seminar on Economics
Optional Seminar I
Optional Seminar II
Optional Seminar III
Optional Seminar IV
Seminar on International Relations IV
Seminar on International Relations V
TENTH SEMESTER
SUBJECTS
Languages X
Coterminal Program*
Optional Seminar V
*The Coterminal Program is made up of five subjects that would normally be taken during the first semester of the master’s programs offered by the faculties of Business Administration, Social Communication, Economics and Finance, Government and International Relations.
Here you will find the study program of Government and International Relations.
Employability
The graduate of the Faculty of Government and International Relations stands out for being a leader with impeccable moral and civic values.
- Recognizes and respects differences, with critical and autonomous thinking.
- Is capable of intervening adequately in public affairs of the State, international organizations, organizations of civil society and in the private sector.
- Has knowledge in legal, economic and financial aspects that allow him/her to propose relevant solutions from an interdisciplinary perspective.
- Has a solid formation in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of public policy.
Areas in which a professional in Government and International Relations may work:
- National, regional and local administration
- International, multilateral and international cooperation organizations.
- Non-governmental Organizations (NGO’s), political organizations and think-tanks.
- Private sector companies
- Banks and financial entities
- Consulting firms
- Academia and research
Benefits of being FIGRI
These are the benefits of being a Figri student:
- CFA: for more information, communicate with us at the following email: mejiac@uexternado.edu.co
- UN Externado: for more information, communicate with us at the following email: onuexternado@uexternado.edu.co
- World Debate: for more information, communicate with us at the following email: gallego@uexternado.edu.co
- Sala Bloomberg (Bloomberg Room)
- Figri al Aire (Figri on the air)
- Library
- University Welfare and Well-being
- Capstone
- Colombia Project: more information
Professors
Our Professors
Figri
*Professors hired for services come from other academic units of the University
Characterization of the FIGRI professors by educational level:
Financing
The Universidad Externado de Colombia seeks the generation of strategies that support students in the financing of their educations.
Internacional
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC TRAVEL
Academic Trips
Academic Trip to Europe
The Faculty of Finance, Government and International Relations is organizing the fourth version of the academic trip to Europe, which has the objective of studying the transition of a continent devastated as a consequence of World War II to an international organization which has peace and solidarity as its core values.
Academic Trip to the United States
Among the cities that students of the Externadista community will visit on this trip organized by the Faculty of Finance, Government and International Relations are Washington D.C. and New York.
Summer Course in London at University College London
The Faculty of Finance, Government and International Relations, for the second consecutive year, shall carry out the summer exchange program with University College London (UCL), ranked as the sixth University of the QS World University Rankings, for the Global Management Summer School (GMSS).