COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Current Issues in European Politics
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
IREU 403
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives To identify, analyze and bring alternative solutions to current issues relating to the EU’s politics, policies and polity
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To locate EU’s current issues in politics, policy and polity dimensions
  • To analyze EU supranational integration in a historical perspective
  • To explain the EU’s current issues
  • To propose future scenarios about current issues
  • To propose alternative solutions and debates/discusses issues with groups that defend the opposite view
Course Description This course examines the economic, social and political dimensions of current issues in EU politics
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction
2 The Basics of the EU: A Review
3 Survey of the Theories of the EU and IR
4 Great Debates after 1990s
5 Recent Trends in EU Governance
6 Development and Aid Policy
7 Review and MIDTERM
8 The EU Neighbourhood Policy
9 The Enlargement Process
10 Common Foreign Policy
11 Common Security and Defence Policy
12 Assignments and Student Presentations
13 Review Week
14 Final Exam
15 Review of the Semester  
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Book chapters and journal articles (see above), power point presentations
Suggested Readings/Materials News articles published in the national and international press

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weighting
Participation
5
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
15
Project
10
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
35
Final Exam
1
35
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
65
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
35
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
1
10
10
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
15
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
25
Final Exams
1
40
    Total
123

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations.

X
2

To be able to have the basic knowledge of, and make use of other disciplines which contribute to the areas of Political Science and International Relations.

X
3

To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship.

X
4

To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop sustainable solutions based on research.

X
5

To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically.

X
6

To be able to transfer ideas and proposals on issues in the areas of Political Science and International Relations to other people and institutions verbally and in writing.

X
7

To be able to identify the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics.

X
8

To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations.

X
9

To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member.

X
10

To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations.

X
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Political Science and International Relations and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

X
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of experience.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest