Political Science

Major: Social Welfare
Code of subject: 6.232.00.O.018
Credits: 3.00
Department: Political Science and International Relations
Lecturer: Dr. of Polit. Sc., doc. Mykola Buchyn
Semester: 3 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: • knowledge of the essence of the basic concepts, categories and terms of political science; • knowledge of general characteristics and specifics of subjects of politics; • understanding of the peculiarities, structure and functions of the political system; • knowledge of the essence, peculiarities, attributes and functions of the state; • understanding of the essence, peculiarities and types of forms of government, political regimes and state-territorial structure; • the ability to describe the system of government in Ukraine; • the ability to identify and analyze the main directions of foreign policy of Ukraine; • the ability to apply the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice in assessing and analyzing the state’s and the world's social and political processes.
Required prior and related subjects: • Prerequisites: History of statehood and culture of Ukraine. • Corequisites: Humanitarian and Social Development of Ukrainian Society.
Summary of the subject: Politics as a social phenomenon. The subject, functions and methods of political science. Subjects of policy. Political power. The legitimacy of the power. Forms and types of political power. Political system. Political process. Political activity. Political technologies. Political decisions. The process of political socialization. Political participation and its forms. Institute of Political Leadership. Political elites as a subjects of politics. Political parties. Typology of party systems. The democratic principles of elections. The main electoral systems. The evolution of the electoral system of Ukraine. Essence, features, functions and structure of the state. Form of state. State-territorial structure. Monarchical and republican form of government. The lawful state and civil society. Democracy and democratic political regimes. The modern concepts of democracy. The main features of a totalitarian regime. The essence and features of authoritarianism. The system of government in Ukraine. Peculiarity of municipal self-government in Ukraine. Foreign policy. International relations: the essence, types, principles and actors. Factors of force in international politics. Causes and typology of international conflicts. Ukraine in the system of international relations.
Assessment methods and criteria: • Current control: (40%): recitation, speeches during practical classes. • Final control: (60%): exam (tests and theoretical questions).
Recommended books: • Helei S.D. Politolohiia: Navch. posib. / S.D. Helei, S.M. Rutar. – 7-me vyd,, pererobl. i dop. – K.: Znannia, 2008. – 415 s. • Picha V.M. Politolohiia / V.M. Picha, N.M. Khoma. – Lviv: "Novyi svit-2000"., 2002. – 344 s. • Politolohiia. Kn. persha: Polityka i suspilstvo. Kn. druha: Derzhava i polityka // A. Kolodii, L. Klymanska, Ia. Kosmyna, V. Kharchenko.– 2-e vyd., pererob. ta dop. – K.: Elha, Nika – Tsentr, 2003.– 664 s. • Politolohiia: Navch. posibnyk / O.O. Volynets ta in. – Seriia "Dystantsiine navchannia". – № 28. – Lviv: Vyd-vo Natsionalnoho universytetu "Lvivska politekhnika", 2005. – 360 s. • Shliakhtun P.P. Politolohiia (teoriia ta istoriia politychnoi nauky): pidruchnyk P.P. Shliakhtun. – K.: Lybid, 2002. – 576 s.

Political Science

Major: Social Welfare
Code of subject: 6.232.00.M.042
Credits: 3.00
Department: Political Science and International Relations
Lecturer: Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor Halyna Lutsyshyn
Semester: 3 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: knowledge and understanding of basic concepts, categories, terms and concepts of political science; understanding of political phenomena and processes, characteristics, structure and political system functioning; knowledge of political ideologies, political parties and basics of political activity; knowledge of the essence, features, functions and forms of the state as the key institution of the political system; basic knowledge of state government in Ukraine; understanding of foreign policy and international relations; ability to analyze current problems of the political life of Ukraine and defend argumentatively own citizenship; ability to apply political knowledge in professional and social activities, form and defend own point of view on the development of political processes in Ukraine and in the world.
Required prior and related subjects: History of Ukrainian statehood and culture Philosophy
Summary of the subject: Politics and political science: subject, functions and methods of political science, policy actors. Political power and political system. The process of political socialization. Political participation and its forms. Institute of political leadership. Political parties, party and electoral system. The democratic principles of elections. State and civil society. The rule of law and civil society. Political regimes: democracy and democratic political regimes. Undemocratic political regimes. The system of governance in Ukraine: structure and powers of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the constitutional status of the President of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the judiciary. Features of local government in Ukraine. Foreign policy and international relations. Causes and typology of international conflicts. Ukraine in international relations.
Assessment methods and criteria: current control: oral questioning and presentations during seminars, writing abstracts (100%)
Recommended books: Politolohiya. Kn. persha: Polityka i suspil'stvo. Kn. druha: Derzhava i polityka // A. Kolodiy, L. Klymans'ka, Ya. Kosmyna, V. Kharchenko.– 2-e vyd., pererob. ta dop.–K.: El'ha, Nika – Tsentr, 2003.– 664 s. Politolohiya: Navch. posibnyk / O.O. Volynets' ta in. – Seriya "Dystantsiyne navchannya". – # 28. – L'viv: Vyd-vo Natsional'noho universytetu "L'vivs'ka politekhnika", 2005. – 360 s. Politolohiya: navchal'nyy posibnyk / M.A. Buchyn, O.O. Volynets', M.P. Het'manchuk ta in.; Za zah. red. M.P. Het'manchuka. – L'viv: NTSh, 2010. – 232 s. Politolohiya: navchal'nyy posibnyk / M.P. Het'manchuk, V.K. Hryshchuk, Ya.B. Turchyn ta in.; Za zah. red. M.P. Het'manchuka. – K.: Znannya, 2011. – 415 s. Slovnyk-dovidnyk politolohichnykh terminiv / [Buchyn M.A., Volynets' O.O., Voloshchuk S.M. ta in.]. / Za red. M. Het'manchuka, P. Tkachuka. – L'viv: Viys'kovyy instytut Natsional'noho universytetu «L'vivs'ka politekhnika», 2006. – 228 s. Shlyakhtun P.P. Politolohiya (teoriya ta istoriya politychnoyi nauky): pidruchnyk P.P. Shlyakhtun. – K.: Lybid', 2002. – 576 s.