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Politics of Global Challenges
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Summary of the Profile
General Description:
Objective(s) of a study programme:
Prepare political science specialists who would have an advanced understanding of the most fundamental challenges and transformations of our time and would be able to bring diverse methodological, theoretical, and normative perspectives to the analysis of the subsequent political problems as well as develop solutions to be implemented at various levels.
Learning outcomes:
Core competencies of the study program:
1.1. Will be able to identify, explain, interpret and critically assess the most important concepts, theories and approaches of political science as well as have a basic understanding of closely related disciplines (social sciences and humanities).
1.2. Will have a basic knowledge and understanding of other disciplines, relevant for the pursuit of addressing the most pressing issues of our times (new technologies, natural sciences, health sciences), and will be able to draw on that knowledge in order to define complex and often unpredictable political issues and most important transformations.
1.3. Will have an advanced understanding of the latest research findings and main developments and debates in the field of global challenges with political implications and will be able to apply this knowledge while modelling evidence-based solutions to be implemented at various levels of governance.
2.1. Will be able to independently identify relevant research topics, formulate pertinent and scientifically sound research problem linked to the most pressing global issues of modern societies, to come up with an academically rigorous research design and to successfully implement a small-scale scientific or applied research.
2.2. Will have an advanced understanding of different types of research design, different methodologies of social science (quantitative, qualitative, new digital research methods), different techniques for collecting and analyzing data (big data, data visualization techniques) as well as will be able to correctly apply this for the analysis of the global challenges and to critically assess own methodological choices, explaining most important advantages and disadvantages.
2.3. Will be able to collect, interpret, systematize and critically assess the research-relevant data from a variety of (national and international) primary and secondary sources, refecting on the assumptions and limitations of such analysis.
3.1. Will be able to explain, analyze and systematically assess the changing nature of politics, it‘s content, actors, processes and effects on the modern-day environment.
3.2. Will be able to select complex methodological tools and techniques and to act together with representatives from other disciplines when jointly addressing the political effects of various global phenomena and seeking for innovative solutions.
3.3. Will be able to plan, organize and implement various professional and analytic activities within organizations involved in addressing the global challenges of today (especially in innovative, multi-disciplinary) in Lithuania or abroad, delineating evidence-based policy options, recommendations, implementing strategic planning, policy assessments, etc.
General competencies of the study program:
4.1. Will be able to communcate effectively in a clear, concise, argumentative, and logical manner, in oral and written form, with diverse target groups in audience-appropriate forms and formats.
4.2. Will be able to constructively cooperate with others in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams, will take responsibility, demonstrate leadership and negotiation skills required to accomplish joint tasks and solve problems on time.
4.3. Will be able to apply the principles of equality and non-discrimination, respect for diverse worldviews and beliefs as well as to apply the principles of ethics in academic or professional environments.
5.1. Will be able to reflect on the personal and others‘ achievements, consider the ever-changhing circumstances, and have developed an appreciation of the need for continously learning and developing personally and professionally.
5.2. Will be able to assess the potential social, economic, political, legal and ethical consequences of own acivities and undertake moral responsibility for the consequences of own acitvity in diverse contexts.
5.3. Will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of plagiarism, copyright and other intelectual rights while appropriately quoting sources and other authors ideas.
Activities of teaching and learning:
Studies are organized emphasizing the focus on student-oriented nature of studies and the importance of students' independent work. Contact hours make up about 24 percent of total student’s workload. During the problem-oriented lectures, the most important material is presented, study sources are singled out. Other forms of contact activities - seminars and practical sessions - involve interactive teaching and learning methods: text analysis, comparative assessment and systematic analysis of practical situations, analysis of texts and documents of various genres, group discussions, debates, simulations, case studies, feedback presentation, peer-review, reflection, oral presentations, various group tasks, etc. In some courses students have group or individual consultations, that are usually devoted to the discussion of self-prepared tasks, giving / receiving feedback.
Methods of assessment of learning
achievements:
Assessment of students’ achievements is subject to a cumulative assessment system, which allows to ensure active involvement of students, consistent and diverse assessment of students' knowledge and abilities. The most important methods of assessment are: involvement in discussions, presentations, written works, closed and open questions tests, solving practical tasks, case studies, individual and group projects, participation in simulations, various written tasks (essay, summary, letter of recommendation, etc.), data analysis using special programs, preparation of documents, etc.
All subjects are completed with different forms of written examination or preparation and presentation of an independent project. Students' knowledge and skills are evaluated with points from 1 (very bad) to 10 (excellent) points.
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical
training:
The volume of the study program is 240 credits. It consists of:
1. 175 credits for compulsory and optional courses that are divided into 4 groups:
1.1. courses ensuring the knowledge base of a political science specialist;
1.2. courses developing competencies in conducting social research;
1.3. courses developing soft skills;
1.4. courses for the analysis of global challenges;
2. 15 credits for professional practice, during which students in a selected institution will analyze and evaluate a real practical problem and make suggestions for its solution by using the Design Thinking methodology and working in teams;
3. 35 credits for. preparation of the bachelor's thesis;
4. 15 credits general university studies.
Specialisations:
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Optional courses:
In order to provide the possibility to develop competencies relevant to each student's area of interest, a total of 30 credits are allocated for students' choice. They can choose 6 courses from 13 elective courses on various topics.
Individualization of studies is also ensured through 15 credits for general university studies and two mobility “windows”, during which students can study at partner universities by deepening knowledge in a certain topic relevant to the programme.
Distinctive features of a study
programme:
- Focus on global (international) current issues that affect the development of most states and societies.
- Focus on interdisciplinarity not only in terms of topics but also in terms of teachers’ teams.
- Focus on the application of developed competencies in practice. Firstly, during the studies the theory will be constantly related with practical examples, analysis of real cases. Secondly, the ability of the graduate to effectively apply different research tools and methods is considered to be the basis of the graduate's competencies (significantly more credits are allocated for this kind of courses compared to other study programmes).
- Focus on soft-skills as specially designed practical courses are introduced for development of these skills.
Access to professional activity or further study:
Access to professional activity:
Graduates can work in those organizations that are directly involved in the processes of solving global challenges with political consequences (especially the ones that do so in an innovative way, bringing together representatives of different disciplines):
- In national, regional and international public sector institutions;
- In the private sector;
- In non-governmental organizations.
They can work there as analysts, experts, consultants, advisors, executive secretaries, policy and public administration specialists, program coordinators, project managers, and civil servants.
Access to further study:
Graduates will gain excellent fundamentals for further studies in the second cycle of studies in political science or other fields of social sciences and humanities or in interdisciplinary studies.
