711-0303/37 – Political Science (Polit)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Social SciencesCredits2
Subject guarantorMgr. Tomáš Zemčík, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorMgr. Tomáš Zemčík, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory type B
Year3Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2018/2019Year of cancellation2022/2023
Intended for the facultiesFSIntended for study typesBachelor, Follow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
RAK0014 Mgr. Roman Rakowski, Ph.D.
ZEM0106 Mgr. Tomáš Zemčík, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit 0+2
Part-time Credit 10+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Student demonstrates basic knowledge in the area of internal and international politics. He can prove orientation in politics, based on the ability of independent judgment and is able, on the basis of knowledge of political science to understand the political situation in the Czech Republic, international politics and the European Union.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Tutorials

Summary

The purpose of this course is to give basic information about political science, its development, traditions, key terms, methods and theories. The course dwells on the problems of ideologies, state, democracy, political systems, political parties, political culture, human rights, international relationships, political aspects of the european integration processes. Course should give students basic knowledge abouot politics as well as the ability of orientation in other particular courses.

Compulsory literature:

HEYWOOD, Andrew. Political Ideologies. 2012 5th edition. Palgrave Macmillan

Recommended literature:

JUDT, Tony. Postwar : a history of Europe since 1948-1990. 2010 London JUDT,Tony, SNYDER, Timothy. Thinking the Twentieth Century. 2013 Palgrave MacMilan

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

The research of study papers and their presentation on seminar.

E-learning

Other requirements

Examination - Test during semester

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

Politics as a social phenomenon 2. History of Political Thinking 3. Ideology comparison and influence on Euro-American civilization¨ 4. Democracy as a type of political system. 5. Contemporary non-democratic political systems. 6. The political system of the society and its institutions 7. Elections. Electoral systems. 8. Political parties.. Interest and pressure groups and their influence on politics 9. Political culture. 10. Media and their influence on political behavior. 11. Human rights. 12. Political aspects of European integration 13. Theory of international relations. 14. Selected potential global conflicts - reasons, regions.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2018/2019 Summer semester, validity until: 2022/2023 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit Credit 100  51 3
Mandatory attendence participation: 75%

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Závěrečný písemný test Final written test

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2019/2020 (B0714A270002) Mechatronics P Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2019/2020 (B0714A270002) Mechatronics K Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory type B study plan

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