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The University Of Georgia
Program name: International Relations
Study Level: Undergraduate
Program leader: Shalva Dzebisashvili
Study language: Georgian
Qualification: Bachelor in International Relations
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 provide students with the comprehensive knowledge of the phenomenon of IR, its conceptual and theoretical components, as well as the organizations, institutions and regimes that define the global politico-economic order. Program allows students to develop skills necessary to review and analyze relevant processes in the context of foreign policy, and to identify key factors for political decision-making. Additionally, program graduates will be able to conduct research on the topics relevant to international relations and within the given analytical and methodological framework.  Graduates will have the possibility to be employed in state (public) agencies as well as business and analytical organizations, incl. those of international and local think-tank (i.e. NGO) organizations at the junior analyst/researcher and similar positions.

Methods for Attaining Learning Outcomes:
  • interactive lectures
  • critical analysis
  • limited research
  • discussion
  • group assignment
  • project
  • case review and analysis (case study)
  • selection of relevant sources (material) in online library
  • writing methods
  • presentation
Learning outcomes:
Date of approval: 08-30-2016
Approval protocol number: 27-16
Date of program update:
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Program details:
Teaching Process Characteristics:

To obtain a bachelor's degree in International Relations, a student needs to complete 240 ECTS, composed of 12 ECTS from the humanitarian-social block, 6 ECTS from the STEM block, 162 ECTS from the core subjects of the program, 18 ECTS free credits, 42 ECTS by choosing electives classes of the program and free credits from the minor[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
HIST1230Introduction to the History of Georgia6 1
COIN1515Comparative and International Education6 1
LAWB1177Thinking and Morality6 1
LITR1212The great Books6 1
BUSN4433Economy, business, management6 1
HIST1222History of Russian occupation in Georgia6 1
POLI2260Basics of Political Ideologies6 1
ANTH3130Basics of Cultural Anthropology6 1
LAWB1195Citizenship in the modern world6 1

Total ECTS to be taken:

6

STEM Block

Code Subject ECTS Semester
MATH1414Analytical and Quantitative Reasoning6 3
STEM0012Biology and Health of the Human6 3
STEM0003Experiments that changed the world6 3
STEM0007Mathematics and Civilizations6 3
STEM0010Logic6 3
STEM0011Computational reasoning6 3
STEM0005Modern technologies6 3
STEM0004Game theory6 3

Total ECTS to be taken:

6

Skills Block

Code Subject ECTS Semester
LAWB1155Debates and Critical Thinking6 2
STEM0013Basics of Cyber Hygiene6 2
STEM0014Hiking - Field Practice6 2
STEM0018AI in Everyday Life6 2
STEM0002Ingenuity, entrepreneurship and technology6 2

Total ECTS to be taken:

6

Program Core

Code Subject ECTS Semester
ENGL12146 1
HIST1118Civilizations and Mankind Development6 1
KART1515Special Course in the Official Language6 1
POLI1265Introduction in Political Science I6 1
IREL4041Foundations of State and Law6 2
POLI1266Introduction in Political Science II6 2
POLI2230Political Sociology6 2
POLI2240Political Ideologies6 2
ECON11016 3
IREL4042Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Concepts6 3
POLI2220World Politics6 3
POLI3230Introduction to Comparative Politics6 3
IREL1230Research Design6 4
IREL2225Geopolitics6 4
IREL4013Introduction to Political Economy6 4
POLI3205South Caucasus Comparative Politics6 4
IREL1233Introduction to International Law6 5
POLI1252Contemporary Security Challenges6 5
POLI3110International Organizations6 5
IREL1235Practice Course- Simulation:Political crisis and decision-making/deal-making6 6
IREL123612 6
IREL1335EU Policies and Institutions6 6

Total ECTS to be taken:

138

Elective

Code Subject ECTS
HIST1119Introduction to World History I6
IREL3240Foreign Policy of China6
IREL3250Asia-Pacific Region6
IREL3264Basics of Cyber-security Strategy6
POLI1145Georgian Government and Politics6
REL3260Illiberal Regimes6
COMM4350Disinformation: Identification and Research6
IREL1315Politics and Government of Turkey6
IREL1410Modern Near East and its politics6
IREL3120International Financial Markets and Institutions6
IREL3225Intelligence - Theory and Practice6
POLI3215US - Foreign and Defense Policy6
IREL1221English Language for International Relations6
IREL1245European Law6
IREL12451Russian Foreign Policy6
IREL1255Foreign Policy of Iran6
IREL1310American Politics and Government6
IREL1320Russian Politics and Government6
IREL1340Introduction in Islamic Studies6
IREL1345International Regimes and institutes6
IREL1355Turkish Foreign Policy and Security6
IREL3220Hybrid Warfare6

Total ECTS to be taken:

24









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



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