YAŞAR UNIVERSITY
FACULTY of ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES AND ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course
Code
Course Title
European Integration Process
Semester
INRL 370
Fall
Course Hour/Week
Theory
3
Practice
0
Yaşar Credit
ECTS
-
5
Course Type
1. Compulsory Courses
1.1. Programme Compulsory Courses
1.2. University Compulsory Courses (UFND)
1.3. YÖK (Higher Education Council) Compulsory Courses
2. Elective Courses
2.1. Program Elective Courses
X
2.2. University Elective Courses
3. Prerequisites Courses
3.1. Compulsory Prerequisites Courses
3.2. Elective Prerequisites Courses
Language of Instruction
English
Associate Degree (Short Cycle)
Level of Course
Undergraduate (First Cycle)
X
Graduate (Second Cycle)
Doctoral Course (Third Cycle)
Prerequisites Course(s) (compulsory)
N/A
Special Pre-Conditions of the Course
(Recommended)
N/A
Course Coordinator
Assist. Prof. Dr. Gökay Mail: gokay.ozerim@yasar.edu.tr
ÖZERİM
Course Web Page: gozerim.yasar.edu.tr
Course Assistant(s)/Tutor (s)
N/A
Aim(s) of the Course
This course aims at providing the undergraduate students with a basic
understanding of European integration process and the European Union.
Mail: N/A
Web: N/A
Upon successful completion of this course, the enrolled students will be
gaining the following knowledge, skills and competences:
Learning Outcomes of the Course
1
to critically analyze the dynamics behind the birth and historical
evolution of the process of European integration.
2
to understand the role of the EU institutions and their functioning in
the decision-making process.
3 to identify the problems regarding the process of European integration.
4 to identify and understand the role of the EU in international relations.
5
to critically assess the future prospects of the process of European
integration.
6 to identify the challenges ahead of the EU institutions and EU policy-
1
making.
The course will analyse the historical evolution of European economic and
political integration, theories of European integration and the institutions
of European economic and political integration.
Course Content
Methodology and Implementation
(Theory, practice, assignment etc.)
Week
Topics
1
Introduction: The Origins of European Integration
Module I: Theory
Module II: Theory and Group Discussion
2
The Origins of European Integration II
Module I: Theory
Module II: Group Discussion
3
Theories of European Integration
Module I: Theory
Module II: Group Discussion & Case Study
4
Enlargement of the EU
Module I: Theory
Module II: Group Discussion &Case Study
5
Deepening of the EU: Institutions
Module I: Theory
Module II: Group Discussion
6
Treaties of the EU
Module I: Theory
Module II: Group Discussion
7
Midterm Exam
Midterm Exam
8
Policies: EU Security and Defense Policy
Module I: Theory
Module II: Group Discussion & Case study
9
Policies: EU Immigration Policy
Module I: Theory
Module II: Movie Session and Discussion
10
Policies: Common Foreign Policy
Module I: Theory
Module II: Text Analysis and Group Discussion
11
Customs Union and Common Commercial Policy
Module I: Theory
Module II: Group Workshops
12
Values and Objectives of the EU
Module I: Theory
Module II: Group Workshops
13
Lisbon and the Future of EU
Module I: Theory
Module II: Group Workshops
14
General Overview of the Course
Group Discussion
15
Final Exam
Final Exam
Course Text Book: Dinan, D. (2010). “Ever Closer Union: An Introduction to European Integration”.
Palgrave Macmillan.
W. Churchill, “The Tragedy of Europe” in Brent N. and A. Stubb. The European Union. London: Lynne
Reinner. 1994. pp. 1-5.
C. De Gaulle, “A Concert of European States”, in Brent, pp. 25-43.
Required Course
Material (s)
/Reading(s)/Text
Book (s)
Ian Manners, “The Normative Power of the European Union in a Globalized World,” in Zaki Laidi ed.
EU Foreign Policy in a Globalized World, London and New York: Routledge, 2008, pp. 23-37.
D. Mitrany, “ A Working Peace System”, in Brent, pp. 77-99.
Helen Wallace, “An Institutional Anatomy of Five Policy Models,” in Helen Wallace et al eds. PolicyMaking in the European Union, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.), pp. 49-77.
Michelle Egan, “The Single Market” in Michelle Cini ed. European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2005, ch. 3.
Jean Wouters, Luc Verhey and Philip Kiiver, “European Constitutionalism Beyond Lisbon:
Introductory Remarks,” in Jean Wouters et al. European Constitutionalism beyond Lisbon, (Antwerb:
2
Intersentia, 2009), pp.1-13.
