Foreign Service Exam Review
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.
Registration ongoing for the 2027 batch. It closes on 7 January.
Online sessions happen on Saturdays from 9 January to 27 March, between 8am and 5pm.
Payment Instructions (pdf)
DownloadModules Covered in the Review
Conceptualizing Diplomacy and Consular Practice (Orientation)
Philippine Culture
Philippine History
Asian History
Western History
Introduction to Geopolitics
Labor Migration and Migrant Workers
Philippine Politics, Constitution, Governance, and Public Administration
Philippine Foreign Policy: Evolution, Formulation, and Implementation
Cultural Public and Digital Diplomacy
Comparative Foreign Policy
Comparative Politics
International Organizations and Regional Integration
Introduction to International Relations: Theory and Application
Global Politics: Peace, Security, and Conflict
Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law/Assistance, and the International Criminal Court
Introduction to International Law
International Trade Theory and Policy
Philippine Trade Policy, WTO, and Regional Blocs
Contemporary Issues in Philippine Economic Development
Contemporary Issues in International Economic Relations
Competition Policy and Competition Law
Issues in Energy and Environment/Climate Change Implications and External Relations
Get in touch with us.
For more information on this, please send an email to europeanstudies.soss@ateneo.edu
