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European Union (TUOL0020), 3 op
Basic information
| Course name: | European Union European Union |
| Course Winha code: | TUOL0020 |
| Kurre acronym: | EU |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Type and level of course: | Optional Studies |
| Year of study, semester or study period: | 3.year |
| Implementation: | Autumn semester, 2.period |
| Semester: | 0607 |
| Language of tuition: | English |
| Teacher: | Eero Waronen |
| Final assessment: | Grading scale (0-5) |
Descriptions
Prerequisites
Course contents (core content level)
Course is part of the Technology Business Module.
The basics of economical and political integration theories, the institutional structure of the EU, EU law, EU budget and main EU policies such as internal market and competition policy, economic and monetary policies, agricultural policy and regional policy: also the impact of EU in the member states? legislation and policies as well as future prospects of the EU.
Course contents (additional)
Specific mechanisms of different EU policies, such as operational aspects of European Union?s customs union, EU strategies to liberalize trade and create common European markets of goods and services, realization of free movement of people, operational competition policy, practices of European Central Bank monetary policy as well as European Union?s common economic policies.
Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)
To know and understand how the EU operates, makes new laws and what the impact of European integration to the member states? economies and political systems is.
Core content level learning outcomes (skills)
To be able to recognize the need to evaluate operational plans of a company or a public authority from the viewpoint of European legislation and policies and to be able to find out when there might be possibilities for European financing or co-operation in specific company or public authority projects.
Recommended reading
Neill Nugent: The Government and Politics of the European Union (5th edition)
John McCormick: Understanding the European Union (2nd edition)
P.S.F.R. Mathijsen: A Guide to European Union Law (8th edition)
Teaching and learning strategies
Lectures 28 h
Assignments 20 h
Student individual workload 30 h
Exam 2 h
Total 80 h
Teaching methods and student workload
Lectures
Exam
Self-study
Assignments
Assessment weighting and grading
Grade 1 to 5/5, both the exam and the assignment must be passed: 2/3 weight on exam, 1/3 weight on assignment.
Related competences of the degree programme
International and intercultural skills
Competence in principles of business operations
Comprehensive competence in organization development
Information acquisition skills and adaptation of new knowledge
Entrepreneurial, business and leadership skills