The program for Political Sciences aims to familiarize students with the basic principles of policy, organization and functioning of national and international institutions, and political authorities, political thought and theoretical issues of the governance, as well. The program describes and identifies the branches of legislative, executive and judiciary; their interaction in the governance of the rule of law and functioning democracy.
The main objectives of the program are:
- To enable students to gain theoretical knowledge and understanding of the importance of political processes through comparative political approach.
- To enable studentsto participate in various levels of government system and public life and as political analysts to be able to give views on political issues.
- To prepare students for assessment of political ttendenciesin society and the state, and be able to assess their impact onEuro integration processes in the country and the region.
- To enable students to identify the needs of interest groups and public institutions within the political process.
- Be able to take initiative in identifying and addressing the learning needs of state institutions and public administration.
Political Sciences Department provides the educational requirements to support students begin their professional career path in government, state and local government agencies, municipalities, public institutions, political parties, non-profit organizations, universities and corporations.
Knowledge and understanding
- Has knowledge of basic principles of policy, organization and functioning of national and international institutions and political authorities, political thought and theoretical issues of management.
- Has knowledge of the branches of legislative, executive and judiciary and their interaction in the rule of law and functioning democracy.
- Has theoretical knowledge and understanding of the importance of political processes through comparative political approach.
Applying knowledge and understanding
- Is able to work in the political organization of governmental and nongovernmental institutions and to provide analysis of various political processes.
- Can participate in various levels of government system and public life as a political analyst by providing a professional analysis in favor of solving political problems.
- Is able to conduct a public survey and implement appropriate methodology.
- Is able to demonstrate ability to lobby, to own and negotiate with multiple actors with political influence in society.
- Can apply theoretical knowledge, to perform research to solve social phenomena and to develop a career in the academic field.
Making judgement
- Is able to think critically and involve actively in current political issues at central and local level.
- Can differentiate the various phenomena associated with the political culture of certain community.
- Critically compares political tendencies in society and state and values their impact on Euro integration processes in the country.
Communication skills
- Is able to participate in political debate, mediation and negotiation, ensuring argued analysis of political discourse.
- Possesses the skills to write coherent political events and political speeches.
- Demonstrates skills for professional communication with more actors in the team spirit and an inclusive approach.
Learning skills
- Can define and determine the role of politics in society based on knowledge.
- Can take the initiative and identify the interest groups and state institutions within the framework of the political process.
- Has the skill to implement lifelong learning and self-education in the field of political sciences.
- Is able to train citizens for the political system and democratic society.
Semester 1
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[6 ECTS]
Introduction to Law
Introduction to Law uses the knowledge, basic concepts and categories from other legal disciplines and has the same task to give basic, general and introductory legal knowledge of the phenomena of the state and law.
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[6 ECTS]
Introduction to Political Science
Through this course the students will gain knowledge of basic categories, concepts and definitions that will help them to understand study and critically approach to contemporary politics and contemporary society. It should:
* Enhance their political culture and consciousness with the given texts from classical and contemporary authors and political analysts.
* Enhance their knowledge and capacity for studying the European ethic policy.
* Help students to improve their writing, thinking and expression related to policy.
Through the lectures the students should get several responses of the basic questions like: What is politics and why it is so important for our lives and society? How was a human being developed as a political person? What are characteristics of the modern democratic society? What are characteristics of the Macedonian society as political one? What is a policy? Is it integral part of a man? Why and how do we study policy?
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[6 ECTS]
Principles of Sociology
The course "Principles of Sociology" aims students to gain general knowledge about social phenomena as well as special and specific knowledge about social processes and phenomena that they are facing and will face in future as citizens and academics.
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[3 ECTS]
Elective Course in English Language 1
Language Courses
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Albanian Language for Professional Purposes
After finishing the course Albanian Language for Professional Purposes the students will be able practically use the knowledge which will serve them throughout their employment as well as in their future carrier. Students will be expected to know the differences in spoken and written language, the characteristics of professional communication (report, CV, email), the specifics of professional writing, the most common grammatical forms, to recognize the differences amongst the scientific, administrative and the socio political styles of writing. The students should be able to know the rules of how to organize interviews and debates, to know how to properly write cover letters and to interpret particular texts in a written and spoken form.
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Academic Writing in English
In this course students’ academic writing skills will be enhanced in a variety of ways. Students will be enabled to communicate their ideas in a clear, fluent and effective way in order to produce a piece of writing. Students’ academic writing skills will be developed through activities that promote writing like: writing different types of paragraphs and essays. Also, students will be introduced to paraphrasing and citing rules as well as will be made aware of what plagiarism is. Giving feedback on students’ pieces of writing will involve self-correction, peer-correction and teacher-correction of content, organization and language errors.
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Academic Writing in Macedonian
After finishing the Academic Writing in the Macedonian course the students are expected to gain appropriate knowledge and advanced communication in Macedonian language with particular emphasis on writing skills. In addition, it is expected that students will become more autonomous and responsible learners. Moreover, students will be able to improve their writing skills in more levels and thereby they will become more confident and more competent when writing in Macedonian. They will be able to reflect critically on different topics, to make conclusions and they will develop skills for excellent written and oral communication in Macedonian.
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Academic Writing in Albanian
By the end of each level the students are expected to write an essay and a research paper based on the rules learned during the semester. Specifically, from them it is expected to know the function, the structure and the different types of paragraphs, ways of choosing research topics, collecting the material, the rules for source documentation and the final model.
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German Language (level 1 to 4)
After completing each level students will be able to gain appropriate knowledge according to the European Language Framework (specifically and concretely determined by level). In addition, students are expected to become more autonomous and more responsible language learners. By the end of the course, students will be able to think critically and make conclusions about different topics based on the texts that they have read, as well as to express their thoughts and opinions in written and spoken German.
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French Language
The French language is now spoken by 200 million people worldwide: 115 million native French speakers and 85 million learners of French, making it the most widely learned second language after English. French is the native language on 5 continents.
In addition French is the most used language after English, in international organizations.
French is, alongside English, language of work of the secretariat of the United Nations, and official language along with five other languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese).
French is the official language of the Universal Postal Union.
French is one of the three working languages of the European Union, the other two being English and German. French is the only language used in the deliberations of the European Court of Justice.
French is, alongside English, the official language of the International Olympic Committee.
In international institutions such as UNESCO, NATO, the Council of Europe and the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), the World Anti-Doping, FIFA (International Federation of Football Associations), French is the official language, and in others, like the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the African Union and Interpol, French is preferred language of work.
French is language of work in non-governmental organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, Amnesty International, Doctors without Borders, Lawyers without Borders, Doctors of the World.
Communication Skills
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Public Speaking
Upon completion of this course the students will gain knowledge about the communication process, the ethical responsibilities of public speaking and the different types of informative and persuasive speeches. In addition, the students will acquire skills necessary for preparing and delivering different types of speeches, audience analysis, researching speech topics, preparing speeches etc. After completing the Public Speaking course, the students will be able to think critically through constructive self-criticism and criticism towards the speeches of the others.
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Intercultural Studies
Having completed this course the students will able to identify global questions and problems from the perspectives of different cultures, the communication dynamics in the other cultures, the similarities and the differences between their values and those of other cultures, as well as the similarities and differences between their communication practices and those from other cultures. In addition, students are expected to become more aware of the stereotypes that society has for different cultures and as a result will better understand their place in the global community. The students will start thinking critically about topics related to their ethnicity, gender identity, class, religion, national origin, age and other demographic characteristics and their impact on the communication process. After finishing Intercultural Studies, the students will also gain communication skills for working in groups through participation in research projects and will acquire the necessary skills to present their research projects.
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Communication Skills
The course Communication Skills is designed to enable students to practically apply interpersonal communication. Students will have the opportunity to learn interpersonal skills (such as perception, listening, verbal and non verbal communication); public speaking (such as: organization, delivery and the basics of writing public speeches) and small group communication (such as: leadership, self confidence and listening). The course will also focus on providing basic knowledge and understanding of the job hunting process through written and oral communication by doing tasks such as writing a resume and a cover letter, conducting interview simulations etc.
IT Skills
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Advanced Excel
The purpose of this course is to provide the students with advanced knowledge of this application and of the opportunities offered by the Microsoft Excel application. As well as to enable them to carry out advanced tasks which are associated with their faculty’s programe.
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Advanced IT skills
The aims of this course are:
* To enable students to acquire basic knowledge and skills in the field of information sciences
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Microsoft Office applications (Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) and to apply them in real life situations.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on practical projects.
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Advanced knowledge of Word and PowerPoint
The aim of this course is to enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and to familiarize them with the opportunities which are offered by them. Moreover, it will enable the students to independently implement various projects and specific complex tasks which are associated with the program in which they study.
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Google Apps
The aims of this course are:
* To enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in the field of electronic services (cloud applications).
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Google Docs (G-mail, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings and Forms) and to apply them in real life.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on various online projects, directly through the web browser.
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Advanced Access
Databases are ideal tools for tracking large volumes of Data and Microsoft Access is a quite popular and powerful tool which is used for designing and developing Windows-based databases.
This course is intended for new users of Access where the most important functions needed for working with databases are processed.
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Desktop Publications
The aim of this course is designing and processing raster and vector graphics through the leading programs Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as designing and publishing commercial materials for print using Adobe InDesign.
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Web Publications
Developing even a simple web page according to current standards requires knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Most of the websites also use images, whether in the form of banners, buttons, logos, photos or scans. Adobe Fireworks is built as a tool to create and manipulate images from the web and to allow the makers to optimize these images in order to reduce the file size. Firework also provides an excellent integration with Dreamweaver. This series provides a comprehensive introduction to XHTML, CSS and creating web graphics.
Miscellaneous
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Environmental Protection
The aims of this course are:
* To familiarize the students with the basic environmental problems.
* To familiarize the students with the role of humans as the key factor in the process of pollution and environmental protection.
* To familiarize the students with the influence of various environmental pollutants on health, the professional activity and the organizational ability of the human factor.
* Creating positive habits for the environment and raising the awareness for a healthier and cleaner environment.
* International and national legislation and international conventions on the environment.
* Introduction to international and national global policies in the field of environment.
* The environment as a condition for sustainable economic development.
* The role of the society in the protection of the environment.
* Introducing the major risks to a healthy environment.
* Introducing the National Environmental Strategy of the Republic of Macedonia.
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Sports, Recreation and Culture
Theory: (in general about sports, disciplines, hygiene, sports medicine, nutrition and general culture).
Practical teaching: organizing collective and individual sports games and other activities in the hall and the sports facilities in the campus.
