By the end of the course, you will:

• have further developed abstract thinking about international relations based on theoretical presuppositions
• have gained an appreciation for the intellectual history of the discipline
• have widened your repertoire of theories and exercised your critical thinking about them
• have exercised your debating and cooperations skills during the practical parts of the sessions

Check-list for taking the course

• I have a good command of English (minimum B2 level CEFR or equivalent).
• I understand the spoken English of the presentations and instruction
• I understand written English of the academic texts
• I can present my research articulately
• I am willing to cooperate and discuss with my classmates - the course is very interactive
• I have a solid understanding of basic theories of international relations (I know what realism, liberalism, Marxism and constructivism in International Relations mean)

Lecturer

 Mgr. Kateřina Fridrichová, PhD (e-mail: fridrichova@mail.muni.cz)

Office hours

See IS system

Level of course

Bachelor

Master (for repetition of basic concepts) as IREn5503

Language of instruction

English

Credits