Curriculum Structure

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. Introduction to Political Science 
2. Political History of the Western Balkans 
3. Introduction to Political Economy 
4. Geopolitics 
5. Academic Writing and Critical Thinking  
6. English Language 1 
7. Elective (1 out of 3): 

-World Political History 

-Social Anthropology 

-History of Philosophy 

Semester II – 30 ECTS 
1. Political Theory 
2. Introduction to International Relations 
3. Ethics and Politics   
4. Political Culture and the Media 
5. Introduction to Public Administration 
6. English Language 2 
7. Elective (1 out of 3): 

-Information Technology 

-Philosophy of Law 

-Rhetoric and Political Argumentation 

 

Year II – Political Science 
Semester III – 30 ECTS  Hours/weeks 
No M/E Subjects L E ECTS 
1. Comparative Politics 1 
2. Institutions of the European Union 
3. Constitutional Law 
4. Theories of Democracy  
5. Political System of Kosova 
6. Public Policy Analysis  
7. Elective (1 out of 3) 

-Political Parties and Electoral Systems  

-Computational statistics for political science 

Semester IV – 30 ECTS 
1. Comparative Politics 2  
2. Methodological Foundations for Political Science  
3. Political Behaviour 
4. International Law 
5. Political Sociology 
6. Human Rights  
7. Elective (1 out of 3) 

-History of Political Institutions 

-Human Security 

-Essential Mathematics for Political Science 

 

Year III   [International Relations Concentration] 
Semester V – 30 ECTS  Hours/weeks 
No M/E Subjects L E ECTS 
1. Theories of IR  
2. Foreign Policy Analysis 1 
3. Statistical Methods of Political Science 
4. Policies of the European Union 
5. International Security 
6. Internship 
7. Elective (1 out of 2) 

-History of Diplomacy 

-International Development Policies 

-Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies course 

 

Semester VI – 30 ECTS 
1. Foreign Policy Analysis 2 
2. Diplomacy and Negotiations 
3. Global Political Economy 
4. International Organizations 
5. Elective (1 out of 2) 

-Diplomatic and Consular Law 

-Public Diplomacy 

-Digital Diplomacy 

6. BA Diploma Thesis   10 

 

Year III   [Public Administration Concentration]  
Semester V – 30 ECTS  Hours/weeks 
No M/E Subjects L E ECTS 
1. Statistical Methods of Political Science 
2. Comparative Models of Public Administration 
3. Politics of Local Governance 
4. Environment Policies 
5. Ethics and Public Administration 
 Internship 
6. Elective (1 out of 3): 

-Politics of Electoral Systems 

-Administrative Law 

-Theories of Public Administration 

Semester VI – 30 ECTS 
1. Economy and Public Finance 
2. Management of Human Resources 
3. Public Policies of the European Union 
4. External Control of Administration  
5. Elective (1 out of 2): 

-Management of Public Institutions 

-Local Governance of European Union 

6. BA Diploma Thesis   10