BA in European Studies: European Politics & Society in a Global Context

Autumn Semester 2020/2021 Course Offer:

First-year students (cohort 2020-2023)

· Unity and Diversity of European Culture, 40h, 6 ECTS

· Introduction to Sociology, 40h, 6 ECTS

· Introduction to Political Science, 40h, 6 ECTS

· Introduction to Political and Social Philosophy, 20h, 3 ECTS

· Foreign Language I, 60h, 6 ECTS

· Physical Education, 30h, -

Second-year students (cohort 2019-2022)

· Academic Skills, 40h, 4 ECTS

· Introduction to Public International Law, 40h, 6 ECTS

· Modern European State Formations, 40h, 6 ECTS

· EU Common Policies and Policy Making , 40h, 6 ECTS

· Key Concepts in Contemporary Security Studies , 40h, 6 ECTS

· The European Convention on Human Rights, 30h, 5 ECTS

· Polish Language and Culture, 30h, 5 ECTS

· and other optional courses from the Institute of European Studies offer

Third-year students (cohort 2018-2021)

· Thesis Seminar I, 20h, 4 ECTS

· Methodology for BA, 40h, 5 ECTS

· Religion and Toleration in CEE, 30h, 5 ECTS

· Europe as a Normative Power, 30h, 5 ECTS

· Key Concepts in Contemporary Security Studies , 40h, 6 ECTS

· The European Convention on Human Rights, 30h, 5 ECTS

· Polish Language and Culture, 30h, 5 ECTS

· and other optional courses from the Institute of European Studies offer

Spring Semester 2020/2021 Course Offer:

First-year students (cohort 2020-2023)

· Introduction to International Relations, 40h, 6 ECTS

· Introduction to Economics, 40h, 6 ECTS

· Academic English, 60h, 6 ECTS

· Foreign Language II, 60h, 6 ECTS

· Cultural and Social Construction of European Identities, 40h, 6 ECTS

· European States and Their Political Systems, 40h, 6 ECTS

· Polish Language and Culture, 30h, 5 ECTS

Second-year students (cohort 2019-2022)

· Methodology for BA, 30h, 4 ECTS

· Cultural and Social Construction of European Identities, 40h, 6 ECTS

· European States and Their Political Systems, 40h, 6 ECTS

· History, Memory and the Making of Modern Europe, 30h, 5 ECTS

· Western European Politics and Transatlantic Relations, 40h, 6 ECTS

· Contemporary Cultures and Literatures of Central and Eastern Europe, 40h, 6 ECTS

· Human Rights Law in the European Context, 40h, 6 ECTS

· Introduction to Foreign Policy and Diplomacy, 30h, 5 ECTS

· Polish Language and Culture, 30h, 5 ECTS

· and other optional courses from the Institute of European Studies offer

Third-year students (cohort 2018-2021)

· Thesis Seminar II + Thesis, 20h, 24 ECTS

· History, Memory and the Making of Modern Europe, 30h, 5 ECTS

· Western European Politics and Transatlantic Relations, 40h, 6 ECTS

· Contemporary Cultures and Literatures of Central and Eastern Europe, 40h, 6 ECTS

· Human Rights Law in the European Context, 40h, 6 ECTS

· Introduction to Foreign Policy and Diplomacy, 30h, 5 ECTS

· Contemporary Migration and Asylum in Europe, 30h, 5 ECTS

· Polish Language and Culture, 30h, 5 ECTS

· and other optional courses from the Institute of European

MA in European Studies

Autumn Semester 2020/21 Course Offer:

Core course/ compulsory program course:

· European Civilisation, 60 hours, 10 ECTS

Compulsory courses:

· Academic Skills Workshop (year 1) 30 hours, 4 ECTS (Scott Simpson)

· MA Seminars (continuation for 2nd year students (also DD/Joint Degrees) (prof. Zdzisław Mach, dr hab. Jacek Kołodziej, dr Magdalena Góra)

· Languages: Polish (4 levels), -Russian, -German, -French

European Studies courses/compulsory program courses:

· Political and Social History of 20th C. CEE, 60 hours, 10 ECTS

· EU Institutions and Decision-Making Process, 60 hours, 10 ECTS (part I i part II)

· Citizenship, Migration & Multiculturalism in Europe, 60 hours, 10 ECTS

· EU Foreign & Security Policy: Euro Atlantic Security, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Foreign and International Relations in CEE 30 hours, 5 ECTS

Optional courses:

· Polish Language & Culture, 30 hours, 5 ECTS / Practical Aspects of Polish Language and Culture 30 hours 5 ECTS

Other courses (optional in CES programs)

· Religion, Diversity and Toleration in Central Europe, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Security and Democracy in Europe after 1989, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Europe as a Normative Power: A Central European Perspective, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Culture & Society in Contemporary Europe: Dilemma of Identity & Pluralism, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Antisemitism after Auschwitz in Comparative Perspective, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· History of the Holocaust s a Political Tool- contemporary Disputes Surrounding its History, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Anthropology of Heritage and Memory in Europe, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· The European Convention on Human Rights, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Private International Law within the EU, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Culture in the EU: Programmes, Projects, Funds (practical approach) 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· European Solidarity in the Process of Political and Society Integration. A Philosophical Perspective, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Man and the Transformation of our worldviews from the Greek to (post)modernity, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Society and Politics in the Balkans, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Anti-Discrimination in Politics and Education: Challenges and Strategies 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Good European. According to Nietzsche and Arendt, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Cultural Industries and Cultural Institutions, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Pensiero politico europeo, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Conditio humana in der gegenwärtigen Gesellschaft aus dem philosophischen Hinsicht, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

Spring Semester 2020/21 Course Offer:

Compulsory courses:

· Seminars: 

- Seminars: – continuation for II year students 

- Seminars: – for I year students

· Methodology (Quantitative Methods), 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Methodology (Qualitative Methods), 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Languages: Polish, Russian, German, French – continuation of groups 

European Studies courses:

· Foreign and International Relations, 60 hours, 10 ECTS

· Introduction to EU Finances, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Democracy, Identity, and Civil Society, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· EU Administration, Justice and Home Affairs, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

Optional courses:

· Economy of Central Europe: From Transition to EU Membership, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Totalitarian Systems: Ideology and Terror, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

· Central Asia and the Caucasus between Russia, Islam and the Chinese Dragon, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

Other courses (optional in CES programs)

· Challenges to the European Identity: The Rebirth of Nationalism in Europe, 30 hours, 5 ECTS

·Management of cultural projects: from an idea to social change, 30 hours, 5 ECTS