Political studies

Undergraduate studies

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES – political studies

 

Undergraduate Political Studies at the Iustinianus Primus Law Faculty, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje last for 3 years. During that period of time students are required to take 19 mandatory courses, 8 elective courses and 3 optional courses in order to receive bachelor degree. For the full list of offered courses per year and accompanying number of credits see table below.

The language of instruction is Macedonian and English, both for domestic and foreign students.

Students can choose between two Modules:

Module: International Relations, European Integration and Diplomacy

Module: Applied Politics and Political System

 

First Year

First semester /Autumn semester

Courses Course hours per week EKTS
Introduction to Political Science 4 7
Political theories 4 7
Introduction to Law 4 7
Foreign Language 3 5
Elective Course (main module) 3 5

Second semester / Spring semester

Courses Course hours per week EKTS
Constitutionalism 4 7
Political System 4 7
Political Economy 4 7
Elective course (second module) 3 5
Optional Course 2 3

Second Year

 

Third semester / Autumn semester

Courses Lectures per week EKTS
Contemporary Macedonian History 4 7
Contemporary Political Theories 4 7
Political Sociology 4 7
Elective Course (main module) 3 5
Elective Course (main module) 3 5

Fourth semester / Spring semester

Courses Lectures per week EKTS
Civil society 4 7
Political parties and interest groups 4 7
Public administration 4 7
Elective Course (second module) 3 5
Optional Course 2 3

 

Third Year

Fifth semester / Autumn semester

Courses Lectures per week EKTS
Economic system and economic policy 4 7
International relations 4 7
Political Philosophy 4 7
Elective Course (main module) 3 5
Elective Course (main module) 3 5

Sixth semester / Spring semester

Courses Lectures per week EKTS
Public Opinion and Mass Media 4 7
Applied Politics 4 7
Contemporary political systems 4 7
Elective Course (second module) 3 5
Optional Course 2 3

Module: International Relations, European Integration and Diplomacy

(Elective Courses)

  1. Theories of European Integration
  2. EU Law and EU Institutions
  3. Common Foreign and Security Policy of EU
  4. Common EU policies
  5. The Law of Internal Armed Conflicts
  6. History of Diplomacy
  7. International Human Rights Law
  8. Peaceful Settlement of Disputes
  9. Geography and Geopolitics
  10. Digital Democracy
  11. Foreign language

Module: Applied Politics and Political System

(Elective courses)

  1. Contemporary Macedonian politics and Macedonian political system
  2. Political system of the EU
  3. Elections and Electoral Systems
  4. Models of Democracy
  5. Ethnicity, Nation and the State
  6. Political Culture
  7. Economics of the Public Sector
  8. Human Rights in RM
  9. Political Psychology
  10. Digital Democracy
  11. Foreign Language

Optional Courses

  1. Globalisation
  2. Illegal Immigration and Human Trafficking in the EU
  3. Marketing
  4. Multiculturalism and EU
  5. Basics of Statistics
  6. Political anthropology
  7. Political mythology
  8. Political psyhology
  9. Political Systems in Southeast Europe
  10. Development and human rights
  11. Rhetoric
  12. Sovereignty -Theory and Practice
  13. Federalism, regionalism and democracy
  14. Feminist Theories on Politics
  15. Menagerial finance

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Master of Public Policy and Comparative Politics

Master of Public Policy and Comparative Politics

Course Structure

 

Ord. No.

CODE

Curse Title

Semester

Classes Per Week

ECTS

L

E

FIRST YEAR

1.

03112

Applied research methods

First

5

0

8

2.

50708

Public Policy: Theory and Practice

First

5

0

8

3.

50701

Interest Groups and Lobbying

First

5

0

8

4.

 

Elective Course

First

3,5

0

6

5.

 

Public Sector Economics

second

5

0

8

6.

 

Political Management

second

5

0

8

7.

50710

Good Governance

second

5

0

8

8.

 

Elective Course

second

3,5

0

6

Total Classes (lectures / exercises) ECTS-credits in one academic year

37

0

60

 

Ord. No.

CODE

Course Title

Semester

Classes Per Week

ECTS

L

E

SECOND YEAR

1.

50814

Constitutional engineering in divided

societies

Third

5

0

8

2.

