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Fall 2024: Academics

Course Code: ACC 191

Instruction Language: English

Includes foundations, techniques and basic items on the financial statements such as: inventories, property, plant and equipment, receivables – payables, corrections, revenue recognition, etc. Although the course is not designed to explain a specific set of accounting regulations, the specific Hungarian rules will be discussed in brief.

Course Code: ACC B07

Instruction Language: English

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the context of international accounting systems in a practical way. The course focuses on financial reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the basic context in which it is prepared.

Course Code: ACC 314

Instruction Language: English

This course introduces students to the generation of cost data for the preparation of proper, representative financial statements, and for optimal planning and control of routine operations and long range organizational goals. It focuses on the uses of formal cost accounting systems and quantitative techniques to make managerial decisions. Topics include: direct absorption income statements, job and process costing, allocation and proration, pro-forma and capital budgeting.

Course Code: ART 305

Instruction Language: English

The goal of our course is to find out about these layers and aspects, and to gain first hand experience through organized city walks. By going on tours and strolls in Budapest students will learn about the history, culture, music, architectural heritage, the multi-ethnic and ideological complexity of this city, as they are articulated, shaped and preserved in the contemporary urban space.

Course Code: ART 301

Instruction Language: English

The aim of the course is to present how the recent history of Hungary is reflected in literature, film and visual arts. The course if offering an overview of the twentieth century history of Hungary, as well as an outline of how art is reflecting on key historical events. During the course we are going to look for traces of history in the urban spaces of Budapest, we will visit important locations and intriguing institutions. We will also discuss issues contemporary works of art raise, and their critical societal visions. The course aims to achieve its goals through the implementation of an intermedial and interdisciplinary view.

Course Code: ART E20

Instruction Language: English

This course takes on a hands-on, practical approach to help students to better understand visual language, to be able to distinguish between quality photographs from random shots. In a world full of visual images that surround us and communicates with it is not only useful but also necessary to understand their nature.

Course Code: BUS 401

Instruction Language: English

Covers the characteristics students would need to develop to be successful in business and how new or existing businesses generate their product or service ideas and test them through market research.

Course Code: BUS 498

Familiarizes students with basic philosophical concepts and principles of ethics; will understand and analyze the ethical dimensions of everyday business practices and help students become more aware of their own moral beliefs as well as the beliefs of others. 

Course Code: 7VG H2B

Instruction Language: English

The course aims to introduce students to the theoretical background of innovation and R&D. Students will learn about the institutional environment of innovation, its stakeholders and innovative business development.

Course Code: OPR 212

Instruction Language: English

Provides a multidisciplinary approach to the various organizational contexts where managers work. Problem structuring, modeling, decision-making and its techniques will be considered, with specific emphasis on their practical aspects. This course is intended for students in the various management disciplines.

Course Code: BUS 444

Instruction Language: English

The course aims to enhance the readiness of the students as future experts to contribute to the emergence of a regenerative economy. It demonstrates through team work how early implementation of regenerative practices capitalizing on green digitalization can serve as blue ocean strategy also at firm level.

Course Code: DIG 052

Instruction Language: English

After completing this course, students will be able to understand the principles and frameworks of EA, including the benefits of EA, how to achieve business and IT alignment, and how to integrate information technology into an organisation’s strategy, mission, and goals. They will also be able to identify the different actors involved in planning IT systems and how to achieve complete mutual agreement between them. Students would be taught to use tools like ArchiMate to create EA artefacts to describe an architecture at a business, application, data, and technology level.

Course Code: BUS 310

Instruction Language: English

This is an intensive course for students who want to better understand how evolving technologies are affecting all of our lives in a profound way. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of emerging technologies and gain an understanding of how and why every industry on the planetis faced with fundamental changes. Students willbe challenged to debate the merits and drawbacks of robotics and automation on the global workforce.

Course Code: MAN 488

Instruction Language: English

This course presents an introduction into the international world of business, and the impact and consequences of globalisation and competition on the firm. The student will study how firms adapt to their environment, and simultaneously deal with increased competition, new markets and opportunities, technology and the growth and influx of specialised services, and changing customer tastes.

