SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
GRADUATE STUDIES
WHY IS SPS THE BEST SCHOOL FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE IN MACEDONIA?
If you are a young diplomat or you wish to start a career in the diplomatic service and the international organizations, or if you see yourself as part of the public administration, working for the government, state institutions and the local self-government, then see what UACS can offer you!
TOP 5 REASONS TO ENROLL
- Our mission is to create professionals who are capable of coping with modern-day challenges in the areas of international relations and diplomacy
- In-depth knowledge in international relations and diplomacy, with a special focus on economic diplomacy
- Carefully designed courses tackling some of the most important political and economic issues of today
- Well-balanced combination of theoretical and practical knowledge delivered interactively by professors, experts and career diplomats
- Interchange of professional experience among international professors, guest speakers and students
- Exceptional mix of the best practices of European and American educational systems
TITLE AND DEGREE EARNED UPON GRADUATION
Master of Arts in Political Science (120 ECTS) – Major: International Relations and Diplomacy
Master of Arts in Political Science (60 ECTS) – Major: International Relations and Diplomacy
OUR FACULTY
- Prof. Zoran Shapurikj, PhD – Professor of European and Environmental Law
- Prof. Stevo Pendarovski, PhD – Professor of International Affairs and Security (on leave), incumbent President of the Republic of North Macedonia
- Prof. Ivan Dodovski, PhD – Dean of the School of Political Science
- Assoc. Prof. Marina Andeva, PhD – Associate Professor of European Law and Migration Studies
- Tihomir Janchovski, MA – Teaching Assistant in Modern History and Academic Writing
- Prof. Evica Delova Jolevska, PhD – Professor of Statistics, Director of Supervision and Licensing at the National Bank of Macedonia
- Assist. Prof. Dancho Markovski, PhD – Assistant Professor of International Law and Diplomacy
- Assist. Prof. Viktor Dimovski, PhD – Assistant Professor of Political Systems and Security Studies (on leave), incumbent Director of the Macedonian National Security Agency
- Assist. Prof. Vasilka Salevska-Trajkova, PhD – Assistant Professor of Administrative Law and Public Administration
- Assist. Prof. Ivan Stefanovski, PhD – Assistant Professor in Political Science and Constitutional Law
- Assist. Prof. Ivo Bosilkov, PhD – Assistant Professor in Political Science, Media and Communication
- Vincent Mosby, MA – Professor of Practice in US History
- Saso Ordanoski, PhD – Professor of Practice in Sociology
- Zhivko Gruevski, PhD – Professor of Practice in Theory and History of Diplomacy
- Ivan Stefanovski, PhD – Director of Eurothink Centre for European Strategies
- Marijana Opashinova Shundovska, PhD – Multilateral Cooperation Advisor at the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia
- Donatino Marcon, MA – Professor of Practice in Economic Diplomacy, former Italian Ambassador to Macedonia
- Prof. David McGaffey, PhD – Professor Emeritus in International Relations and Director of Global Stewards Institute – Berkeley, California, USA
- Prof. Robert Hudson, PhD – Professor in European History and Cultural Politics at the University of Derby, UK
- Prof. Dimitrios Akrivoulis, PhD – Professor of International Relations at the University of Macedonia and Visiting Professor at the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratization (UNESCO Chair, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
- Heinz Bongartz, PhD – Representative of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung to Kenya and UACS visiting lecturer in Sociology and Development Studies
Required courses and the academic program:
- Theory and Practice of International Relations and Diplomacy
- Advanced Research Methods
- MA Thesis Writing Workshop
- Elective courses
- Elective courses
- Elective courses
- General elective course
- MA Thesis
Elective courses:
- Current Issues in International Relations and Diplomacy
- Economic Diplomacy
- Diplomatic Protocol, Etiquette and Correspondence
- International Public Law
- International Humanitarian Law
- International Organizations
- International Economy
- Diplomatic and Consular Law
- EU Foreign and Security Policy
- European Integration
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- US Foreign Policy
- Macedonian Foreign Policy
- Migration and Refugees
- Terrorism, Security & Protection of Human Rights
- Conflict Resolution and Mediation
- Multiculturalism and Globalization
- Media and Politics
- Strategic Foresight
- Women in World Politics
General elective courses:
- Business English
- Advanced Organizational Behavior
- Leadership
- Human Resource Management
- Statistics for Political Science
Note: UACS reserves the right to offer a selective list of elective courses.
Courses:
- Theory and Practice of International Relations and Diplomacy
- International Public Law
- International Organizations
- Advanced Research Methods
- MA Thesis Writing Workshop
- Elective courses
- Elective courses
- Elective courses
- Elective courses
- Elective courses
- Elective courses
- General elective course
- General elective course
- Curriculum Practical Training and Project
- MA Thesis
Elective courses:
- Current Issues in International Relations and Diplomacy
- Economic Diplomacy
- Diplomatic Protocol, Etiquette and Correspondence
- International Public Law
- International Humanitarian Law
- International Organizations
- International Economy
- Diplomatic and Consular Law
- EU Foreign and Security Policy
- European Integration
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- US Foreign Policy
- Macedonian Foreign Policy
- Migration and Refugees
- Terrorism, Security & Protection of Human Rights
- Conflict Resolution and Mediation
- Multiculturalism and Globalization
- Media and Politics
- Strategic Foresight
- Women in World Politics
General elective courses:
- Business English
- Advanced Organizational Behavior
- Leadership
- Human Resource Management
- Statistics for Political Science
Note: UACS reserves the right to offer a selective list of elective courses.