 

Political Marketing

Third

5

0

8

3.

 

Public Management

Third

5

0

8

4.

 

Elective Course

Third

3,5

0

6

5.

50903

Public Sector Governance

Fourth

3,5

0

6

6.

50701

Policy making at the local level 

Fourth

3,5

0

6

7.

50708

Writing and management of projects

Fourth

3,5

0

6

8.

 

Master’s thesis

Fourth

 

 

12

Total Classes (lectures / exercises) ECTS-credits in one academic year

29

0

60

Elective Courses in the Curriculum

Type of Elective Course

Number

Courses from the list of elective courses Provided by the unit

3

Courses from the list of elective courses on the Universities’ list of elective courses

0

 

 

Ord. No.

CODE

Course Title

Semester

Classes Per Week

ECTS

Unit

L

E

1.

 

Public finance

 

second

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

2.

 

Human rights in the Republic of

North Macedonia 

 

First/Third

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

3.

50701

Political systems in the countries of

Southeast Europe 

(in Macedonian*)

second

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

4.

 

Managerial finance 

 

First/Third

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

5.

 

 Social policy

 

First/Third

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

6.

5081205

Budgeting and budget policy

 

First/Third

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

7.

 

Political system of the EU

 

second

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

8.

50729

International economic relations

 

First/Third

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

9.

50701

Parliamentary law and contemporary

politics of the Republic of North

Macedonia 

(in Macedonian*)

First/Third

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

10.

 

Македонски јазик

First/Third

3,5

0

6

Филолошки факултет „Блаже Конески“, УКиМ

Total:

35

0

60

 

 

Master of International Relations, Diplomacy and European Integrations

Master of International Relations, Diplomacy and European Integrations

Course Structure

 

 

Ord. No.

CODE

Course Title

Semester

Classes Per Week

ECTS

L

E

FIRST YEAR

1.

03112

Applied research methods

прв

5

0

8

2.

50718

Central concepts in the contemporary International Relations

прв

5

0

8

3.

50718

Multilateral Diplomacy

прв

5

0

8

4.

 

Elective Course

прв

3,5

0

6

5.

 

Contemporary European history and the Idea of Europe

second

5

0

8

6.

50811

Institutions of the European Union

second

5

0

8

7.

50729

International economic relations

second

5

0

8

8.

 

Elective Course

second

3,5

0

6

Total Classes (lectures / exercises) ECTS-credits in one academic year

37

0

60

 

Ord. No.

CODE

Course Title

Semester

Classes Per Week

ECTS

L

E

SECOND YEAR

1.

50704

EU enlargement policy and the EU accession process

трет

5

0

8

2.

50811

EU law and EU common policies

трет

5

0

8

3.

50710

Ethnic conflict in international relations

трет

5

0

8

4.

 

Elective Course

трет

3,5

0

6

5.

5081102

Foreign Relations of the European Union

четврт

3,5

0

6

6.

50728

Diplomatic and Consular Law and Practice

четврт

3,5

0

6

7.

50710

Global political challenges

четврт

3,5

0

6

8.

 

Master’s thesis

четврт

 

 

12

Total Classes (lectures / exercises) ECTS-credits in one academic year

29

0

60

Elective Courses in the Curriculum

Type of Elective Course

Number

Courses from the list of elective courses Provided by the unit

3

Courses from the list of elective courses on the Universities’ list of elective courses

0

 

 

Ord. No.

CODE

Course Title

Semester

Classes Per Week

ECTS

Unit

L

E

1.

50705

History of diplomacy (in Macedonian*)

First/Third

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

2.

 

Justice and home affairs of the EU

Second

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

3.

 

International Human Rights Law

First/Third

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

4.

50811

European citizenship and fundamental rights

First/Third

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

5.

 

Political History of the Balkans (in Macedonian*)

second

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

6.

5080601

International humanitarian law and transitional justice

First/Third

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

7.

50704

Parliamentary Governance in the European Union

First/Third

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

8.

50725

Peaceful settlement of disputes

second

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

9.

 

The Balkans and the American Diplomacy

First/Third

3,5

0

6

Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law Skopje

10.

 

Macedonian language (in Macedonian*)

First/Third

3,5

0

6

Blazhe Koneski Faculty of Phylology UKIM

Total:

35

0

60