What are distinctive features of the State? What are some mandatory courses for first-year students in Vietnam?

What are distinctive features of the State?

The distinctive features of a state are one of the concepts in the Introductory Law course for university students.

Specifically, the distinctive features of a state are:

A state is a special political organization with supreme power within a certain territory. To distinguish a state from other organizations, people often rely on the following distinctive features:

1. Territory:

Clear boundaries: The state has a territory defined by clear geographical boundaries.

Sovereignty: The state has supreme authority over its territory, including land, sea, and airspace.

2. Population:

Community of people: The state consists of a community of people living on that territory, sharing certain cultural and historical characteristics.

Citizens: Members of this community are called citizens, with rights and obligations towards the state.

3. Government:

State apparatus: The state has a specialized government apparatus that performs state management functions.

Authority: The government has the power to enact legislation, enforce laws, and resolve disputes.

4. Sovereignty:

Independence: The state has the right to make decisions in domestic and foreign affairs.

Supremacy: The state's power is supreme within its territory.

5. Public power:

Coercion: The state has the right to use legal force to protect national security and social order.

Taxation: The state has the right to collect taxes to fund its activities.

6. Law:

Legal system: The state has a complete legal system that stipulates the rights and obligations of citizens, organizations, and the state.

Uniformity: Laws are applied uniformly throughout the territory.

Note: Information is for reference purposes only./.

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What are some mandatory courses for first-year students in Vietnam?

Based on Section 1 of the Course Outline of Scientific Socialism at the University level issued with Decision 34/2003/QD-BGDDT:

1. Course name: Scientific Socialism.

2. Number of credits: 4 (60 hours).

3. Level: for university students.

4. Time allocation:

- Classroom: 70% of the time.

- Seminar: 30% of the time.

5. Prerequisites:

Students must have completed courses: Marxist-Leninist Philosophy and Marxist-Leninist Political Economy.

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Thus, first-year students will be required to take some mandatory courses such as:

*Some mandatory courses:

- Marxist-Leninist Philosophy: Helps you understand the worldview and methodology of Marxism-Leninism, the theoretical basis for socialist policies.

- Ho Chi Minh's Ideology: Introduces the life, career, and ideology of President Ho Chi Minh, the great leader of the Vietnamese nation.

- Foreign Language: Usually English, but may include other foreign languages depending on the school and field of study.

- Physical Education (National Defense Education): Trains health and movement skills.

- Advanced Mathematics: Expands on mathematical knowledge learned in secondary school, providing mathematical tools for specialized subjects.

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**Some courses specific to majors:

- Economics students: Will study courses like Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, Finance...

- Information Technology students: Will study courses like Programming, Data Structures, Database, Computer Networks...

- Medical students: Will study courses like Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry...

Can first-year students in Vietnam change their major?

According to Clause 1, Article 16 of the university-level education training regulation issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDĐT, students may be considered to switch to another program, another major, or another branch of the training institution, or from a branch to the main campus if they meet the following conditions:

(1) Not currently a first-year or final-year student, not subject to consideration for forced withdrawal, and having sufficient time to study as prescribed in Clause 5, Article 2 of the university-level education training regulation issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDĐT:

The maximum time for students to complete the course is regulated by the training institution but does not exceed 02 times the standard duration of the entire course for each form of training.

For students in linked education who have been exempted from accumulated credits, the maximum time to complete the course is determined on the basis of the standard duration minus the exempted volume.

(2) Students meet the admission conditions of the program, major, at the main campus (or branch) in the same admission cohort;

(3) The training institution, main campus (or branch) meets the quality assurance conditions, not exceeding the training capacity for that program, major as per current regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training;

(4) With the consent of the heads of specialized units responsible for the program, major, the heads of the branch (place of departure and destination), and the principal of the training institution.

Thus, according to regulations, first-year students are not allowed to change their major as they do not meet the conditions.