Information Package

Master's of European Union without Thesis

PSIR521

CURRENT ISSUES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Course Code
PSIR521
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Know the debates about the European Union's integration, its institutions, and the widening - deepening debates.
  2. Know the EU's common policies, interior/justice and foreign/defense policies.
  3. Learn about EU citizenship and developments within women's rights and women's movement in the EU.
  4. Learn current debates in the European Union.
  5. Know about the raise in the radical right, Islamophobia and Xenophobia in the European Union.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo recommended optional programme components.
Course DescriptionThis course will examine the various aspects of the governance issues of an enlarged European Union. The course will also address potential issues that the future membership of the candidate countries, in particular Turkey, creates for the governance as well as identity of the EU.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week European Integration, Institutions and Institutional Debates
2nd Week European Union's Diminishing Social Policies
3rd Week Common Policies and its Problems
4th Week Widening - Deepening Debates
5th Week Political Union, Up to where?
6th Week Justice and Home Affairs
7th Week Common Foreign and Security Policy
8th Week Mid-term Exam
9th Week Europe of the People
10th Week The EU's Youth and Education Programmes
11th Week Women, their rights and movements in Europe
12th Week Migration - Between Securitization and Economization
13th Week European Identity Debates
14th Week EU and Elections
Recommended or Required ReadingRequired Reading
John McCormick: Understanding the European Union, Second Edition, The European Union Series, 2002.
David Gowland, Richard Dunphy and Charlotte Lythe: The European Mosaic, Pearson Education Limited, Third Edition, 2006.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Assignment 4 40
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 4 56
Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 40 40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework 4 30 120
Total Work Load303
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.1
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5
K1 X
K2 X X X X X
K3 X X
K4 X X X X
K5
K6 X X X X X
K7 X X X X X
K8 X X