M.A. Program: International Security
Law School, International Relations Department, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridsky”
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Duration: - 3 semesters for B. A./M. A. graduates in International Relations, Law, International Economic Relations, High Military Schools/Academies, Police Academies; - 4 semesters for other B. A. graduates.
Form of Education: - regular.
Language of Education: - Bulgarian; English – if the selection of candidates has led to forming a group of 6 (minimum) students.
Program Leader: - Prof. Dr. Plamen Pantev, Tel. +359 2 846 5173, e-mail address: plamen.pantev@abv.bg
Aims: - To raise the level of qualification of the candidates. The first semester for ‘non-specialists’ (the students who would have duration of study for 4 semesters) is devoted to general courses in: International Relations Theories; History of International Relations; International Public Law; Foreign Policy Theories; International Private Law.
Contents: - Both groups – 3 and 4 semester students, cover the same courses in the specializing subjects. Four subjects are obligatory to be elected by the students. The courses provide actualized theoretic knowledge about the traditional and modern security threats and the adequate policies of coping with them – at the national, regional and global levels, including the institutions and legal norms of realizing such policies. The students prepare their M.A. thesis during the last semester of education under the academic advice of highly qualified scholars. The defense of the thesis is carried out at an examination commission, appointed by the Rector of the University.
Subjects: - Obligatory: Introduction to Theoretic Issues in Security; Balkan and Black Sea Security; International Conflicts of the Modern World; Problems of Islamic Radicalism; International Terrorism and the Fight Against It; International Legal Instruments of Fighting Terrorism; Defense Policy; NATO and Its Transformation; European Security and Defense Policy; The Reform of the UNO and OSCE; Democratic Control of the Security Sector; Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence; International Prosecution; Ecology and Security; International Jurisdiction; International Negotiations on Security Issues. Elective: Countering Organized Criminality; Illegal Financing (Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism); International Criminal Procedure; Introduction to Military Strategy; Rhetoric and Non-verbal Forms of Communication; Legal Regime of International Organizations; International Ecological Law; International Legal Aspects of Intellectual Property; Legal Regime of International Investments.
Practical Realization: - The M. A. graduates in International Security can work in national and international governmental and non-governmental institutions, as well as in the private sector and the media.
CURRICULUM
/3 semesters/
| Courses | Lectur./Cred |
| Obligatory Courses | |
| Introduction to theoretical security problems | 15/1 |
| Balkan and Black sea Security | 60/5 |
| International Conflicts in the Modern World | 30/3 |
| Problems of Islamic Radicalism | 30/3 |
| International Terrorism and the Fight Against it | 45/4 |
| International-legal Resources in the Fight Against Terrorism | 30/3 |
| Defence Policy | 30/3 |
| NATO and its Transformation | 30/3 |
| European policy on Security and Defence | 45/4 |
| Reforms in the UN and OSCE | 30/3 |
| Democratic Control over the Security Sector | 45/4 |
| Intelligence and Counterintelligence | 30/3 |
| International Investigation | 30/3 |
| Environment and Security | 30/3 |
| International Justice | 30/3 |
| International Negotiations on Security | 45/4 |
| English | 180 |
| Pre-graduate Project | 100 |
| Elective courses | |
| Rhetoric and non-verbal means of Communication | 30/2 |
| International Criminal Procedure | 30/2 |
| Introduction to Military Strategy | 30/2 |
| Legal Status of International Organizations | 30/2 |
| International Environmental law | 30/2 |
| International Private-law Aspects of Intellectual Property | 30/2 |
| Legal Status of International Investment | 30/2 |
| Combating Organized Crime | 30/3 |
| Illegal Financing /Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism/ | 30/3 |
| Diplomatic Ceremonial and Protocol | 30/2 |
CURRICULUM
/4 semesters/
| Courses | Lectures/Credits |
| Obligatory Courses | |
| Theory of International Relations | 90/8 |
| Theory of Foreign Policy | 60/5 |
| History of International Relations | 60/5 |
| International Public Law | 75/6 |
| International Private Law | 75/6 |
| Introduction to Theoretical Security Problems | 15/1 |
| Balkan and Black Sea Security | 60/5 |
| International Conflicts In the Modern World | 30/3 |
| Problems of Islamic Radicalism | 30/3 |
| International Terrorism and the Fight Against It | 45/4 |
| International Resources and the Fight Against Terrorism | 30/3 |
| Defence Policy | 30/3 |
| NATO and its Transformation | 30/3 |
| European policy on Security and Defence | 45/4 |
| Reforms in the UN and OSCE | 30/3 |
| Democratic Control over the Security Sector | 45/4 |
| Intelligence and Counterintelligence | 30/3 |
| International Investigation | 30/3 |
| Environment and Security | 30/3 |
| International Justice | 30/3 |
| International Negotiations on Security | 45/4 |
| English | 180 |
| Pre-graduation Project | 100 |
| Rhetoric and non-verbal means of Communication | 30/2 |
| International criminal Procedure | 30/2 |
| Introduction to Military Strategy | 30/2 |
| Legal Status of International Organizations | 30/2 |
| International Environmental Law | 30/2 |
| International-legal Resources in the Fight Against Terrorism | 30/2 |
| Legal Status of International Investment | 30/2 |
| Combating Organized Crime | 30/2 |
| Illegal Financing /Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism/ | 30/2 |
| Diplomatic Ceremonial and Protocol | 30/2 |