TOPICS ON INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

The course focuses on a series of specialized topics of International Studies. It combines a broad & inclusive overview of International Studies with a more detailed focus on specific case studies ranging from security issues to emerging powers and from progress in the European integration to the role of Diasporas in the era of globalization. Students will draw upon a wide variety of resources: books, research articles as well as think tank studies and international organizations reports.

The content of the course consists of 8 units:

1. Introduction to the Fundamentals of International Politics: Agents, Actors, Estructura, Processes
2. The Political Economy of International Relations
3. Τheories of Integration and Disintegration and the future of the European Union
4. Alternative Perspectives in Global Governance: The Islamic Ummah Confronts the Western Paradigm
5. Geopolitics and Security in the Eastern Mediterranean
6. The Privatization of Defence and Security
7. Comprehending Global risks: The enterprise risk-management approach
8. Emerging powers and the reformulation of global governance structures

The course is delivered online live. 3 hours lectures on a weekly basis (24 hours in total).

Timetable:

3 hours lectures on a weekly basis
Lectures scheduled (To be confirmed):
Monday 11/3/2024
Monday 1/4/2024
Monday 8/4/2024
Monday 15/4/2024
Monday 22/4/2024
Monday 13/5/2024
Monday 20/5/2024
Monday 27/5/2024

• EUNICE student: enrolled as a student (Bachelors) in one of the universities of EUNICE European University alliance.
• B2 level of English or French.

Study Level: Bachelor

• Submit your application via the button ‘Apply Now’.
• Please keep in mind that the number of participants could be limited for each course. Application does not guarantee enrolment in the course.
• The course participants will be selected based on criteria specified in the study guide.
• Your home university will inform you whether you have been accepted and provide further information about the next steps.

Specific instructions in some universities:

• BTU students: for questions about enrolment and recognition at your university, you can visit this website or contact Bernd.Groll@b-tu.de
• UC students: except for the Language courses, in order to ask for ECTS recognition at your university, you must also apply at the internal UC Virtual Mobility call available from 10 July 2023.
• UVAASA students: click here to know more about this course’s ECTS recognition at your university.
• UPHF students: make sure to ask the approval of your director of studies (responsable pédagogique) before applying. For any question, you can contact the EUNICE office: eunice@uphf.fr
• KU students: all students apply via UniversityAdmissions. Find more information here: apply to master’s (universityadmissions.se) and here: bachelor’s requirements (universityadmissions.se)
• UoP students: for questions about enrolment and recognition please consult  the responsible person  at your university (Director of Studies or ECTS coordinator) or contact a.vogopoulou@go.uop.gr

Any question? Contact your EUNICE courses coordinator.