Culture in International Relations and Policies of the EU and Its Member States

B.Sc. seminars

Seminar is addressed to the 3rd year students of the European studies who are interested in European culture, cultural policy of the EU and international cultural relations.

Classroom

The seminar aims at deepening the knowledge within the field of European culture, cultural policy of the EU and international cultural relations, cultural diplomacy included.

The seminar aims at supervision of the process of preparing the BA dissertation. The preparation of the BA these is based on the individual work of students, who should remain in regular contact with the supervisor. Students shall take a part in classes and follow the internal principles of preparation and submission of the dissertation in compliance with the academic standards. The seminar ends with a submission of the complete dissertation in compliance with a seminar's internal calendar and after its acceptance by the supervisor. Due to the specific object of study, it requires a good knowledge of a foreign language at a level that allows the use of literature and foreign sources.

The main field of research are the cultural policy in the European Union, as well as the issues related to the foreign policy of the EU's Member States in the field of culture, cultural diplomacy and public diplomacy in Europe, as well as international cultural relations and the institutionalisation of the culture within the framework of the international organizations.

The themes include:

-European cultural programs and funding for culture in Europe

- the role of cultural and creative industries in the social and economic development of Europe

-participation in culture and the role of NGO's in transforming the European cultural area

-UNESCO and the Council of Europe' activities in the field of culture

- the use of culture as a resource of the ' soft power ' in the international relations

-cultural diplomacy, cultural foreign policy of the states.

Student’s workload:

seminar – 60 hours

subject - 20 hours

bibliography – 40 hours

critical analysis - 60 hours

summary – 50 hours

thesis writing – 150 hours

editing - 40 hours

altogether – 420 hours

- Boć J.: Jak pisać pracę magisterską. Wyd. 6 popr. Wrocław , 2006

- A.Pułło, Prace magisterskie i licencjackie. Wskazówki dla studentów, Warszawa 2007.

- K.Woźniak, O pisaniu pracy magisterskiej na studiach humanistycznych. Przewodnik praktyczny, Warszawa-Łódź 1998.

After completion of the course the student:

THE KNOWLEDGE:

- Knows the issues and the state of knowledge on selected specific issues related to the field of study,

- Appreciates the value of a variety of perspectives and opinions expressed in the various scientific traditions,

- Knows the principles of methodological writing dissertations,

- Knows the rules of technical writing an academic text,

- Understands the need for reliable documentation of scientific statements (footnotes, bibliography)

- Knows the basic ethical rules in research,

THE SKILLS:

- Is able to organize the workshop and plan the stages of work,

- Is able to collect, select and analyze source materials

- Is able to use the foreign language sources,

- Knows how to apply the methodology of conducting scientific research,

- Is able to independently develop and carry out a test

- Knows how to present the results of research and formulate conclusions,

- Knows how to edit the text of the thesis, and it carefully edited,

- Understands what the ethics in research and responsible for the accuracy of the results obtained,

- Able to work under the guidance of a tutor,

- Appreciates the value of independent scientific research

- Is able to identify their own mistakes and accept constructive criticism.

SOCIAL COMPETENCE:

- Knows that the value of individual work depends on its understandable presentation to others,

- Understands the responsibilities associated with the use of a variety of messages and formulating conclusions based on them,

- Respect for the achievements of others and points out that use it,

- Recognizes the value of independent research and scientific

- Understands the need to work under the guidance of tutor,

- Understands that the effects of their work must be clearly communicated to others.

Assessment of the seminar:

Semester I:

- attendance,

- Also generate research

- Identify the problem (and consequently the subject) work, work plan divided into chapters, collect literature and to build a proper bibliography, critical analysis of the material (state tests), select the keywords needed for effective search of material to make the description of the source when using and discussing parts source texts (notes) and the construction of the table, charts and other elements presented graphically, building glossaries and appendices (if necessary)

- Conscious of raising the competence of language, grammar and spelling, develop the skills of drafting and editing.

Semester II:

- Presentation at the seminar meetings following chapters work in the order of their writing and regularly consult their content.

Supervisor assesses: systematic work, the clarity of the plan and narrative, completeness theses, language and style, correct scientific workshop (bibliography, footnotes), original nature of the work, diligence editing.

The pass mark for the whole of the diploma seminar is to allow the seminarian to defend on the basis of approved work.