COURSES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES for ERASMUS INCOMING STUDENTS. at Sofia University FACULTY OF CLASSICAL AND MODERN PHILOLOGY

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1 Lcturs Exrciss/ Sminars COURSES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES for ERASMUS INCOMING STUDENTS at Sofia Univrsity FACULTY OF CLASSICAL AND MODERN PHILOLOGY Faculty coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Galina Sokolova, MA Program: Cultural Liaisons and Gopolitics of th Europan Union (in English) cod to th titl in English Languag of (wintr/ summr smstr/ Numbr of hours Lcturr/s full yar) Z020 Bordr Rgions and Transbordr coopration English MA wintr Prof. Dr. Ptar Stoyanov stoyanov@ga.u ni-sofia.bg Main goal of th cours is to dlivr basic knowldg about scintific approachs to bordrs, bordr aras and cross-bordr coopration study. It will brifly prsnt thortical basis of bordr and bordrland studis on xampls of th EU and around th world, following th prsntation of morphology and bordr policy in th EU, forms of trans-bordr rgionalism. A spcial strss is mad on th Eurorgions accompanid by a plnty of cas studis in th EU. Sparatly has bn handld Bulgarian bordr aras and cross-bordr coopration along its bordrs. During smstr studnts should prpar a cas study on bordr rgion and cross-bordr coopration.

2 Lcturs Exrciss/ Sminars cod to th titl in English Languag of (wintr/ summr smstr/ Numbr of hours Lcturr/s full yar) Z030 Diplomacy and Crisis Managmnt in th EU (historical and political aspcts) English MA wintr Assist. Prof. Boris Stoyanov, PhD Th cours dscribs and valuats th xampl of th Europan Union as a uniqu pattrn of rgional intgration in pacful conflict sttlmnt in Europ. Th lcturs ar dividd into thr main thms: origins and historical volution of th Europan intgration procss; th rol of th Europan institutions, mmbr-stats govrnmnts and mrging EU diplomacy in mdiation and conflict managmnt in widr Europ and th Middl East; casstudis on Franco-Grman rapprochmnt, Cyprus, Wstrn Balkans tc. At th nd of th cours studnts will b abl to undrstand th highly complx st of mchanisms and influncs- both formal and informal, which mak th Europanization of conflict rsolution. Th studnts ar xpct activly participat in acadmic discussions an giv a prsntation.

3 Lcturs Exrciss/ Sminars ECTS Lcturs Exrciss/ Sminars cod to th titl in English Languag of (wintr/ summr smstr/ Numbr of hours Lcturr/s full yar) Z040 Intrcultural Mdiation and Ngotiation English MA wintr Prof. Dr. Madlin Danova m.danova@unisofia.bg Th cours offrs diffrnt aspcts of intrcultural communication which can b usd in solving criss and conducting ngotiations. On th basis of th thortical modls dscribing th diffrnt typs of communication and th diffrnt typs of cultursq th cours introducs stratgic approachs which can facilitat th procsss of ngotiation and th rol of mdiators for popl from diffrnt culturs. It discusss both formal and informal communication as wll as th languag stratgis usd in such situations and mor spcifically th us of English as lingua franca and som of th dangrs that might hav. cod to th titl in English Languag of (wintr/ summr smstr/ Numbr of hours Lcturr/s full yar) Z050 Policy making and Cultur in th EU English MA wintr Prof. Dr. Maria Stoichva

