THE ECONOMY OF THE EU AND TURKEY

ECON411

Course Code: ECON411
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Hacı Ahmet Şahinöz

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understand evolution of the European Union's institutions and policies, their present situation and the relations between the European Union and Turkey.
Should have become familiar, with the basic policies and institutions of the European Union the logic behind them and their evolution; the current problems within the Union, and the evolution of the relations between Turkey and the Union.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

In this course, first of all, European philosophy and the development of the Union will be discussed. In the second stage, the EU will be examined in the context of international economic integration, then the EU's Common Agriculture, Trade, Industry, Competition and Finance Policies will be put forward. In addition, the formation of the Monetary Union and the EU's transition to a Political Union through monetary union will be examined, and the Community Budget and Social Policies will be presented as an example of the EU's financial and economic functioning mechanism.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction: European Integration
2^nd Week	European Union (EU): Definitions&TerminologiesKey Facts& Figures
3^rd Week	History of the EU
4^th Week	How does the EU work? Main Institutions of the EU
5^th Week	Stages of European Economic Integration: From Free Trade Areas to Economic and Monetary Union
6^th Week	History of European Economic Integration-1
7^th Week	Mid-Term
8^th Week	History of European Economic Integration-2
9^th Week	Common Policies of the EU-1
10^th Week	Common Policies of the EU-2
11^th Week	Turkey?s EU Membership Process
12^th Week	Economic Aspects of Turkey-EU Relations-1
13^th Week	Economic Aspects of Turkey-EU Relations-2
14^th Week	The EU Commissions Türkiye Report 2022

Recommended or Required Reading

Baldwin, R. and Wyplosz, C., (2022) The Economics of European Integration, McGraw Hill, 7 th Edition.
Artis M.J. & Lee, N., (1997) The Economics of the European Union, Oxford University Press, 2 nd Edition.
The EU Commissions Türkiye Report 2022 will be available on Moodle in pdf format.
The course does not completely follow the structure of the book. Extra materials will be discussed in class.
Power point slides will be available on Moodle as well.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Quiz	1	10
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	1	3	3
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	25	25
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	0	0	0
Total Work Load			144
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.8
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2
K1	X
K2		X
K3		X
K4		X
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9	X
K10
K11
K12
K13		X