Bachelor 2024/2025

Political Science

Type: Compulsory course (Public Administration)

Area of studies: Public Administration

Delivered by: School of Politics and Governance

Where: Faculty of Social Sciences

When: 2 year, 4 module

Mode of studies: distance learning

Online hours: 20

Open to: students of all HSE University campuses

Instructors: Konstantin Zhigadlo

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course is a basic introduction to political science. The course is intended for students studying in the direction of "State and municipal management". The course participants will get acquainted and learn to understand the political world more deeply. In particular, within the framework of this course, students will master the key concepts of political sciences ("power", "authority", "legitimacy", "state", "political regime", "democracy", etc.) , learn the main political ideologies and the differences between them, learn to analyze and interpret political processes and events.