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Professional Career Development
This course offers practical, results-oriented instruction for seeking, obtaining and keeping employment. It is intended to provide students with the appropriate job skills needed in the modern workplace. Specific tasks that will be covered will be composing an effective c.v., writing a letter of inquiry/interest, interviewing skills, and formal communication within the office (memos, formal emails to superiors or customers, reports, etc.). Additional elements that will be covered will be how to conduct a self-evaluation, how to manage inter-office conflict, and how to seek promotions actively. Although the primary focus of this course will be on white collar employment, the skills obtained through the instruction are applicable to the job search process generally.
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[3 ECTS]
Elective Course in Albanian / Macedonian Language 1
Language Courses
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Albanian Language for Professional Purposes
After finishing the course Albanian Language for Professional Purposes the students will be able practically use the knowledge which will serve them throughout their employment as well as in their future carrier. Students will be expected to know the differences in spoken and written language, the characteristics of professional communication (report, CV, email), the specifics of professional writing, the most common grammatical forms, to recognize the differences amongst the scientific, administrative and the socio political styles of writing. The students should be able to know the rules of how to organize interviews and debates, to know how to properly write cover letters and to interpret particular texts in a written and spoken form.
-
Academic Writing in English
In this course students’ academic writing skills will be enhanced in a variety of ways. Students will be enabled to communicate their ideas in a clear, fluent and effective way in order to produce a piece of writing. Students’ academic writing skills will be developed through activities that promote writing like: writing different types of paragraphs and essays. Also, students will be introduced to paraphrasing and citing rules as well as will be made aware of what plagiarism is. Giving feedback on students’ pieces of writing will involve self-correction, peer-correction and teacher-correction of content, organization and language errors.
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Academic Writing in Macedonian
After finishing the Academic Writing in the Macedonian course the students are expected to gain appropriate knowledge and advanced communication in Macedonian language with particular emphasis on writing skills. In addition, it is expected that students will become more autonomous and responsible learners. Moreover, students will be able to improve their writing skills in more levels and thereby they will become more confident and more competent when writing in Macedonian. They will be able to reflect critically on different topics, to make conclusions and they will develop skills for excellent written and oral communication in Macedonian.
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Academic Writing in Albanian
By the end of each level the students are expected to write an essay and a research paper based on the rules learned during the semester. Specifically, from them it is expected to know the function, the structure and the different types of paragraphs, ways of choosing research topics, collecting the material, the rules for source documentation and the final model.
-
German Language (level 1 to 4)
After completing each level students will be able to gain appropriate knowledge according to the European Language Framework (specifically and concretely determined by level). In addition, students are expected to become more autonomous and more responsible language learners. By the end of the course, students will be able to think critically and make conclusions about different topics based on the texts that they have read, as well as to express their thoughts and opinions in written and spoken German.
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French Language
The French language is now spoken by 200 million people worldwide: 115 million native French speakers and 85 million learners of French, making it the most widely learned second language after English. French is the native language on 5 continents.
In addition French is the most used language after English, in international organizations.
French is, alongside English, language of work of the secretariat of the United Nations, and official language along with five other languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese).
French is the official language of the Universal Postal Union.
French is one of the three working languages of the European Union, the other two being English and German. French is the only language used in the deliberations of the European Court of Justice.
French is, alongside English, the official language of the International Olympic Committee.
In international institutions such as UNESCO, NATO, the Council of Europe and the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), the World Anti-Doping, FIFA (International Federation of Football Associations), French is the official language, and in others, like the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the African Union and Interpol, French is preferred language of work.
French is language of work in non-governmental organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, Amnesty International, Doctors without Borders, Lawyers without Borders, Doctors of the World.
Communication Skills
-
Public Speaking
Upon completion of this course the students will gain knowledge about the communication process, the ethical responsibilities of public speaking and the different types of informative and persuasive speeches. In addition, the students will acquire skills necessary for preparing and delivering different types of speeches, audience analysis, researching speech topics, preparing speeches etc. After completing the Public Speaking course, the students will be able to think critically through constructive self-criticism and criticism towards the speeches of the others.
-
Intercultural Studies
Having completed this course the students will able to identify global questions and problems from the perspectives of different cultures, the communication dynamics in the other cultures, the similarities and the differences between their values and those of other cultures, as well as the similarities and differences between their communication practices and those from other cultures. In addition, students are expected to become more aware of the stereotypes that society has for different cultures and as a result will better understand their place in the global community. The students will start thinking critically about topics related to their ethnicity, gender identity, class, religion, national origin, age and other demographic characteristics and their impact on the communication process. After finishing Intercultural Studies, the students will also gain communication skills for working in groups through participation in research projects and will acquire the necessary skills to present their research projects.
-
Communication Skills
The course Communication Skills is designed to enable students to practically apply interpersonal communication. Students will have the opportunity to learn interpersonal skills (such as perception, listening, verbal and non verbal communication); public speaking (such as: organization, delivery and the basics of writing public speeches) and small group communication (such as: leadership, self confidence and listening). The course will also focus on providing basic knowledge and understanding of the job hunting process through written and oral communication by doing tasks such as writing a resume and a cover letter, conducting interview simulations etc.
IT Skills
-
Advanced Excel
The purpose of this course is to provide the students with advanced knowledge of this application and of the opportunities offered by the Microsoft Excel application. As well as to enable them to carry out advanced tasks which are associated with their faculty’s programe.
-
Advanced IT skills
The aims of this course are:
* To enable students to acquire basic knowledge and skills in the field of information sciences
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Microsoft Office applications (Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) and to apply them in real life situations.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on practical projects.
-
Advanced knowledge of Word and PowerPoint
The aim of this course is to enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and to familiarize them with the opportunities which are offered by them. Moreover, it will enable the students to independently implement various projects and specific complex tasks which are associated with the program in which they study.
-
Google Apps
The aims of this course are:
* To enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in the field of electronic services (cloud applications).
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Google Docs (G-mail, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings and Forms) and to apply them in real life.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on various online projects, directly through the web browser.
-
Advanced Access
Databases are ideal tools for tracking large volumes of Data and Microsoft Access is a quite popular and powerful tool which is used for designing and developing Windows-based databases.
This course is intended for new users of Access where the most important functions needed for working with databases are processed.
-
Desktop Publications
The aim of this course is designing and processing raster and vector graphics through the leading programs Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as designing and publishing commercial materials for print using Adobe InDesign.
-
Web Publications
Developing even a simple web page according to current standards requires knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Most of the websites also use images, whether in the form of banners, buttons, logos, photos or scans. Adobe Fireworks is built as a tool to create and manipulate images from the web and to allow the makers to optimize these images in order to reduce the file size. Firework also provides an excellent integration with Dreamweaver. This series provides a comprehensive introduction to XHTML, CSS and creating web graphics.
Miscellaneous
-
Environmental Protection
The aims of this course are:
* To familiarize the students with the basic environmental problems.
* To familiarize the students with the role of humans as the key factor in the process of pollution and environmental protection.
* To familiarize the students with the influence of various environmental pollutants on health, the professional activity and the organizational ability of the human factor.
* Creating positive habits for the environment and raising the awareness for a healthier and cleaner environment.
* International and national legislation and international conventions on the environment.
* Introduction to international and national global policies in the field of environment.
* The environment as a condition for sustainable economic development.
* The role of the society in the protection of the environment.
* Introducing the major risks to a healthy environment.
* Introducing the National Environmental Strategy of the Republic of Macedonia.
-
Sports, Recreation and Culture
Theory: (in general about sports, disciplines, hygiene, sports medicine, nutrition and general culture).
Practical teaching: organizing collective and individual sports games and other activities in the hall and the sports facilities in the campus.
-
Professional Career Development
This course offers practical, results-oriented instruction for seeking, obtaining and keeping employment. It is intended to provide students with the appropriate job skills needed in the modern workplace. Specific tasks that will be covered will be composing an effective c.v., writing a letter of inquiry/interest, interviewing skills, and formal communication within the office (memos, formal emails to superiors or customers, reports, etc.). Additional elements that will be covered will be how to conduct a self-evaluation, how to manage inter-office conflict, and how to seek promotions actively. Although the primary focus of this course will be on white collar employment, the skills obtained through the instruction are applicable to the job search process generally.
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[6 ECTS]
Free elective course 1
Language Courses
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Albanian Language for Professional Purposes
After finishing the course Albanian Language for Professional Purposes the students will be able practically use the knowledge which will serve them throughout their employment as well as in their future carrier. Students will be expected to know the differences in spoken and written language, the characteristics of professional communication (report, CV, email), the specifics of professional writing, the most common grammatical forms, to recognize the differences amongst the scientific, administrative and the socio political styles of writing. The students should be able to know the rules of how to organize interviews and debates, to know how to properly write cover letters and to interpret particular texts in a written and spoken form.
-
Academic Writing in English
In this course students’ academic writing skills will be enhanced in a variety of ways. Students will be enabled to communicate their ideas in a clear, fluent and effective way in order to produce a piece of writing. Students’ academic writing skills will be developed through activities that promote writing like: writing different types of paragraphs and essays. Also, students will be introduced to paraphrasing and citing rules as well as will be made aware of what plagiarism is. Giving feedback on students’ pieces of writing will involve self-correction, peer-correction and teacher-correction of content, organization and language errors.
-
Academic Writing in Macedonian
After finishing the Academic Writing in the Macedonian course the students are expected to gain appropriate knowledge and advanced communication in Macedonian language with particular emphasis on writing skills. In addition, it is expected that students will become more autonomous and responsible learners. Moreover, students will be able to improve their writing skills in more levels and thereby they will become more confident and more competent when writing in Macedonian. They will be able to reflect critically on different topics, to make conclusions and they will develop skills for excellent written and oral communication in Macedonian.
-
Academic Writing in Albanian
By the end of each level the students are expected to write an essay and a research paper based on the rules learned during the semester. Specifically, from them it is expected to know the function, the structure and the different types of paragraphs, ways of choosing research topics, collecting the material, the rules for source documentation and the final model.
-
German Language (level 1 to 4)
After completing each level students will be able to gain appropriate knowledge according to the European Language Framework (specifically and concretely determined by level). In addition, students are expected to become more autonomous and more responsible language learners. By the end of the course, students will be able to think critically and make conclusions about different topics based on the texts that they have read, as well as to express their thoughts and opinions in written and spoken German.
-
French Language
The French language is now spoken by 200 million people worldwide: 115 million native French speakers and 85 million learners of French, making it the most widely learned second language after English. French is the native language on 5 continents.
