Магистратура 2026/2027

Семинар наставника "Международная политика в странах Евразии"

ID 1099718

Статус: Курс обязательный (Политика и глобальное управление в Евразии)

Кто читает: Департамент политологии и международных отношений

Где читается: Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук

Когда читается: 1-й курс, 1-4 модуль

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Паникар Марина Михайловна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 3

Контактные часы: 8

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This mentor’s seminar will help students of the educational trajectory “International Politics of Eurasia” to design and follow their individual curricula. It will provide organizational space and individualized support for formulating key learning outcomes in accordance with the trajectory’s focus and individual learning outcomes in order to better reflect career-related needs of each student. The mentor will be guiding students through the selection of courses and helping them in identifying potential research topics and suitable supervisors for term paper and MA thesis.

Learning Objectives

• To help students of the educational trajectory “International politics of the Eurasian countries” to design and follow their individual curricula.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• formulates individual learning outcomes
• builds a career-related educational trajectory
• identifies steps necessary to achieve key learning outcomes
• identifies appropriate topics for individual research work, formulates research goals and tasks, produces suitable research planning
• evaluates progress in achievement of individual learning outcomes
• evaluates progress in achievement of key learning outcomes

Course Contents

• Introduction. Trajectory Overview. Key Learning Outcomes. Individual Learning Outcomes.
• Research work. Term paper and MA thesis. Advice on research supervision.
• Monitoring of progress. Adjustments and further planning.
• Individual feedback and evaluation.

Assessment Elements

• Seminar Participation
• Progress Paper
  Throughout the course, the student keeps a diary (progress paper), in which: 1. formulates the main goals of his or her training and the tasks by which these goals can be achieved; 2. prescribes the main achievements on the way to achieving the goals, the difficulties and challenges and ways to solve them. The progress paper is conducted online and is assessed by the instructor at the end of each module.

Interim Assessment

• 2026/2027 2nd module
  0.3 * Seminar Participation + 0.7 * Progress Paper
• 2026/2027 4th module
  0.7 * Progress Paper + 0.3 * Seminar Participation
• 2027/2028 3rd module
  0.3 * Seminar Participation + 0.3 * Progress Paper + 0.4 * Seminar Participation

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Abou Samra, A. (2024). The debates of methodology and methods: Reflections on the development of the study of international relations. Review of Economics and Political Science, 9(6), 554-571. https://doi.org/10.1108/REPS-06-2020-0063
• De Donà, M. (2026). What if the Case is ‘Elusive’? Methodological Challenges for Qualitative Research in International Relations and Global Governance. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 25. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069261429329

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Bayramova, A., & Edwards, D.J. (2026). A study of objectivity and subjectivity in research methodology selection. Quality & Quantity, 60(2), 5905-5931. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-025-02517-9

Authors

• Panikar Marina Mikhailovna