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1 COURSE DESCRIPTION (Group C) Course Volume in Course Course code Course valid to group ECTS credits valid from POLN30 C 5 Reg. No. Course type (compulsory or optional) Course level (study cycle) Semester the course is delivered Study form (face-to-face or distant) Elective Undergraduate Sixth Face-to-face Course title in Lithuanian Geopolitika Course title in English Geopolitics Short course annotation in Lithuanian (up to 500 characters) Bakalauro studijų dalykas skirtas studentams siekiantiems įgyti ir gilinti žinias geopolitikos srityje, plėsti analitinius gebėjimus ir vykdyti savarankiškus geopolitikos tyrimus. Studijų dalykas skirtas plėsti studentų suvokimą, kaip Lietuvos ir kitų pasaulio valstybių galią bei vietą tarptautinėje sistemoje lemia geografiniai, istoriniai, kultūriniai bei politiniai veiksniai. Studijų dalyko turinys orientuotas į supažindinimą su pagrindinėmis geopolitikos sampratomis, geopolitiniais analiz4s parametrais, klasikinėmis ir moderniomis geopolitikos teorijomis. Short course annotation in English (up to 500 characters) The course is designed for the students who wish to gain and expand their knowledge in the field of geopolitics, to increase analytical research capabilities, to conduct independent research. Course will expand students understanding of how power and positions of Lithuania and other states in the international system are determined by geographical, historical, cultural and political aspects. Course will introduce for the students major geopolitical concepts, geopolitical parameters of analysis, classical and modern geopolitical theories. Prerequisites for entering the course Introductions to International Relations Course aim The course is designed to prepare students who strive to increase knowledge in geopolitics, increase analytical capabilities, and conduct independent geopolitical research. Links between study programme outcomes, course outcomes and criteria of learning achievement evaluation Study programme Criteria of learning Course outcomes outcomes To be able to participate in the constant learning process, to evaluate new experience, constantly accumulate and critically assess information. To define main concepts of geopolitics. To explain the research process of geopolitical processes and geopolitical achievement evaluation Definition of main concepts of geopolitics. Explanation of the research process of geopolitical processes and geopolitical

2 To be able to forecast political events and processes. To identify main classical and modern geopolitical theories. To make connections between historical events and cultural specifics with contemporary realities of international politics. To conduct independent geopolitical analysis of particular state. To be able to foresee geostrategic development of Lithuania and other states. Link between course outcomes and content Course outcomes To define main concepts of geopolitics. To explain the research process of geopolitical processes and geopolitical To identify main classical and modern geopolitical theories. To make connections between historical events and cultural specifics with contemporary realities of international politics. To conduct independent geopolitical analysis of particular state. To be able to foresee geostrategic development Content (topics) Identification of main classical and modern geopolitical theories. To explain how historical events and cultural specifics makes impact contemporary realities of international politics. To prepare geopolitical analysis of selected state. To prepare reports on the geostrategic developments of Lithuania and other states. 3. The Classical German School of Geopolitics. 4. The Classical Anglo-sax School of Geopolitics. 5. The Classical French School of Geopolitics. 6. The Classical Russian School of Geopolitics. 9. The Geopolitics and Geostrategy of the US 3. The Classical German School of Geopolitics. 4. The Classical Anglo-sax School of Geopolitics. 5. The Classical French School of Geopolitics. 6. The Classical Russian School of Geopolitics. 9. The Geopolitics and Geostrategy of the US

3 of Lithuania and other states. 9. The Geopolitics and Geostrategy of the US. Study (teaching and learning) methods Teaching methods: provision of information, questions and answers, case studies, comparative analysis, consultations. Learning methods: reading and analysis of literature and sources, team work, writing of paper. Methods of learning achievement assessment Reading of papers, reading of answers. Distribution of workload for students (contact and independent work hours) Lectures 30 hours Writing of paper 20 hours Consultations 0 hours Individual students 90 hours work Total: 50 hours Structure of cumulative score and value of its constituent parts Mid-term exam - 30% Paper - 20 % Exam - 50 % Recommended reference materials No. Publication year Basic materials Authors of publication and title Z. Brzezinski Publishing house Number of copies in University library Self-study rooms Other libraries. 997 The grand chessboard : American primacy and its geostrategic imperatives Basic Books Isaev B.A. Geopolitika Piter, Sankt- Peterburg Kaplan R. D. Random House

4 Monsoon: the Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power Klare M. T Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy Holt Paperbacks Guiora, A. N Modern geopolitics and security: strategies for unwinnable conflicts CRC Press José María Marín- Quemada, Javier García- Verdugo and Gonzalo Escribano Energy security for the EU in the 2 st century : markets, geopolitics and corridors Routledge Dodds, K. Geopolitics : a very short introduction Oxford University Press Flint, C. R Introduction to geopolitics Mouritzen, H., Wivel, A. The geopolitics of Euro- Atlantic integration Agnew, J. A. Geopolitics : re-vision world politics Routledge Routledge Routledge

5 Trenin, D The end of Eurasia :Russia on the border between geopolitics and globalization Carnegie Moscow Center Tunander, O., Baev, P., Einagel V.I. Geopolitics in post-wall Europe :security, territory and identity Internnational peace research inst. Course programme designed by Dr. Giedrius Česnakas