The programme of studies for the degree includes the option for students to specialise their studies according to one of two different tracks: Cooperation for Development, and International Project and Business Management. Each track comprises ten specific compulsory modules, worth 60 credits in total. Students’ choice of specialisation will be reflected in their final degree qualification.

The Cooperation for Development track is taught at the University of A Coruña, while International Project and Business Management is taught at the University of Vigo. Students are free to choose either track regardless of where they have taken their university entrance exam, but they must register at the university where their chosen track is based.

It should be noted that students may also choose to take their degree without specialising in either area, or may, on the contrary, opt to follow both tracks, if they so wish.

Track options:

Students who choose this specialisation will learn about the resources and dynamics of cross-border project and business management. In a globalised world, international competition concerns not just large multinationals, but also small and medium-sized businesses and public administrations. Access to contracts and projects therefore depends on highly trained professionals and their ability to utilise international fundraising and management tools and methodologies. The International Project and Business Management track is designed to train students to use these resources effectively and in compliance with international commercial, contractual and operational standards, such as those of the Project Management Institute (e.g. Project Management Professional) and ISO 21500 Guidance on Project Management certifications.
The specific compulsory modules within this track are as follows:

  • International economy
  • Principles of international project management
  • International finance and financial systems
  • International market research
  • Management planning, monitoring and assessment (I)
  • Management planning, monitoring and assessment (II)
  • Diplomacy and international protocol
  • Principles of international private and uniform law
  • Practice of international private law
  • Immigration law
  • Foreign language

Students who choose to specialise in Cooperation for Development will be equipped with the skills and knowledge they need to carry out international development cooperation actions and projects, both on the ground and through research. Cooperation for development requires a professional commitment to work to defend the rights and improve the living conditions of the most vulnerable members of society, especially in less developed countries. Students on the Cooperation for Development track will receive interdisciplinary training in cooperation project research and management related to human, gender, cultural and environmental rights, all within the framework of the Spanish government’s development cooperation policy and the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The specific compulsory modules within this track are as follows:

  • Cooperation project management I
  • Cooperation project management II
  • Science, technology and global society
  • Migratory movements and co-development
  • Integral planning for local development
  • Information technology for data storage, management and analysis
  • Information resources for international cooperation
  • Applied anthropology and cultural mediation
  • History of European expansion
  • Political philosophy
  • Foreign language