In addition French is the most used language after English, in international organizations.
French is, alongside English, language of work of the secretariat of the United Nations, and official language along with five other languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese).
French is the official language of the Universal Postal Union.
French is one of the three working languages of the European Union, the other two being English and German. French is the only language used in the deliberations of the European Court of Justice.
French is, alongside English, the official language of the International Olympic Committee.
In international institutions such as UNESCO, NATO, the Council of Europe and the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), the World Anti-Doping, FIFA (International Federation of Football Associations), French is the official language, and in others, like the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the African Union and Interpol, French is preferred language of work.
French is language of work in non-governmental organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, Amnesty International, Doctors without Borders, Lawyers without Borders, Doctors of the World.
Communication Skills
-
Public Speaking
Upon completion of this course the students will gain knowledge about the communication process, the ethical responsibilities of public speaking and the different types of informative and persuasive speeches. In addition, the students will acquire skills necessary for preparing and delivering different types of speeches, audience analysis, researching speech topics, preparing speeches etc. After completing the Public Speaking course, the students will be able to think critically through constructive self-criticism and criticism towards the speeches of the others.
-
Intercultural Studies
Having completed this course the students will able to identify global questions and problems from the perspectives of different cultures, the communication dynamics in the other cultures, the similarities and the differences between their values and those of other cultures, as well as the similarities and differences between their communication practices and those from other cultures. In addition, students are expected to become more aware of the stereotypes that society has for different cultures and as a result will better understand their place in the global community. The students will start thinking critically about topics related to their ethnicity, gender identity, class, religion, national origin, age and other demographic characteristics and their impact on the communication process. After finishing Intercultural Studies, the students will also gain communication skills for working in groups through participation in research projects and will acquire the necessary skills to present their research projects.
-
Communication Skills
The course Communication Skills is designed to enable students to practically apply interpersonal communication. Students will have the opportunity to learn interpersonal skills (such as perception, listening, verbal and non verbal communication); public speaking (such as: organization, delivery and the basics of writing public speeches) and small group communication (such as: leadership, self confidence and listening). The course will also focus on providing basic knowledge and understanding of the job hunting process through written and oral communication by doing tasks such as writing a resume and a cover letter, conducting interview simulations etc.
IT Skills
-
Advanced Excel
The purpose of this course is to provide the students with advanced knowledge of this application and of the opportunities offered by the Microsoft Excel application. As well as to enable them to carry out advanced tasks which are associated with their faculty’s programe.
-
Advanced IT skills
The aims of this course are:
* To enable students to acquire basic knowledge and skills in the field of information sciences
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Microsoft Office applications (Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) and to apply them in real life situations.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on practical projects.
-
Advanced knowledge of Word and PowerPoint
The aim of this course is to enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and to familiarize them with the opportunities which are offered by them. Moreover, it will enable the students to independently implement various projects and specific complex tasks which are associated with the program in which they study.
-
Google Apps
The aims of this course are:
* To enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in the field of electronic services (cloud applications).
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Google Docs (G-mail, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings and Forms) and to apply them in real life.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on various online projects, directly through the web browser.
-
Advanced Access
Databases are ideal tools for tracking large volumes of Data and Microsoft Access is a quite popular and powerful tool which is used for designing and developing Windows-based databases.
This course is intended for new users of Access where the most important functions needed for working with databases are processed.
-
Desktop Publications
The aim of this course is designing and processing raster and vector graphics through the leading programs Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as designing and publishing commercial materials for print using Adobe InDesign.
-
Web Publications
Developing even a simple web page according to current standards requires knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Most of the websites also use images, whether in the form of banners, buttons, logos, photos or scans. Adobe Fireworks is built as a tool to create and manipulate images from the web and to allow the makers to optimize these images in order to reduce the file size. Firework also provides an excellent integration with Dreamweaver. This series provides a comprehensive introduction to XHTML, CSS and creating web graphics.
Miscellaneous
-
Environmental Protection
The aims of this course are:
* To familiarize the students with the basic environmental problems.
* To familiarize the students with the role of humans as the key factor in the process of pollution and environmental protection.
* To familiarize the students with the influence of various environmental pollutants on health, the professional activity and the organizational ability of the human factor.
* Creating positive habits for the environment and raising the awareness for a healthier and cleaner environment.
* International and national legislation and international conventions on the environment.
* Introduction to international and national global policies in the field of environment.
* The environment as a condition for sustainable economic development.
* The role of the society in the protection of the environment.
* Introducing the major risks to a healthy environment.
* Introducing the National Environmental Strategy of the Republic of Macedonia.
-
Sports, Recreation and Culture
Theory: (in general about sports, disciplines, hygiene, sports medicine, nutrition and general culture).
Practical teaching: organizing collective and individual sports games and other activities in the hall and the sports facilities in the campus.
-
Professional Career Development
This course offers practical, results-oriented instruction for seeking, obtaining and keeping employment. It is intended to provide students with the appropriate job skills needed in the modern workplace. Specific tasks that will be covered will be composing an effective c.v., writing a letter of inquiry/interest, interviewing skills, and formal communication within the office (memos, formal emails to superiors or customers, reports, etc.). Additional elements that will be covered will be how to conduct a self-evaluation, how to manage inter-office conflict, and how to seek promotions actively. Although the primary focus of this course will be on white collar employment, the skills obtained through the instruction are applicable to the job search process generally.
Semester 2
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[6 ECTS]
Contemporary Political Thought
The course is designed so that students will provide fundamental knowledge and skills in contemporary political thought in the world and in our country. It will include modern and classical political philosophers such as-Makijaveli, John Locke, Mill, Raus, Nusbaum, Edward Said, Amin Malouf and others. Liberal traditions, identities, free society, feminism, and multiculturalism are the main concepts of the political theory and social practice. The new social paradigms, political life in institutions will include philosophical, sociological and legal elements with the normal dominance of the political momentum.
This course will enable students to perceive and explain the political and social occurrence, actively participate in political life and development of modern political thought.
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[6 ECTS]
Introduction to Political Economy
Political economy examines the role of economic processes in shaping the society and culture. Political economy makes an overall analysis of political, social, cultural, ecological life and spans their interaction with economic processes and developments. The basic questions that this course aims are how political institutions affect on economic growth and development, and how economic conditions affect on the decision-making and policies.
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[6 ECTS]
Social Psychology
Topics for discussion include the perception of personality, agreement, forming opinions, evaluation and change, prejudice, aggression, social learning, group dynamics, social psychology and society and legal and organizational application.
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[3 ECTS]
Elective Course in English Language 2
Language Courses
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Albanian Language for Professional Purposes
After finishing the course Albanian Language for Professional Purposes the students will be able practically use the knowledge which will serve them throughout their employment as well as in their future carrier. Students will be expected to know the differences in spoken and written language, the characteristics of professional communication (report, CV, email), the specifics of professional writing, the most common grammatical forms, to recognize the differences amongst the scientific, administrative and the socio political styles of writing. The students should be able to know the rules of how to organize interviews and debates, to know how to properly write cover letters and to interpret particular texts in a written and spoken form.
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Academic Writing in English
In this course students’ academic writing skills will be enhanced in a variety of ways. Students will be enabled to communicate their ideas in a clear, fluent and effective way in order to produce a piece of writing. Students’ academic writing skills will be developed through activities that promote writing like: writing different types of paragraphs and essays. Also, students will be introduced to paraphrasing and citing rules as well as will be made aware of what plagiarism is. Giving feedback on students’ pieces of writing will involve self-correction, peer-correction and teacher-correction of content, organization and language errors.
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Academic Writing in Macedonian
After finishing the Academic Writing in the Macedonian course the students are expected to gain appropriate knowledge and advanced communication in Macedonian language with particular emphasis on writing skills. In addition, it is expected that students will become more autonomous and responsible learners. Moreover, students will be able to improve their writing skills in more levels and thereby they will become more confident and more competent when writing in Macedonian. They will be able to reflect critically on different topics, to make conclusions and they will develop skills for excellent written and oral communication in Macedonian.
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Academic Writing in Albanian
By the end of each level the students are expected to write an essay and a research paper based on the rules learned during the semester. Specifically, from them it is expected to know the function, the structure and the different types of paragraphs, ways of choosing research topics, collecting the material, the rules for source documentation and the final model.
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German Language (level 1 to 4)
After completing each level students will be able to gain appropriate knowledge according to the European Language Framework (specifically and concretely determined by level). In addition, students are expected to become more autonomous and more responsible language learners. By the end of the course, students will be able to think critically and make conclusions about different topics based on the texts that they have read, as well as to express their thoughts and opinions in written and spoken German.
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French Language
The French language is now spoken by 200 million people worldwide: 115 million native French speakers and 85 million learners of French, making it the most widely learned second language after English. French is the native language on 5 continents.
In addition French is the most used language after English, in international organizations.
French is, alongside English, language of work of the secretariat of the United Nations, and official language along with five other languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese).
French is the official language of the Universal Postal Union.
French is one of the three working languages of the European Union, the other two being English and German. French is the only language used in the deliberations of the European Court of Justice.
French is, alongside English, the official language of the International Olympic Committee.
In international institutions such as UNESCO, NATO, the Council of Europe and the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), the World Anti-Doping, FIFA (International Federation of Football Associations), French is the official language, and in others, like the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the African Union and Interpol, French is preferred language of work.
French is language of work in non-governmental organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, Amnesty International, Doctors without Borders, Lawyers without Borders, Doctors of the World.
Communication Skills
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Public Speaking
Upon completion of this course the students will gain knowledge about the communication process, the ethical responsibilities of public speaking and the different types of informative and persuasive speeches. In addition, the students will acquire skills necessary for preparing and delivering different types of speeches, audience analysis, researching speech topics, preparing speeches etc. After completing the Public Speaking course, the students will be able to think critically through constructive self-criticism and criticism towards the speeches of the others.
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Intercultural Studies
Having completed this course the students will able to identify global questions and problems from the perspectives of different cultures, the communication dynamics in the other cultures, the similarities and the differences between their values and those of other cultures, as well as the similarities and differences between their communication practices and those from other cultures. In addition, students are expected to become more aware of the stereotypes that society has for different cultures and as a result will better understand their place in the global community. The students will start thinking critically about topics related to their ethnicity, gender identity, class, religion, national origin, age and other demographic characteristics and their impact on the communication process. After finishing Intercultural Studies, the students will also gain communication skills for working in groups through participation in research projects and will acquire the necessary skills to present their research projects.
