International Relations, Social Communication and Regional Studies

Training period
  • bachelor – 4 years
Form of study
  • full-time
  • extra-mural

List of educational and professional program components

Disciplines of the general training cycle:

  • history of Ukraine
  • history of ukrainian culture
  • ukrainian language (according to prof. direction)
  • philosophy
  • history of political doctrines and political science
  • foreign Language
  • foreign language (for professional purposes)
  • second foreign language
  • second foreign language (for professional purposes)
  • theory and practice of translation
  • admission to the specialty
  • history of international relations
  • international relations and world politics
  • theory of international relations
  • history and theory of international public communications
  • country studies
  • regional subsystems of international relations
  • foreign policy of Ukraine
  • foreign policy of Western Europe
  • conflictology and negotiation theory
  • information and analytical support of foreign policy
  • diplomatic protocol and etiquette
  • international organizations
  • diplomatic and consular service
  • foreign policy analysis
  • international information
  • basics of the scientific research
  • International Economic Relations
  • theory of state and law
  • comparative constitutional law
  • international public law
  • international private law

The list of subjects is offered for the choice

  • religious factor in international relations
  • ethnopolitical problems in international relations
  • psychology of communication
  • sociology of politics
  • PR-tools in international relations
  • strategic communications in international relations
  • hybrid challenges of the modern world
  • foreign policy of the Middle East
  • economy and foreign economic relations of Ukraine
  • economic diplomacy in the system of ensuring the national interests of states
  • public speaking
  • business documentation
  • foreign policy of North America
  • foreign policy of Asian countries
  • law of international organizations
  • diaspora and national minorities in the foreign policy of states
  • energy geopolitics and diplomacy
  • international cultural and humanitarian cooperation
  • foreign policy of CEE and CEE countries
  • foreign policy of Russia and the CIS countries
  • international management
  • time management in professional activities
  • translation of diplomatic negotiations, conferences and meetings
  • translation of diplomatic documents and correspondence
  • international conflicts and the humanitarian factor in world politics
  • national and regional security in the context of globalization
  • european integration and EU law
  • legal regulation of foreign relations
  • international legal mechanisms for the protection of human rights
  • crisis analysis and foreign policy decision making
  • migration crisis and EU border enlargement policy
  • current issues of international relations in Africa
  • current issues of cross-border cooperation
  • current issues of international relations in Latin America and the Caribbean

After a full academic course a specialist in international relations, social communication and regional studies may work in:

  • embassies
  • secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
  • ministries and administration of Ukraine
  • public authority
  • foreign companies and representative offices
  • commercial entity working in the field of foreign policy
  • international organizations
  • mass media

may hold the following positions:

  • diplomatic representative
  • consultant, adviser, expert on international problem
  • head of foreign policy and foreign economic activity subdivisions
  • historian and political scientist, political analyst

Extracurricular activities

Diplomatic lounge, scientific group and studios, problem groups, participation in National and International competitions, participation in art and creative groups, sports sections:

  • scientific group "Modern trends in the Asia-Pacific region in the XXI century" (the head is an Associate Professor I. M. Krupenya)
  • scientific group "Young diplomat "(the head is an Associate Professor I. I. Sudak)
  • scientific group "Ukrainian Diaspora in the World" (the head is an Associate Professor Mokhnatyuk I.O.)
  • scientific group "Euro-Atlantic perspectives of Ukraine" (the head is an Associate Professor Ryaboshtan E.V.)
  • scientific group "Security priorities of countries in the context of new challenges and threats in the XXI century" (the head is a teacher Aleksanyan V. I.)
  • problem group "Modern international conflicts and their impact on the transformation of the system of international relations" (the head is an Associate Professor Taranenko A.H.)
  • problem group "Self-identification of the Armenian diaspora at the present stage" (the head is an Associate Professor Dannyk K.O.)