ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND EU

ULT471

Course Code: ULT471
Semester: Seventh Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Seventh Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Draw a framework from a theoretical and practical basis for economic integration, which is one of the most important formations of the world trade system.
Understand the economic integrations seen in almost every region of the world.
Know Türkiye-EU relations with the European Union, which is the most advanced economic integration model in the geography where Turkey is located.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course provides general knowledge about economic integration and focuses on the EU's historical development. In this context, integration theory, forms of integration, economies of countries affected by the EU's development, especially in the final stage of EU, are explained and institutions such as the Economic and Monetary Union and the European Central Bank are examined. Moreover, basic problems in the process of Turkey's full membership in EU and special topics such as public policy, customs union and convergence criteria are discussed.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to Economic Integrations
2^nd Week	Description and Economic Effects of Economic Integrations
3^rd Week	International Legal Basis of Economic Integrations
4^th Week	Creation of European Communities and Developments
5^th Week	Single Market, Single Financial Market
6^th Week	European Monetary Union
7^th Week	European Union's Enlargement Process
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Common Policies Implemented by the European Union
10^th Week	Turkey-EU Relations: Legal Basis and the Organs of the Association
11^th Week	Developments and Full Membership Application
12^th Week	Customs Union Process
13^th Week	Accession Process: Helsinki and Copenhagen Summit and After
14^th Week	Review

Recommended or Required Reading

Cihan Dura, Hayriye Atik (2007), Avrupa Birliği, Gümrük Birliği ve Türkiye, Nobel Yayın, Ankara.
Balassa B.(1962), The Theory of Economic Integration. Allen and Unwin, London.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Project
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Attendance	1	10
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	40	40
Course hours	13	3	39
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	20	20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			143
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.76
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1
K2	X	X	X
K3
K4
K5	X	X	X
K6	X	X	X
K7
K8	X	X	X
K9	X	X	X
K10