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Communication Skills
The course Communication Skills is designed to enable students to practically apply interpersonal communication. Students will have the opportunity to learn interpersonal skills (such as perception, listening, verbal and non verbal communication); public speaking (such as: organization, delivery and the basics of writing public speeches) and small group communication (such as: leadership, self confidence and listening). The course will also focus on providing basic knowledge and understanding of the job hunting process through written and oral communication by doing tasks such as writing a resume and a cover letter, conducting interview simulations etc.
IT Skills
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Advanced Excel
The purpose of this course is to provide the students with advanced knowledge of this application and of the opportunities offered by the Microsoft Excel application. As well as to enable them to carry out advanced tasks which are associated with their faculty’s programe.
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Advanced IT skills
The aims of this course are:
* To enable students to acquire basic knowledge and skills in the field of information sciences
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Microsoft Office applications (Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) and to apply them in real life situations.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on practical projects.
-
Advanced knowledge of Word and PowerPoint
The aim of this course is to enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and to familiarize them with the opportunities which are offered by them. Moreover, it will enable the students to independently implement various projects and specific complex tasks which are associated with the program in which they study.
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Google Apps
The aims of this course are:
* To enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in the field of electronic services (cloud applications).
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Google Docs (G-mail, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings and Forms) and to apply them in real life.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on various online projects, directly through the web browser.
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Advanced Access
Databases are ideal tools for tracking large volumes of Data and Microsoft Access is a quite popular and powerful tool which is used for designing and developing Windows-based databases.
This course is intended for new users of Access where the most important functions needed for working with databases are processed.
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Desktop Publications
The aim of this course is designing and processing raster and vector graphics through the leading programs Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as designing and publishing commercial materials for print using Adobe InDesign.
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Web Publications
Developing even a simple web page according to current standards requires knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Most of the websites also use images, whether in the form of banners, buttons, logos, photos or scans. Adobe Fireworks is built as a tool to create and manipulate images from the web and to allow the makers to optimize these images in order to reduce the file size. Firework also provides an excellent integration with Dreamweaver. This series provides a comprehensive introduction to XHTML, CSS and creating web graphics.
Miscellaneous
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Environmental Protection
The aims of this course are:
* To familiarize the students with the basic environmental problems.
* To familiarize the students with the role of humans as the key factor in the process of pollution and environmental protection.
* To familiarize the students with the influence of various environmental pollutants on health, the professional activity and the organizational ability of the human factor.
* Creating positive habits for the environment and raising the awareness for a healthier and cleaner environment.
* International and national legislation and international conventions on the environment.
* Introduction to international and national global policies in the field of environment.
* The environment as a condition for sustainable economic development.
* The role of the society in the protection of the environment.
* Introducing the major risks to a healthy environment.
* Introducing the National Environmental Strategy of the Republic of Macedonia.
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Sports, Recreation and Culture
Theory: (in general about sports, disciplines, hygiene, sports medicine, nutrition and general culture).
Practical teaching: organizing collective and individual sports games and other activities in the hall and the sports facilities in the campus.
-
Professional Career Development
This course offers practical, results-oriented instruction for seeking, obtaining and keeping employment. It is intended to provide students with the appropriate job skills needed in the modern workplace. Specific tasks that will be covered will be composing an effective c.v., writing a letter of inquiry/interest, interviewing skills, and formal communication within the office (memos, formal emails to superiors or customers, reports, etc.). Additional elements that will be covered will be how to conduct a self-evaluation, how to manage inter-office conflict, and how to seek promotions actively. Although the primary focus of this course will be on white collar employment, the skills obtained through the instruction are applicable to the job search process generally.
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[3 ECTS]
Elective Course in Albanian / Macedonian Language 2
Language Courses
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Albanian Language for Professional Purposes
After finishing the course Albanian Language for Professional Purposes the students will be able practically use the knowledge which will serve them throughout their employment as well as in their future carrier. Students will be expected to know the differences in spoken and written language, the characteristics of professional communication (report, CV, email), the specifics of professional writing, the most common grammatical forms, to recognize the differences amongst the scientific, administrative and the socio political styles of writing. The students should be able to know the rules of how to organize interviews and debates, to know how to properly write cover letters and to interpret particular texts in a written and spoken form.
-
Academic Writing in English
In this course students’ academic writing skills will be enhanced in a variety of ways. Students will be enabled to communicate their ideas in a clear, fluent and effective way in order to produce a piece of writing. Students’ academic writing skills will be developed through activities that promote writing like: writing different types of paragraphs and essays. Also, students will be introduced to paraphrasing and citing rules as well as will be made aware of what plagiarism is. Giving feedback on students’ pieces of writing will involve self-correction, peer-correction and teacher-correction of content, organization and language errors.
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Academic Writing in Macedonian
After finishing the Academic Writing in the Macedonian course the students are expected to gain appropriate knowledge and advanced communication in Macedonian language with particular emphasis on writing skills. In addition, it is expected that students will become more autonomous and responsible learners. Moreover, students will be able to improve their writing skills in more levels and thereby they will become more confident and more competent when writing in Macedonian. They will be able to reflect critically on different topics, to make conclusions and they will develop skills for excellent written and oral communication in Macedonian.
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Academic Writing in Albanian
By the end of each level the students are expected to write an essay and a research paper based on the rules learned during the semester. Specifically, from them it is expected to know the function, the structure and the different types of paragraphs, ways of choosing research topics, collecting the material, the rules for source documentation and the final model.
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German Language (level 1 to 4)
After completing each level students will be able to gain appropriate knowledge according to the European Language Framework (specifically and concretely determined by level). In addition, students are expected to become more autonomous and more responsible language learners. By the end of the course, students will be able to think critically and make conclusions about different topics based on the texts that they have read, as well as to express their thoughts and opinions in written and spoken German.
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French Language
The French language is now spoken by 200 million people worldwide: 115 million native French speakers and 85 million learners of French, making it the most widely learned second language after English. French is the native language on 5 continents.
In addition French is the most used language after English, in international organizations.
French is, alongside English, language of work of the secretariat of the United Nations, and official language along with five other languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese).
French is the official language of the Universal Postal Union.
French is one of the three working languages of the European Union, the other two being English and German. French is the only language used in the deliberations of the European Court of Justice.
French is, alongside English, the official language of the International Olympic Committee.
In international institutions such as UNESCO, NATO, the Council of Europe and the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), the World Anti-Doping, FIFA (International Federation of Football Associations), French is the official language, and in others, like the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the African Union and Interpol, French is preferred language of work.
French is language of work in non-governmental organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, Amnesty International, Doctors without Borders, Lawyers without Borders, Doctors of the World.
Communication Skills
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Public Speaking
Upon completion of this course the students will gain knowledge about the communication process, the ethical responsibilities of public speaking and the different types of informative and persuasive speeches. In addition, the students will acquire skills necessary for preparing and delivering different types of speeches, audience analysis, researching speech topics, preparing speeches etc. After completing the Public Speaking course, the students will be able to think critically through constructive self-criticism and criticism towards the speeches of the others.
-
Intercultural Studies
Having completed this course the students will able to identify global questions and problems from the perspectives of different cultures, the communication dynamics in the other cultures, the similarities and the differences between their values and those of other cultures, as well as the similarities and differences between their communication practices and those from other cultures. In addition, students are expected to become more aware of the stereotypes that society has for different cultures and as a result will better understand their place in the global community. The students will start thinking critically about topics related to their ethnicity, gender identity, class, religion, national origin, age and other demographic characteristics and their impact on the communication process. After finishing Intercultural Studies, the students will also gain communication skills for working in groups through participation in research projects and will acquire the necessary skills to present their research projects.
-
Communication Skills
The course Communication Skills is designed to enable students to practically apply interpersonal communication. Students will have the opportunity to learn interpersonal skills (such as perception, listening, verbal and non verbal communication); public speaking (such as: organization, delivery and the basics of writing public speeches) and small group communication (such as: leadership, self confidence and listening). The course will also focus on providing basic knowledge and understanding of the job hunting process through written and oral communication by doing tasks such as writing a resume and a cover letter, conducting interview simulations etc.
IT Skills
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Advanced Excel
The purpose of this course is to provide the students with advanced knowledge of this application and of the opportunities offered by the Microsoft Excel application. As well as to enable them to carry out advanced tasks which are associated with their faculty’s programe.
-
Advanced IT skills
The aims of this course are:
* To enable students to acquire basic knowledge and skills in the field of information sciences
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Microsoft Office applications (Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) and to apply them in real life situations.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on practical projects.
-
Advanced knowledge of Word and PowerPoint
The aim of this course is to enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and to familiarize them with the opportunities which are offered by them. Moreover, it will enable the students to independently implement various projects and specific complex tasks which are associated with the program in which they study.
-
Google Apps
The aims of this course are:
* To enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in the field of electronic services (cloud applications).
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Google Docs (G-mail, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings and Forms) and to apply them in real life.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on various online projects, directly through the web browser.
-
Advanced Access
Databases are ideal tools for tracking large volumes of Data and Microsoft Access is a quite popular and powerful tool which is used for designing and developing Windows-based databases.
This course is intended for new users of Access where the most important functions needed for working with databases are processed.
-
Desktop Publications
The aim of this course is designing and processing raster and vector graphics through the leading programs Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as designing and publishing commercial materials for print using Adobe InDesign.
-
Web Publications
Developing even a simple web page according to current standards requires knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Most of the websites also use images, whether in the form of banners, buttons, logos, photos or scans. Adobe Fireworks is built as a tool to create and manipulate images from the web and to allow the makers to optimize these images in order to reduce the file size. Firework also provides an excellent integration with Dreamweaver. This series provides a comprehensive introduction to XHTML, CSS and creating web graphics.
Miscellaneous
-
Environmental Protection
The aims of this course are:
* To familiarize the students with the basic environmental problems.
* To familiarize the students with the role of humans as the key factor in the process of pollution and environmental protection.
* To familiarize the students with the influence of various environmental pollutants on health, the professional activity and the organizational ability of the human factor.
* Creating positive habits for the environment and raising the awareness for a healthier and cleaner environment.
* International and national legislation and international conventions on the environment.
* Introduction to international and national global policies in the field of environment.
* The environment as a condition for sustainable economic development.
* The role of the society in the protection of the environment.
* Introducing the major risks to a healthy environment.
* Introducing the National Environmental Strategy of the Republic of Macedonia.
-
Sports, Recreation and Culture
Theory: (in general about sports, disciplines, hygiene, sports medicine, nutrition and general culture).
Practical teaching: organizing collective and individual sports games and other activities in the hall and the sports facilities in the campus.
