Semester 1

• [6 ECTS] Research Methodology
  This course is designed for students who are preparing a Master thesis. The main objectives of the course is for students to be offered tools for the construction of their thesis regarding the research question and creating methods for collecting data through qualitative and quantitative analysis. The subject is focused on problems of quantitative methods and techniques such as statistical analysis, texts related to the theory and testing hypothesis. In addition, of significance are topics of descriptive and causal inference, longitudinal, comparative and research case studies. Advanced information is offered for collecting data working with text. The aim is analyzing the data qualitatively, finally putting all theoretical and practical actions in the design and writing the thesis.
• [6 ECTS] International Institutions
  This subject covers theoretical issues regarding the international institutions of the universal and regional level, their historical development, the role, functions and responsibilities. Particular emphasis is placed on the question of their role in solving collective problems and issues in global politics. The focus is placed on their role in the area of peace and security, economic development, human rights, the democracy and the rule of law. The focus is on the main bodies within the institutions responsible for achieving the set goals.
• [6 ECTS] History of Diplomacy
  The module is designed in a way that will provide theoretical and methodological skills for understanding of diplomacy and diplomatic relations from historical and current perspectives. Students will be eligible for an independent and detailed scientific research work in the broadest sense of diplomacy, which would allow transmission of theoretical, scientific and research findings (knowledge) and knowledge in social practice.
• [6 ECTS] Comparative Political Systems
  The course "Comparative Political Systems" aims to familiarize students with knowledge about most political systems in the modern world, of course without leaving aside the political systems of countries surrounding Macedonia and political systems of less developed countries around the world. This course is part of undergraduate and postgraduate studies in most schools of public administration, law faculties and the faculties of political science. During the course, we will deal with parallelisms and comparative analysis between the functioning of the institutions of political systems in countries of interest, interrelated and in the case of the political system of the Republic of Macedonia towards finding good practices that would be promoted and political system of the Republic of Macedonia.
• [6 ECTS] Free elective course 1
  • Rhetoric
    During its long history of 2,500 years, rhetoric was used to indicate many different things; but rhetoric nowadays is considered as the art of persuasion through language. Rhetoric marks the way that an individual is linked to a particular theme or idea in order to convince the others. Rhetoric is characterized by several distinguishing features.
  • Multilingualism and multiculturalism
    The purpose of this subject will be multilingualism in multicultural societies as a social phenomenon. This phenomenon is massive in the world. During the lectures, more precise terms such as monoculturalism and multiculturalism will be considered. The term ‘linguistic nationalism’ has at least two forms of this nationalism, which collide with each other: for the leaders of the most powerful countries nationalism means expansion, and for minorities it takes the form of defiance and struggle for the affirmation of identity, despite such pressure. The emphasis during the program will be multiculturalism in education. In the schools curricula consists of contents from different cultures.
  • Selected Chapters of Advanced Topics in IT Applications for Preparing a Scientific Paper
    The aim of this subject is: * To display the technical elements, the structure of the text and deign of a scientific research. * To enable students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills from selected advanced chapters of IT applications that will be needed in preparation of the scientific and research paper. * Practical application of these objectives in preparing student’s individual research paper.
  • Selected Chapters of Advanced Applications for Statistical Data Processing
    The aim of this subject is: * To display the technical elements in the field of statistics: organizing, processing, comparing through analysis and publication of data. * To enable students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills from selected advanced chapters of the applications for statistical data processing. * Practical application of these objectives in statistical processing of data obtained from questionnaires, reports, scientific studies and other documents.
  • Professional Communication
    The course is focused on the development of those communication skills that are essential for effective functioning in the professional world. Students will study the process for analysis of different communication situations, and will accordingly comprehend them. Among the themes that will be covered are communication in organization, interpersonal and group communication, oral presentations, interviews for employment, professional business letters and interpersonal skills including group dynamics and teamwork.
  • Methodology of Teaching
    The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the basic teaching approaches and methods. They are expected to gain knowledge and skills in order to be able to apply the active educational tools. The course also offers development, learning and teaching as concepts and basic practices that allow teachers to teach about the development of thinking. Throughout this course, students will gain both theoretical background and entirety of strategies that will enable them to reflect and develop both their own and their students` critical thinking.

