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KAP / UMVZ
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAP
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UMVZ
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Introduction to International Relations
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
5
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
3
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
1
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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22 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
0
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
Yes
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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The aim of the course is to present the discipline of International Relations, its sub-disciplines (conflict resolution, international organizations, international political economy, theory of IR etc.), and basic issues of IR studies (Cold War, war and peace, cooperation, international system etc.). Also the blank maps are used in the course. In the seminars students focus on international organizations in various world regions. Students work independently on regular basis.
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Requirements on student
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Students regularly read assigned texts in Czech and foreign languages and prepare assignments on a regular basis. The assignments are in the form of oral presentations or texts; this will be arranged by mutual agreement between lecturer and students. Assignments will be evaluated by lecturer.
Presentation generally lasts about 10-20 minutes, standard length of papers is 10-20 standard pages.
Written exam.
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Content
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International relations: concept, subject and research scope, sub-disciplines
Basic terms of international relations
Formation of the international system
Actors in international relations - states, international organisations, NGOs, etc.
Foreign policy and diplomacy
Conflicts in international relations
Example of conflict - development of conflict East-West
Cooperation in international relations
Example of cooperation - United Nations
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Waisová, Šárka. Atlas mezinárodních vztahů : prostor a politika po skončení studené války. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7380-015-4.
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Basic:
Waisová, Šárka. Úvod do studia mezinárodních vztahů. 2., rozš. vyd. Plzeň : Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2005. ISBN 80-86898-33-4.
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Recommended:
Broža, Michal. Fakta a čísla OSN : základní údaje o Organizaci spojených národů. Praha : Informační centrum OSN, 2005. ISBN 80-86348-02-4.
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Recommended:
Charta Organizace Spojených národů a statut Mezinárodního soudního dvora. Praha : Informační ústředí OSN, 1973.
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Recommended:
Kolodziej, Edward A. Security and international relations. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-521-00116-1.
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Recommended:
Neumann, I. B. - Waever, O. The future of international relations. Masters in making. Routledge, 1997.
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Recommended:
Luňák, Petr. Západ : Spojené státy a Západní Evropa ve studené válce. 1. vyd. Praha : Libri, 1997. ISBN 80-85983-29-X.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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39
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Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
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30
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Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
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10
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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51
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Total
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130
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to describe and explain the basics of scientific work in the social sciences |
to distinguish individual kinds of professional outputs |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to use international resource databases to find relevant sources of information |
to create formally acceptable academic paper |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
to categorize fundamental research currents in the field of international relations |
to describe formation of international relation as a scientific discipline |
to explain the differences between key concepts of particular stages of research |
to characterize fundamental subfields of international relations |
to characterize on a basic level the terms of the theory of international relations commonly used in the analysis of international institutions, processes and agents |
to characterize the paradigmatic ideas about the formation of international system |
to recognize and classify fundamental topics of international relations |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
to analyze affairs in international politics at the basic level |
to choose appropriate theoretical approach for the interpretation of processes in international relations |
to interpret on his/her own the findings of different subfields of international relations |
to use appropriate terminology in Czech and English language |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Written exam |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Self-study of literature |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Individual study |
Seminar |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Individual study |
Seminar |
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