Course Code: BUS 453

Instruction Language: English

Increasingly, enterprises of all types are required to compete in multiple foreign markets. Understanding the challenges associated with global business activity, and developing skills in these areas, have become essential requirements for success. The International Business course is designed to provide students with the skills, knowledge, and sensitivity required to work within a global environment. The course will involve several different teaching styles. Involvement will be both in an individual format and in teams of up to five (5) people. The class will include formal lectures, case and class presentations, guest speakers and videos.

Course Code: BUS 098

Instruction Language: English

The aim of the course is to develop students’ analytical skills of policy analysis. The course provides theoretical and historical background of international trade policies, as well as the global trading system. The course also introduces students with the possibilities of quantitative analysis of global trade and trade policies. The course relies on theoretical knowledge on trade theory, and basic quantitative methods learned in other courses.

Course Code: MAN M12

Instruction Language: English

The course focuses on the leader and the organisation. It aims to shed light on the principal professional activities (functions) of an executive, and to enable students to model organisational structure by studying the major forms.

Course Code: OPR 518

Instruction Language: English

The course is based on the paradigm of strategy-oriented project management. Students gain knowledge and skill regarding such project management tools that are in use in the course of implementing single (both internal and external) projects. Students who complete the course successfully are able to work as project team member and to provide assistance (as a junior project manager) to project managers in an efficient manner.

Course Code: MAN M15

Instruction Language: English

The objective of the course is to complete the academic studies by real business perspective providing to the students an overview of the automotive industry: introduction to the automotive industry & business management, assessment of its current transformation and characteristics & impact of the international companies.

Course Code: BUS 035

Instruction Language: English

The course is planned for students who, while not specialists in environmental issues, would like to receive insight into causes of environmental problems and the possible corrective actions that can be taken at company level. Topics of sustainability, and instruments of environmental policy will be explained. The course will analyse environmental strategy options of firms and selection of environmental tools that exist in the corporate toolbox, together with the circumstances that influence the correct choice among strategies and tools.

Course Code: BUS 083

Instruction Language: English

The course aims to collaborate with unconventional business models in order to facilitate "green digitalization" capable of addressing both challenges: the social impacts of technological advancement and the climate crisis that propels the emergence of the Anthropocene. Through the combined utilization of various analytical methods, the course assists in identifying intricate patterns of innovative business solutions while examining a wide array of real-life cases.

Course Code: BUS 499

Instruction Language: English

Provides a creative environment for testing ideas on the controversies and complexity of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Social Entrepreneurship. Students learn about the diverse background of CSR (corporate philanthropy, business ethics, strategic management, etc.), the various existing – and often competing – approaches to this management concept by looking at best and worst business examples.

Course Code: BUS G32

Instruction Language: English

The course aims to provide an insight into the history, culture as well as social, economic and political processes of the Latin American region (with the main focus being on the period from the 1990s until today). The events and processes of single countries are not investigated and analysed separately, but rather embedded into the changes of the world economy and into regional economic and political processes, while the special role of some major countries inevitably stands out. Guest lecturers (primarily Latin American ambassadors accredited to Budapest, as well as active and retired diplomats) will also participate and give classes during the course. For the seminars we will read articles about recent events in Latin-America, we will analyse its economic-political-social background, debating about the causes and setting up scenarios.

Course Code: BUS 003

Instruction Language: English

During the semester, students work in groups of four on project-based exercises. The projects are partly based on real company cases and partly on case studies. The respective topics of the projects are: positioning of the company and its external environment, the role of resources and capabilities in defining strategy, operations management, strategy selection and implementation.

Course Code: BUS TOM

Instruction Language: English

The objective of the course is to enable students to understand and analyze the role of the tourism industry in the world’s economic development by learning about its various components and systems. This elective introductory level course is suitable for both master and bachelor study students from many fields of studies ranging from business management, marketing, economy, entrepreneurship to communications for instance, because understanding the dynamics of tourism and its contribution to regions’ and countries’ income and social well-being is vital for all human beings.

