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The University Of Georgia
Program name: Eastern Studies
Study Level: Undergraduate
Program leader: Alexander Chulukhadze
Study language: Georgian
Qualification: Bachelor of Near or/and Middle East Studies
Program permission: Enrollment of students at the first level of academic higher education (undergraduate programs) is carried out based on the results of unified national exams or the order of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia No. 224/N (December 29, 2011), passing administrative registration and the order of the presidents.
Program goals:

The program aims at training a qualified specialist of Middle East studies, a qualified specialist of one of the three main languages of the Middle East (Arabic, Persian, Turkish), a citizen with high social awareness and democratic values, who can understand and respect different cultures; an individual with analytical, critical and communication skills. At the same time, the program provides knowledge about the history of the Middle East region, economic, political, legal, religious systems and culture, political trends and factors leading to various types of conflicts considering the peculiarities of the countries of the region, the dynamics of political relations with each other and with Georgia, the current situation, and perspectives.

The program develops the student's ability to critically understand the past and present of the Middle East; in general, the ability to identify the main characteristics of the Middle East as a large region and the separate countries within it, and a general understanding of the characteristics of the regional development and diachronic framework. The undergraduate of the program will be employed in almost all areas related to various aspects of the acquired competences: public service, international organizations, scientific-research institutes, foreign relations service, Eastern private or state trade / economic missions, macro and microeconomic international companies, diplomatic missions of the relevant countries, etc.

Methods for Attaining Learning Outcomes:

• the method of working on the book;

• explanatory method;

• using video-audio material;

• interactive lectures;

• Dislike news;

• team working;

• Practical working;

• Written working

• make a presentations;

• Verbal or oral method

• Discussion-debates

Learning outcomes:
Date of approval: 12-03-2012
Approval protocol number: 43-12
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Skills Block

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

Total ECTS to be taken:

6

STEM Block

Code Subject ECTS Semester
STEM1009Great scientific experiments6 1
STEM0003Experiments that changed the world6 1
STEM0004Game theory6 1
STEM0007Mathematics and Civilizations6 1
STEM0011Computational reasoning6 1
STEM0012Biology and Health of the Human6 1
MATH1414Analytical and Quantitative Reasoning6 1
STEM0005Modern technologies6 1
STEM0010Logic6 1

Total ECTS to be taken:

6

Program Core

Code Subject ECTS Semester
ENGL12146 1
HIST1118Civilizations and Mankind Development6 1
ORST25266 1
KART1515Special Course in the Official Language6 2
ORST1210History of The Middle East I (Ancient and Middle Periods)6 2
ORST25276 2
IREL4013Introduction to Political Economy6 3
ORST2110History of The Middle East II (New and Contemporary Periods)6 3
ORST2120Islam (Region, History, Civilization)6 3
ORST2222Arts and Culture of The Middle East6 3
JMMB3120Media and Politics6 4
ORST1115Geopolitics of ethnic and religious conflicts in the Near East6 4
ORST2132Political and Economic Geography of the Near East6 4
ORST11166 5
ORST25246 5
ORST4210The Contemporary Middle East (Ideology, Politics and Security)6 5
ORST1117Political relations of Georgia and the Near East6 6
ORST2217State Structure and Law of The Middle East6 6
ORST4232Bachelor Thesis in Oriental Studies12 6

Total ECTS to be taken:

120

Program Elective

Code Subject ECTS
ARAB41426
ARAB42426
HIST1222History of Russian occupation in Georgia6
HIST1230Introduction to the History of Georgia6
JMMB1210Understanding of Media and its Content6
KART1220Academic Writing6
PERS41426
PERS42426
TURK41426
TURK42426

Total ECTS to be taken:

12

Block of Arabic Language - Mandatory Elective

CodeSubjectECTSSemester
ARAB1140Arabic Language I (A1)61
ARAB1240Arabic Language II (A2)62
ARAB2141Arabic language (B1/1)63
ARAB2241Arabic language IV(B1/2)64
ARAB3142Arabic language V (B2/1)65
ARAB3242Arabic language VI (B2/2)66

Total ECTS to be taken:

36

Block of Turkish Language - Mandatory Elective

CodeSubjectECTSSemester
TURK1140Turkish Language I (A1)61
TURK1240Turkish Language II (A2)62
TURK2141Turkish Language III(B1/1)63
TURK2241Turkish language IV (B1/2)64
TURK3142Turkish language V(B2/1)65
TURK3242Turkish language VI (B2/2)66

Total ECTS to be taken:

36

Block of Persian Language - Mandatory Elective

CodeSubjectECTSSemester
PERS1140Persian Language I (A1)61
PERS1240Persian Language II (A2)62
PERS2141Persian language III(B1/1)63
PERS2241Persian language IV(B1/2)64
PERS3142Persian language V (B2/1)65
PERS3242Persian language VI (B2/2)66

Total ECTS to be taken:

36









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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