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The University Of Georgia

Program name:	Political Sciences
Study Level:	Undergraduate
Program leader:	Shalva Dzebisashvili
Study language:	Georgian
Qualification:	Bachelor in Political Science
Program capacity:	240
Program permission:	Enrollment of students in the first level of academic higher education (bachelor programs) is carried out based on the results of the unified national exams or by the order of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia No. 224/N (December 29, 2011). Students are enrolled based on administrative registration and the presidents’ order.
Program goals:	The program objective is to educate specialists in political science with high competence and liberal values of humanity and promote by that the democratic development and wellbeing of the Georgian society and international community. Students will be primarily given a fundamental knowledge of theories in political science as well as major tendencies and research approaches that are instrumental in developing analytical skills. The program graduates can be employed in international organizations and institutions based in Georgia, NGOs working in relevant issue-areas, public and state agencies such as ministry of foreign affairs, as well as in local municipalities, party structures or national parliament at various junior positions such as junior specialist, program assistant, campaign coordinator, service providing specialist, junior manager or consulate department specialist.
Methods for Attaining Learning Outcomes:	interactive lectures critical analysis limited research discussion/debate group assignment project problem solution case review and analysis (case study) presentation
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge and understanding After completing the program graduates will have: knowledge of multiple areas in political science such as the political systems, functionality, regimes and forms/principles of governance, political ideologies, political philosophy, political theories, political institutions, culture and mechanisms, different political systems of states their constituting elements and processes, as well as relevant international political facts. knowledge of theoretical foundations of international relations and global politics, causes of peace and war, international organizations and their institutional peculiarities. knowledge of theories of governance, democracy, human rights and civil liberties, political culture and socialization, state and political structure of Georgia, its development and policy implementation mechanisms in the context of domestic and foreign policy. knowledge of key features of European integration, it theoretical foundation, enlargement process and policies, as well as the political institutionalization of its democratic principles. knowledge of the essence of the political sociology and its development, of politics as a social phenomenon, and its sociological as well as economic aspects. knowledge of research methods and methodology, its relevance in geopolitical and strategic analysis, as well as proper utilization of academic literature and English language in political science. Skills After completing the program graduates will have: ability to conduct research on the selected topics relevant to political science and within the given analytical framework, to select the proper methodological toolset, along with the proper use of sources and literature for case and desk research, to draft and review research reports by carefully selecting the academic writing style. ability to review and analyze the different aspects of political systems and governance regimes, different electoral systems and electoral results, political culture and institutions. ability to categorize political ideas and ideologies and define their relevance in political processes, identify different political systems, linkages between the regional and trans-regional factors in South Caucasus, as well as major actors and their interests. ability to evaluate the functionality of global political order, the contemporary challenges, the aspects of EU-integration and enlargement, the concept of nationalism and its current forms in the context of contemporary political development. ability to identify major factors that drive social change and movements, the legitimacy and effectiveness of the political regimes . Responsibility and autonomy After completing the program graduates will: acknowledge and protect norms (local and international) of academic and research ethics. acknowledge the importance of the democratic values and liberties as well as principles of free society. acknowledge the importance of universal humanitarian values
Date of approval:	01-09-2006
Approval protocol number:	03-06
Date of program update:
Update protocol number:	48-18
Program details:	In addition to humanitarian-social and STEM blocks and the program's core subjects, the student can accumulate 96 credits with the minor program, program electives or free elective credits. The program considers the different competencies of students in the English language. Namely, the student starts the English language from the stage that corresponds to his knowledge, which is determined based on the assessment obtained on the unified national exams: if the student's score is 63%, he is placed on English B1/1 level; if the student's score is placed in the gap [64%-86%]- B1/2; if the student's score is in the interval (87%-100%)-B1/2. If the language skills are above 93% student can be tested and granted B2/2 if the maximum scores achieved. If not the student will be ranked back at B2/1. If student misses the language tests once scored more than 93% before, he will be ranked at B2/1 level.
Teaching Process Characteristics:	To obtain a bachelor's degree in Political Science, a student needs to complete 240 ECTS, composed of 12 ECTS from the humanitarian-social block, 6 ECTS from the STEM block, 156 ECTS from the core subjects of the program, 18 ECTS of free credits, 48 ECTS by choosing electives classes [U1] . This regulation is valid for the students enrolled before 2021. The teaching language of the program is Georgian, with separate English-language components. Accordingly, all components are taught mainly in Georgian, except for those courses where English-language literature is used.

