ECEBB Teaching programme

The teaching programme consists of lecture courses organised in collaboration with the ECEBB departments as well as lecture courses suitable for ECEBB programme that are given on the ECEBB departments. The teaching programme might be subject to changes and additions, so it is advisable to check course-specific information before the start of the course.

TEACHING PROGRAMME 2011 - 2012

1. Teaching times
2. Registration to lecture courses
3. Participation right
4. Credit transfer
5. Literature examinations
6. Teaching
   1. Basic studies
   2. Intermediate studies
   3. Advanced studies
7. Old teaching programmes

Teaching times

During the Autumn term, lessons will be held from 5. September to 23 October (I period) and from 31October to 18 December (II period); during the Spring term from 16 January to 4 March (III period) and from 12 March to 6 May (IV period). The Spring term also includes an intensive period from 7 May to 20 May. Only intensive courses will be held during this period. There will be no teaching at the University of Helsinki academic year opening festivities 5 September. A break for Easter will be taken from 5 to 11 April.

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Registration to lecture courses

Registration to ECEBB lecture courses in WebOodi. By enrolling to a course you get information of the possible changes that take place during the course.

ECEBB courses are divided to three geographical areas (1. East Central Europe, 2. Balkans, 3. Baltics) and to three thematical areas (1. culture and history, 2. politics, administration and economy, 3. social and societal development and environment). Some courses appear two times at the list of courses. This is because they are connected to several thematic areas or to several geographic areas. You can register to either of the options.

Please contact ECEBB Coordinator, in case you have any questions.

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Participation right

Every degree student and exchange student of the University of Helsinki has the right to take ECEBB lecture courses.

Students of the Aleksanteri Institute Master's programme in Russian and East European Studies can take ECEBB courses that are included in the teaching programme of the Master's programme. Courses open for Master's programme students are marked with an asterisk (*).

Students of the other Finnish universities may apply for the right to partake in ECEBB Studies through the Flexible Study-Right Scheme (JOO). Students that are not subscribed to any university can apply the right to take ECEBB Studies as non-graduate studies.

For more information please see prospective students.

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Credit transfer

Intermediate ECEBB studies course credits can be transferred to ECEBB basic studies. In case you want to transfer intermediate course credits to ECEBB advanced studies please contact ECEBB Director. If you wish to include your studies to an other programme than ECEBB or to the other department than the organising department, in this case the credit transfer of credits is at the discretion of the relevant department.

If you want to include other than ECEBB studies, such as exchange studies, to your ECEBB study block, please turn to ECEBB Director. An application with instructions for recognition of credits taken elsewhere than University of Helsinki can be found in forms.

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Literature examinations

Literature to be examined and responsible teachers are listed in the degree requirements. Please see how to study for further information concerning the examination practices.

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Teaching

The teaching programme will be updated in the beginning of the semester.

BASIC STUDIES

Compulsory basic studies

So far no courses in compulsory basic studies are organised in English. Please consult the ECEBB coordinator concerning an optional form of performing the ECEBB compulsory basic studies.

Optional basic studies

Please check the degree requirements for possibilities of performing the ECEBB optional studies in literature examinations.

You can include language studies (up to 5 ECTS credits) of the relevant languages into the ECEBB optional basic studies. Please see the list for languages of the ECEBB region for the relevant countries.

Please also check other departments of University of Helsinki for courses in English. In case you want to include a lecture course or some other module from another university department to your ECEBB study block, please consult the ECEBB director or coordinator before starting the course.

Lecture pass is also recommended for taking a part of the optional basic studies.

For ECEBB courses organised in Finnish, please see the teaching programme in Finnish.

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INTERMEDIATE STUDIES

Compulsory intermediate studies

So far no courses in compulsory intermediate studies are organised in English. Please consult the ECEBB coordinator concerning an optional form of performing the ECEBB compulsory basic studies.

Optional intermediate studies

EAST CENTRAL EUROPE

Neighbourhood relations across the EU´s Eastern Borders: concepts and case studies (XIK240, XIK242, 3 −5 ECTS)*
II period (2.11. − 15.12.11) WED AUD II 16.15-17.45 & THU AUD XI 17.15 − 18.45, Marin
Course description and registration in WebOodi (94351 or 94353) 94332 or 94342

"Kresy" – History and Culture of an East-Central European Landscape: The Changing Concept of the Eastern Borderlands of the old Rzeczpospolita (XIK230, XIK232)*
II period INTENSIVE COURSE (8.11. –  23.11.11) TUE - FRI, Zadencka
Course description, lecture halls and registration in WebOodi (94348 or 94350) 94331 or 94341

Introduction to the Political System of Poland after 1989: The Political Arena and its Actors (XIK240, 3−5 ECTS) *
III period (16.1. − 29.2.12) MON 10.15 − 11.45 & WED 14.15 − 15.45 AUD XI,  Sendhardt
Course description and registration in WebOodi (94348 or 94351) CANCELLED

Polish Women's Writing (XIK230, 2 ECTS)*
Intensive period INTENSIVE COURSE (7. − 11.5.2012) MON 10.00 - 11.00, TUE − THU 10.15 − 11.45 & FRI 10.00 − 11.00 P 722, Chowaniec
Course description and registration in WebOodi (94348 94331)

Open letters to whom? Political appeals in late sosialism (XIK230, XAK350, XAK360)*
Intensive period, INTENSIVE COURSE (9.-18.5.2012) WED 9.5. & FRI 11.5. 12:00-15:00, WED 16.5. & FRI 18.5. 9:00-12:00, Stegmann
Course description and registration in WebOodi (94331)

