Global Trends and Current Problems

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Global Trends and Current Problems

• Natalia V. Kozykina,
• Ksenia G. Muratshina,
• Ural Federal University,
• chair of International Relations Theory and
  History

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General Information

• Area International Relations
• Specialization International Relations And
  Foreign Policy
• Competency level baccalaureate
• Number of class hours total 34, lectures 18,
  practical classes 16, independent study hours and
  homework 74
• Total credits 3

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Upon completion of the course, students are
expected to have knowledge of

• the sources and factors of the development of
  major problems facing modern civilization
• the interrelation of global and regional factors
• approaches of the global community to problem
  resolution
• the mechanisms of international collaboration in
  resolving global issues

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develop competency in

• applying the theoretical foundation of
  international research to the analysis of
  specific problems and situations
• systems thinking, identifying and evaluating
  potential implications, risks and alternative
  solutions to problems or possible scenarios as a
  whole

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demonstrate skills and experience in

• application analysis within topics studied as
  part of the course
• developing recommendations and reasoned positions
  on the resolution of problems facing the global
  community on different levels.

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Course sections

• Topic 1. Theoretical Aspects of Studying
  Contemporary Global Problems
• Topic 2. Political and Socio-Economic Problems in
  the Development of Modern Civilization
• Topic 3. Environmental Issues in the Modern World

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• Topic 4. Global Ethical Issues
• Topic 5. The Information Factor as a Problem for
  Humankind

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Practical classes

• Roundtable Discussion The Issue Of The Global
  Dissemination Of Nationalist And Extremist Ideas
• Roundtable Discussion Human Rights Violations
  in Contemporary International Conflicts
• Seminar Analysis of Specific Environmental
  Issues on the Global and Regional Levels
• Seminar The Problems of Building Global
  Environmental Awareness and Solutions to Global
  Environmental Problems
• Roundtable Discussion Ethical Issues in the
  Modern World The Global Aspect
• Roundtable Discussion The Issues And
  Implications of the Development of Cutting-Edge
  Information Technologies and their Influence on
  Humanity
• Roundtable Discussion The Development of New
  Types of Weapons as a Contemporary Global Issue

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Suggested list of questions for final assignment

• Main theoretical approaches to classifying global
  issues
• Globalization and the information society a new
  stage of development
• Research techniques for global issues facing
  humankind
• Dissemination of extremist ideas as a global
  problem in the modern world
• Human rights violations in conflicts the global
  dimension
• Major economic problems of the contemporary
  global community on a global level
• NorthSouth relations
• Migration the global dimension, main trends
• The issue of environmental security, its
  components and significance in the modern world
• The current state of air, water and land
  resources and environments. Humankinds impact on
  the environment
• Climate change and the threats associated with
  attempts to manage climate
• Energy conservation and energy saving
  technologies, renewable resources and the
  rational use of natural resources on the agenda
  of the global civilization
• The problem of space pollution
• Global ethical issues
• Ethics in contemporary scientific research
• The Information Factor as a Problem for
  Humankind. Cyber threats in the modern world
• The problem of influence on mass consciousness
• The issue of personal space and data in the
  global information space

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Thank you for your attention!