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.  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

– Italian Language

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