Humanitarian-Social Block


Code	Subject	ECTS	Semester
LAWB1155	Debates and Critical Thinking	6	1,3
LAWB1177	Thinking and Morality	6	1,3
LITR1212	The great Books	6	1,3
ANTH3130	Basics of Cultural Anthropology	6	1,3
HIST1222	History of Russian occupation in Georgia	6	1,3
	Credits sum:	12

STEM Block


Code	Subject	ECTS	Semester
STEM0011	Computational reasoning	6	1
MATH1414	Analytical and Quantitative Reasoning	6	1
STEM0002	Ingenuity, entrepreneurship and technology	6	1
STEM0003	Experiments that changed the world	6	1
STEM0004	Game theory	6	1
STEM0005	Modern technologies	6	1
STEM0007	Mathematics and Civilizations	6	1
STEM0010	Logic	6	1
STEM0012	Biology and Health of the Human	6	1,2
STEM0013	Basics of Cyber Hygiene	6	1,2
	Credits sum:	6

Program Core


Code	Subject	ECTS	Semester
ENGL3213	English Language VI (B2/2)	6	1
HIST1119	Introduction to World History I	6	1
POLI1265	Introduction in Political Science I	6	1
BUSN4433	Economy, business, management	6	2
HIST1219	Introduction to The World History II	6	2
POLI1266	Introduction in Political Science II	6	2
POLI2230	Political Sociology	6	2
POLI1145	Georgian Government and Politics	6	3
POLI2220	World Politics	6	3
POLI2240	Political Ideologies	6	3
IREL1230	Research Design	6	4
POLI3230	Introduction to Comparative Politics	6	4
PSYC1488	Basics of Social Psychology	6	4
IREL1335	EU Policies and Institutions	6	5
IREL2225	Geopolitics	6	5
POLI3105	Qualitative Research Methods in Politics	6	5
POLI4110	Religion and politics	6	5
POLI2120	Introduction to International Relations	6	6
POLI2210	Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict	6	6
POLI3205	South Caucasus Comparative Politics	6	6
KART1220	Academic Writing	6	7
POLI3145	EU enlargement and integration issues and challenges: on the example of the Visegrad countries.	6	7
POLI4105	Democracy, Elections and Electoral Systems	6	7
POLI4228	Bachelor Thesis in Politics	18	8
	Credits sum:	156

Program Elective


Code	Subject	ECTS
IREL1233	Introduction to International Law	6
IREL3262	Collective Memory and Its Impact on Georgian Politics and International Relations	6
IREL3264	Basics of Cyber-security Strategy	6
COMM4120	Introduction to Public Relations	6
HIST1230	Introduction to the History of Georgia	6
INFO1115	MS Office	6
IREL1225	World Politics II: Cold War	6
IREL1315	Politics and Government of Turkey	6
IREL1320	Russian Politics and Government	6
JMMB3120	Media and Politics	6
JMMB3140	Mass Media and Society	6
MGMT2110	Basics of Management	6
POLI3110	International Organizations	6
POLI3215	US - Foreign and Defense Policy	6
POLI3250	Political Parties and Party Systems	6
POLI3251	Introduction to Statistics for Politics and International Relations	6
POLI4111	Democracy and Populism	6
POLI4112	Machiavelli, More, Hobbes	6
PUBL4110	Introduction to the Public Policy Analysis	6
SOCL2525	Democracy and Citizenship	6
	Credits sum:	120

Matrix Of Privequisites

Point	GPA	The university assessment	The general assessment in Georgia
97-100	4,00	A+	A	Excellent
94-96	3,75	A
91-93	3,50	A-
87-90	3,25	B+		Very good
84-86	3,00	B	B
81-83	2,75	B-
77-80	2,50	C+	C	good
74-76	2,25	C
71-73	2,00	C-
67-70	1,75	D+	D	Satisfactory
64-66	1,50	D
61-63	1,25	D-
51-60	1,00	E	E	Sufficient
Not passed
41-50		FX	FX	Insufficient
<40		F	F	Failed