-
Professional Career Development
This course offers practical, results-oriented instruction for seeking, obtaining and keeping employment. It is intended to provide students with the appropriate job skills needed in the modern workplace. Specific tasks that will be covered will be composing an effective c.v., writing a letter of inquiry/interest, interviewing skills, and formal communication within the office (memos, formal emails to superiors or customers, reports, etc.). Additional elements that will be covered will be how to conduct a self-evaluation, how to manage inter-office conflict, and how to seek promotions actively. Although the primary focus of this course will be on white collar employment, the skills obtained through the instruction are applicable to the job search process generally.
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[6 ECTS]
Free elective course 2
Language Courses
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Albanian Language for Professional Purposes
After finishing the course Albanian Language for Professional Purposes the students will be able practically use the knowledge which will serve them throughout their employment as well as in their future carrier. Students will be expected to know the differences in spoken and written language, the characteristics of professional communication (report, CV, email), the specifics of professional writing, the most common grammatical forms, to recognize the differences amongst the scientific, administrative and the socio political styles of writing. The students should be able to know the rules of how to organize interviews and debates, to know how to properly write cover letters and to interpret particular texts in a written and spoken form.
-
Academic Writing in English
In this course students’ academic writing skills will be enhanced in a variety of ways. Students will be enabled to communicate their ideas in a clear, fluent and effective way in order to produce a piece of writing. Students’ academic writing skills will be developed through activities that promote writing like: writing different types of paragraphs and essays. Also, students will be introduced to paraphrasing and citing rules as well as will be made aware of what plagiarism is. Giving feedback on students’ pieces of writing will involve self-correction, peer-correction and teacher-correction of content, organization and language errors.
-
Academic Writing in Macedonian
After finishing the Academic Writing in the Macedonian course the students are expected to gain appropriate knowledge and advanced communication in Macedonian language with particular emphasis on writing skills. In addition, it is expected that students will become more autonomous and responsible learners. Moreover, students will be able to improve their writing skills in more levels and thereby they will become more confident and more competent when writing in Macedonian. They will be able to reflect critically on different topics, to make conclusions and they will develop skills for excellent written and oral communication in Macedonian.
-
Academic Writing in Albanian
By the end of each level the students are expected to write an essay and a research paper based on the rules learned during the semester. Specifically, from them it is expected to know the function, the structure and the different types of paragraphs, ways of choosing research topics, collecting the material, the rules for source documentation and the final model.
-
German Language (level 1 to 4)
After completing each level students will be able to gain appropriate knowledge according to the European Language Framework (specifically and concretely determined by level). In addition, students are expected to become more autonomous and more responsible language learners. By the end of the course, students will be able to think critically and make conclusions about different topics based on the texts that they have read, as well as to express their thoughts and opinions in written and spoken German.
-
French Language
The French language is now spoken by 200 million people worldwide: 115 million native French speakers and 85 million learners of French, making it the most widely learned second language after English. French is the native language on 5 continents.
In addition French is the most used language after English, in international organizations.
French is, alongside English, language of work of the secretariat of the United Nations, and official language along with five other languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese).
French is the official language of the Universal Postal Union.
French is one of the three working languages of the European Union, the other two being English and German. French is the only language used in the deliberations of the European Court of Justice.
French is, alongside English, the official language of the International Olympic Committee.
In international institutions such as UNESCO, NATO, the Council of Europe and the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), the World Anti-Doping, FIFA (International Federation of Football Associations), French is the official language, and in others, like the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the African Union and Interpol, French is preferred language of work.
French is language of work in non-governmental organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, Amnesty International, Doctors without Borders, Lawyers without Borders, Doctors of the World.
Communication Skills
-
Public Speaking
Upon completion of this course the students will gain knowledge about the communication process, the ethical responsibilities of public speaking and the different types of informative and persuasive speeches. In addition, the students will acquire skills necessary for preparing and delivering different types of speeches, audience analysis, researching speech topics, preparing speeches etc. After completing the Public Speaking course, the students will be able to think critically through constructive self-criticism and criticism towards the speeches of the others.
-
Intercultural Studies
Having completed this course the students will able to identify global questions and problems from the perspectives of different cultures, the communication dynamics in the other cultures, the similarities and the differences between their values and those of other cultures, as well as the similarities and differences between their communication practices and those from other cultures. In addition, students are expected to become more aware of the stereotypes that society has for different cultures and as a result will better understand their place in the global community. The students will start thinking critically about topics related to their ethnicity, gender identity, class, religion, national origin, age and other demographic characteristics and their impact on the communication process. After finishing Intercultural Studies, the students will also gain communication skills for working in groups through participation in research projects and will acquire the necessary skills to present their research projects.
-
Communication Skills
The course Communication Skills is designed to enable students to practically apply interpersonal communication. Students will have the opportunity to learn interpersonal skills (such as perception, listening, verbal and non verbal communication); public speaking (such as: organization, delivery and the basics of writing public speeches) and small group communication (such as: leadership, self confidence and listening). The course will also focus on providing basic knowledge and understanding of the job hunting process through written and oral communication by doing tasks such as writing a resume and a cover letter, conducting interview simulations etc.
IT Skills
-
Advanced Excel
The purpose of this course is to provide the students with advanced knowledge of this application and of the opportunities offered by the Microsoft Excel application. As well as to enable them to carry out advanced tasks which are associated with their faculty’s programe.
-
Advanced IT skills
The aims of this course are:
* To enable students to acquire basic knowledge and skills in the field of information sciences
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Microsoft Office applications (Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) and to apply them in real life situations.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on practical projects.
-
Advanced knowledge of Word and PowerPoint
The aim of this course is to enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and to familiarize them with the opportunities which are offered by them. Moreover, it will enable the students to independently implement various projects and specific complex tasks which are associated with the program in which they study.
-
Google Apps
The aims of this course are:
* To enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in the field of electronic services (cloud applications).
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Google Docs (G-mail, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings and Forms) and to apply them in real life.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on various online projects, directly through the web browser.
-
Advanced Access
Databases are ideal tools for tracking large volumes of Data and Microsoft Access is a quite popular and powerful tool which is used for designing and developing Windows-based databases.
This course is intended for new users of Access where the most important functions needed for working with databases are processed.
-
Desktop Publications
The aim of this course is designing and processing raster and vector graphics through the leading programs Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as designing and publishing commercial materials for print using Adobe InDesign.
-
Web Publications
Developing even a simple web page according to current standards requires knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Most of the websites also use images, whether in the form of banners, buttons, logos, photos or scans. Adobe Fireworks is built as a tool to create and manipulate images from the web and to allow the makers to optimize these images in order to reduce the file size. Firework also provides an excellent integration with Dreamweaver. This series provides a comprehensive introduction to XHTML, CSS and creating web graphics.
Miscellaneous
-
Environmental Protection
The aims of this course are:
* To familiarize the students with the basic environmental problems.
* To familiarize the students with the role of humans as the key factor in the process of pollution and environmental protection.
* To familiarize the students with the influence of various environmental pollutants on health, the professional activity and the organizational ability of the human factor.
* Creating positive habits for the environment and raising the awareness for a healthier and cleaner environment.
* International and national legislation and international conventions on the environment.
* Introduction to international and national global policies in the field of environment.
* The environment as a condition for sustainable economic development.
* The role of the society in the protection of the environment.
* Introducing the major risks to a healthy environment.
* Introducing the National Environmental Strategy of the Republic of Macedonia.
-
Sports, Recreation and Culture
Theory: (in general about sports, disciplines, hygiene, sports medicine, nutrition and general culture).
Practical teaching: organizing collective and individual sports games and other activities in the hall and the sports facilities in the campus.
-
Professional Career Development
This course offers practical, results-oriented instruction for seeking, obtaining and keeping employment. It is intended to provide students with the appropriate job skills needed in the modern workplace. Specific tasks that will be covered will be composing an effective c.v., writing a letter of inquiry/interest, interviewing skills, and formal communication within the office (memos, formal emails to superiors or customers, reports, etc.). Additional elements that will be covered will be how to conduct a self-evaluation, how to manage inter-office conflict, and how to seek promotions actively. Although the primary focus of this course will be on white collar employment, the skills obtained through the instruction are applicable to the job search process generally.
Semester 3
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[6 ECTS]
Basis of Statistics
The course provides an understanding of basic statistical analysis. Its task is to train students to use basic statistical methods in solving business problems. With the application of statistical methodology the students will be successfully familiar, reveal and explicate the laws and the relations between economic occurrences and phenomena. Among them special attention deserve; Descriptive analysis, Random variable and deploy probability, statistical sampling, statistical assessment, testing statistical hypotheses, analysis of variance, chi-square test, simple straight line regression and correlation, multiple regression straight line and correlation, index numbers and time series analysis.
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[6 ECTS]
Research Methods in Political Sciences
This course offers the possibility for students to be introduced with scientific and research methods in sociological spheres and political occurrences. Students will learn about the theoretical and practical aspect, methods of scientific researches and their knowledge for science and individuals within society.
The contents of the course consists of: theoretical and empirical researches, proportions of methodic and theory of cognition , scientific knowledge and their structure, role an function of scientific research projects; monitoring; questionnaire; classification; interpretation of collected photographic material etc.
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[6 ECTS]
Constitutional Law
The students will gain theoretical and practical introduction of constitutional law as a basic branch of law, the Constitution as the highest legal and political act of the state and the Constitutionality and Legality as basic principles of the law.
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[6 ECTS]
Free elective course 3
Language Courses
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Albanian Language for Professional Purposes
After finishing the course Albanian Language for Professional Purposes the students will be able practically use the knowledge which will serve them throughout their employment as well as in their future carrier. Students will be expected to know the differences in spoken and written language, the characteristics of professional communication (report, CV, email), the specifics of professional writing, the most common grammatical forms, to recognize the differences amongst the scientific, administrative and the socio political styles of writing. The students should be able to know the rules of how to organize interviews and debates, to know how to properly write cover letters and to interpret particular texts in a written and spoken form.
-
Academic Writing in English
In this course students’ academic writing skills will be enhanced in a variety of ways. Students will be enabled to communicate their ideas in a clear, fluent and effective way in order to produce a piece of writing. Students’ academic writing skills will be developed through activities that promote writing like: writing different types of paragraphs and essays. Also, students will be introduced to paraphrasing and citing rules as well as will be made aware of what plagiarism is. Giving feedback on students’ pieces of writing will involve self-correction, peer-correction and teacher-correction of content, organization and language errors.