Course Code: COM 512

Instruction Language: English

The student will gain an understanding on the theories, foundations and institutions governing the recent and current expansion of international trade and investments, and develop insights into the ever-changing business environment.

Course Code: DIG 004

Instruction Language: English

 The course discusses the basic concepts of relational database management systems and the necessary practical knowledge, laying the foundations for confident data modelling, storage and use. The course also describes the basics of relational data modelling, the tools and steps of normalization, which will enable students to design, normalize, and implement a database suitable for a given business problem in a relational environment. 

Course Code: DIG 082

Instruction Language: English

Intelligent systems course provides a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to today’s revolutionary management support system technologies, and it demonstrates how they can be used for better decision making. The Intelligent Systems course provides a general manager’s perspective and practical skills on the role of today’s information systems and IT technologies (ERP systems, process management tools, decision support systems, data warehouses, business analytics, data mining and artificial intelligence) in the digitisation of business processes. 

Course Code: DIG 002

Instruction Language: English

This course aims at introducing the foundation of data science and applied tools. Python programming language is presented in more detail. The students will be capable of applying algorithmic methods, methodologies and thinking to data analytics processes and data-driven business problem-solving and decision-making. They will use the Python programming environment, which is widely used in data science, to gain hands-on experience in programming structures, algorithms, data types, and object-oriented programming among others, and to understand the programming paradigm, its advantages, and limitations. 

Course Code: ECO 03B

Instruction Language: English

The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to the main topics and results of behavioural economics and to present its economic applications. The knowledge acquired during the course helps the interdisciplinary understanding of social phenomena.

Course Code: BUS 276

Instruction Language: English

Students will receive an introduction to marketing in the areas of marketing research, product development and pricing, distribution, and promotion, and learn the fundamentals of management including leadership styles and skills, planning, organizing, controlling, directing, evaluating, and motivating. Human resources management and the effect of current technology on management will also be presented.

Course Code: ECO P02

Instruction Language: English

The course introduces the students into comprehensive analysis of economic policy making, covering key policy areas and main concepts of policy analysis framework. The cases are mostly taken from policy events and trends in the EU and in selected CEE countries, with a special regard to Hungary. The aim is to prepare the students to conduct and present policy analysis.

Course Code: ECO 411

Instruction Language: English

Examines the norms or principles that establish and justify societies and determine the rights and responsibilities of a society in a globalized world. The course will also consider the application of these principles to such issues as justice, ethics, political, and social institutions in a world community.

Course Code: ECO 305

Instruction Language: English

Aims to explore the complexity of political economic and social interactions in the global environment, as well as the rapid changes in different settings and practices caused by global, technological and cultural changes which make it difficult to perceive ethical issues in the era of cultural globalization.

Course Code: ECO 038

Instruction Language: English

Macroeconomics focuses on the concepts, tools relationships and models with which the main questions of the functioning of the economy and the conduction of fiscal and monetary policy can be understood, analyzed and answered.

Course Code: ECO 136

Instruction Language: English

The basic economic problem, economic systems and the foundations of the market economy are among the first topics that will be dealt with. Introductory microeconomics, including market equilibrium, elasticity, demand and supply theory and different market forms will follow. The module concludes with a look at market failures and the labour market.

Course Code: ECO 52M

Instruction Language: English

This course will provide a framework for understanding fiscal policy, governmental budgeting and accounting methods of the public sector. The course offers a perspective tilted towards practice, providing lessons about the feasibility of implementing public policy goals, about the impact of fiscal architecture on reaching substantive policy aims. Students will learn about how recent trends in public administrations towards decentralization, delegation and contracting out implied changes in public financial management.

Course Code: ECO 72B

Instruction Language: English

This course aims introducing business and management students to the key concepts that help them to understand real world economic events and the incisiveness of economic analysis. Typical subjects covered are those of international trade theory and policy issues; economic integration; international factor movements and foreign direct investment; cross border lending, factor markets, balance of payments and the foreign exchange market. 