Websites-Online Resources
European Union Institutions:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/addresses/institutions/websites.htm
European Website on Integration:
https://ec.europa.eu/migrant-integration/home
European Integration History Index:
http://vlib.iue.it/hist-eur-integration/Index.html
European Integration Online Papers:
http://eiop.or.at/eiop/vols_1997_2015.html
Historical Documents:
http://www.hum.leiden.edu/history/eu-history/historical/
News:
https://euobserver.com
http://www.euractiv.com
European Studies Institutes and Centers:
http://councilforeuropeanstudies.org/resources/institutes-centers
J. McCormick, Understanding the European Union. New York: Palgrave, 1999 and 2002, pp. 1-18.
Kaya, A. et al. “ Avrupa Birliği’ne Giriş: Tarih, Kurumlar ve Politikalar. İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi
Yayınları. 2011.
Recommended
Course Material (s)
Marcus Jachtenfuchs, “The European Union as a Polity II” in Knud Erik Jorgensen et al. Handbook of
/Reading(s)/Text
European Union Politics, London, Sage: 2006, pp. 159-173.
Book (s)
W. Wallace, “ ‘Foreign and Security Policy’” in Helen Wallace, William Wallace and Mark A. Pollack
eds. Policy-Making in the European Union, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.), pp. 429-456.
ASSESSMENT
Semester Activities/ Studies
NUMBER
WEIGHT in %
Mid- Term
1
40
Attendance
-
-
Quiz
5
10
Assignment (s)
-
-
Project
-
-
Laboratory
-
-
Field Studies (Technical Visits)
-
-
Presentation/ Seminar
-
-
Practice (Laboratory, Virtual Court, Studio Studies etc.)
-
-
Other (Placement/Internship etc.)
-
-
Contribution of Final Examination/Final Project/ Dissertation to the Final Grade
TOTAL
50
.
100
3
CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME OUTCOMES
Level of
Contribution (1lowest/ 5- highest)
N
Programme Outcomes
o
1
2
3
4
. To identify and interpret the roles of the basic actors and institutions, and outcomes and
1 externalities of the relevant processes and conditions in domestic as well as foreign policy
making
5
X
2
To explain and analyze the historical developments that laid the foundations of modern interstate relations
X
3
To identify, explain and analyze the current political, social, legal and economic fundamentals of
international relations
X
4
To define, analyze and criticise the judgments about the governing normative and moral
premises of international relations
X
To use theoretical perspectives and case-oriented knowledge that facilitate analytical thinking
5 while formulating solutions about the problems with organizational, local, national, international
and global dimensions
X
6
To participate actively interdisciplinary and in-disciplinary and studies and activities that require
team work
7
To expose opinion leader characteristic with scientific scepticism, objectivity and diligence in
every sort of social environment
8
To demonstrate appropriate behaviours in all aspects of social life with the prevailed basics of
ethics and morals
X
9
To use the skills of written and oral communication in English with a competency in a second
foreign language and to employ them in all kinds of international and local working environments
X
X
X
10 To embrace the understanding and culture of life-long learning
11
To find, refine, reproduce, use and disseminate knowledge by making use of Information
Technologies (IT)
ECTS /STUDENT WORKLOAD
NUMBER
UNIT
HOUR
TOTAL
(WORKLOAD)
Course Teaching Hour (13 weeks* total course hours)
13
Week
3
39
Preliminary Preparation and finalizing of course notes,
further self- study
15
2
30
Assignment (s)
4
Number
2
8
Presentation/ Seminars
-
Number
-
-
Quiz and Preparation for the Quiz
5
Number
1
5
Mid- Term(s)
1
Number
15
15
Project (s)
-
Number
-
-
Field Studies (Technical Visits, Investigate Visit etc.)
-
Number
-
-
Practice (Laboratory, Virtual Court, Studio Studies etc.)
-
Number
-
-
Final Examination
1
Number
25
25
Other (Placement/Internship etc.)
-
Number
ACTIVITIES
Week
Total Workload
122
Total Workload/ 25
4.88
ECTS
5
4
ETHICAL RULES WITH REGARD TO THE COURSE (IF AVAILABLE)
All students enrolled to the course are required:
To come to the class with a good preparation.
To prepare and present assignments on time.
To participate class discussions actively.
ASSESSMENT and EVALUATION METHODS:
Final grades and assessment criteria are determined according to Yasar University Associate Degree, Bachelor
Degree and Graduate Degree Education and Examination Regulation. The exams are assessed on the basis of
letter grades.
PREPARED BY
UPDATED
APPROVED
Yrd.Doç .Dr. Gökay ÖZERİM
01.09.2015
01.09.2015
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