-
Academic Writing in Macedonian
After finishing the Academic Writing in the Macedonian course the students are expected to gain appropriate knowledge and advanced communication in Macedonian language with particular emphasis on writing skills. In addition, it is expected that students will become more autonomous and responsible learners. Moreover, students will be able to improve their writing skills in more levels and thereby they will become more confident and more competent when writing in Macedonian. They will be able to reflect critically on different topics, to make conclusions and they will develop skills for excellent written and oral communication in Macedonian.
-
Academic Writing in Albanian
By the end of each level the students are expected to write an essay and a research paper based on the rules learned during the semester. Specifically, from them it is expected to know the function, the structure and the different types of paragraphs, ways of choosing research topics, collecting the material, the rules for source documentation and the final model.
-
German Language (level 1 to 4)
After completing each level students will be able to gain appropriate knowledge according to the European Language Framework (specifically and concretely determined by level). In addition, students are expected to become more autonomous and more responsible language learners. By the end of the course, students will be able to think critically and make conclusions about different topics based on the texts that they have read, as well as to express their thoughts and opinions in written and spoken German.
-
French Language
The French language is now spoken by 200 million people worldwide: 115 million native French speakers and 85 million learners of French, making it the most widely learned second language after English. French is the native language on 5 continents.
In addition French is the most used language after English, in international organizations.
French is, alongside English, language of work of the secretariat of the United Nations, and official language along with five other languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese).
French is the official language of the Universal Postal Union.
French is one of the three working languages of the European Union, the other two being English and German. French is the only language used in the deliberations of the European Court of Justice.
French is, alongside English, the official language of the International Olympic Committee.
In international institutions such as UNESCO, NATO, the Council of Europe and the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), the World Anti-Doping, FIFA (International Federation of Football Associations), French is the official language, and in others, like the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the African Union and Interpol, French is preferred language of work.
French is language of work in non-governmental organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, Amnesty International, Doctors without Borders, Lawyers without Borders, Doctors of the World.
Communication Skills
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Public Speaking
Upon completion of this course the students will gain knowledge about the communication process, the ethical responsibilities of public speaking and the different types of informative and persuasive speeches. In addition, the students will acquire skills necessary for preparing and delivering different types of speeches, audience analysis, researching speech topics, preparing speeches etc. After completing the Public Speaking course, the students will be able to think critically through constructive self-criticism and criticism towards the speeches of the others.
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Intercultural Studies
Having completed this course the students will able to identify global questions and problems from the perspectives of different cultures, the communication dynamics in the other cultures, the similarities and the differences between their values and those of other cultures, as well as the similarities and differences between their communication practices and those from other cultures. In addition, students are expected to become more aware of the stereotypes that society has for different cultures and as a result will better understand their place in the global community. The students will start thinking critically about topics related to their ethnicity, gender identity, class, religion, national origin, age and other demographic characteristics and their impact on the communication process. After finishing Intercultural Studies, the students will also gain communication skills for working in groups through participation in research projects and will acquire the necessary skills to present their research projects.
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Communication Skills
The course Communication Skills is designed to enable students to practically apply interpersonal communication. Students will have the opportunity to learn interpersonal skills (such as perception, listening, verbal and non verbal communication); public speaking (such as: organization, delivery and the basics of writing public speeches) and small group communication (such as: leadership, self confidence and listening). The course will also focus on providing basic knowledge and understanding of the job hunting process through written and oral communication by doing tasks such as writing a resume and a cover letter, conducting interview simulations etc.
IT Skills
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Advanced Excel
The purpose of this course is to provide the students with advanced knowledge of this application and of the opportunities offered by the Microsoft Excel application. As well as to enable them to carry out advanced tasks which are associated with their faculty’s programe.
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Advanced IT skills
The aims of this course are:
* To enable students to acquire basic knowledge and skills in the field of information sciences
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Microsoft Office applications (Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) and to apply them in real life situations.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on practical projects.
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Advanced knowledge of Word and PowerPoint
The aim of this course is to enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and to familiarize them with the opportunities which are offered by them. Moreover, it will enable the students to independently implement various projects and specific complex tasks which are associated with the program in which they study.
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Google Apps
The aims of this course are:
* To enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in the field of electronic services (cloud applications).
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Google Docs (G-mail, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings and Forms) and to apply them in real life.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on various online projects, directly through the web browser.
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Advanced Access
Databases are ideal tools for tracking large volumes of Data and Microsoft Access is a quite popular and powerful tool which is used for designing and developing Windows-based databases.
This course is intended for new users of Access where the most important functions needed for working with databases are processed.
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Desktop Publications
The aim of this course is designing and processing raster and vector graphics through the leading programs Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as designing and publishing commercial materials for print using Adobe InDesign.
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Web Publications
Developing even a simple web page according to current standards requires knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Most of the websites also use images, whether in the form of banners, buttons, logos, photos or scans. Adobe Fireworks is built as a tool to create and manipulate images from the web and to allow the makers to optimize these images in order to reduce the file size. Firework also provides an excellent integration with Dreamweaver. This series provides a comprehensive introduction to XHTML, CSS and creating web graphics.
Miscellaneous
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Environmental Protection
The aims of this course are:
* To familiarize the students with the basic environmental problems.
* To familiarize the students with the role of humans as the key factor in the process of pollution and environmental protection.
* To familiarize the students with the influence of various environmental pollutants on health, the professional activity and the organizational ability of the human factor.
* Creating positive habits for the environment and raising the awareness for a healthier and cleaner environment.
* International and national legislation and international conventions on the environment.
* Introduction to international and national global policies in the field of environment.
* The environment as a condition for sustainable economic development.
* The role of the society in the protection of the environment.
* Introducing the major risks to a healthy environment.
* Introducing the National Environmental Strategy of the Republic of Macedonia.
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Sports, Recreation and Culture
Theory: (in general about sports, disciplines, hygiene, sports medicine, nutrition and general culture).
Practical teaching: organizing collective and individual sports games and other activities in the hall and the sports facilities in the campus.
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Professional Career Development
This course offers practical, results-oriented instruction for seeking, obtaining and keeping employment. It is intended to provide students with the appropriate job skills needed in the modern workplace. Specific tasks that will be covered will be composing an effective c.v., writing a letter of inquiry/interest, interviewing skills, and formal communication within the office (memos, formal emails to superiors or customers, reports, etc.). Additional elements that will be covered will be how to conduct a self-evaluation, how to manage inter-office conflict, and how to seek promotions actively. Although the primary focus of this course will be on white collar employment, the skills obtained through the instruction are applicable to the job search process generally.
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[6 ECTS]
Elective Course in English for Specific Purposeses 1
Language Courses
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Albanian Language for Professional Purposes
After finishing the course Albanian Language for Professional Purposes the students will be able practically use the knowledge which will serve them throughout their employment as well as in their future carrier. Students will be expected to know the differences in spoken and written language, the characteristics of professional communication (report, CV, email), the specifics of professional writing, the most common grammatical forms, to recognize the differences amongst the scientific, administrative and the socio political styles of writing. The students should be able to know the rules of how to organize interviews and debates, to know how to properly write cover letters and to interpret particular texts in a written and spoken form.
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Academic Writing in English
In this course students’ academic writing skills will be enhanced in a variety of ways. Students will be enabled to communicate their ideas in a clear, fluent and effective way in order to produce a piece of writing. Students’ academic writing skills will be developed through activities that promote writing like: writing different types of paragraphs and essays. Also, students will be introduced to paraphrasing and citing rules as well as will be made aware of what plagiarism is. Giving feedback on students’ pieces of writing will involve self-correction, peer-correction and teacher-correction of content, organization and language errors.
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Academic Writing in Macedonian
After finishing the Academic Writing in the Macedonian course the students are expected to gain appropriate knowledge and advanced communication in Macedonian language with particular emphasis on writing skills. In addition, it is expected that students will become more autonomous and responsible learners. Moreover, students will be able to improve their writing skills in more levels and thereby they will become more confident and more competent when writing in Macedonian. They will be able to reflect critically on different topics, to make conclusions and they will develop skills for excellent written and oral communication in Macedonian.
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Academic Writing in Albanian
By the end of each level the students are expected to write an essay and a research paper based on the rules learned during the semester. Specifically, from them it is expected to know the function, the structure and the different types of paragraphs, ways of choosing research topics, collecting the material, the rules for source documentation and the final model.
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German Language (level 1 to 4)
After completing each level students will be able to gain appropriate knowledge according to the European Language Framework (specifically and concretely determined by level). In addition, students are expected to become more autonomous and more responsible language learners. By the end of the course, students will be able to think critically and make conclusions about different topics based on the texts that they have read, as well as to express their thoughts and opinions in written and spoken German.
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French Language
The French language is now spoken by 200 million people worldwide: 115 million native French speakers and 85 million learners of French, making it the most widely learned second language after English. French is the native language on 5 continents.
In addition French is the most used language after English, in international organizations.
French is, alongside English, language of work of the secretariat of the United Nations, and official language along with five other languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese).
French is the official language of the Universal Postal Union.
French is one of the three working languages of the European Union, the other two being English and German. French is the only language used in the deliberations of the European Court of Justice.
French is, alongside English, the official language of the International Olympic Committee.
In international institutions such as UNESCO, NATO, the Council of Europe and the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), the World Anti-Doping, FIFA (International Federation of Football Associations), French is the official language, and in others, like the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the African Union and Interpol, French is preferred language of work.
French is language of work in non-governmental organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, Amnesty International, Doctors without Borders, Lawyers without Borders, Doctors of the World.
Communication Skills
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Public Speaking
Upon completion of this course the students will gain knowledge about the communication process, the ethical responsibilities of public speaking and the different types of informative and persuasive speeches. In addition, the students will acquire skills necessary for preparing and delivering different types of speeches, audience analysis, researching speech topics, preparing speeches etc. After completing the Public Speaking course, the students will be able to think critically through constructive self-criticism and criticism towards the speeches of the others.
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Intercultural Studies
Having completed this course the students will able to identify global questions and problems from the perspectives of different cultures, the communication dynamics in the other cultures, the similarities and the differences between their values and those of other cultures, as well as the similarities and differences between their communication practices and those from other cultures. In addition, students are expected to become more aware of the stereotypes that society has for different cultures and as a result will better understand their place in the global community. The students will start thinking critically about topics related to their ethnicity, gender identity, class, religion, national origin, age and other demographic characteristics and their impact on the communication process. After finishing Intercultural Studies, the students will also gain communication skills for working in groups through participation in research projects and will acquire the necessary skills to present their research projects.
