autumn 2017
STV-2003 The European Union (EU): Institutions and Politics - 10 ECTS
Admission requirements
Nordic applicants: generell studiekompetanse eller realkompetanse. International applicants: Higher Education Entrance Qualifications and certified language requirements in English. A list of the requirements for the Higher Education Entrance Qualification in Norway can be found on the website of the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT). As for the language requirements we refer to NOKUT¿s GSU-list.
Application code (Nordic applicants): 9199
Course content
The course gives an introduction to the European Union, emphasizing its particular (and unique) characteristics as a political system and international organisation, including its historical roots and development, its formal institutions as well as its decision-making procedures and processes. How can the development of the EU be described and explained? Which are the key institutions of the union, how do they work and what are their respective powers and responsibilities?Objectives of the course
Objective of the course: Having completed the course students should have achieved the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge and comprehension: Students should have acquired knowledge about:
- The historical development, the formal institutions and the decision-making procedures and processes of the EU
- Theoretical approaches to the study of the EU as a political system
Skills: Students should be able to:
- Make use of scholarly knowledge to work independently on problems and issues pertaining to the EU as a political system and a fairly unique form of international cooperation
- Apply theoretical concepts and ideas to new areas
- Give an account of theoretical approaches to the study of the EU ¿ its development, politics and institutions
Competence:
- Students should be able to independently extend their competence and expertise and discuss issues, problems and observations pertaining to the scholarly study of the European Union. They should be able to do this both in an academic and public or general setting.
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- About the course
- Campus: Tromsø |
- ECTS: 10
- Course code: STV-2003
- Responsible unit
- Institutt for samfunnsvitenskap
- Kontaktpersoner
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Camilla Andreassen
Seniorrådgiver felles ph.d.-grad i nautiske operasjoner
+4777623206
camilla.andreassen@uit.no
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