Country-Specific Studies

Major: International Relations
Code of subject: 6.291.01.O.006
Credits: 5.00
Department: Political Science and International Relations
Lecturer: PhD Political Science, associate professor Gorbach Olexander.
Semester: 1 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: Learning outcomes (LO) LO 2. the ability to demonstrate basic knowledge related to the current state of affairs and the environment of international relations (legal, economic, informational), socio-political and socio-cultural processes at the national and international levels; LO 3. the ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of highly specialized aspects of the historical development of the system of international relations and international order, current processes in the field of international relations, foreign policy and public communications, the place of Ukraine in modern integration processes in local, regional and global contexts; Skills S1. substantiate and explain current processes in the field of international relations and foreign policy at the global and regional levels; S10. apply creative abilities when interpreting events at the global, regional and local levels, taking into account the historical prerequisites for the emergence and development of specific situations in the field of international relations, Ukraine's interactions with other countries of the world; Communication (Com) Com 1. the ability to defend the national interests of Ukraine in communications, to be able to combine a humanistic, socially responsible and patriotic position; Com 2. the ability to use oral and written communication in Ukrainian to carry out professional activities; Autonomy and responsibility (AandV) AandV 2. the ability to realize the need for lifelong learning in order to deepen the acquired and acquire new professional knowledge in accordance with the latest stages of the development of the theory of international relations, the formulation of new political science concepts and visions of the development of the international system;
Required prior and related subjects: Related disciplines: History of statehood and culture of Ukraine, Political Science
Summary of the subject: Country Studies as a Scientific Discipline. Political Map of the World. Natural Conditions and Natural Resources of the Countries of the World. Social and Economic Basis of Country Studies Research. Demographical Peculiarities of Country Studies Research. Political System as an Object of Country Studies Research. Typology, Classification and Regional Division of the Countries of the World. Characteristics of Central and Eastern European Countries. Characteristics of Key Countries of Southern Europe and South-Eastern Europe. Main Countries of Northern and Western Europe. Central American Countries and their Characteristics. Regional Characteristics of North-American Countries. Russia and Central Asia. Characteristics of Western and South-Asian Countries. Eastern -Asian Countries and their Characteristics. Countries of Northern, Central and Western Africa. Main Characteristics of Southern and Eastern-African Countries. Australia and Oceania as a Region of the World.
Assessment methods and criteria: - Current control (40%): interrogations on seminars, homework execution. - Summary control (60%, exam): testing.
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