List of educational and professional program components
Disciplines of the general training cycle:
- theory of State and Law
- admission to the specialty
- history of political doctrines and political science
- theory of international relations
- international relations and world politics
- sociology of politics
- political management
- ethnic politics
- theory of political parties
- elections and electoral systems
- regional policy
- methods of political analysis
- sociological research methods of political processes
- management and marketing
- social philosophy
- general theory of politics
- ukrainian foreign policy
- theory of public administration
- comparative Constitutional Law
- political psychology
- history of Ukraine's political thought
- philosophy of politics
- basics of world politics
- technology of the political process
Disciplines of the professional training cycle:
- history and theory of democracy
- international conflicts and the humanitarian factor
- law
- municipal government
- rhetoric
- conflictology and negotiation theory
- diplomatic and consular service
- problems of national and regional security
- foreign policy of Russia and the CIS countries
- political institutions and processes in Ukraine
- problems of internal political life of Ukraine
- diplomatic Protocol and etiquette
- Ukraine's diplomacy
- PR tools in politics
- theory and practice of political communication
Students receive practical training on the basis of:
- local administration
- the Committee on European integration
- representative offices of political parties and international organizations
After a full course of study a specialist in political science is prepared for activities as follow:
- analytical, expert, representative
- political and technological
- political and consulting
- political and organizational
- political and design (strategic planning of state policy at the national and regional levels)
- research (in public and private institutions)
- teaching (in higher education institutions)
may work at:
- office of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Executive Office of the President of Ukraine, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
- the Central Executive bodies
- Government regional structures, local self-government bodies
- structures of political parties
- research institutes
- mass media
may hold the following positions:
- political scientist, expert on socio-political issues
- assistant, adviser to the Deputy
- political technologist
- head of the analytical subdivision
- Chairman of a political party or organization
- public or political figure
- head of the Department or service, referent, chief officer (local government bodies and local self-government bodies)