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BALKANS

The Kosovo Myth in Balkan History (XIK231, 3 – 5 ECTS)*
II period (31.10. – 7.12.11) MON A7 LS 6 & WED AUD IX, 12.15 – 13.45, Humphreys
Course description and registration in WebOodi (94349) 94335

International Administration and Statehood in the Balkans – with Special Focus on Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina (XIK241, 4 ETCS) *
II period (1.11. – 8.12.11) TUE AUDII & THU F24 SH 135, 10.15 – 11.45, Creutz
Course description and registration in WebOodi (94352) 94336

Conflict and Politics in Contemporary Balkans (XIK231, XIK241, 3 ECTS)*
III period INTENSIVE COURSE (20.2 – 24.2.12) MON - FRI, Obradovic-Wochnik
Course description, lecture halls and registration in Weboodi (94349 or 94352) (94335 or 94336)

Transformation and Color Revolutions in Eastern Europe (XIK241, XIK251, 3-5 ECTS)*
IV period (12.- 30.3.2012) MON-THU, MON& TUE 14.15-15.45, WED&THU 8.15-9.45, FRI 30.3. exam 8.00-10.00 Gerlach.
Course description, lecture halls and registration in Weboodi (94336, 94337) NEW COURSE!

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BALTICS

Neighbourhood relations across the EU´s Eastern Borders: concepts and case studies (XIK240, XIK242, 3 −5 ECTS)*
II period (2.11. − 15.12.11) WED AUD II 16.15-17.45 & THU AUD XI 17.15 − 18.45, Marin
Course description and registration in WebOodi (94351 or 94353) 94332 or 94342

"Kresy" – History and Culture of an East-Central European Landscape: The Changing Concept of the Eastern Borderlands of the old Rzeczpospolita (XIK230, XIK232)*
II period INTENSIVE COURSE (8.11. –  23.11.11) TUE - FRI, Zadencka
Course description, lecture halls and registration in WebOodi (94348 or 94350) 94331 or 94341

Baltic Onomastics (XIK232, 4 ECTS)*
III periodi (16.1. – 27.2.12) MON 14.15 – 15.45, U40 lecture hall 22, Balode
Course description in WebOodi (404863)

History of the Baltic Sea region (XIK232, 5 ECTS)*
III period (18.1. - 1.3.) WED and THU 14 - 16, main building: WED auditorium XII, THU auditorium XIII, Ranki. Registration in Weboodi (400829) NEW COURSE!

Lithuania's foreign policy towards Eastern neighbours (XIK242, 2 ECTS)* NEW COURSE!
III period INTENSIVE COURSE (13.-17.2.12) MON - FRI, Mon, Wed, Fri 14.15-15.45, Tue & Thu 14.15-17.45, Rakutiene. Course description, lecture halls and registration in Weboodi (94342)

Apart or Together? Baltic States between competition and cooperation and between Europe and Russia (XIK242, XIK252, 2-4 ECTS)*
IV period INTENSIVE COURSE (WED 22.-FRI 30.3.2012) DAILY 8.15-9.45, FRI 30.3. exam 8.00-10.00, Jakniunaite.
Course description, lecture halls and registration in Weboodi (94342, 94343) NEW COURSE!

Interdisciplinary business project course (5 ECTS)*
Term: Autumn 2011
Time: Periods I and II
Location: University of Helsinki
Lecturers: To be announced later
Aim: The aim of the course is to provide students with the basics of project management in a multinational group. Utilizing a business-oriented approach students are introduced to project work in order to develop their analytical skills and ability to write professional project reports.
Content: The course consists of an orientation day, group work, writing assignments and assembling a project portfolio and a report. The course is an interdisciplinary business project for students who are interested and possess regional expertise in the Russian and Eastern European markets. Working groups combined of Finnish and international students create and realize assigned projects or research reports for companies which are involved in the Russian or Eastern European markets.
Registration: The course is full

 

ADVANCED STUDIES

Compulsory advanced studies

NB: Compulsory advanced studies teaching will start in the academic year 2012-2013. For the required study units please see the ECEBB degree requiremets.

Optional advanced studies

Open letters to whom? Political appeals in late socialism (XIK230, XAK350, XAK360)*
Intensive period, INTENSIVE COURSE (9.-18.5.2012) WED 9.5. & FRI 11.5. 12:00-15:00, WED 16.5. & FRI 18.5. 9:00-12:00, Stegmann
Course description and registration in WebOodi (94331)

Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are open to the students of the the Aleksanteri Institute Master's Programme in Russian and East European Studies.

Please check the degree requirements for possibilities of performing the ECEBB optional studies in literature examinations.

Please also check other departments of University of Helsinki for courses in English. In case you want to include a lecture course or some other module from another university department to your ECEBB study block, please consult the ECEBB director or coordinator before starting the course.

Lecture pass is also recommended for taking a part of the optional basic studies.

For ECEBB courses organised in Finnish, please see the teaching programme in Finnish.

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Old teaching programmes

Teaching programme of the academic year 2006 - 2007 (pdf file)
Teaching programme of the academic year 2007 - 2008 (pdf file)
Teaching programme of the academic year 2008 - 2009 (pdf file)
Teaching programme of the academic year 2009 - 2010 (pdf-file)
Teaching programme of the academic year 2010 - 2011 (pdf-file)

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