The program provides a balanced approach to political science, by interweaving theoretical components with practical part, aiming to provide a balanced approach between international and national policy contexts and institutions, provides a logical balance between behavior and institutional understandings in politics, and allows space for a reasonable form between policies. Due to the fact, the structure of the Program aims to carry out to a general, balanced and broad understanding and policy analysis. As a result, creates students the opportunity to gain transferable political science knowledge and skills in compliance with the demands of both national and international market.
Year I – Political Science | |||||
Semester I – 30 ECTS | Hours/weeks | ||||
No | M/E | Subjects | L | E | ECTS |
1. | M | Introduction to Political Science | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2. | M | Political History of the Western Balkans | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3. | M | Introduction to Political Economy | 2 | 0 | 4 |
4. | M | Geopolitics | 2 | 0 | 4 |
5. | M | Academic Writing and Critical Thinking | 2 | 2 | 5 |
6. | M | English Language 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
7. | E | Elective (1 out of 3): -World Political History -Social Anthropology -History of Philosophy | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Semester II – 30 ECTS | |||||
1. | M | Political Theory | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2. | M | Introduction to International Relations | 2 | 1 | 5 |
3. | M | Ethics and Politics | 2 | 1 | 4 |
4. | M | Political Culture and the Media | 2 | 0 | 4 |
5. | M | Introduction to Public Administration | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6. | M | English Language 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
7. | E | Elective (1 out of 3): -Information Technology -Philosophy of Law -Rhetoric and Political Argumentation | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Year II – Political Science | |||||
Semester III – 30 ECTS | Hours/weeks | ||||
No | M/E | Subjects | L | E | ECTS |
1. | M | Comparative Politics 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2. | M | Institutions of the European Union | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3. | M | Constitutional Law | 2 | 1 | 4 |
4. | M | Theories of Democracy | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5. | M | Political System of Kosova | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6. | M | Public Policy Analysis | 2 | 1 | 5 |
7. | E | Elective (1 out of 3) -Political Parties and Electoral Systems -Computational statistics for political science | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Semester IV – 30 ECTS | |||||
1. | M | Comparative Politics 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2. | M | Methodological Foundations for Political Science | 2 | 2 | 5 |
3. | M | Political Behaviour | 2 | 1 | 4 |
4. | M | International Law | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5. | M | Political Sociology | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6. | M | Human Rights | 2 | 1 | 4 |
7. | E | Elective (1 out of 3) -History of Political Institutions -Human Security -Essential Mathematics for Political Science | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Year III [International Relations Concentration] | |||||
Semester V – 30 ECTS | Hours/weeks | ||||
No | M/E | Subjects | L | E | ECTS |
1. | M | Theories of IR | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2. | M | Foreign Policy Analysis 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3. | M | Statistical Methods of Political Science | 2 | 2 | 5 |
4. | M | Policies of the European Union | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5. | M | International Security | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6. | M | Internship | 1 | 2 | 4 |
7. | E | Elective (1 out of 2) -History of Diplomacy -International Development Policies -Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies course
| 2 | 1 | 4 |
Semester VI – 30 ECTS | |||||
1. | M | Foreign Policy Analysis 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2. | M | Diplomacy and Negotiations | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3. | M | Global Political Economy | 2 | 0 | 4 |
4. | M | International Organizations | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5. | E | Elective (1 out of 2) -Diplomatic and Consular Law -Public Diplomacy -Digital Diplomacy | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6. | M | BA Diploma Thesis | 10 |
Year III [Public Administration Concentration] | |||||
Semester V – 30 ECTS | Hours/weeks | ||||
No | M/E | Subjects | L | E | ECTS |
1. | M | Statistical Methods of Political Science | 2 | 2 | 5 |
2. | M | Comparative Models of Public Administration | 2 | 1 | 5 |
3. | M | Politics of Local Governance | 2 | 1 | 4 |
4. | M | Environment Policies | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5. | M | Ethics and Public Administration | 2 | 1 | 4 |
M | Internship | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
6. | E | Elective (1 out of 3): -Politics of Electoral Systems -Administrative Law -Theories of Public Administration | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Semester VI – 30 ECTS | |||||
1. | M | Economy and Public Finance | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2. | M | Management of Human Resources | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3. | M | Public Policies of the European Union | 2 | 0 | 4 |
4. | M | External Control of Administration | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5. | E | Elective (1 out of 2): -Management of Public Institutions -Local Governance of European Union | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6. | M | BA Diploma Thesis | 10 |