Due to the varied backgrounds of the students, the first aim of the taught portion is to introduce all students to the basic principles required for a full understanding of the various subject areas. This is achieved in the Core Course where the courses are mandatory. These basic skills are built upon with a subsequent longer semester of specialized study focusing on issues of prime importance in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and relating them to global problems and solutions. In the thesis research component of the course, students are given a wide choice of research project areas. Their chosen project must be completed by late July and submitted as a dissertation.
All courses are compulsory.
All streams will involve assignments, tutorials, and will conclude with examinations. Students may attend any remaining units they are not registered for, but will not be examined or receive credit. Students should choose which streams to register for before the last week of the Core Course. Introduction to Marine Systems, problems of enclosed seas. Students are expected to work full-time on their projects from April until the end of July.