The program teaches students contemporary issues in the international system, especially as it affects Nigeria's relations with other countries and institutions in the globe. International politics foreign policy, diplomacy, strategic studies, international economic relations are few out of the many courses students will be taught before graduation.

The Philosophy underlying the B.A. International Relations Degree programme is to produce a flow of competent and confident graduate whose minds are well developed and who are intellectually sound in the field of International Relations and Diplomacy. The programmeis greatly influenced by the philosophy of labour, service, self-reliance, integrity and the training of highly relevant manpower in every human endeavour, who can make meaningful contributions to the political and socio-economic development of Nigeria, Africa and indeed the entire world.

The aims and objectives of the International Relations Programme are to: i) Stimulate in students an appreciation of International Relations and Diplomacy theories and other tools of analysis, and application in different contexts at the national and international levels. ii) Provide students with a broad and balanced knowledge and practical skills in International Relations; iii) Develop in students the ability to apply their International Relations theories, analytical tools, knowledge and skills to the solution of international problems; iv) Develop in students a range of skills that are relevant to both governmental and non-governmental agencies at home and abroad; v) Provide students with relevant knowledge and skills for further studies in International Relations as a multi-disciplinary field of study. vi) Generate in students an appreciation of the importance of International Relations in a national-political, economic, and social development on the one hand and in the maintenance of global peace and security on the other.