Social and Political Sciences I Cycle Curriculum

International University of Sarajevo, Department of Social Sciences
Social and Political Sciences Program, I Cycle Curriculum (2018 - 2019)

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Semester I
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
ELIT100	Academic English and Effective Communication		2	1	6
MATH100	Mathematical Skills		2	2	6
POLS102	Introduction to Political Science		3	0	6
POLS101	Introduction to Philosophy		3	0	6
xxx	University Elective I		0	0	3
xxx	Foreign Language Elective I		2	0	3
Semester Total=					30

Semester II
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
ELIT200	Critical Reading and Writing		2	1	6
SOC102	Introduction to Sociology		3	0	6
IR101	Introduction to International Relations		3	0	6
xxx	University Elective II			0	6
xxx	University Elective III			0	3
xxx	Foreign Language Elective II		2	0	3
Semester Total=					30

Semester III
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
POLS204	Comparative Political Analysis	POLS102	3	0	6
SOC201	Social Theory		2	2	6
HIST202	History of the Balkans		3	0	6
xxx	Faculty Elective I			0	6
xxx	Program Elective I			0	6
Semester Total=					30

Semester IV
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
POLS211	Politics and the Media		3	0	6
HIST201	Historical Thought		3	0	6
POLS212	Political Participation		3	0	6
IR215	EU System	IR101	3	1	6
xxx	Faculty Elective II			0	6
Semester Total=					30

Semester V
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
POLS306	Religion and Politics	IR101	3	1	6
SPS311	Quantitative Research Methods	Junior Standing	3	2	6
POLS301	Political Philosophy		2	2	6
POLS304	Politics in BiH		3	0	6
xxx	Program Elective II			0	6
Semester Total=					30

Semester VI
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
POLS303	Survey of Political History	Junior Standing	3	0	6
SPS312	Qualitative Research Methods	SPS311	3	0	6
POLS302	Contemporary Political Thought	POLS301	3	0	6
SOC351	Political Sociology	Junior Standing	3	0	6
xxx	Program Elective III			0	6
Semester Total=					30

Semester VII
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
HIST309	Social and Economic History of Europe	Senior Standing	2	2	6
SPS370	Work Placement/Internship	Senior Standing	0	14	6
xxx	Program Elective IV			0	6
xxx	Program Elective V			0	6
xxx	Free Elective I			0	6
Semester Total=					30

Semester VIII
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
SOC404	New Social Movements	Senior Standing	3	0	6
POLS407	Politics and Governance in the Balkans	Senior Standing	3	0	6
POLS499	Graduation Project	Senior Standing	2	2	6
xxx	Free Elective II			0	6
xxx	Free Elective III			0	6
Semester Total=					30

Abbreviations: T= Teaching, P= Practice, ECTS credit		No. of Courses	42
Total Credits Required for Graduation	240	Minimum ECTS Credits for Applied / Practical Component of the Curriculum	66
Total Credits of Electives	78	Elective Ratio	32.50%

5 Program Electives are taken from junior, senior or graduate level courses in IR, HIST, LAW, POLS or SOC, a sample list is given below.
3 Free Elective courses are taken from any program in any faculty.
3 University Electives are taken from SPS University Elective Courses List
2 Language Elective courses are taken from the list of language courses provided (can not be the student's mother language).
2 Faculty courses are taken from any programs at FASS apart from SPS program.
This new curriculum is being implemented for the new freshman students who entered the freshman class in the year 2017 or after.
In exceptional cases only, Faculty council may make a decision for a student bypass a prerequisite for any course.
Work placement/Internship is typically practiced in summer for a period of at least 25 work days, totalling at least 200 hours.
Junior standing: The students must have completed at least 108 ECTS successfully.
Senior standing: The students must have completed at least 168 ECTS successfully.

