GEOG Geographical Information Systems*
While students will learn a good basic understanding of GIS software, the primary focus of the course is on applying the technology as a tool in public administration, particularly in local government. Although students will not be GIS experts by the end of the course, they will have gained immediately applicable skills and knowledge that will be important to them and the public they serve.
GEOG Political and Economic Geography*
This course covers a wide range of issues related to political and economic geography. The course is divided into two parts. First, the students will have to cover the major issues in world geography such as political geography, world economic geography, population economics, urbanization and cities of the world, as well as special topics on various geographic areas. Second, the students will dedicate some time to the issues of Azerbaijani geography.
History
HIST 200 Ancient and Medieval History
This course is designed to examine past civilizations yet remaining influential in our own time with their powerful legacies, such as the emergence of democracy, or the formation of geopolitical regions. Chronologically, the course covers historical period from around 600 BCE to 1600 CE. The course brings together the two key periods of pre-modern history, offering students the opportunity to compare and contrast pre-modern social and political systems and to develop the knowledge, theories and methodologies necessary for the study of these periods of history.
HIST 201 Modern World History
This course introduces students to the history of the modern world since the1700s. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the emergence of modern notions of societies, economies, and political systems from a global perspective. Students will learn about the major developments of Modern World History through the outstanding topics such as democratic Revolutions, the Industrial Revolution, growth and dynamics of Nations and Empires, colonization and decolonization, World War I and its effects, causes and course of World War II, the Cold War and its aftermath.
HIST 501 Diplomatic History
This course will focus on international relations and the changes in the international politics from the outbreak of the First World War up until the end of the Cold War. Chronologically, it is divided into two parts: in the first part the emphasis will be on the breakdown of the old European system ‘Concert of Europe’ and the emergence and failure of the Versailles peace order. The second part will concentrate on the period from the mid 1940s to 1991 when following the Second World War a bipolar global world emerged.
HIST History of Turkic Peoples*
This course focuses on the history of the nomadic civilizations of Central Asia (Inner Asia) and the subsequent sedentary civilizations of the West Asia as well as the political, economic, and cultural roles of the Turkic peoples in World history from ancient times to modern day.
Law
LAW 200 Public International Law
This course will teach students about legal systems and laws governing relations among states, and its expansion to non-state actors. The class will survey sources of international law, mechanisms and institutions in which international law is employed, and will then look at one or two substantive areas, focusing on human rights and use of force.
LAW 203 Introduction to Law
The objective of this course is to acquaint the student with fundamental legal concepts and the basic methods of legal analysis. Students will examine the role of law, and the evolving nature of law as it relates to our society, and especially, how it affects each of our lives on a daily basis. Students will participate in discussion about legal terminology and cases, learn about court decisions, debate legal issues, and study how laws are created, enforced and interpreted.
LAW 206 Public Law
This course seeks to give students a solid grounding in the areas of the law that relate to policy-making. It will explore administrative rule-making, including how agencies get the authority to do what they do (i.e., constitutional law), how they make rules, the public’s role in the rule-making procedure, and how these rules are challenged.
LAW 501 Public International Law
This course deals with structural aspects of the international legal system, covering the history and evolution of international law. It introduces students to cultural and philosophical aspects of international law, including customary international law; the law of treaties; the subjects and limits of international law; the law of war; and the linkages between the international legal system and domestic legal systems. Students will learn about the relationship between law, morality and power, and study the concepts of use of force, self-defense, pre-emption, prevention and intervention.
LAW 502 Law and Public Affairs
This course does not focus on the substantive law of any particular agency; it instead covers principles and procedures common to all agencies. The course examines the sources of agency authority, the limitations on agency actions, the procedures that agencies must use in rulemaking and adjudication, and the availability and scope of judicial review of agency actions
LAW International Human Rights Law*
The course provides both an introduction to basic human rights philosophy, principles, instruments and institutions, and an overview of several current issues and debates in the field. This course aims to explore the diverse and increasingly complex body of international law and agreements, which have both national and international application.
LAW EU Law (Undergraduate)*
This course is designed to give students a working knowledge of EU law. It focuses on the evolution, structure, institutions and sources of EU law and its relevance to the legal systems of the member states. The course also examines the position of the EU in international law, specifically in relation to other international structures such as the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the World Trade Organization.
LAW EU Law (Graduate)*
This course provides a basic understanding on the origins, processes and impacts of the European Union law (EC law). It also considers some fundamental policies of the European Union. Hence, the course is generally divided into six parts: (1) history of the EU; (2) institutional structure of the EU; (3) sources of the Union law; (4) the relationship between Union law and national legal systems; (5) internal market: goods and persons; and (6) policies of the EU, such as the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP), the EU External Relations, the Common Commercial Policy (CCP), the Competition Policy, etc.
LAW Diplomatic Law*
This course introduces students to a field of international law that governs diplomatic missions including the practice of diplomacy and the rights and obligations of state representatives on the territory of other states. It will focus on key elements of diplomatic law such as the immunity of diplomatic personnel, the inviolability of the diplomatic mission, and the security of diplomatic correspondence.
LAW Law and International Disputes*
The course aims to familiarize students with various aspects of dispute settlement mechanisms available in international law both at regional and universal levels. The course will delve into the details of both substantive and procedural law and introduce students to subtleties of interaction between politics and law of international dispute settlement.
LAW Law of Treaties*
The purpose of the course is to discuss existing international law and practice of states with regard to issues arising from international law of treaties. These include issues such as what constitutes an international treaty, how treaties are made, notion of reservations to treaties, entry of treaties into force, observance and application of treaties, interpretation of treaties, position of
third states, validity of treaties, termination, suspension and withdrawal from treaties, as well as any other relevant issues.
LAW Law of War*
First part of the course covers such issues as the prohibition of aggression, use of force and threat of force, intervention in civil wars, self-defense, humanitarian intervention, responsibility to protect, legality of weapons of mass destruction, collective measures through UN Security Council, measures not amounting to use of armed force and peacekeeping operations. Secondly part of the course discusses issues such as the scope of protection under international humanitarian law, protection of civilians, status of combatants, prisoners of war, mercenaries and private contractors, conduct of hostilities, and protection in non-international armed conflicts.