2012/2013  BA-PEUC  Regional Integration and the EU

English Title

Regional Integration and the EU

Course information
Language	English
Exam ECTS	7.5 ECTS
Type	Mandatory
Level	Bachelor
Duration	One Semester
Course period	Spring
Time Table	Please see course schedule at e-Campus
Study board	Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics, BSc
Course coordinator
Manuele Citi - Department for Business and Politics
Main Category of the Course
Globalization, International Business, markets and studies
Last updated on 10-06-2013

Learning objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to: Describe and discuss key institutional structures of the EU. Describe and explain basic theories of EU integration. Formulate a simple research question with testable hypotheses relating to changes in EU policies and their impact on business opportunities in the EU. Select relevant data to produce justified answers to the research question relating such data to choice theory and concepts.

Examination

Regional Integration and the EU: Type of test Home Assignment Marking scale 7-step scale Second examiner Second internal examiner Exam period Summer Term Aids Please, see the detailed regulations below Duration Please, see the detailed regulations below

Examination

Exam regulations: Individually written assignment (max. 10 standard pages). The exam paper must reflect the learning objectives. The research topic is registered 4 weeks before the turn in date. Make-up exam when ill during the writing of the paper is the same as for the ordinary exam. The make-up exam cannot be written using the same research topic as for the ordinary exam. Re-exam when the ordinary exam is failed is a new 10 standard page individually written assignment. The re-exam cannot be written using the same research topic as for the ordinary exam. The research topic is registered 2 weeks before turn in date.

Course content

The course provides the students with an understanding of how the economic and business environment is changing in the European Union due to the single market and other business related policies and how these changes lead to new kinds of constraints and opportunities for business. The course should provide students with 1) a basic understanding of integration theories; 2) an understanding of the development of the EU and 3) an understanding of key policy issues in the EU, major players and their (potential) impact on business and the EU´s economy.

Teaching methods

Lectures and group discussions.