Regional Studies (Near and Middle Eastern Countries)
Upon graduation, students majoring in Regional Studies acquire the following professional competencies, knowledge and skills:
- Able to analyze and evaluate international political processes on the basis of geographical knowledge and arguments, having an adequate understanding of the political map of the modern world, its political-territorial structure, its dynamics and the latest transformations on all continents.
- Comparative study of the political systems of the region, the use and division of political power, the identification of common and different features between political manifestations, the relationship between the legislative and executive authorities in these countries, the existing political regimes, relations between central and local governments, political parties, is able to analyze processes and determine the role of individuals, political groups and elites in the implementation of political governance.
- The foreign policy mechanism of the countries of the region is able to analyze the stages of the decision-making process in the field of foreign policy and the factors influencing this process, to make preliminary predictions on the main directions of historical policy.
- Able to work with media materials, conduct research on specific topics, collect factual materials, summarize and draw conclusions.
- Able to analyze the situation in the field of building a democratic society, ensuring the rule of law, protection of human rights and freedoms.
- Deeply masters the history of the region, can identify the historical causes of modern processes developing in the region, reveals the legacy between historical and modern processes.
- Knows the formation, goals and objectives of modern diplomacy, the main directions of development, structure and mechanisms, is able to implement the rules of protocol and etiquette, knows the organization of diplomatic services of leading countries, is able to prepare diplomatic documents.
Training schedule of the specialty
Subject code |
Name of subject |
The number of credits |
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I course |
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Autumn semester |
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| Trd941 | Business and academic communication in a foreign language 1 | 6 | |
| Tar170 | History of Azerbaijan | 5 | |
| Pol130 | Introduction to Regional Studies | 4 | |
| Erd831 | Specialty-oriented foreign language 1 | 6 | |
| Mmt020 | Civil Defense | 3 | |
| Pol175 | Political Science | 3 | |
| Com130 | Modern ICT and information security | 3 | |
Summer semester |
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| Trd942 | Business and academic communication in a foreign language 2 | 5 | |
| Tar190 | History of International Relations | 7 | |
| Law050 | Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan and bases of law | 3 | |
| Yos141 | Economy of the region | 5 | |
| Erd832 | Specialty-oriented foreign language 2 | 6 | |
| Azd019 | Business and academic communication in the Azerbaijani language | 4 | |
II course |
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Autumn semester |
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| Trd943 | Business and academic communication in a foreign language 3 | 4 | |
| Coq120 | Political geography | 3 | |
| Yos121 | Ethnography of the region | 3 | |
| Pol530 | Theory of International Relations | 6 | |
| Pol101 | History of political thought | 4 | |
| Erd833 | Specialty-oriented foreign language 3 | 6 | |
| Pol470 | Geopolitics | 4 | |
Summer semester |
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| Yos540 | Political system of the states of the region | 4 | |
| Law650 | International Law | 3 | |
| Yos111 | History of the region 1 | 4 | |
| Bid006 | Strategic management | 3 | |
| Yos101 | Regional integration processes | 6 | |
| Erd834 | Specialty-oriented foreign language 4 | 6 | |
| Yos151 | Legal system of the states of the region | 4 | |
III course |
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Autumn semester |
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| Yos112 | History of the region 2 | 4 | |
| Pol525 | Political analysis and critical thinking | 4 | |
| Pol090 | Energy diplomacy in modern international relations | 6 | |
| Pol835 | Modern diplomacy | 4 | |
| Erd835 | Specialty-oriented foreign language 5 | 6 | |
| Yos161 | Ethnopsychology of the region | 6 | |
Summer semester |
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| Pol151 | International negotiations | 4 | |
| Yos970 | Foreign policy of the countries of the region | 4 | |
| Pol152 | World economy and foreign policy of the region | 5 | |
| Pol455 | International Security | 6 | |
| Yos360 | Culture and art of the region | 6 | |
| Erd836 | Specialty-oriented foreign language 6 | 5 | |
VI course |
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Autumn semester |
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| Pol221 | Business communication and speech culture | 4 | |
| Met240 | Multiculturalism | 3 | |
| Yos222 | Relations between the country of the region and the Republic of Azerbaijan | 4 | |
| Pol430 | Forecasting of international relations | 5 | |
| Pol321 | Basics of diplomatic service and protocol | 5 | |
| Pol201 | Region in the system of international relations | 4 | |
| Erd837 | Specialty-oriented foreign language 7 | 5 | |
Summer semester |
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| Tec040 | Career Planning | 5 | |
| Tec050 | Soft skills | 9 | |
| Tec060 | Hard skills | 10 | |
| Tec070 | Production experience / project | 6 | |
