European Studies Program
Understanding Europe
Foreign Service Examination (FSE) Review services the needs of our graduates and other applicants planning to take the Foreign Service Exam (FSE) given by the Department of Foreign Affairs. Started in 2004, the FSE is offered yearly by the European Studies Program and conducted by faculty of different departments of the Loyola Schools (i.e., European Studies Program, Departments of Political Science, Economics, History, Socio-Anthropology, and Filipino), and experts from other universities and institutions. A Certificate in FSE can be earned by the applicants who are interested in enhancing their knowledge of international relations and politics, diplomacy, economics, history, society, and culture.
Modules Covered in the Review
- Preparing for the FSO Examination
- FSO Career System and Supervision of Its Operation
- Philippine History
- Philippine Culture
- Key Issues on Philippine Economic Development
- Competition Policy and Philippine Competition Law
- Asian History
- Western History
- Introduction to International Relations: Theory and Application
- Global Politics: Peace, Security and Conflict
- Political Geography and Comparative Politics
- Geopolitics and Contemporary Issues/Cases
- Diplomatic and Consular Theory and Practice
- Transnational Trends and Challenges: Migration, Transnational Crimes, Health Issues
- Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law/ Assistance, and the International Criminal Court
- Foreign Policy of Major Powers: China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, UK and US
- The Philippine Constitution and Government
- Philippine Politics, Governance and Public Administration
- Philippine Foreign Policy: Its Evolution and Contemporary Formulation and Implementation
- International Organizations and Regional Arrangements, i.e. ASEAN, OIC, ARAB LEAGUE
- International Trade Theory and Policy
- Philippine Trade Policy, WTO and Regional Blocs
- Climate Change and Environmental Challenges
- Environmental Diplomacy
- Public International Law and Treaties
- Private International Law and Assistance to Nationals
- Public Diplomacy and Diplomatic Correspondence
- Diplomatic Protocol
For more information on this, please send an email to europeanstudies.soss@ateneo.edu.