Electives are designed to complement the basic educational program. Students choose electives based on their areas of interest. Students can choose electives from general and core educational electives.
Core educational electives are available in the field of business administration, international economic relations, international economics, international business, management, IT management, business negotiations, finance and other subjects.
General educational electives include language training (for Bachelors), law, philosophy, sociology, leadership and other subjects.
Usually, the elective course is equal to 6 ECTS credits (3 US credits) for Bachelors’ students.
As a rule, from the general education electives, students choose 5 courses – 30 ECTS credits, and from the core educational electives – 6 courses – 36 credits.
The study of elective courses takes place during the entire period of study. General information on the electives is available on the website, but information on specific courses offered for the next semester is provided to students on the Moodle platform. When registering for subjects, students receive advisory information about the number of places offered by the electives in the group, the necessary prerequisites, if any, and other relevant information.
Procedure for organizing the selection of electives
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 2-4 |
The main objective of this course is to learn about American culture through main events of U.S. history, society, politics and literature and practice your conversation and reading skills. The student will gain an understanding of the broad sweep of United States’ history, and to get insight into the current state of affairs. The class includes lectures and discussions, and uses videos, music, maps, photos and assignments.
Instructor:
Maria Cristina Guarrera Mariani, Senior Lecturer.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 12
|
Year of study: 2
|
Presents business-related vocabulary, practice in note-taking skills, preparing presentations; introduces terminology and techniques used in commercial transactions, including interpretation and writing of business materials. Emphasis is given on correct, effective and concise use of the language, both oral and written. The course provides study of letters and documents used in legal, governmental and business transactions.
Instructors:
Ishchuk L.M., Associate Professor.
Zhuravliov V.D., Lecturer.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 12
|
Year of study: 2-4
|
Emphasizes study of Spanish grammar with aim of mastering all grammatical forms; development of speaking ability, reading and interpretation of simple texts; introduction to all basic grammatical structures; intensive drill in written and conversational skills; systematic discussion of selected grammatical difficulties; intermediate composition; expansion of conversational and writing skills through discussion and written exercises; development of oral proficiency.
The course examines fundamentals of grammar, composition, conversation and reading. More time is spent in development of reading and writing skills. Students are encouraged to form their own dialogues based on new topics as they are presented. Cultural information supplements the course.
Instructor:
Cardenas Castro Dayanna Gabriela.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 12
|
Year of study: 2-4
|
Emphasizes study of German grammar with aim of mastering all grammatical forms; development of speaking ability, reading and interpretation of simple texts; introduction to all basic grammatical structures; intensive drill in written and conversational skills; systematic discussion of selected grammatical difficulties; intermediate composition; expansion of conversational and writing skills through discussion and written exercises; development of oral proficiency.
The course examines fundamentals of grammar, composition, conversation and reading. More time is spent in development of reading and writing skills. Students are encouraged to form their own dialogues based on new topics as they are presented. Cultural information supplements the course.
Instructor:
Gabryk V.G., Senior Lecturer.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6
|
Year of study: 2-4
|
The course provides an analysis of ethical issues arising in contemporary business life. Sample topics include: fair and unfair competition; responsibilities towards employees, society and the environment; honesty and integrity in business; the moral status of corporations; corporate culture and group think, racial and sexual discrimination, affirmative action, the responsibilities of American companies abroad, and leveraged buyouts. Text, articles, and case studies will be employed.
Instructor:
Bevzo H.A., Ph.D. in Philology, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6
|
Year of study: 2-4
|
This course covers main stages of European integration. The study of this discipline includes following topics: history of the EU foundation, the EU enlargement, procedure of acceptance of new members, Eurozone, Schengen area, the system of the EU government bodies etc. The objective of the course is to reflect the current state of the European integration, consequences of its initiation and main trends within the European Union nowadays. Students will be involved in discussion pannels. Critical thinking about problematic issues of European integration will also be encouraged.
Instructor:
Dielini М.М., Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none |
|
Credits: 6
|
Year of study: 2-4
|
The training course aims to acquaint students with the basics of practical application of artificial intelligence technology based on the Chat GPT chat bot. The training course is built on the basis of various educational situational tasks, cases, tests. The idea of the training course is to provide students with innovative methods of solving non-standard management problems using artificial intelligence methods and modern chat bots.
