Undergraduate Course: International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond (PLIT08006)

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 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate)	Credits	20
Home subject area	Politics	Other subject area	None
Course website	None	Taught in Gaelic?	No
Course description	This course explores how and why states interact at the regional and international level. The course considers theoretical perspectives on both international relations and international political economy, before considering in detail the European Union, the World Trade Organisation and the United Nations.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Introduction to Politics and International Relations (PLIT08004) AND Democracy in Comparative Perspective (PLIT08005)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	Visiting students should usually have at least 1 introductory level Politics course at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)			Learn enabled: Yes	Quota: 305
Web Timetable	Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information	Plus one hour tutorial.
Course Start Date	15/09/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 19, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 166 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info)	Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name	Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond	2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)		2:00

Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV2)			Learn enabled: No	Quota: 0
Web Timetable	Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information	Plus one hour tutorial.
Course Start Date	15/09/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 167 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info)	Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
This course seeks to: develop students' conceptual knowledge of key dynamics and concepts in the study of politics, including sovereignty, legitimacy, power and globalisation; enrich students' ability to evaluate specific European and international institutions. promote critical understandings of how and why states interact and with what effect.

Assessment Information
Coursework (40%) and examination (60%). In order to pass the course, you must obtain a mark of at least 40% in the examination and for the course overall.

Special Arrangements
None