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Postgraduate Course: EU Free Movement and Citizenship Law (LAWS11351)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course first considers the key principles of EU free movement law, focussing on concepts such as discrimination, market access and proportionality. Examples will be drawn from across the different Treaty freedoms in order to understand both commonalities and differences within the EU free movement framework. The course will then focus in more detail on the free movement of persons and EU citizenship law, noting the rapid evolution of this area of law in recent years and the political controversies surrounding these issues at present.
Course description Students will be encouraged to evaluate the fundamental value of free movement and citizenship to the EU overall as well as to reflect on its likely future shape in an increasingly contested Union.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Group poster presentation (40%)«br /»
Group poster presentation exercise (60%)«br /»
Feedback Students will receive detailed individual feedback on their presentations.
Students will also be given individual oral feedback on their progress.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Students will acquire in-depth knowledge of the foundational doctrines of EU movement law
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Students will have strengthened the oral and written communication skills.

They will have also developed their critical analysis skills.

They will also have improved their autonomy as learners and thinkers.
KeywordsEU Law,Free Movement,Citizenship Law
Contacts
Course organiserProf Niamh Nic Shuibhne
Tel: (0131 6)50 2049
Email: niamh.nicshuibhne@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Karin Bolton
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: Karin.Bolton@ed.ac.uk
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