Undergraduate Course: EU as Global Actor (PLIT10062)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Politics |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
Course description |
The precise nature of the European Union (EU) remains problematic for traditional explanations of international relations. The EU is neither a state nor an international organization. This course investigates the politics and legal measures that determine the extent to which the EU is a global actor. The course introduces theoretical and conceptual approaches to understanding the EU as a global actor. These theories and concepts are evaluated in a variety of international policy areas: trade/economic policy, environmental policy, development/humanitarian assistance policy, and security policy. The course also explores the EU?s varied relations with its peripheries, other regional groupings and selected individual countries. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should have at least 3 Politics/International Relations courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 44 |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | |
First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 12:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Chrystal Macmillan Building, Seminar Room 2 |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | 16 sides of A4 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:
? Understand the significance of the European Union (EU) as a global actor;
? Identify the various theoretical approaches to explaining the EU as a global actor;
? Determine the most important obstacles to the EU?s exercise and enhancement of its external policies;
? Identify the domestic political and legal institutions that provide the basis for the EU?s authority as a global actor;
? Compare the EU?s external authority across several policy areas, including economic, environmental, development and humanitarian assistance, and security and defence
? Understand the EU?s relations with its peripheries and selected regional groupings of countries.
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Assessment Information
Coursework 40% and Examination 60% |
Special Arrangements
Special Arrangements for Entry: A quota of 45 students, with preference given in the following order:
(1) International Relations Single Honours 4th year;
(2) Politics Single Honours 4th year;
(3) Politics Joint Honours 4th year;
(4) International Relations Single Honours 3rd year;
(5) Politics Single Honours 3rd year;
(6) Politics Joint Honours 3rd year;
(7) Other SSPS students;
(8) Non-SSPS students
Please note: because of the high numbers of students enrolled, this course will almost certainly not be able to admit students from outside the College of Humanities and Social Science.
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Additional Information
Academic description |
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
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Keywords |
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Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Chad Damro
Tel: (0131 6)50 6698
Email: Chad.Damro@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Susan Orr
Tel: (0131 6)50 4253
Email: Susan.Orr@ed.ac.uk |
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31 January 2011 8:14 am
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