Course Code: FIN 510

Instruction Language: English

The course aims to offer an introduction to basic approaches and methods of business valuation. The classes will cover each technique’s limitations and critical challenges, and participants may understand the income- (cash flow-) based, multiple-based and asset-based approaches as well. 

Course Code: FIN Q08

Instruction Language: English

The aim of the course is to give students a detailed picture of the role of the banking system in the economy, to get to know the operation of the individual banks, and to understand then challenges affecting the financial system as a whole.

Course Code: FIN 351

Instruction Language: English

Examines the financial needs of corporations and the range of mechanisms available to meet them. Different financial requirements are examined with an emphasis on a comparison of internal and external sources of funds and their relative availability and cost. Topics include capital budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy, capital structure, current asset management and portfolio theory.

Course Code: FIN F4

Instruction Language: English

The course introduces today’s international regulatory framework, technological change and other key issues in the financial sector. The course deals with the main services, activities and operations of financial institutions (with particular reference to commercial banks).

Course Code: FIN Q09

Instruction Language: English

The aim of the course is to master the principles and main practical methods of financial planning, analysis and evaluation. The semester begins with the definition and interpretation of economic cycles and value drivers. We then review the main parts of the financial statements (balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow) and their analysis. Next we will review the financial ratios and their evaluation. During the fourth class we address the basics and practical issues of valuation multiplies. We will then review the main issues of DCF valuation. During the sixth week, we deepen our knowledge with the help of complex case studies. Last, we have the group presentations. In this course we put a strong focus on financial sustainability.

Course Code: FIN 21M

Instruction Language: English

The aim of the course is for the student to understand the interactions between the products of the international financial markets and the background of the strategic financial decisions of multinational companies. During the quarter, the student identifies and quantifies the exchange rate risk of various business operations (import/export transactions, foreign loans, investments, etc.) and proposes effective solutions (e.g., currency options and futures contracts) to manage the risks. The student understands the difference between national and international funding and asset and liability models and the importance of adjusting the valuation method to the global environment in which a company operates.

Course Code: FIN 13M

Instruction Language: English

This course introduces international financial markets, to institutions and to the management of the special risks arising from international transactions. The basic thrust of this course is to provide a conceptual framework within which the essential financial decisions of governments, the international banks and institutions, and the multinational firm (as well as criteria of sound personal finance) can be analyzed.

Course Code: FIN 109

Instruction Language: English

This course will give the basis of the following courses during the Finance Masters program: Applied Business Valuation, Cases in Corporate Finance, Corporate Planning and Reporting. We will cover topics, that enable student to understand easier the complex financial notions, relations, that appear in the courses mentioned above. 

Course Code: FIN B05

Instruction Language: English

This course aims to help students understand the importance, structure, functions, operation, and challenges of the international financial markets. The course introduces today’s international regulatory framework as well as the characteristics and the main participants of financial markets. The basic thrust of this course is to provide a conceptual framework within which the essential financial decisions of governments, international banks and institutions and multinational firms can be understood.

Course Code: FIN 021

Instruction Language: English

The aim of the course is to present the operation and logic of financial markets, the recent trends based on the basic asset pricing knowledge, and to review the most important theoretical contexts and models.

Course Code: FIN EF1

Instruction Language: English

The Student Managed Investment Fund course offers students a practical approach to investment management via learning-by-doing. Students take on the roles of research analysts and work towards making an investment pitch in front of an investment committee of professional asset management company. The main objective of the course is to gain insight into the complex world of financial markets, active investment strategies, portfolio management, and to broaden students’ perspective on sustainability risk and ESG topics.

Course Code: LNG 105

Instruction Language: English

Offered for students who want to acquire a basic command of the Hungarian language which would help them to obtain simple information and to express their requests and/or messages in a simple form. The course is also recommended for students who only need so-called “survival Hungarian”.

