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Undergraduate Course: European Institutions (LAWS10044)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryThe constitutions and methods of operation of contemporary European institutions, particularly the European Union. The principles and operation of the Treaty of Rome; the single European Act; the Treaty on European Union. The pillar structure of the Treaty on European Union; the European Communities pillar; Common Foreign and Security Policy; Justice and Home Affairs. The theory and practice of European political, economic and legal integration. The policies of the European Union. The European Union in the global context. The role of the institutions of the European Union; the European Commission; the Council of the European Union; the European Parliament; the European Court of Justice.
Course description Not entered
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 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  26
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 38, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 351 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Essay and exam
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)3:00
Learning Outcomes
As in Course Guide

Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsEuro Institutions
Contacts
Course organiserProf Andrew Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 2064
Email: Andrew.Scott@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
Email: Krystal.Hanley@ed.ac.uk
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