Instructor:
Selezniova R.V., Ph.D. in Technical Sciences, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6
|
Year of study: 2-4
|
The European Union affects our daily lives. National governments implement regulations and laws which have been made at the EU level. The EU removes barriers between Member States, and we all profit from the freedom of movement of people and services in the EU. However, it is not always clear how these decisions are made, what policies are in place or the consequences these have for citizens and the EU as a whole.
This course provides useful details about EU, economic facts, policies and insights main aspects of law for students who would like to know more about EU. This course will be dedicated on various EU policies, from financial topics to justice issues to foreign policy.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6
|
Year of study: 2-4
|
The concept of the course is aimed to introduce and familiarise students with area studies, the topic of regional geography in terms of political, social and economic development with an emphasis on its impact upon international affairs. The focus will be the cultural, economic, environmental, and political characteristics of the world’s regions from a geographic perspective. Major topics include population, political and economic systems, development, globalization, areas of conflict, environmental issues, and current events.
It guides students through an analysis of the major geographical regions of the modern world, links and barriers, demographic patterns, economic assets and liabilities, and human potentials and prospects of each region with a focus on comparison.
Instructor:
Liubachivska R.Z., Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6
|
Year of study: 2-4
|
The primary purpose of this course is to prepare students to become effective leaders. The orientation of the course is leadership in business management, human resourses management, and financial staff management. Based upon theory and practical application, the emphasis of the course features the role of leaders who practice core values, build strong teams, develop people, foster motivation, nurture vision, improve performance, and produce future leaders. The learning methodology is action and reflection.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6
|
Year of study: 2-4
|
This skills-based course is meant to help students become a better public speaker through theory and, more importantly, practice. Students will learn concepts and models of communication, how to lessen speaker anxiety, how to adapt a speech for different occasions and audiences, how to effectively support own ideas, how to select and organize materials in preparation for a speech, and how to utilize multimedia tools in presentations, among other skills. Progress in this area will be assessed with the following graded assignments: written outline assignments, presentations, communication assessments, embedded test questions, etc. This course should be relevant in academic, business, and social settings.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6
|
Year of study: 2-4
|
This course aims to provide students with basic knowledge of diplomatic and consular law, as well as professional and personal skills and competencies necessary to effectively perform the functions of a specialist in international relations and business in various situations when working in international companies, science and education, including the use of knowledge gained in the performance of official duties abroad.In particular, we will try to address issues form thorough theoretical and practical knowledge for diplomatic and consular work, as well as to apply this knowledge in cooperation with international business; analysys the role of diplomatic relations in creating a positive internal and external image of Ukraine as a whole and at an individual enterprise
Instructor:
Chaplynska N.M., Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Computer Science |
|
Credits: 6
|
Year of study: 2 |
Overview of computer software development technologies. The discipline deals with the following topics:
– Histories of programming languages development
– Classification of programming languages and the range of applications that may be associated with them
– Fundamentals of algorithmization
– Technologies of modern programming
– The basic structural elements of modern software such as C ++ and Python programming languages
– Programming practicals (object-oriented and visual programming)
– A project.
Instructor:
Selezniova R.V., Ph.D. in Technical Sciences, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6
|
Year of study: 2-4
|
The course will provide an overview of the basics of Ukrainian public administration with comparative analysis and will be focused on modern government relations between local, regional and state levels. This course is an opportunity for students to familiarize with the basic principles, concerns, and methods of public administration. Also, comparative analysis with the USA, Germany and France public authority structures will give a basic overview of modern state structures and public administration in the World. Also, students will learn the basics of government internal relations and public services.
Instructor:
Panasiuk S.А., Ph.D. in Law, Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6
|
Year of study: 2-4
|
This course provides an applied sociological analysis of the major trends shaping current and future business worldwide. The course will examine these issues in light of demographic effects, ethical concerns, technological innovation, the role of producers and consumers, and the changing role of government. We will use “applied sociology” in achieving a firm understanding of the social structures and processes involved in business and management systems. Topics also include institutions and social structures, group interactions, group think, and a host of other ideas directly relevant to business.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 12 |
Year of study: 2-3 |
Ukrainian Foreign Language I is the first step on your way to speak Ukrainian. This course is an elementary practical course for English-speaking persons. The course can serve as an introduction to a deeper and fundamental study of the Ukrainian language, it promotes acquiring the habits of reading, oral speech and, writing in the sphere of everyday communication. Our classes will acquaint the student with the Ukrainian alphabet, phonetic system, articulation of the sounds, peculiarities of stress and intonation. They also contain the main grammar patterns designed to develop everyday speech and serve as the basic for more extensive study of the Ukrainian language.