Course Code: HIS 368

Instruction Language: English

Designed to examine the rise and fall of Soviet domination in the countries of East-Central Europe after 1945. The primary focus will be on Hungary and we will investigate the Sovietization of the country, the Stalinist political and social system, the phase of state socialism, everyday life during communism and the period of the transition

Course Code: HIS 352

Instruction Language: English

Designed as a general survey of the history of Central Europe in the 20th century as well as trends and events in Hungary. Special attention will be paid to visual representation and to understanding historical events, trends and personalities through film analysis.

Course Code: HIS 48B

Instruction Language: English

Introducing students to the classic thinkers of the Western civilizaton, along problems and topics, and interpreting them within a historical and various contemporary contexts, with a principal emphasis on political and ethical aspects. 

Course Code: HIS 445

Instruction Language: English

This course provides an overview of the history of twentieth century Europe. With a clear focus on Central Europe and the way how West European states France, Great Britain, Germany) and the superpowers (U.S., former Soviet Union) influenced and shaped political and economic developments in Central and East Central Europe. Country examples will be Poland, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Austria.

Course Code: ECO 415

Instruction Language: English

Aims at analyzing the particular Hungarian regime change events and the transition process, as a leading reformer in the early 1990s, and as a candidate to join the European integration and struggles with economic slowdown, persistent inflation, problems in public finance, and “adjustment fatigue”.

Course Code: INTERN

Instruction Language: English

This credit bearing internship is a unique opportunity for US college students to intern with the U.S. Embassy in Hungary, supporting the American Corner Budapest (ACB) on the Corvinus University campus. The American Corner offers cultural programming such as lectures and workshops to inform the local community about American society, culture and democratic values. Interns will connect with Hungarian audiences through general programming in which they have opportunities to share credible information about the United States and American values while learning about the Hungarian culture. Interns will participate in the programs of the American Corner Corvinus as co-facilitators, program organizers, create program materials and social media contents, give presentations to high school students or other audience based on their personal interests. The course that accompanies the internship activities aims to improve soft skills like public speaking, presentation and leadership skills via workshop sessions and practical programs. Upon completion of the internship, interns will receive a certificate that is signed by a representative of the US State Department indicating their successful contributions to the program. Speak with your AIFS Abroad Advisor if interested in this experience.

Course Code: LAW 465

Instruction Language: English

This course aims to provide students with the knowledge of legal structures and the operation of international business, tracking the legal forms (trade in goods, protection and licensing of international property rights, foreign direct investment) and basic market entry strategies of firms as they expand into international markets, indicating how law aids, prohibits or influences individual contractual deals.

Course Code: DIG LAW

Instruction Language: English

The aim of the course is to educate the students in the field of legal theory, legal reasoning, legal analysis, supported by legal data retrieval services and knowledge-based systems. The lecturing and the practice is destined to enable them to use this knowledge by solving practical problems in groupwork. They can solve complex legal and technological problems in practice, while being able to handle theoretical concepts at a skill level. This course provides complementary knowledge to all undergraduate and masters courses in law. In addition, it is connected to IT-related training programs by providing practical research and development topics.

Course Code: MAN 485

Instruction Language: English

Combines elements of different disciplines ranging from industrial relations, social psychology, personnel management, motivation, recruitment and selection, leadership, communication, manpower planning, aspects of training and development and related processes. It is appropriate for those seeking to follow a career in personnel management to those contemplating careers in other areas of functional management.

Course Code: MAN 669

Instruction Language: English

The Management skills course reflects current research and practical concerns, while acknowledging the changing nature of workplace, the need to create meaningful and healthy work environment, with specific attention to motivation, stress management, smart work practices and positive leadership culture.

Course Code: MAN B01

Instruction Language: English

The course focuses on the leader and the organization. It aims to shed light on the principal professional activities (functions) of an executive, and to enable students to model organizational structure by studying the five major forms.

Course Code: MAN 81M

Instruction Language: English

The course aims to enhance students’ strategic knowledge, understanding, and critical skills required when working in the international context of a multinational organization. The course intends to show the students how multinational enterprises work from a managerial point of view and what it means to work in an environment like this.

