bachelor's full-time single-subject, language of instruction: English
Included in the programme: FSS B-IREP International Relations and European Politics
Parts of the final state examination and its content
The final examination is in written form (anonymized PC exam), consists of 2 fields (International Relations; European Politics - graded separately), and 8 questions reflecting the content of key compulsory courses of the bachelor program.
The duration of the exam is set to a maximum of 3 hours. The exam results in two grades. These are averaged with the thesis defense grade to form the final examination grade.
THE FOLLOWING COURSES ARE DIRECTLY REFLECTED IN THE FINAL EXAM:
IREb1004 Contemporary History of Europe (EP)
IREb1005 European Integration (EP)
IREb1007 International Security (IR)
IREb1010 Theory of International Relations and European Integration (IR&EP)
IREb1011 Human Rights and Democracy, (IR)
IREb1013 Economic dimension of international relations: an introduction (IR)
IREb1014 Institutions of the EU (EP)
Required literature is suggested at the bottom of every section.
Required literature forms the basis but is not all-encompassing nor does it fully reflect the content of lectures within the given course.
IREb1008 Research Methods and Tools is reflected via the thesis and in the thesis defence.
Suggestion of theses topics and the topics of defended theses
Students choose among four following types of thesis formats with specific guidelines. Examples of theses included:
1) Research paper
Saudi Arabia's regional engagement through the prism of offensive realism
Baltic participation in EU CSDP capabilities development
https://is.muni.cz/auth/th/f61kx/
https://is.muni.cz/auth/th/d5ahh/
https://is.muni.cz/auth/th/j3rdl/
2) Literature review
The role of pre-negotiation in international crisis management
Europeanisation of municipal governments
https://is.muni.cz/auth/th/ewfzv/
https://is.muni.cz/auth/th/bqs8s/
3) Policy paper
Coordinating immigration policies in the Visegrad Group
EU communication strategy on minority rights in Central Asia
https://is.muni.cz/auth/th/ab2ne/
https://is.muni.cz/auth/th/sgrtu/
4) Extended position paper
Microfinancing as development remedy in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Normative power Europe after operation Sophia.
https://is.muni.cz/auth/th/phpdw/
Recommended progress through the study plan
Bachelor thesis
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FSS:IREb1500 | Diploma seminar I. | z | 8 | 5 | P |
FSS:IREb1501 | Diploma seminar II. | z | 8 | 6 | P |
16 credits |
Compulsory courses (A)
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FSS:IREb1001 | Introduction to IR and EP | z | 8 | 1 | - |
FSS:IREb1002 | History of International Relations and World Politics | zk | 6 | 1 | - |
FSS:IREb1003 | Academic Skills | zk | 4 | 1 | - |
FSS:IREb1004 | Contemporary History of Europe | zk | 8 | 2 | P |
FSS:IREb1005 | European Integration | zk | 8 | 2 | Z |
FSS:IREb1006 | Global Politics: Current Issues | zk | 6 | 2 | - |
FSS:IREb1007 | International Security | zk | 8 | 3 | Z |
FSS:IREb1008 | Research Methods and Tools | zk | 8 | 3 | P |
FSS:IREb1009 | Energy Politics | zk | 6 | 3 | - |
FSS:IREb1010 | Theory of International Relations and European Integration. | zk | 8 | 4 | Z |
FSS:IREb1011 | Human Rights, Democratization and Global Justice | zk | 8 | 4 | P |
FSS:IREb1012 | International Organizations and Diplomacy | zk | 6 | 4 | - |
FSS:IREb1013 | Economic dimension of international relations: an introduction | zk | 8 | 5 | Z |
FSS:IREb1014 | Institutions of the EU | zk | 8 | 6 | Z |
100 credits |
Optional courses (B)
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FSS:IREb2001 | Arctic Geopolitics | zk | 4 | 1 | - |
FSS:IREb2002 | Peace economics | zk | 4 | 3 | - |
FSS:IREb2003 | Rise of Asia | zk | 4 | 3 | - |
FSS:IREb2004 | Turkish Politics and Foreign Policy | zk | 4 | - | - |
FSS:IREb2005 | Humanitarian Intervention | zk | 4 | 2 | - |
FSS:IREb2007 | Contemporary Issues in the European Union | z | 3 | - | - |
FSS:IREb2011 | Diplomacy in East Asia | zk | 4 | 2 | - |
FSS:IREb2012 | Politics and Society in the Middle East | zk | 4 | 3 | - |
FSS:IREb2014 | Culture, Society and Politics in the German-speaking Countries | zk | 4 | 6 | - |
FSS:IREb2015 | Politics and Society in Israel | zk | 4 | 4 | - |
FSS:IREb2016 | Statehood, Identity and Foreign Policy in Western Balkan countries | zk | 5 | 4 | - |
FSS:IREb2017 | Introduction to Hungarian foreign policy | z | 4 | 4 | - |
FSS:IREb2019 | British Foreign Policy 1714-2015 | zk | 4 | 6 | - |
FSS:IREb2020 | The European Union - System in Crisis: EU’s Enlargement Policy | zk | 5 | 5 | - |
FSS:IREb2022 | Development in Africa | zk | 4 | - | - |
FSS:IREb2023 | Nations in conflict | zk | 4 | - | - |
FSS:IREb2024 | Electoral Observation Missions in the Contemporary World: A Tool of Democratization? | z | 4 | - | - |
FSS:EVSb2021 | France and Italy: Comparative History and Politics | z | 4 | - | - |
FSS:EVSb2069 | Germany and EU | zk | 5 | - | - |
FSS:EVSb2096 | Britain and the European Union | zk | 5 | 5 | - |
FSS:MVZb2010 | The Western Balkans in Transition: Post-Conflict Transformation of BiH, Croatia and Serbia | zk | 5 | 5 | - |
FSS:EVSb2011 | EU Elections and Public Opinion | zk | 4 | - | - |
FSS:IREb2025 | Populism in EU: Challenges to European Integration Perspective | zk | 4 | - | - |
FSS:IREb2900 | Internship CZE/SVK | z | 5 | - | - |
FSS:IREb2901 | Summer/Winter school | z | 3 | - | - |
FSS:MVZb2012 | The Evolution of British Politics | zk | 3 | - | - |
FSS:MVZb2024 | American Political System | zk | 4 | - | - |
FSS:MVZb2065 | Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Innovation – Practitioner’s Perspective | zk | 4 | - | - |
FSS:IREb2006 | National Security and Grand Strategy: Israeli and American Perspectives | zk | 4 | - | - |
FSS:MVZb2084 | Modern Peacekeeping | zk | 4 | - | - |
123 credits |