- Department: Politics and International Relations
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: I
- Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
- See module specification for other years: 2024-25
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2023-24 |
The aim of this course is to analyse the development, the institutional set-up, the policy-making processes and the main policies of the European Union, including the key issues of its performance as a legislator and international actor. The course begins with an historical overview of the process of European integration and the main EU treaties. It goes on to examine new approaches to analysing EU governance, including multi-level governance and Europeanisation. It also examines the policy-making processes and the role of the main institutional and economic actors therein. The second part of the course applies these approaches to understanding key EU policies, including the single market; Common Agricultural Policy; the European Union's Social Dimension and Welfare State; Common Foreign and Securities policy, Justice and home affairs; Enlargement; and external relations of the EU; Brexit.
By the end of this module a student should be able to:
Task | % of module mark |
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Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
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Task | % of module mark |
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Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
Students will receive written timely feedback on their formative assessment. They will also have the opportunity to discuss their feedback during the module tutor?s feedback and guidance hours.
Students will receive written feedback on their summative assessment no later than 25 working days after submission; and the module tutor will hold a specific session to discuss feedback, which students can also opt to attend. They will also have the opportunity to discuss their feedback during the module tutor?s regular feedback and guidance hours.
Bache, I., George, S., (2011), Politics in the European Union3rd ed., Oxford: OUP.
Cini, M., (2009), European Union Politics, Oxford: OUP.
Wallace, Wallace, Pollack and Young (2010, 2014), Policy-Making in the European Union, Oxford: OUP.