Semester 2

• [6 ECTS] International Relations
  The course is planned to serve the students to think about what is happening in the world, to teach students the theories and developments concerning international relations. This course introduces students to the theoretical component in international relations, key ideas and debates in international relations, particularly on basic concepts, actors in international relations, foreign policy and the power of international relations. The lectures will also be focused on international political economy and politics of global prosperity, present and future problems in the international system, including armed conflict, economy, demography and environment.
• [6 ECTS] European Union: Institutions, Politics and Laws
  The course aims to familiarize students with the complexity and development of European integration, and thus the development of the institutions (political and legal), their nature and characteristics, legislation and policies. Furthermore, the aim is to familiarize students with major theoretical interpretations of the development of the European Union, and to give consideration to current and possible future challenges that the EU faces, especially in terms of its institutions, policies and law.
• [6 ECTS] Diplomacy and Diplomatic Methods
  This advanced course examines the functions of diplomacy, the creation and termination of diplomatic relations, relations between the diplomatic and foreign policy, diplomatic secret service and espionage and principles, practices and problems of diplomatic immunity. It examines the organization of diplomatic missions abroad, the role of ambassadors and other diplomatic officers, including their responsibility to their governments and their relationship with governments of countries in which they are appointed. Analyzes how the diplomacy is related to communication, conflict management, negotiations and discusses the specialized diplomacy and the impact of technology on diplomacy. The course offers specialized training for the structure and mechanisms of diplomacy with extensive use of simulation techniques. Accent is given to writing and speaking skills, professional ethics, and negotiation techniques and studies the bureaucratic organization. This course enables students for the preparation of factual and analytical reports and memos, policy proposals and formal diplomatic correspondence as well as aspects of public relations, public policy statements and press conferences.
• [6 ECTS] International Public Law
  The module is designed in a way that students will become familiar with basic concepts of international public law, often identified with international law in general, which receives its bases in the seventeenth century, as the right of nations to witness the name of today's most important universal organization the United Nations. Students will become familiar with modern international public law which regulates the relations between states, between states and international organizations, relations of international organizations and the behavior of persons and legal persons for whom states and international organizations believe are important for the international community.
• [6 ECTS] Free elective course 2
  • Rhetoric
    During its long history of 2,500 years, rhetoric was used to indicate many different things; but rhetoric nowadays is considered as the art of persuasion through language. Rhetoric marks the way that an individual is linked to a particular theme or idea in order to convince the others. Rhetoric is characterized by several distinguishing features.
  • Multilingualism and multiculturalism
    The purpose of this subject will be multilingualism in multicultural societies as a social phenomenon. This phenomenon is massive in the world. During the lectures, more precise terms such as monoculturalism and multiculturalism will be considered. The term ‘linguistic nationalism’ has at least two forms of this nationalism, which collide with each other: for the leaders of the most powerful countries nationalism means expansion, and for minorities it takes the form of defiance and struggle for the affirmation of identity, despite such pressure. The emphasis during the program will be multiculturalism in education. In the schools curricula consists of contents from different cultures.
  • Selected Chapters of Advanced Topics in IT Applications for Preparing a Scientific Paper
    The aim of this subject is: * To display the technical elements, the structure of the text and deign of a scientific research. * To enable students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills from selected advanced chapters of IT applications that will be needed in preparation of the scientific and research paper. * Practical application of these objectives in preparing student’s individual research paper.
  • Selected Chapters of Advanced Applications for Statistical Data Processing
    The aim of this subject is: * To display the technical elements in the field of statistics: organizing, processing, comparing through analysis and publication of data. * To enable students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills from selected advanced chapters of the applications for statistical data processing. * Practical application of these objectives in statistical processing of data obtained from questionnaires, reports, scientific studies and other documents.
  • Professional Communication
    The course is focused on the development of those communication skills that are essential for effective functioning in the professional world. Students will study the process for analysis of different communication situations, and will accordingly comprehend them. Among the themes that will be covered are communication in organization, interpersonal and group communication, oral presentations, interviews for employment, professional business letters and interpersonal skills including group dynamics and teamwork.
  • Methodology of Teaching
    The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the basic teaching approaches and methods. They are expected to gain knowledge and skills in order to be able to apply the active educational tools. The course also offers development, learning and teaching as concepts and basic practices that allow teachers to teach about the development of thinking. Throughout this course, students will gain both theoretical background and entirety of strategies that will enable them to reflect and develop both their own and their students` critical thinking.

