A complex pattern of interactions and cross-border transactions in the contemporary international system point to a need to develop training curricula that will cater for current and future needs of University students to build their capacities to cope with and address the challenges associated with a broadly extended international issues. For example the dramatic change in the modus operandi of the transnational corporations brings about a problem of maneuvering the harmonized rules and principles of equity shares of the gains and losses between partner-states. The Bachelor of Arts in International Relations degree programme is designed to equip students with modern skills and competencies, and to prepare them to become responsible international citizens who can act firmly and aggressively in the international arena. The programme is designed to produce qualified and practically competent practitioners in the area of International Relations and Diplomacy who can match theory and practice and demonstrate an impact in the management of foreign affairs. The Bachelor of Arts in International Relations programme is designed to provide students with a combination of theoretical and practical knowledge and with ability to apply the same in the various capacities and levels. Graduates from the programme are expected to have:

• Analytical capacity on international affairs
• A high level of communication skills
• The ability to identify and analyze problems and opportunities and collect pertinent data
• A sensitivity to controversies of cross-border nature
• An ability to act as change agents and manipulator of various foreign affairs

These characteristics will enable graduates of the programme accomplish the goals by working with and through people in political settings of both, national and international levels.