Geostrategy Field of study: International Studies in Political Science and Diplomacy
Programme code: W3-S1MS21.2.2022

Module name: Geostrategy
Module code: GGS
Programme code: W3-S1MS21.2.2022
Semester:
  • winter semester 2023/2024
  • winter semester 2022/2023
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 3
Description:
The subject is to build geopolitics knowledge for students who started political science at the 1st degree of studies. The object is to present geopolitics as a specific and interdisciplinary research approach that examines the relationship between the centre of power (not necessarily the state) and space (mainly geographic). The main research areas of geopolitics focus on six thematic threads: (1) spatial rivalry, (2) economic rivalry, (3) concepts of international order, (4) geopolitical codes and (5) geopolitical ideas and (6) strategic state management.
Prerequisites:
The student should have the basic knowledge acquired during his secondary education, including the state and international relations theory. Simultaneously, the listener should know at least the introductory political science terms and management theory.
Key reading:
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Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
Can propose hypothetical strategy for a simulated geopolitical situation of the state. [GGS_K_1]
 MS_1_K02 [5/5] MS_1_K03 [5/5] MS_1_K04 [5/5] MS_1_K05 [5/5]
Can help decision-makers to solve problems of contemporary concepts of the international order by choosing the adequate strategy. [GGS_K_2]
 MS_1_K02 [3/5] MS_1_K03 [3/5] MS_1_K04 [3/5] MS_1_K05 [3/5]
Can explain the evolution of Cold War Geopolitics. [GGS_U_1]
 MS_1_U01 [3/5] MS_1_U02 [3/5] MS_1_U08 [3/5]
Can describe the emergence and conditions of geopolitics of 20th and 21st Century and its strategies. [GGS_U_2]
 MS_1_U01 [4/5] MS_1_U02 [4/5] MS_1_U03 [4/5] MS_1_U07 [4/5] MS_1_U08 [4/5]
Can analyze "old" and "new" actors of contemporary geopolitics in the context of their strategies. [GGS_U_3]
 MS_1_U01 [4/5] MS_1_U02 [4/5] MS_1_U03 [4/5] MS_1_U07 [4/5] MS_1_U08 [4/5]
Has basic knowledge of the strategy and theories of geopolitics. [GGS_W_1]
 MS_1_W01 [5/5] MS_1_W03 [5/5] MS_1_W14 [5/5] MS_1_W15 [5/5]
Has basic knowledge of classical and modern geopolitics. [GGS_W_2]
 MS_1_W02 [4/5] MS_1_W07 [4/5] MS_1_W14 [4/5] MS_1_W15 [4/5] MS_1_W17 [4/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
credit [GGS_w_1]
The verification of learning outcomes is precisely defined in the syllabus created for the module.
 GGS_K_1 GGS_K_2 GGS_U_1 GGS_U_2 GGS_U_3 GGS_W_1 GGS_W_2
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
discussion classes [GGS_fs_1]
- moderated discussion, - explanatory description, - roundtable discussion, - the "brainstorming" method, - debates, - analysing and solving practical and theoretical problems.
 30
Students’ own work includes: - reading the necessary literature for the course, - activity during classes, - preparation of oral presentations, - preparation for the completion of the course.
 45 credit [GGS_w_1]
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
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