Semester 3

• [6 ECTS] Peaceful Conflict Resolution
  The course examines judicial and non-court procedures for resolving dispute between states. The role of negotiations, mediation, reconciliation and the role of the United Nations for the peaceful resolutions of international disputes will be analyzed. This course examines the system of international arbitration: ad-hoc and within the already established tribunals as Iran-USA Claims Tribunal and ICSID. Will be studied practices and procedures of the International Court of Justice in both capacities as a mechanism for resolving international disputes on human rights, commercial law and maritime law.
• [6 ECTS] Globalization as a Phenomenon in Contemporary Society
  * Students will have a deeper conceptual understanding of globalization as a phenomenon that flattened the world (Friedman). * Have a vision for themselves and society in conditions of globalization * Able to debate intelligently for globalization in various dimensions: economic, political, cultural and socio-spatial. * Able to identify the background of globalization and problematic reflections (ex. anti -globalization). Ready to compare different perspectives on globalization and its influences nationally, regionally and internationally. * Ability to develop a structured study of the "product" or (EPI) phenomenon of globalization.
• [6 ECTS] Political Management
  The aims of this course are: * To gain basic knowledge of the term policy and management * Be familiar with basic tools and activities in order to distinguish the political processes under different criteria. * To gain adequate knowledge for preparation of a survey and field working. * Application of knowledge gained from other objects and building a particular methodology for the preparation of essays-paper work. * To analyze the electoral process and the method of execution. * To prepare a political speech and to simulate the appearance of a political event. * Ability to actively participate in a debate organized by the Student Union. * Ability to prepare and participate in research project, and presenting the results of scientific research. * To determine different ways and use scientific sources, to study and read selectively and comparatively to analyze political processes.
• [6 ECTS] Foreign Policy Analysis
  Through an analysis of papers published in terms of foreign policy, the course will train students how the foreign policy tools can be applied to a concrete case study. It is expected that students will be able to think critically in terms of foreign policy methods that states and international organizations use, as well as their connection with diplomatic methods.
• [6 ECTS] Elective course 1
  • Political Ethics: Domestic, International and Diplomatic
    * Has knowledge and understands the semantics and the concepts of morality of ethics, standards of behavior, moral judgment and moral philosophy. * Develops a position on the moral position in professional life. * Set up clear views on the rights and responsibilities of the employee in-state public administration. * Able to face ethical problem situations. * There is a sense of the character required in the profession of administrator. * Informed by the literature on ethics in the field of public administration. * Ready to use communication tools and to respect ethical standards in working with state institutions and public actors.
  • Public Policy Analysis
    The subject aims to enable students to define and illustrate the analysis of policy and its role in creating and transforming the information relevant for policy. There is no agreement on how precisely to define public policy. Students will have the opportunity to become familiar with this field and to critically analyze the developments and events in the area of public policy. Analysis of public policies is a discipline for problem solving that draws knowledge of basic theories and methodologies of social sciences, the social professions and the philosophy of politics.
  • Leadership and Оrganizational Development
    Teaching of the course in Leadership and Organizational Development is introduced as part of a study program in Public Administration. The subject aims to enable students to learn how leaders and managers develop and implement the achievement of the mission and vision of an organization in the public sector; develop values required for long-term success and their application through appropriate activities and habits, as leaders and managers are personally involved in ensuring that management systems of the organization will be developed and implemented. Also about the way how the organization implements its mission and vision through a clear strategy based on the views of all interested parties, supported by all relevant policies, plans, goals and processes.

Semester 4

• [30 ECTS] Master Thesis
  This module enables students to transfer their skills and knowledge to research and make more complex task of the Master thesis. The module is designed to be fully practical and students to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to approach writing the paper. The module has unique return result-to enable students to write the master thesis with minimal difficulties, and with maximum efficiency. The course aims to improve research techniques and style of writing paper, taking account to stop illegal means, such as plagiarism and infringement of copyright, which are prohibited by the Statute of SEEU.