Table 1:

IUS Pool of 6 ECTS University Courses

Code	Title	T	P	ECTS
CS103	Introduction to Programming	3	2	6
ECON111	Introduction to Microeconomics	3	0	6
ECON112	Introduction to Macroeconomics	3	0	6
ELIT101	Introduction to Literature	2	1	6
ENS105	The Brain	3	0	6
IR101	Introduction to International Relations	3	0	6
MAN102	Introduction to Management	3	0	6
NS102	Physics	3	2	6
NS103	Biology	3	0	6
NS104	General Chemistry	3	2	6
POLS102	Introduction to Political Science	3	0	6
SOC102	Introduction to Sociology	3	0	6
SPS103	Law and Ethics	3	0	6
SPS120	Critical Thinking	3	0	6
SPS150	World History	3	0	6
VA121	History of Art I	3	0	6

Table 2:

IUS Pool of 3 ECTS University Courses

Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
ARCH107	Understanding Art and Architecture		1	1	3
CS100	Computer Skills		0	5	3
CULT101	Understanding Cultural Encounters		2	0	3
ECON105	Understanding Business		2	0	3
NS111	Understanding Nature and Knowledge		3	0	3
NS112	Understanding Science and Technology		2	0	3
SPS140	Understanding Religion		3	0	3
TURK111	Spoken Turkish I		0	2	3
BOS111	Spoken Bosnian I		0	2	3
BOS112	Spoken Bosnian II	BOS111	0	2	3
TURK112	Spoken Turkish II		0	2	3

Table 3:

Program Electives for Social and Political Sciences

Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
POLS223	Nations, Ethnicities and Ideologies		3	0	6
POLS401	Philosophical Approaches to Modernity	Senior Standing	3	0	6
POLS410	Politics in the Middle East	Senior Standing	3	0	6
POLS412	Issues in Turkish Politics	Senior Standing	3	0	6
HIST221	Early Ottoman History		3	0	6
HIST222	Late Ottoman History		3	0	6
HIST304	History of World Religions	Senior Standing	2	2	6
HIST313	History of the Middle East	Junior Standing	2	2	6
HIST331	Early Islamic History	Junior Standing	2	2	6
HIST361	History of the United States	Junior Standing	2	2	6
SOC311	Sociology of Religion	Junior Standing	3	0	6
SOC314	Sociology of Everyday Life	Junior Standing	3	1	6
SOC321	Urban Sociology	Junior Standing	3	0	6
SOC410	Community Studies	Junior Standing	3	0	6
SOC412	Multiculturalism and Social Change	Junior Standing	3	0	6
CULT310	Bosnian Cultural Heritage I	Junior Standing	3	1	6
CULT311	Bosnian Cultural Heritage II	Junior Standing	3	1	6
IR211	International Relations Theories	IR101	3	1	6
IR212	Politics in Europe	IR101	3	1	6
IR213	International Issues in the Balkans	IR101	3	1	6
IR216	Foreign Policy Analysis	IR101	3	1	6
IR301	Political Geography and Geopolitics	IR101	3	1	6
IR305	International Organisations	IR101	3	1	6
IR331	Diplomatic History	Junior Standing	3	1	6
IR333	Turkish Foreign Policy	Junior Standing	3	0	6
IR334	US Foreign Policy	Junior Standing	3	0	6
IR337	Russian and Post-Soviet Politics	Junior Standing	3	0	6
IR339	Latin America in World Politics	Junior Standing	3	0	6
IR461	Conflict Analysis	Senior Standing	3	0	6
IR462	Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts	Senior Standing	3	0	6
IR463	Migration, Refugees and Diasporas	Senior Standing	3	0	6
IR464	Studies in Genocide	Senior Standing	3	0	6
IR472	Human Rights	Senior Standing	3	0	6
IR476	Global Environmental Issues	Senior Standing	3	0	6

Other 2xx, 3xx, 4xx or 5xx level courses from other programs at IUS can be taken as program elective with the consent of the Program Coordinator