Postgraduate seminar

2024/2025

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

2

ECTS credits

Delivered by:

School of Politics and Governance

Type:

Compulsory course

When:

3 year, 1 semester

Instructor

Malinova, Olga Y.

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The postgraduate seminar is held throughout the entire period of study and includes modules aimed at mastering the skills of developing the design of a political science research and preparing a dissertation research program, mastering the skills of academic writing and preparing scientific articles, discussing the theoretical and empirical part of a dissertation research. The seminar introduces modern approaches and methods for conducting political science research in line with the positivist and interpretive paradigms, teaches the basic principles of academic writing, develops practical skills in planning research and presenting its results in the form of texts and oral presentations. Within the framework of the seminar, graduate students have unique opportunities to discuss dissertation research at different stages, from the formation of an idea and the development of methodology to testing the results.