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Communication Skills
The course Communication Skills is designed to enable students to practically apply interpersonal communication. Students will have the opportunity to learn interpersonal skills (such as perception, listening, verbal and non verbal communication); public speaking (such as: organization, delivery and the basics of writing public speeches) and small group communication (such as: leadership, self confidence and listening). The course will also focus on providing basic knowledge and understanding of the job hunting process through written and oral communication by doing tasks such as writing a resume and a cover letter, conducting interview simulations etc.
IT Skills
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Advanced Excel
The purpose of this course is to provide the students with advanced knowledge of this application and of the opportunities offered by the Microsoft Excel application. As well as to enable them to carry out advanced tasks which are associated with their faculty’s programe.
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Advanced IT skills
The aims of this course are:
* To enable students to acquire basic knowledge and skills in the field of information sciences
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Microsoft Office applications (Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) and to apply them in real life situations.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on practical projects.
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Advanced knowledge of Word and PowerPoint
The aim of this course is to enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and to familiarize them with the opportunities which are offered by them. Moreover, it will enable the students to independently implement various projects and specific complex tasks which are associated with the program in which they study.
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Google Apps
The aims of this course are:
* To enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in the field of electronic services (cloud applications).
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Google Docs (G-mail, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings and Forms) and to apply them in real life.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on various online projects, directly through the web browser.
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Advanced Access
Databases are ideal tools for tracking large volumes of Data and Microsoft Access is a quite popular and powerful tool which is used for designing and developing Windows-based databases.
This course is intended for new users of Access where the most important functions needed for working with databases are processed.
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Desktop Publications
The aim of this course is designing and processing raster and vector graphics through the leading programs Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as designing and publishing commercial materials for print using Adobe InDesign.
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Web Publications
Developing even a simple web page according to current standards requires knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Most of the websites also use images, whether in the form of banners, buttons, logos, photos or scans. Adobe Fireworks is built as a tool to create and manipulate images from the web and to allow the makers to optimize these images in order to reduce the file size. Firework also provides an excellent integration with Dreamweaver. This series provides a comprehensive introduction to XHTML, CSS and creating web graphics.
Miscellaneous
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Environmental Protection
The aims of this course are:
* To familiarize the students with the basic environmental problems.
* To familiarize the students with the role of humans as the key factor in the process of pollution and environmental protection.
* To familiarize the students with the influence of various environmental pollutants on health, the professional activity and the organizational ability of the human factor.
* Creating positive habits for the environment and raising the awareness for a healthier and cleaner environment.
* International and national legislation and international conventions on the environment.
* Introduction to international and national global policies in the field of environment.
* The environment as a condition for sustainable economic development.
* The role of the society in the protection of the environment.
* Introducing the major risks to a healthy environment.
* Introducing the National Environmental Strategy of the Republic of Macedonia.
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Sports, Recreation and Culture
Theory: (in general about sports, disciplines, hygiene, sports medicine, nutrition and general culture).
Practical teaching: organizing collective and individual sports games and other activities in the hall and the sports facilities in the campus.
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Professional Career Development
This course offers practical, results-oriented instruction for seeking, obtaining and keeping employment. It is intended to provide students with the appropriate job skills needed in the modern workplace. Specific tasks that will be covered will be composing an effective c.v., writing a letter of inquiry/interest, interviewing skills, and formal communication within the office (memos, formal emails to superiors or customers, reports, etc.). Additional elements that will be covered will be how to conduct a self-evaluation, how to manage inter-office conflict, and how to seek promotions actively. Although the primary focus of this course will be on white collar employment, the skills obtained through the instruction are applicable to the job search process generally.
Semester 4
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[6 ECTS]
Political Parties and Election Models
The course political parties and election models aims to acquaint students with general theoretical and organizational knowledge of political parties and election models which are used in the world and in Republic of Macedonia. The content of the subject encompasses the following themes: general knowledge of creation of political parties, political systems, organization of political parties, election models, financing of political parties etc.
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[6 ECTS]
International Relations
This course introduces to students the theoretical component in international relations, key ideas and debates in international relations, particularly on basic concepts, actors in international relations, foreign policy, and the power in international relations. The lectures will also be focused on international political economy and politics of global welfare, the existing and future problems in the international system, including armed conflict, economy, demography and environment.
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[6 ECTS]
Political Management
* Acquisition of basic knowledge of the term policy and management
* Be familiar with basic tools and activities relating to distinguish political processes according to different criteria.
* Acquiring adequate knowledge to prepare the survey and field work.
* Application of knowledge gained from other courses and building a separate methodology for the preparation of essays-paper work.
* To analyze the electoral processes and the method of derivation.
* To draw political speech and to simulate the appearance of a political event.
* Ability to actively participate in a debate organized by the Students Union.
* Ability to prepare and participate in research projects and presenting the results of scientific research.
* To identify different ways and use of scientific sources, to learn to read selectively and comparatively analyze the political processes.
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[6 ECTS]
Elective Course in English for Specific Purposeses 2/Elective Course 4/1
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Institutions and Policies of ЕU
The course aims to introduce students to the complex nature of phenomena that make up the European integration has, institutions and policies.
The first part of this course covers the development of institutions, the decision making process and the role of major actors while the second part covers the policies of the EU.
Also the course aims to acquaint students with major theoretical interpretations and development of the EU, and to give consideration to current and future challenges facing the EU in terms of its institutions and policies.
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Ethics in Politics
The objectives of the course (competencies):
* Has knowledge and understands the semantics and the concepts of morality in ethics, standards of behavior, moral judgment and moral philosophy.
* Develop a position on the moral position in professional life.
* Set up clear views on the rights and responsibilities of the employee in-state public administration.
* Able to face ethical problem situations.
* There is a sense of character that are required in the profession of the administrator.
* Is informed by the literature on ethics in the field of public administration.
* Ready to use communication tools and to respect ethical standards in working with state institutions and public actors.
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Introduction to Public Administration
The objectives of this course are:
* Gain knowledge about the general concepts of public administration, public organizations, civil servants;
* Enable students to actively engage in teaching and to conduct independent research in the field of public administration that had no previous knowledge;
* Learn about the reforms of Public Administration that are a prerequisite for membership of our country in the EU;
* Enable the development of critical approaches to analyzing the phenomena in public administration;
* Develop their own skills, communication skills, research and other skills necessary for successful career in public administration;
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Political Culture
The term political culture includes norms, values and symbols which help in legitimization of the system of political power. Within this syntagma political tradition of a nation is understood, characteristics that give meaning to the political institutions, unofficial rules that color political life, aims of dominant political ideology. Political culture is described with many other characteristics starting with prejudices, political methods, political spirit, and everything that is called as legal or non legal.
Although it is a new term , whose modern usage data from the period of Second World War ,it is a very important one within the frames of policy mostly for facing the citizens’ faith against scandals, apocalypse, falls and political disasters, understanding of real and presumptuous political cultures.
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Introduction to Economy
The course is designed to familiarize students with the external and internal environment of the enterprise. However, attention will be paid to the financial, the marketing function and organizational function of the enterprise. In addition, it recognizes the impact of enterprise on the community in which it operates.
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[6 ECTS]
Elective Course 4/2
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Institutions and Policies of ЕU
The course aims to introduce students to the complex nature of phenomena that make up the European integration has, institutions and policies.
The first part of this course covers the development of institutions, the decision making process and the role of major actors while the second part covers the policies of the EU.
Also the course aims to acquaint students with major theoretical interpretations and development of the EU, and to give consideration to current and future challenges facing the EU in terms of its institutions and policies.
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Ethics in Politics
The objectives of the course (competencies):
* Has knowledge and understands the semantics and the concepts of morality in ethics, standards of behavior, moral judgment and moral philosophy.
* Develop a position on the moral position in professional life.
* Set up clear views on the rights and responsibilities of the employee in-state public administration.
* Able to face ethical problem situations.
* There is a sense of character that are required in the profession of the administrator.
* Is informed by the literature on ethics in the field of public administration.
* Ready to use communication tools and to respect ethical standards in working with state institutions and public actors.
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Introduction to Public Administration
The objectives of this course are:
* Gain knowledge about the general concepts of public administration, public organizations, civil servants;
* Enable students to actively engage in teaching and to conduct independent research in the field of public administration that had no previous knowledge;
* Learn about the reforms of Public Administration that are a prerequisite for membership of our country in the EU;
* Enable the development of critical approaches to analyzing the phenomena in public administration;
* Develop their own skills, communication skills, research and other skills necessary for successful career in public administration;
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Political Culture
The term political culture includes norms, values and symbols which help in legitimization of the system of political power. Within this syntagma political tradition of a nation is understood, characteristics that give meaning to the political institutions, unofficial rules that color political life, aims of dominant political ideology. Political culture is described with many other characteristics starting with prejudices, political methods, political spirit, and everything that is called as legal or non legal.
Although it is a new term , whose modern usage data from the period of Second World War ,it is a very important one within the frames of policy mostly for facing the citizens’ faith against scandals, apocalypse, falls and political disasters, understanding of real and presumptuous political cultures.
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Introduction to Economy
The course is designed to familiarize students with the external and internal environment of the enterprise. However, attention will be paid to the financial, the marketing function and organizational function of the enterprise. In addition, it recognizes the impact of enterprise on the community in which it operates.
Semester 5
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[6 ECTS]
Public Finances
* Provide students with knowledge for Public Finances as one of the main roles of macroeconomic policy and fundamental instruments for functioning of a national economy in a whole and as a subsystem of an economic system of the country
* Introduction to knowledge for public goods and expenditures for their security, externalities, the distribution of social income, allocation and reallocation of revenue, comparative aspects of public finances in developed countries, those in transition, the specifics of the fiscal systems of Macedonia, trends and challenges, fiscal decentralization, etc..
* Introduction to professional knowledge about the budget and extra-budgetary funds as the main instruments of fiscal policy, procedures about preparation, elaboration, composing, approval, implementation and control of the budget, and techniques of the budget in the local and central level, as well.
* Creating a clear picture for students for the functioning of a fiscal system giving points of reference in terms of various fiscal theories that can perform comparative difference and find common points of operation of these systems in different countries.
* Informatively familiarize students with the main indicators of fiscal policy in the Republic of Macedonia, creating a real database in terms of long-term fiscal trends of RM by stimulating the students to work independent scholarly papers and essays on the fiscal area.
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[6 ECTS]
Introduction to Public Policy
The course aims to provide students with easier understanding and master the public policy, its principles for creating, maintaining specific policy analysis, implementation, evaluation and development of it. Management of public policies is a discipline problem solving that draws knowledge of basic theories and methodologies of social sciences, the social professions and the philosophy of politics. The courses will also deal with different definitions of policy analysis. There is no agreement on how precisely to define public policy. Students will have the opportunity to become familiar with this field and to critically analyze the developments and events in the area of public policy.
