Postgraduate Course: Institutions and Policies of the European Union (PGSP11170)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course examines the structure, workings, and major domains of policy activity of the European Union. The functions and powers of Union institutions and bodies and their processes of policy-making and of decision-making are analysed. Finally, the course assesses the EU's development as a political system, and explores issues surrounding the Union's pending enlargement. Students will have opportunities to attain an advanced understanding of EU integration and the operations of the EU as a political system and gain familiarity with the standard concepts, theories and methods deployed in understanding and explaining EU integration. This course is assessed on the basis of two pieces of coursework of 2,000 words. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 40 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
186 )
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:
1. Show a good basic knowledge of the major features of European integration: the EU institutions, policy making and major policies;
2. Understand the major theoretical approaches to integration and be able to apply these to understand European integration and the varied insights that these approaches provide;
3. Demonstrate a capacity to appraise some of the major aspects of integration critically;
4. Show a basic knowledge of the very different national responses to integration. |
Assessment Information
| All students on MSc International and European Politics and European Union Politics and Law taking as core are required to write two 2,000-2,500 word essays (50% each), not including footnotes and bibliography. Those students from other MSc's taking the course as an option, assessment is via an essay of 4,000 words, worth 100%. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Carmen Gebhard
Tel: (0131 6)50 4622
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Course secretary | Mrs Gillian Macdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 3244
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