(in Polish) Saudi Arabia - inside the Kingdom (royal family, politics, energy resources, society) 490-ERS-1SAR
Study profile: general academic
Form of studies: full-time
Type of item: specialized
Field and discipline of study: social sciences - international relations
Year of study/semester: 2nd year of the first cycle, 4th semester
Prerequisites: none
Number of hours: 30 hours
Teaching methods: are based on the principles of universal design. Classes are conducted through discussions based on recommended materials using strategic documents, the Internet, and multimedia presentations. The following teaching methods will be used during the classes: feeding methods - explanation or clarification, practical methods - demonstration, problem-based methods - didactic discussion, activating methods - situational (case) method. work in groups
ECTS points: 6.0 points.
Balance of student workload: 120 hours. (according to quantitative indicators)
- Student's participation in classes: 30 hours.
- Independent preparation for classes and assessment: 20 hours.
- Participation in consultations: 70 hours. (additional consultation hours are possible at the student's request, apart from office hours)
Quantitative indicators:
Student workload related to classes requiring the direct participation of the teacher: 4 ECTS points
Student workload related to independent classes: 2 ECTS points
Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
KP6_WG2 Geographical, political, socio-economic, and legal conditions of international relations
KP6_WG4 Advanced knowledge of the history of international relations and contemporary history
KP6_UW1 Recognizes problems at the international level and their historical context
KP6_UW2 Looks for cause-and-effect relationships between international events
KP6_UK4 Speaks one Western European language at an advanced level (B2 CEFR) and communicates in one Eastern European language at the A1/A2 CEFR level with particular emphasis on the use of specialized vocabulary in the field of international relations
Assessment criteria
The basis for passing the course are:
1. Activity during the lessons
2. The final grade will be calculated based on the average course grade that the student gets during the semester and the presentation concerning the problem chosen by the student.
Bibliography
Basic literature:
1. Madawi Al-Rasheed, The king son. Reform and repression in Saudi Arabia, Oxford University Press 2021.
2. Valerie Anishchenkova, Modern Saudi Arabia, Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2020.
3. Madawi Al-Rasheed (Editor), Salman’s Legacy The Dilemmas of a New Era in Saudi Arabia, 2018.
4. David Ottaway, Mohammed bin Salman: the Icarus of Saudi Arabia? Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2021.
5. Hope Bradley, Scheck Justin, Blood and Oil, John Murray Press, 2021
1. David H. Rundell, Vision or Mirage Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads, I.B. Tauris Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2021.
2. Rosie Bsheer, Archive wars: the politics of history in Saudi Arabia, Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2020.
3. Lippman, Thomas W. Crude oil, crude money : Aristotle Onassis, Saudi Arabia, and the CIA, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2019.
4. Mark C. Thompson, (Mark Colin), Being young, male and Saudi: identity and politics in a globalized kingdom, Cambridge, United Kingdom; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2019.
5. Nicola Sutcliff, Queens of the Kingdom. The women of Saudi Arabia speak, Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, 2019.
6. Leif Wenar, Blood Oil Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules That Run the World, 2016
7. James Wynbrandt, A brief history of Saudi Arabia, foreword by Fawaz A. Gerges., 2nd ed. 2010.
Additional information
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