LA 241: LAW & POLICIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the module the
student should be able to:
How will the learning and teaching
methods enable students to achieve
this learning outcome?
Which assessment method will
measure the achievement of this
learning outcome?
Through lectures, seminars, directed
private stuff and feedback on assessed
essay
Assessed essay and examination
Key Skills:
Work independently in research and
preparation
Researching assessed essays and
preparation for seminars
Not directly assessed
Work in groups, contributing effectively
to the group task
Through seminars, particularly studentled seminars
Not directly assessed
Cognitive Skills:
Critically analyse and evaluate the acquis
communitaire of EU law and the areas of
EU policy studied
Lectures and seminars and feedback
from assessed essay
Assessed essay and examination
Through seminar discussion and
presentation
Assessed essay and examination
Use information technology to research
electronic databases, in particular the
Europa web-sites
Self-taught with guidance from IT
Services and the library
Not directly assessed
Demonstrate ability to draw upon and
apply key Treaty and regulatory
documents in substantive areas studied
Lectures and seminars
Assessed essay and examination
Knowledge:
Understand major concepts of
substantive EC law, such as free
movement of goods, workers, services
and capital
Have a broad knowledge of some other
policy areas such as competition law,
intellectual property, state aid, social and
employment policies, environmental law,
consumer law
Understand the legal nature of the pillars
of the EU, including the foreign and
security policy and the European
approach to international trade law
Understand the main policy areas and
policy aspects of the European
constitutionalism process
Understand the acquis communitaire of
EU law and the major areas of
substantive EC and EU law and policy
making
Identify and apply principles of EU law to
resolve legal problems
Subject-Specific/Professional Skills:
Communicate orally and in writing using
concepts of EU law and the language of
EU law
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