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Postgraduate Course: Institutions and Policies of the European Union (PGSP11170)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaPostgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course examines the structure, workings, and major domains of policy activity of the European Union. The functions and powers of Union institutions and bodies and their processes of policy-making and of decision-making are analysed. Finally, the course assesses the EU's development as a political system, and explores issues surrounding the Union's pending enlargement. Students will have opportunities to attain an advanced understanding of EU integration and the operations of the EU as a political system and gain familiarity with the standard concepts, theories and methods deployed in understanding and explaining EU integration. This course is assessed on the basis of coursework (one 2500-word essay) and an examination (2500 words).
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-11 09:00 - 10:50
First Class Week 1, Monday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Lecture Theatre 3, 7 Bristo Square
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:

1. Show a good basic knowledge of the major features of European integration: the EU institutions, policy making and major policies;
2. Understand the major theoretical approaches to integration and be able to apply these to understand European integration and the varied insights that these approaches provide;
3. Demonstrate a capacity to appraise some of the major aspects of integration critically;
4. Show a basic knowledge of the very different national responses to integration.
Assessment Information
All students on MSc International and European Politics and European Union Politics and Law taking as core are required to write two 2,000-2,500 word essays (50% each), not including footnotes and bibliography. Those students from other MSc's taking the course as an option, assessment is via an essay of 4,000 words, worth 100%.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserMr Richard Brodie
Tel:
Email: rbrodie@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Gillian Macdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 3244
Email: gillian.macdonald@ed.ac.uk
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