4 Lcturs Exrciss/ Sminars Th cours focuss on th rol and plac of cultur in policy making in th EU as a supranational political ntity and a union of mmbr stats. It also dals with th rol of cultur in xtrnal rlations and in th formation of th forign policy of th EU. As th structur of th EU dos not fall into any traditional lgal catgory, th cours includs a modul on th uniqu charactr of dcision making systm, which has bn volving for th past 60 yars. This includs an ovrviw of th EU institutions and how cultur as an ara of dcision making and as a factor in th dcision making procss is addrssd. cod to th titl in English Languag of (wintr/ summr smstr/ Numbr of hours Lcturr/s full yar) I010 ЕU Gopolitics and th Far East English MA wintr Prof. Alxandr Fdotoff, Dr. Habil. alxfdotoff@a bv.bg This cours is aiming at acquaintanc of studnts with global politics of EU towards on of th most prosprous rgions in th world East Asia. EU countris hav unifid stratgy as to thir rlations with th Popls Rpublic of China, Japan, th Rpublic of Kora, Taiwan, Hong Kong. EU has important rlations with th abov-mntiond countris and trritoris in th fild of commrc and forign affairs. EU plays important rol in th dmocratization of th rgim in th Popls Rpublic of China, in th procss of unification of two Koras and in solving of Chins-Taiwans problm.

5 Lcturs Exrciss/ Sminars ECTS Lcturs Exrciss/ Sminars cod to th titl in English Languag of (wintr/ summr smstr/ Numbr of hours Lcturr/s full yar) I050 Introduction to EU Institutions and Policis English MA wintr Prof. Dr. Ingrid Shikova Th cours Introduction to EU Institutions and Policis is ddicat th EU institutions and th procss of stablishmnt and implmntation of th intgration policis within th Europan union. It provids a systmatic and comprhnsiv viw of th approachs and mthods of th stablishmnt of th EU policis as wll as of th factors, which influnc th procss of EU policis dvlopmnt. Considration is givn to th main institutions Europan Commission, Europan Parliamnt, Council, Europan Council and th dcision making procss.th cours clarifis th ncssity of th xistnc of th concrt intgration policis, th policis instrumnts, as wll as th difficultis, problms, links with othr policis, furthr dvlopmnt of th intgration policis. cod to th titl in English Languag of (wintr/ summr smstr/ full yar) Numbr of hours Lcturr/s I070 Gopolitics in th 21 st Cntury: Th Black Sa Rgion English MA wintr Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boyan Koulov bkoulov@gmail.com

6 Lcturs Exrciss/ Sminars Th EU and Russia, as wll as many stats in th Black Sa rgion ar currntly in sarch of adquat go-stratgy and forign policy. This cours introducs th fundamntal concpts and major thoris of gopolitical scinc as thy rlat to th 21 st cntury ralitis. It discusss th gographic and historical contxt of th forign policis and intrnational rlations in th Black Sa rgion. Discussions of currnt issus and vnts,.g., Ukrain btwn EU and Russia, will b an important part of most class sssions. Studnts will bcom familiar to intrnational gopolitical analysis and b abl to undrstand and discuss in an informd way currnt issus and dvlopmnts in th Black Sa rgion. Thy will acquir th skills to critically analyz and adquatly synthsiz th ongoing dramatic gopolitical ralignmnts and rlat thm to past and prsnt political and conomic ralitis, rligious, nationalist, and thnic issus along th astrn and southastrn priphry of th Europan Union and Russia. participants will b abl to conduct thir own hands-on rsarch and work with maps to dvlop dpr spcialization in a particular stat or issu from this ara. cod to th titl in English Languag of (wintr/ summr smstr/ full yar) Numbr of hours Lcturr/s Z013 Diplomatic Sminar English MA wintr Prof. Dr. Madlin Danova m.danova@unisofia.bg This is a stat-of-th-art practical sminar utilizing at its bst th xprtis of th M.A. program s tam as wll as that of th diplomatic corps in Sofia. By giving a lctrn to ambassadors and public affairs officrs in Sofia th sminar will mak studnts familiar to th mannr in which mbassis and diplomats function and work in a forign capital. Each lctur will giv a uniqu prspctiv to th cultural and public diplomacy of a particular country. Th studnts will b activly involvd in th prparation of th sminar with snding invitations, making arrangmnts at th mbassis, popularizing th vnt, organizing it (with modration or prsnations) and with publicizing th sminar rsults through social mdia and among thr classmats.