To achieve these objectives, students accumulate expert knowledge of:
- classical texts in the field of political science
- various interpretations on the essence of politics
- basic ideas in political anthropology
- major ideologies in current politics
- theory and history of international relations
- contemporary issues of international policy
- basic notion of comparative political analysis
- wide variety of political systems and institutions in national states
- EU institutions
- general principles of local authority and government
- origins and development of political parties
- major political party groups
- different types of electoral systems
- historical review of Bulgarian political processes and state institutions
- Bulgarian system of local government
- the electorate’s expectations and behavior in Bulgarian political process
- major propaganda techniques
- communication strategies used in politics
- verbal and non-verbal political communication
- models of contemporary social states
- basic principles in political management
- theories of political competence
- basic notions of political psychology
- general law theory
- international public law