History, Institutions and Policies of European Integration

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Course contents This course explores core features of the political system of the European Union and addresses amongst other topics:

• the history of European unification and integration, especially the development of the European Union since 1951

• core aspects of the cultural, socio-economic, legal and political dimensions of European integration

• theories of regional integration, in particular with regards to Europe

• institutions and Member States of the European Union

• decision- and policy-making in the European Union

• policies of the European Union, e.g. the Economic and Monetary Union



• future perspectives of the European Union

Period
25-06-2012 - 10-08-2012 (7 weeks)

Target group
Applicants must have a BA in a relevant field of study such as social sciences, economics and law, or an equivalent background consisting of 180 ECTS.

Course aim
Learning outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to describe the motives behind the process of European integrationdescribe and illustrate the functioning of European Union policies, the organisational set-up of EU institutions and their dynamic interplay with the Member Statesdifferentiate between different concepts and theories of European integration and to apply analytical tools to issues of European integrationcritically assess well-established approaches and dissenting arguments

Credits
10.0 ECTS credits

Course fee
NOK 750: Semesterfee: http://www.uia.no/en/portals/study/academic_affairs/semester_registration/student_fees

Course leader
Stefan Gnzle

University of Agder Deparment of political science and public managment
Address: University of Agder Postboks 422
Postal code: 4604 Kristiansand
City: Kristiansand
Country: Norway
Website: www.uia.no/eiss
E-mail: eiss@uia.no
Phone: + 47 38 14 16 30