Instructor:
Bevzo H.A., Ph.D. in Philology, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6
|
Year of study: 2-4
|
A course is focused on the analysis of public relations campaigns, solving/preventing problems, utilizing PR strategy. A particular emphasis is placed on PR as a management function for connections between an organization and its key stakeholders. There will be minimal lecturing in this course: tthrough case studies and other mechanisms, students will examine key principles in PR practice specializations, including media relations, employee relations, community relations, government relations, consumer relations, and crisis communications, etc. The students will write press releases, address internal and external audiences, and study the basic principles of effective guidance of public opinion with integrity. The course incorporates use of pertinent media tools and role-playing presentations among other approaches to effective instruction.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6
|
Year of study: 2-4
|
The goal of this course is to present philosophy to newcomers as a living discipline with historical roots. While a few early lectures are historically organized, my goal is to trace a developmental progression of thought that introduces basic philosophical methods and frames issues that remain relevant today. Later lectures are topically organized. These include philosophy of science and philosophy of mind, areas where philosophy has shown dramatic recent progress.
This course concludes with four lectures on ethics, broadly construed. I cover traditional theories of right action in the third of these. Students are first invited first to think about what is good for themselves and their relationships in a lecture of love and happiness. Next a few meta-ethical issues are considered; namely, whether they are moral truths and if so what makes them so. The end of the ethics sequence addresses social justice, what it is for one’s community to be good. Our sphere of concern expands progressively through these chapters. Our inquiry recapitulates the course of development into moral maturity. Over the course of the text I’ve tried to outline the continuity of thought that leads from the historical roots of philosophy to a few of the diverse areas of inquiry that continue to make significant contributions to our understanding of ourselves and the world we live in.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: IT Applications, (Business) Statistics, Database Management Systems
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 3 |
Overview of existing information systems, their structure and design principles for economic tasks
Discipline includes:
– History of information systems development
– Classification and scope of information economic systems
– Examples of information economic systems used in management, banking and finance, accounting, economics
– Structure of information economic systems
– Business processes and their place in IT project
– Principles of designing economic information systems
– Practical classes on working with information systems
– A project.
Instructor:
Selezniova R.V., Ph.D. in Technical Sciences, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Principles of Marketing
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 2-4 |
This course is to provide students with the understanding of Global Marketing Strategies (GMS). Marketing Strategy is a set of tools and techniques that help to learn the customers, its pains, habits, channels of communication and convert potential leads to loyal customers taking them through the customer journey. Global Marketing Strategies help to make the brand well known globally.
Instructor:
Diomina О.Ye., Senior Lecturer.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 2-4 |
The course examines basic theories in monetary economics and international finance and the impact of the domestic and foreign monetary policies on the Ukrainian economy. Topics include Ukrainian and international financial institutions, financial intermediaries, financial instruments, interest rates, money demand, money supply, exchange rate, balance of payments, and central banking and monetary policies.
Instructor:
Diomina О.Ye., Senior Lecturer.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Business Statistics
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 4 |
Econometrics is a science that studies the quantitative and qualitative economic relationships using mathematical and statistical methods and models. Econometrics is provided for economics tools, as well as a methodology for evaluating the parameters of models for microeconomics and macroeconomics. In addition, econometrics is actively victorious in predicting economic processes in terms of economy as a whole, as well as in economic conditions. Econometrics is a part of economic theory, the order of macro and micro economics.
Instructor:
Gladka Yu.А., Ph.D. in Physics & Mathematics, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Principles of Management, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics |
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 2-4 |
Sustainability management – a course focused on contemporary approaches to managerial activities and governance principles that built on sustainability basis; gives the idea of rethinking issues and problems as well as of using tools, ideas, and theories in a new way; create new managers which focus not on implementing sustainable development principles but make then as a basis for management.
