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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies)

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

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course examines the structure, workings, and some major domains of policy activity of the European Union (EU). It starts with an overview of the history of European integration and then looks at the functions and powers of EU institutions, and their processes of policy- and decision-making. This foundational knowledge is then developed in a range of sessions about selected policy areas of the EU, which are aimed at helping students to attain an advanced understanding of European integration.
Course description Outline Content:
Section 1: History or European Integration
Section 2: EU Institutions and Policymaking
Section 3: The EU in Multiple Policy Areas

The course is taught over ten weeks and is delivered as a two-hour seminar/lecture mix.
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 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  40
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 186 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) All students are required to write two essays (2000-2500 words each, not including bibliography). Each essay counts 50% towards their final mark.
Feedback Formative feedback is provided throughout the course during discussions in seminars. Written, summative feedback is also provided on the first essay, which then serves as formative feedback for the second essay. The feedback is provided within fifteen working days of submission.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will 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 ability to apply these to understand European integration and the varied insights that these approaches provide
  3. Have 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
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Carmen Gebhard
Tel: (0131 6)50 4622
Email: C.Gebhard@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Gillian MacDonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 3244
Email: gillian.macdonald@ed.ac.uk
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