Admission Procedure
Admission to the Master's degree program "International Relations and Diplomacy" is carried out in two stages. In the first stage, the admission competition for the tuition-free places and the self-funded places is open to graduates of the last three academic years (the calculation of academic years begins with the current academic year) of the Bachelor's degree program "International Relations" from both full-time and half-time learning programs, according to their final attestation grade and the grade point average (GPA) recorded in the diploma supplement.
Admission in the first stage is carried out without an entrance exam, on a competitive basis, taking into account the attestation score and the GPA performance. The competitive stage is passed by those applicants whose GPA is at least 14 points. In case of equal GPA (for tuition-free places), the following additional criteria are taken into account:
a) The presence of a diploma with honors,
b) The results of the final attestation.
The second stage of admission is based on the results of the entrance examination. Graduates of YSU and other state, non-state higher education institutions (full-time and distance learning) with a bachelor's, master's or diploma specialist qualification that have passed institutional accreditation can participate in the admission competition of this stage.
The second stage of admission examination is conducted orally with the participation of the admissions committee.
"International Relations and Diplomacy" MA Program Admission Exam Questionnaire
1. Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961
2. Vienna Convention (1963) on Consular Relations
3. Diplomatic Classes and Ranks
4. Establishment, Interruption and Severance of Diplomatic Relations
5. Procedure for Appointment of Ambassador, Presentation of Credentials and Main Duties of Ambassador
6. Privileges and Immunities of Diplomatic and Consular Missions
7. Main Functions of Diplomatic Missions
8. Peace of Westphalia and “European Balance”
9. Congress of Vienna and “Congress System”
10. World War I and the New World Order
11. Geopolitical Causes of World War II
12. World War II and the new World Order
13. Totalitarian Ideologies. nazism, fascism, militarism and communism
14. The Cold War and the Bipolar World Order
15. US foreign policy doctrines during the Cold War
16. The process of decolonization, the Third World and the Non-Aligned Movement
17. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968)
18. The creation of the OSCE and the 10 Fundamental Principles of the Helsinki Final Act
19. US-China relations and the Taiwan issue
20. Germany during the Cold War and German reunification
21. Greek-Turkish relations and the Cyprus issue
22. The India-Pakistan conflict and the Kashmir issue
23. The process of the collapse of the USSR
24. The causes, course and results of the Iran-Iraq War
25. US foreign policy priorities after the Cold War
26. US-Iran relations and the Islamic Revolution in Iran
27. European integration processes and the creation of the EU
28. The creation and activities of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
29. The creation and activities of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries/OPEC
30. The creation and activities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
31. The Armenian question in international relations
32. Armenia according to the Treaties of Alexandrapol (1920), Moscow (1921), and Kars (1921) (comparative analysis)
33. The international situation and foreign policy of the First Republic of Armenia
34. The process of independence of the Republic of Armenia and the Artsakh issue
35. The visual-conceptual foundations shaping the foreign policy of the Republic of Armenia
36. The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict: stages of settlement
37. Relations of the Republic of Armenia with neighboring countries in the contemporary period
38. International integration policy of the Republic of Armenia
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General Provisions on Admission
Application for admission to the Master's program is done online through the website admission.ysu.am.
Details are on the "Master's Program Admission" page, where the dates of the admission stages, the procedure and conditions for accepting applications, as well as the list of documents required for application are published.
The entrance requirements for admission to Master's programs are established each year by the order of the Rector of YSU. In case of not passing the competition announced for free (with full reimbursement of tuition fees by the state in the form of student benefits), applicants of the 1st stage are admitted to the paid system of the same educational program.
