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 The Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica was established in 1995. It provides education in following areas:
 * political theory
 * comparative politics
 * public policy and public administration
 * international relations and European affairs
 * security studies

Departments
The Department of International Relations and Diplomacy focuses on theoretic aspects of international relations, diplomacy, history of international relations, current affairs, communitarian and international law. The Department actively cooperates with European and international institutions in order to provide foreign placements and internships. Within the Department, the main courses are focusing on political and economic geography, global and regional development, synergy and prognostics, the EU policy, the history and theories of the European integration. The Department of Political Science is primarily focused on issues related to political theory, history of political science and theory of political systems, particularly political system of the Slovak Republic, theory of political parties, political philosophy, comparative politics, political sociology and methods of political science research. In the field of research, the Department cooperates with partners from Slovakia, Europe and the US. The Department of Security Studies deals mainly with security problems. Both theoretical and methodological approaches are used to provide analysis of the security environment on various levels, for instance national level (Slovak Republic), regional level (the European Union) and the global level (NATO, UN). The Department of International Communication provides students with proficient linguistic competence in several foreign languages, including country studies, non-verbal communication and rhetoric.