Course Code: MAN 481

Instruction Language: English

Enhances students’ interpersonal communication skills and studies cross-cultural aspects of communication. All aspects of oral and written communication are analyzed and practiced. Includes recruitment procedures, employment interviews, business presentations and the effective conduct of business meetings. Emphasizes the role and importance of communication in business.

Course Code: MAN 035

Instruction Language: English

The course is planned for students who, while not specialists in environmental issues, would like to receive insight into causes of environmental problems and the possible corrective actions that can be taken at company level.

Course Code: MAR 577

Instruction Language: English

The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth understanding of the subjects of brands, brand equity and brand management. We highlight the specific characteristics of diverse brands such as retailer brands, country brands, luxury brands. The central theoretical model of the course is the customer-based brand equity model, both its sources and outcomes will be covered. We also focus on brand growth options and discuss the opportunities of brand architecture, brand extensions, brand revitalization and global branding. The course is designed for business students and requires basic marketing knowledge.

Course Code: MAR 526

Instruction Language: English

Provides a deep dive into the consumer behavior of both millennials and Gen Z and explores how effectively brands utilize messaging and emerging technologies to grab the attention of those who have short attention spans.

Course Code: MAR 475

Instruction Language: English

Focuses on discussing cultures, different theories of culture, country images, stereotypes and on analyzing specific countries from different points of view. In the second part of the course, the students will practice how to use this knowledge in evaluating companies’ international marketing activities and formulating intercultural marketing strategies.

Course Code: MAR 058

Instruction Language: English

The aim of this course is to give an overview of the trends, tools and solutions of digital and social media marketing with a focus on strategic considerations. The overall aim is to create a deep understanding of the digital and social channels of marketing communication for planning and evaluation in general and to make participants of the course able to efficiently translate local specialties into international communication programs with respect to cultural differences.

Course Code: MAR 432

Instruction Language: English

This course covers basic international theories and concepts of international markets and market entry. Students learn to assess a global market with respect to cultural dynamics, business customs and practices, legal-political environment, geography and marketing mix. Students develop a basic marketing plan for the distribution and marketing of a product in a different country.

Course Code: MAR 370

Instruction Language: English

This module is designed to introduce students to the philosophy and historical underpinnings of marketing. As such, it will help students to position marketing both as an organizational discipline and as a societal force. The module will trace the development of marketing as a business philosophy and will assess the role of marketing within the business organization. Students will also explore what it means for organizations to be market-led. Finally, the module will delineate the rights and responsibilities of marketers and customers, and identify the role and impact of marketing in society.

Course Code: MAR 645

Instruction Language: English

The course provides an in-depth look at marketing from the standpoint of analyzing online campaigns, as well as examining the interplay between emerging technologies and changing consumer behaviors. In this course, social marketing (inclusive of blogs, wikis, and social networks), new media technologies (mobile platforms, gaming), and online measurement and promotion tactics (SEO, advertising metrics) will be explored. 

Course Code: MAR 523

Instruction Language: English

The objective of this course is to highlight the special features of services and to give an overview of the marketing management problems that service firms have to face. The course is designed for advanced business students and requires basic marketing knowledge.

Course Code: GYM 001

Instruction Language: English

For an up-to-date physical education class schedule: please refer to https://www.uni-corvinus.hu/main-page/life-at-corvinus/sport-and-health/class-schedule/?lang=en.

Course Code: POL 43B

Instruction Language: English

The objective of the course is to introduce students to the basic concepts of political science and to the related typologies. During the course the students will learn about the basic theoretical ideas of political science, about the recent questions and dilemmas within the field. While the course focuses on institutions, other paradigms of the scientific field are also incorporated in the material (for example when studying voter behaviour). 

Course Code: POL 56M

Instruction Language: English

This course offers an in-depth analysis of Hungarian politics and the political system in general, examining its historical development, current political institutions, party system, electoral processes, and policy challenges. Aimed at foreign students, it aims to introduce the foundational concepts of political science through the lens of contemporary Hungarian issues, providing a comprehensive understanding of Hungary’s role in the wider European and global political landscape.

