• know the concepts and categories of the course; conceptual issues in the foreign policy of Ukraine and modern system of international relations; the main components of Ukraine’s policy in the post-Soviet space and specificity of the Russian-Ukrainian relations; bilateral cooperation of Ukraine with "G7" countries; the position and involvement of Ukraine into integration processes in CEE and SEE; development issues in Asia, Africa and Latin America and the national interests of Ukraine; priorities and objectives of Ukraine’s activities in international organizations; features of the peacekeeping activities of Ukraine; security issues in the foreign policy of Ukraine.
• be able to analyze the main directions of Ukraine’s foreign policy at the present stage of development of the system of international relations; to be guided in traditions, modern features and actual problems of foreign policy of the leading countries in the world and the international organizations; know the problematic aspects of international relations at the regional and global levels; understand the possible areas of application of knowledge gained during training; to use the professional terminology in analyzing spheres and directions of Ukraine's foreign policy, its place in international relations; to synthesize scientific knowledge using an interdisciplinary approach in order to build holistic, objective picture of the situation and prospects of Ukraine in the world; to establish cause-effect relationships among the determinants, means, tools and outcomes of different directions of Ukraine’s foreign policy; to evaluate and to identify Ukraine’s potential opportunities in realization of national interests in the international arena; to analyze, to classify and to systematize the literature on problems of Ukraine's foreign policy and international relations.

Rerequisite: Modern theories of international relations.
- Corerequisite: Contemporary problems of international relations and world politics.

State and prospects of Ukraine's relations with "G7" countries. Integration processes in CEE and SEE and Ukraine's position. The integration of Ukraine into the EU as the main direction of foreign policy of Ukraine. Peacekeeping activities of Ukraine. Activities in the UN and other international/regional organizations. Development issues in Asia, Africa and Latin America and the national interests of Ukraine. Security dimension of foreign policy of Ukraine.

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- Current control (40%): oral questioning, reports on seminars, individual work, analytical reports.
- Final control (60%): exam (multilevel testing, oral component).