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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Politics

Postgraduate Course: Theorizing European Integration (PLIT11010)

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 11 (Postgraduate) Credits 20
Home subject area Politics Other subject area Law
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description This course will offer advanced training on contending theoretical approaches to the study of European Integration. It will be team-taught by colleagues in Edinburgh Politics and Law (the Europa Institute), in roughly equal measure, and will comprehensively cover both the Law and Politics of the European Union, as well as their nexus.
The aims of the course are to:
- equip participants critically to evaluate leading theoretical and conceptual approaches to European integration;
- understand how different theoretical approaches lead to competing teleologies of the European project;
- understand how law and politics interact and affect one another in the European integration process;
- encourage participants to use the course to develop a theoretical approach for their MSc dissertation and possible PhD research; and
- challenge students to show they can work at an advanced level in a course that is intended to be demanding and exigent.

Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class Week 1, Tuesday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Room 1.4, 22 Buccleuch Place
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
to:
. equip participants critically to evaluate leading theoretical
and conceptual approaches to European integration;
. understand how different theoretical approaches lead to
competing teleologies of the European project;
. understand how law and politics interact and affect one another
in the European integration process;
. encourage participants to use the course to help them choose a
theoretical 'angle' for their MSc dissertation and (hopefully and
eventually) PhD research.
. challenge students to show they can work at a research student
level in a course that is intended to be demanding and exigent.
Assessment Information
One 5,000 word essay
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywords Not entered
Contacts
Course organiser Dr David Howarth
Tel: (0131 6)50 4254
Email: D.Howarth@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mrs Gillian Macdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 3244
Email: gillian.macdonald@ed.ac.uk
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