Instructor:
Zharova L.V., D.Sc. in Economics, Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 2-4 |
This course aims to provide a comprehensive foundation for all students studying Business as a formal discipline. It provides an overview of the principles and the terminology associated with the concepts of business and its primary components – financing, objectives, role within the economy, organizational structure, functions and mandatory evolution and change required by internal and external factors. Studies international trade and monetary theories applied to multinational organizations are involved too. Emphasis is placed on understanding trade, customs, unions, foreign exchange rates and balance of payments.
Instructor:
Liubachivska R.Z., Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Principles of Management |
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 2-4 |
The purpose of the discipline “International Management” is the formation of students’ theoretical and practical knowledge of the coherent and logical-consistent system of knowledge about the essence of international management and organization, to reveal the fundamentals of theory, methodology and management practices under the conditions of the market mechanism of international management. The course is a study of international management focusing on the role of executive, middle, and front-line management in directing and improving organizational performance in international business. Major topics include strategic, operational, behavioral, cultural, socio-ethical issues, and functional aspects of management in international settings. Concepts covered include the management of strategic planning, operations, communications (external/internal), international management of risk, negotiations, and socio-ethical issues facing modern institutions. Students will be exposed to the tools and methodology of management used in the international environment –techniques that will be further developed in other management courses and consequent employment.
Instructor:
Sierova L.P., Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 3-4 |
This course offers the financial theory and quantitative tools necessary for understanding the general structure of primary and secondary equity and money markets, market efficiency and valuation, investment analysis and decisions from international perspective.
Instructor:
Hordiienko Т.М., Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: (Business) Statistics, Computer Science, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 3 |
An overview of existing computer technology and economic simulator software. Discipline includes:
– Classification of economic and mathematical models and the scope of their practical and scientific application
– Economic cybernetics models, stochastic and deterministic models, predictive models
– An overview of computer-aided economic modeling tools. Classifications of tools and their scope
– Practical classes on implementation of economic models in MS Excel
– Practical classes on the implementation of economic models in the R program
– Practical classes on implementation of economic models in the BI program
– Cases.
Instructor:
Selezniova R.V., Ph.D. in Technical Sciences, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Principles of Management, (Business) Statistics |
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 4 |
The course examines the methods of planning, coordination, and execution of activities in transformation processes in manufacturing and service organizations. The role of the operations manager is explored, and attention is given to analytical methods that improve production processes and enhance competitiveness. The course illustrates how manufacturing and service operations can apply quantitative tools to decisions using queuing theory, staffing, scheduling or product mix planning using linear programming, and using simulation in inventory control. Emphasis is given on application to real life situations.
Instructor:
Bielova О.І., Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 2 |
This course aims to provide a comprehensive foundation for all students studying Business as a formal discipline. It provides an overview of the principles and the terminology associated with the concepts of business and its primary components – financing, objectives, role within the economy, organizational structure, functions and mandatory evolution and change required by internal and external factors. Studies international trade and monetary theories applied to multinational organizations are involved too. Emphasis is placed on understanding trade, customs, unions, foreign exchange rates and balance of payments.
Instructor:
Liubachivska R.Z., Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Mathematics for Economics, Introduction to Programming
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 2 |
An overview of current methods and approaches to ensure the integrity of information in economic systems. Discipline includes:
– The basics of information security and cybersecurity
– Review of potential threats and malware
– Classification of information security systems
– Protect information on your PC
– Cybersecurity for computer networks
– Protection against social engineering and phishing technologies
– Features of information protection in economic systems
-Practical training
– A project.
Instructor:
Selezniova R.V., Ph.D. in Technical Sciences, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 2 |
This course provides instruction in the basic principles of entrepreneurship including the role of the entrepreneur, entrepreneurship as a career, ethics in business, and the principles of marketing, financing, and managing a business. There is no occupational completion point after the completion of this course. Entrepreneurship is commonly regarded as the pursuit of opportunity beyond the resources apparently to hand. With this maxim in mind, we explore the theory and practice of starting then growing new ventures, where opportunities exist but the pathways to unleash promising outcomes are uncertain. Knowledge and skill development is built by identifying and developing a new business idea within the class, through adaptive execution to generate information by building and testing business hypotheses so to navigate uncertainties. These skills are then used to analyze conditions across various entrepreneurial firms. Topics include the process of entrepreneurial logic, designing business models for value capture and delivery, framing competitive strategy, determining assumptions-based finance needs, understanding different innovation types and managing growth to build stronger ventures.
