Bachelor 2025/2026

Research Seminar "BA research and writing workshop"

Type: Compulsory course (International Programme 'International Relations and Global Studies')

Delivered by: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

When: 4 year, 1-3 module

Open to: students of one campus

Language: English

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This research seminar is set to help students in their work on individual research projects leading to BA thesis, by refreshing knowledge and improving skills needed for selecting adequate research strategy and developing appropriate research design. During the research seminar, students will be able to practice specific methods fitting their research aims/questions by discussing their peculiarities and developing their own research projects. Moreover, the research seminar will consider machine learning techniques that could be used for academic research on key issues in international relations and public policy, including decision trees, gradient boosting, neural networks, etc. The course will also offer ready-made AI tools, developed using machine learning methods and neural networks, to collect and analyze relevant literature.