Course Code: POL 60M

Instruction Language: English

The course addresses major contemporary issues and challenges of European integration in the 2020s. At an advanced level, the course provides a comprehensive understanding of the EU as a polity, of EU policies, and of ongoing debates in this unique union of European states. 

Course Code: POL 96B

Instruction Language: English

Development of European integration is the first course, students encounter on the European Integration specialization of the International Relations study program. During the lectures and seminars, when talking about the milestones of the integration process, the positions, interests of the states concerned, and the driving forces of the states get special attention. Since the history of European Integration is also rooted in economic cooperation as well, the changes of the (international and European) economic environment and their impact on the integration are going to be covered as well.

Course Code: POL 377

Instruction Language: English

The course studies the history of international relations in the Cold War period based on archival documents. The course will examine the origins and the unfolding of the Cold War. The détente process emerging in the middle of the nineteen-fifties will be presented by a new approach. The classes will also be devoted to the analysis of the transformation of East–West relations in the Gorbachev era and to the end of the Cold War. The course will be based predominantly on the findings of the "new Cold War history" with a special focus on the policy of the Eastern Bloc.

Course Code: POL V40

Instruction Language: English

During the course Central- and Eastern European economic and political systems are analyzed by the methodology of political economy. In the focal point of our analysis stands the relationship between the political and the economic systems of the CEE countries. Using the framework of political economy, we scrutinize the impact of EU accession of these countries on the operation, structure, development and performance of their states.

Course Code: POL 301

Instruction Language: English

The objective of this course is to teach students the tenants of formal debate in a government setting, in such forums as the United Nations, African Union, Arab League, North Atlantic Treaty Organization or European Union. Students will become familiar with world events, and more importantly, will be able to argue about them from points of view that are not their own with regards to each issue.

Course Code: POL 36B

Instruction Language: English

The course aims to make students understand how the specific features of historical legacies and political institutional choices shaped the post-communist transformation paths in societies of Central and Eastern Europe. The course provides the historical societal and political foundations of the post-communist transformation and serves as an anchor to understand political behaviour and policy reform paths discussed in the subsequent classes. Students will learn about how distinctive political and societal features of specific Central and Eastern European countries have been shaping public policy reform trajectories in various policy areas (migration policy, family policy, education policy, labour market policy, pension policy, health and care policies).

Course Code: POL 56B

Instruction Language: English

The aim of the course is to make students understand the economic logic and societal roles of social policy. Accordingly, students will be able to see how the different types of social policy interventions (special focus on education, pension, care and family policies) can foster human development. 

Course Code: POL 0BM

Instruction Language: English

The aim of this course is to introduce the student to interrelated ideas of rationality, collective action, institutions and common goods through work in philosophy, economics, economic sociology and political science.

Course Code: PSY 311

Instruction Language: English

Offers knowledge and practical experience related to processes and issues that teams face: team development, social dilemma, communication, conflict, power, decision-making, leadership, problem solving, creativity, diversity, virtual teamwork, culture, reward systems, and training. Students synthesize course content in a final service-learning group project in the community.

Course Code: SUS 001

Instruction Language: English

This course focuses on understanding our individual and especially collective ethical responsibilities regarding the effects of climate change. This course has four main components. The first is to understand historically and systemically globalclimate change, the basic science involved, and its principal effects. In the second part we examinemajor ethical issues relating to climate change, especially intergenerational ethics and questions ofresponsibility. The third part of the course relates to principles of climate justice, such as the polluterpays principle, and the complications these principles involve. In the fourth part we will explore socialmodels that have been proposed as ethical responses to climate change now and in the future.

Course Code: IEC 483

Instruction Language: English

An analysis of the policy and stakeholder frameworks for tourism that governs its management on an international, regional and local scale, as well as the business and industry decisions that affect its development. The course will include an overview of the tools and techniques that are used to manage and market tourism, the relationship between tourists and local residents, and the role of tourist behavior and education.