Designed and launched jointly in 2015 by SRAS and Collegium Civitas in Warsaw, Poland, this program addresses global issues from unique perspectives. The full description is maintained at www.securityandsociety.org.
-Summer Courses-
The Security and Society Summer School is a six-week intensive course with online research internship. Four weeks are spent abroad, based in Warsaw and with study tours to Krakow (Poland) and Berlin (Germany). A research internship is integrated into the course, with the final two weeks of the internship done remotely (online). Earn 8 ECTS (4 US semester credits).*
Central Europe and Security Issues
This course offers a broad overview of the challenges faced by the countries of Central Europe, NATO, and the European Union in the 21st Century. We will focus on regional and global implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and take a closer look at the interconnectedness of conflicts happening in different parts of the world, including the Middle East. We will take a closer look at terrorism, including state sponsors of terrorism and organizations operating as private military companies. We will look at war, international law relating to war, and peacebuilding. We will also address topics such as hybrid threats, cybersecurity, energy security, and more.
Research Internship: Terrorism Research Center (online)
Founded in 2006, the Terrorism Research Center is a research unit within Collegium Civitas and is one of the leading think-tanks in Poland. The main fields of activity include scientific research, analytical undertakings as well as education and raising awareness about security issues in society. Center research focuses on the wide range of issues of international terrorism and its combating, as well as on the impact of those phenomena on the functioning of the state and its citizens, both in the public and private sectors. The Center’s interests include, but are not limited to: defining terrorist threats, evolution of modern terrorism, psychology of terrorism, tools to fight terrorism, risk assessment and analysis, issues related to mass media. While working on your own supervised research project, you will conduct research and analysis, interview experts, attend events and meetings organized by TRC, and contribute, along with other interns and experts, a research paper for publication.
Summer Russian Language Study Extension
Extend your time abroad with our Russian as a Second Language (RSL) program.
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-Semester Courses-
Join a diverse student body for the International Security Studies Semester program and combine course work and a research internship under the auspices of the Terrorism Research Center.Each semester course is 3-5 ECTS, with the majority being 3 ECTS. Students can take up to 30 ECTS. 2 ECTS = 1 US semester credit.
**Sampling of courses offered during the 2022-2023 academic year**
Introduction to Security Studies
Socio-Political Geography of Terrorism
Hybrid Conflicts and Asymmetric Threats
Analysis of Current International Affairs
Foundations in Peace and Conflict Studies
Contemporary International Relations – Theory and Practice
International Security and Conflicts in the XXI Century
Cybersecurity
Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization
Diplomatic Protocol and Savoir-Vivre
Decolonization and Post-Colonialism
Ethics of Foreign Policy
War and Peace
Terrorism and Other Security Threats
EU Foreign Policy Perspectives
Holocaust and Genocide
Social and Economic Contexts of Modern Conflicts
Each semester more than 70 courses are offered in English - in areas of international relations, sociology, new media and journalism, and management. Contact us for the most up-to-date course offerings.
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