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[6 ECTS]
International Public Law
This course is designed to familiarize students with basic concepts and problems of international law and international legal order. The course provides knowledge about the nature, structure and the function of the international legal system, the division of international law, basic principles of international law, actors in international law, sources of international law, regulating the relations between states, and treatment of human rights in international level.
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[6 ECTS]
Elective Course 5/1/1
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Peaceful Resolutions of Disputes
* Advanced knowledge of the scientific approach to peaceful resolution of conflicts by means of modern methods.
* To become familiar with tools and activities relating to prevention of conflicts, where the students will be able to detect possible sources on time.
Acquiring adequate knowledge for active participation in peacekeeping processes, and preparation of strategy and tactics for successful negotiating skills in the negotiation process.
* Application of special methodology of strategy and tactics of the process of negotiations.
* To analyze the activities of the various actors in the conflict.
* To identify and analyze the role of MD in peacefully resolving conflicts.
* Ability to actively participate in the negotiations and mediations in resolving international conflicts.
* Ability to prepare and participate in research projects and presenting the results of the scientific research.
* To determine the different ways and use of scientific sources, to learn to read selectively and comparatively analyze the conflicts.
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Religion and Politics
Objectives of the course (competencies):
* Have knowledge and understand the various dimensions of religiosity and political life.
* Analyze and critically think about the relationship between religion and politics.
* Be able to express their analyzes through written and verbal communication.
* Be able to participate in building a social framework for religious pluralism, to create a positive climate among the religious, civil and political actors
* Be able to learn from other literature on the political influence of religion and vice versa.
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Media and Political Marketing
After completing the course students will be able to:
* Understand the means of mass communication theories, the effects of media and role in society.
* Describe and identify the role of media and information technologies in political life.
* Understand media messages, technologies, audiences and results to improve the professional capacity of those working with or in the media.
* Be able to critically think, to give comments, to make comparison and analysis of media representation of politics.
* Have a theoretical and practical basis and basic knowledge that will enable professional engagement in creating marketing campaigns, operationalism and implementation of campaigns.
* Participate in activities in the field of public relations (use of professional literature and results of empirical research, collection, processing and use of relevant data, definition and elaboration of specific issues, presentation of own results, etc..)
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Political System in RM
The course "Political System of the Republic of Macedonia” intends to supply students of undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Public Administration and Political Sciences with general and specific knowledge about the functioning of the political system in the Republic of Macedonia as a whole and the functioning of specific institutions of the political system of the Republic of Macedonia.
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[6 ECTS]
Elective Course 5/2/1
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Peaceful Resolutions of Disputes
* Advanced knowledge of the scientific approach to peaceful resolution of conflicts by means of modern methods.
* To become familiar with tools and activities relating to prevention of conflicts, where the students will be able to detect possible sources on time.
Acquiring adequate knowledge for active participation in peacekeeping processes, and preparation of strategy and tactics for successful negotiating skills in the negotiation process.
* Application of special methodology of strategy and tactics of the process of negotiations.
* To analyze the activities of the various actors in the conflict.
* To identify and analyze the role of MD in peacefully resolving conflicts.
* Ability to actively participate in the negotiations and mediations in resolving international conflicts.
* Ability to prepare and participate in research projects and presenting the results of the scientific research.
* To determine the different ways and use of scientific sources, to learn to read selectively and comparatively analyze the conflicts.
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Religion and Politics
Objectives of the course (competencies):
* Have knowledge and understand the various dimensions of religiosity and political life.
* Analyze and critically think about the relationship between religion and politics.
* Be able to express their analyzes through written and verbal communication.
* Be able to participate in building a social framework for religious pluralism, to create a positive climate among the religious, civil and political actors
* Be able to learn from other literature on the political influence of religion and vice versa.
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Media and Political Marketing
After completing the course students will be able to:
* Understand the means of mass communication theories, the effects of media and role in society.
* Describe and identify the role of media and information technologies in political life.
* Understand media messages, technologies, audiences and results to improve the professional capacity of those working with or in the media.
* Be able to critically think, to give comments, to make comparison and analysis of media representation of politics.
* Have a theoretical and practical basis and basic knowledge that will enable professional engagement in creating marketing campaigns, operationalism and implementation of campaigns.
* Participate in activities in the field of public relations (use of professional literature and results of empirical research, collection, processing and use of relevant data, definition and elaboration of specific issues, presentation of own results, etc..)
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Political System in RM
The course "Political System of the Republic of Macedonia” intends to supply students of undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Public Administration and Political Sciences with general and specific knowledge about the functioning of the political system in the Republic of Macedonia as a whole and the functioning of specific institutions of the political system of the Republic of Macedonia.
Semester 6
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[6 ECTS]
Comparative Political Systems
Notion of politics and political system, political systems and other related scientific disciplines, the historical aspect of the development of the political systems, political systems in ancient thoughts, political systems in contemporary political thoughts, the classification of political systems, political systems and political ideologies, political systems and democracy, political system and government, political system and globalization, political systems in western countries, political systems in post-communist countries, political systems in developing countries.
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[6 ECTS]
Politics of International Economic Relations
Politics of International Economic Relations aims to study the relationship between international political and economic systems. This course makes an overall analysis of international trade trends, the role of monetary policy, political management and their influence on economic processes and development. The basic questions that this case stands are to give clear access to why some countries stagnate in their development and why some are growing very quickly. Also pays attention to the institutional commitment and their importance in the development of societies.
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[6 ECTS]
Globalization as a phenomenon in modern societies
Objectives of the curriculum :
- Will have a deeper conceptual understanding of globalization as a phenomenon that will flat the world (Friedman);
- Have a vision for themselves and society in conditions of globalization;
- Able to debate intelligently the globalization in various dimensions: economic, political, cultural and socio-spatial;
- Able to identify the background of globalization and problematic reflections (eg anti-globalization);
- Ready to compare different perspectives on globalization and its impact nationally, regionally and internationally;
- Ability to develop a structured study of the "product" or (EPI) phenomenon of globalization.
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[6 ECTS]
Elective Course 6/1/1
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Systems of local self-government
Introduction, familiarization with students and presentation of a program that will be studied during the specified semester. Explanations of the assessment, the importance of the matter, consultation on literature, etc. Theoretical aspects of local self-government, terminology, definition. The main features of local self-government. Local self-government in England, USA, Germany, France. Local self-governments in several countries of Southeast Europe and the Local Self-Government of the Republic. Macedonia.
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Social State and Policy
Social State and Policy has the following main objectives:
* To enable students to analyze the institutional and political factors that have shaped the development of the welfare state (in the UK and other countries) in the past and present.
* To enable students to understand how the welfare state works, how was it formed, how is paid and who benefits from it;
* To enable students to identify the political arguments for and against recent developments in key areas of the policy (such as health policy, employment and social security policy, housing policy and criminal justice policy);
* To facilitate the development of study skills appropriate to the subject, including interpretation of data.
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Political Anthropology
Contents of the course:
In the midst of studying the political anthropology is human nature, human communities, especially political, pre-industrial and modern political systems, political organization, state, power, government, authority, conflict, especially the most dramatic and dangerous based on the strength and the violence, political myths, rituals and symbols. The lectures provide insight into the general findings and categorizations of political anthropology developed as a very little discipline in our framework.
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Youth and Politics
* This course provides a contemporary socio-political perspective of a politics and youth as the most essential social group. Today's youth, besides being a subject of the most scientific analysis, it is essentially before the major local and global challenges to their careers and livelihoods.
* Young people are an integral part of a group in which they were born and live. But at the same time we are part of a complex structure of organizations which have their own problems particularly with political institutions. The course will summarize all theoretical and practical dilemmas in the field of relations of the young generation in political life and institutions of democratic society. The process of socializing of the young generation, participation in public and political life,… Freud calls that as Super ego and Herbert as Mead communication with the environment.
* Topics will cover the process of youth and liberalism, public health and pathological phenomena like: alcoholism, drugs, prostitution, delinquency, etc.. Are we considering the fact that the young generation is the future of the society, and do we have proper political participation? Topics that will be elaborated in close relation with the problems of teenagers, collaboration with community, activism, the political life of youth, youth groups, gangs, youth movements, social changes in school, neighborhood, etc
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[6 ECTS]
Elective Course 6/2/1
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Systems of local self-government
Introduction, familiarization with students and presentation of a program that will be studied during the specified semester. Explanations of the assessment, the importance of the matter, consultation on literature, etc. Theoretical aspects of local self-government, terminology, definition. The main features of local self-government. Local self-government in England, USA, Germany, France. Local self-governments in several countries of Southeast Europe and the Local Self-Government of the Republic. Macedonia.
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Social State and Policy
Social State and Policy has the following main objectives:
* To enable students to analyze the institutional and political factors that have shaped the development of the welfare state (in the UK and other countries) in the past and present.
* To enable students to understand how the welfare state works, how was it formed, how is paid and who benefits from it;
* To enable students to identify the political arguments for and against recent developments in key areas of the policy (such as health policy, employment and social security policy, housing policy and criminal justice policy);
* To facilitate the development of study skills appropriate to the subject, including interpretation of data.
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Political Anthropology
Contents of the course:
In the midst of studying the political anthropology is human nature, human communities, especially political, pre-industrial and modern political systems, political organization, state, power, government, authority, conflict, especially the most dramatic and dangerous based on the strength and the violence, political myths, rituals and symbols. The lectures provide insight into the general findings and categorizations of political anthropology developed as a very little discipline in our framework.
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Youth and Politics
* This course provides a contemporary socio-political perspective of a politics and youth as the most essential social group. Today's youth, besides being a subject of the most scientific analysis, it is essentially before the major local and global challenges to their careers and livelihoods.
* Young people are an integral part of a group in which they were born and live. But at the same time we are part of a complex structure of organizations which have their own problems particularly with political institutions. The course will summarize all theoretical and practical dilemmas in the field of relations of the young generation in political life and institutions of democratic society. The process of socializing of the young generation, participation in public and political life,… Freud calls that as Super ego and Herbert as Mead communication with the environment.
* Topics will cover the process of youth and liberalism, public health and pathological phenomena like: alcoholism, drugs, prostitution, delinquency, etc.. Are we considering the fact that the young generation is the future of the society, and do we have proper political participation? Topics that will be elaborated in close relation with the problems of teenagers, collaboration with community, activism, the political life of youth, youth groups, gangs, youth movements, social changes in school, neighborhood, etc
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