Year by Year Modules

Year 1

Students must follow an introductory module in each of the three disciplines: Philosophy, Politics and Economics, taking 4 credits in Fall Term, 4 credits in Winter Term, and 2 credits in Spring Term.

All courses mandatory.

Term	Course	Module	Credits
Fall	Critical Reasoning	Introduction to Philosophy	2
Fall	Knowledge and Reality		2
Winter	Ethics		2
Winter	Human Nature		2
Spring	History of Philosophy: Plato and Aristotle		2
Spring	Introduction to Comparative Politics: History, Topics, and Methods	Introduction to Politics	2
Fall	Introduction to Political Institutions		2
Winter	Introduction to Comparative Methodology		2
Winter	Political Concepts and Ideologies		2
Spring	Introduction to Political Economy: Interests, Institutions, and Ideas		2
Fall	Principles of Microeconomics	Introduction to Economics	4
Winter	Principles of Macroeconomics	Introduction to Economics	4
Fall	Introduction to Academic Writing	-	2

Fall Term Credit Total: 14
Winter Term Credit Total: 12
Spring Term Credit Total: 4
Year 1 Credit Total: 30

Year 2

Term	Course	Module	Credits
Fall	Rationalism and Empiricism	Core topics in Philosophy	2
Fall	Applied Ethics		2
Winter	Kant (Prerequisite: Rationalism and Empiricism)		2
Winter	Philosophy of Mind		2
Fall	Philosophy of Science		2
Fall	Nations and Society	Core topics in Politics	2
Fall	World Politics: The Theory and History of International Order(s)		2
Winter	Political Philosophy: 17th to 19th century		2
Winter	Political Economy: Rational Choice and Collective Action		2
Spring	Voting Behavior		2
Fall	Mathematics for Economists	Core topics in Economics	3
Winter	Introduction to Statistics (Prerequisite: Mathematics for Economists)		3
Spring	Econometrics (Prerequisite: Mathematics for Economists)		4
	Courses from any Core Topics Modules. For any prerequisites, please see the course syllabi. Elective BA level courses from other programs at CEU	Optional Courses Module

Fall Term Credit Total: 12
Winter Term Credit Total: 12
Spring Term Credit Total: 6
Year 2 Credit Total: 30

Year 3

Term	Course	Module	Credits
Fall	Philosophy of Language (Prerequisite: Logic)	Advanced Topics Module - Philosophy	2
Fall	Aesthetics		2
Fall	Spinoza and Leibniz		2
Fall	Human Nature		2
Fall	Free Will		2
Fall	Rationality in Action		2
Fall	Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence		2
Fall	Political Philosophy: Rawls and After		2
Winter	20th Century Continental Philosophy (Prerequisite: Kant)		2
Winter	Objectivity and Truth		2
Winter	Persuasion and Argument in Ancient Philosophy (Prerequisite: Plato and Aristotle)		2
Winter	Nietzsche		2
Winter	Philosophy of Religion		2
Winter	Philosophy of Law		2
Winter	Wittgenstein		2
Fall	Political Regime Change	Advanced Topics Module - Politics	2
Fall	Contemporary Challenges to Democratic Rule		2
Fall	Central and Eastern Europe in the EU		2
Fall	Advanced Issues in Political Party Research		2
Fall	Politics in the Post-Soviet Space		2
Fall	Varieties of Capitalism		2
Fall	Contemporary International Political Economy		2
Fall	Democracy, Autocracy and Economic Development		2
Winter	Human Rights and Emerging Technologies		2
Winter	The Morality of Immigration		2
Winter	Theories of Justice		2
Winter	Democratic Theory		2
Winter	International Organizations		2
Winter	Introduction to Public Policy: Institutions, Processes, Actors		2
Winter	Law, Politics, and Public Policy		2
Winter	Case Study Methods		2
Winter	Modern Methods in Comparative Politics: Experiments		2
Winter	Modern Methods in Comparative Politics: Qualitative Comparative Analysis		2
Winter	Modern Methods in Comparative Politics: Field Research		2
Fall	Data Analysis (Prerequisite: Mathematics for Economists)	Advanced Topics Module - Economics	2
Fall	Banking and Finance		2
Fall	Game Theory (Prerequisite: Mathematics for Economists)		2
Fall	Economic Development		2
Fall	Health Economics		2
Winter	Labor Economics		2
Winter	Energy Economics		2
Winter	International Trade		2
Winter	Economic History		2
Winter	International Finance		2
Winter	History of Economic Thought		2
Winter	Psychology and Economics		2
	Courses from any of the Advanced Topics Modules or Core Topics Modules For any prerequisites, please see the course syllabi. Elective BA level courses from other programs at CEU.	Optional Courses Module 2
Winter	Thesis Seminar	Thesis Module	1
Winter	Thesis Writing Workshop		1
	Thesis Submission		6

Fall Term Credit Total: 12
Winter Term Credit Total: 12
Spring Term Credit Total: 6
Year 3 Credit Total: 30

Year 4

Term	Course	Module	Credits
	Any Courses from Advanced Topics Module - Philosophy	Advanced Coursework - Philosophy
Winter	Developing an independent Capstone Project related to the student’s major	Capstone Project	8
		Advanced Coursework - Philosophy
Fall	Contemporary Metaethics		4
Fall	Continental Philosophy		2
Fall	Ethics		2
Fall	Philosophy Around the World		2
Fall	Philosophy of Mind		2
Fall	Philosophy of Perception		2
Winter	Spinoza and Leibniz		4
Winter	The Divine Attributes		2
Winter	The Ethos of Science: Objectivity, Disinterestedness and the Autonomy of Scientific Research		2
Winter	Theory of Justice		4
Winter	Understanding and Explanation		4
	Any Courses from Advanced Topics Module - Politics	Advanced Coursework – Politics
Fall	Automated text Analysis in Political Science		2
Fall	Constitutionalism and Democracy		4
Fall	Cosmopolitanism and Global Justice		2
Fall	Decentralization, Devolution, Federalism		2
Fall	Experimental Political Science		2
Fall	Hybrid Regimes in Modern Times: Between Democracy and Autocracy		4
Winter	Killing		2
Winter	Nationalism and Democracy		4
Winter	Parties and Party Systems		2
Winter	Politics and Society in Central and Eastern Europe		2
Winter	Religion and Party Politics in the West		2
Winter	Terrorism: A Comparative Politics Perspective		2
Winter	Voting Behavior		4
Winter	Welfare States in the Current Era: Origins, Issues, and Challenges		4
	Any Courses from Advanced Topics Module - Economics	Advanced Coursework – Economics
Fall	Antitrust and Industrial Policy Analysis		2
Fall	Competition Policy		4
Fall	Economic Policy and Global Business Strategy		2
Fall	Energy Markets and Innovation Policies		2
Fall	Energy Markets Lab		2
Winter	EU Industrial Policy in a Global Economy		2
Winter	Global Economy: Emergence and Global Issues		2
Winter	International Economic Policy		3
Winter	Microeconomics for Economic Policy		4
Winter	Text Analysis with Python		2
Winter	The Economics of Underdevelopment		2

Winter

Capstone Project Preparation

Capstone Project

Spring

Capstone Project Finalization

Capstone Project

Fall Term Credit Total: 12
Winter Term Credit Total: 12
Spring Term Credit Total: 6
Year 4 Credit Total: 30

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