Instructor:
Chaplynska N.M., Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Managerial (Financial) Accounting
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 3-4 |
Examines the role of financial management with emphasis on multinational corporations. Studies principles and practice of financing; sources and control of funds, financial instruments, capital market analysis. Some major topics are state budget, state revenue, tax system, regional finance, insurance, interest rates, stock and bond values, financial strategies.
Instructor:
Hordiienko Т.М., Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Business Law
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 3-4 |
The course will help students who are not lawyers to understand the basics of human rights in the property, commerce, and business spheres.
It includes basic information about national and international documents, standards, principles, court cases, and essential nuances about human rights, which are crucial for future professionals in business and private commerce.
Instructor:
Serhii A. Panasiuk, Ph.D. (Law), Professor
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Introduction to Programming
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 3 |
General principles of database design, development and administration. The discipline deals with the following topics:
– A historical excursion for the development of computer storage technologies;
– Database management systems, classification and applications;
– MS Access data management system. Basic principles of application, design and administration;
– MS SQL language;
– Security and protection of information in databases;
– Modern data processing technologies: Big Data, Data Mining
Instructor:
Selezniova R.V., Ph.D. in Technical Sciences, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 4 |
This course is a study of economic development in the Third World nations. Emphasis is on the analysis of critical development problems combined with theoretical, empirical, and policy-oriented perspective. The course will also explore the historical, political, social, and economic roots of underdevelopment and the future of the world economy in the age of increasing independence.
Instructor:
Zharova L.V., D.Sc. in Economics, Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Principles of Management
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 2-4 |
This course is to provide students with the understanding of strategic management through practical and theoretical work. Specific focus on: strategic management features; value of professional strategic management; aspect of strategic success; understanding methods of strategic analysis; understanding strategic potential of organization and formation of its competitive advantages.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to use knowledge of the strategic management in enterprise, principles and methods of strategic management; to identify needs in changes of strategy oriented organization, initiate them and construct a target state system; to use tools and methods of strategic analysis; to use skills of communication in different functional areas of businesses that need change in strategic management.
Instructor:
Bielova О.І., Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 3-4 |
This course provides a systematic and thorough introduction to all aspects of project management, underlining the importance of understanding the relation between projects and the strategic goals of the organization. The course provides an overview of the five project management process groups, including initiating, planning, executing, controlling and monitoring, and closing. It also discusses the technical, cultural, and interpersonal skills necessary to successfully manage projects from start to finish. The course emphasizes that project management is a professional discipline with its own body of knowledge and tools – used during their entire life cycle, from scoping the project until its closure. Concepts will be reinforced by case studies covering a variety of project types and industries.
Instructor:
Bielova О.І., Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Principles of Accounting
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 2-4 |
The course emphasizes accounting as a practical and useful tool of control for business management. The fundamental bookkeeping process is presented from the background of a simple balance sheet equation. A logical development and unfolding of the subject then follow the profit and loss statement, the ledger, the special journal, scientific account classification and control. The course also introduces students to costing principles and techniques, to elements of managerial accounting which are used to make and support decision making process.
Instructor:
Leshchii L.A., Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: Principles of Finance
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 3 |
An examination of financial concepts and tools of analysis as they apply to the management of domestic and international operations. This course is taught from the point of view of a firm engaged in international business.
Instructor:
Hordiienko Т.М., Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor.
|
Educational Programs:
|
Prerequisites: none
|
|
Credits: 6 |
Year of study: 2-4 |
The purpose of this course is to develop skills needed to assess the financial condition of the enterprise and its operations, investments and financial activities, while understanding the accounting processes. The course will provide students with the necessary basis for understanding the concepts, parameters underlying financial reporting, and the mechanics of moving from business accounting to the preparation of basic financial statements: balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement. The course covers a wide range of topics for valuation and reporting on assets, liabilities and equity. The course also includes interactive discussions of business cases based on the analysis of the actual financial statements of companies.
Instructor:
Leshchii L.A., Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor.
