Undergraduate Course: Introduction to the European Union (LAWS08053)
This course will be closed from 31 July 2015
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | **This course is not running in academic year 2014/15**
This course is a social science based course examining the politics and economics of the European Union. It is a first year course for students studying "Modern European Languages and European Union Studies". IT IS ALSO OPEN TO OTHER STUDENTS AS AN OUTSIDE OPTION IN FIRST OR SECOND YEAR.
The course is aimed at students who have little or no previous knowledge about the history and development of the process of European integration. It is a foundation course in which the central objective is to provide an introduction to the institutions, theories and public policy of the European Union, paying attention also to contemporary debates.
The course is divided into two parts: the first semester explores ideas of political unity, the political history of the European Union, the functions of the EU institutions, the political theory of integration and key questions of crises and reforms in EU governance. The second semester examines the economic history of the European Union, economic theories of integration, economic effects of integration and explores the main policy areas which come under EU competence (shared or exclusive).
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | non LLB students only |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 44,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
337 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Combination of assessed essay work and degree examination. See courseguide at www.law.ed.ac.uk/Courses/ |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will have a firm grounding in the political and economic issues of European integration. In particular, the student will be expected to be able to do the following: to describe the content and structure of the main Treaties of European integration; to describe and compare the main institutions of the EU; to assess the role of each institution in the policy-making process; to explain crises and reforms in EU governance; to identify and contrast the key poltiical and economic theories that have been advanced to explain European integration; to analyse the process of economic integration; to explain and assess the main economic and social policies which have been developed at the EU level.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Plus tutorials |
| Keywords | Intro to the EU |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 2064
Email: Andrew.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
Email: Krystal.Hanley@ed.ac.uk |
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