The Doctoral Programme on International Relations – International Politics and Conflict Resolution has a 4-year duration (8 semesters), totalling 240 ECTS. The PhD thesis project defense occurs at the end of the 3rd semester. This Programme is lectured in English only.

1^st year, 1^st semestre 
Theoretical Constructions of Peace (10 ECTS)
Geopolitics of Peace and Conflicts (10 ECTS)
Approaches to Security: Theories and Actors (10 ECTS)

1^st year, 2^nd semestre 
Research Methods (10 ECTS)
Contemporary Perspectives in Peace Studies (10 ECTS)
Conflict Prevention, Crisis Management and Peacebuilding (10 ECTS)

2^nd year
New Trends in International Politics and Conflict Resolution (5 ECTS)
Research Seminar (55 ECTS)

3^rd and 4^th years
PhD Thesis (120 ECTS)