Course: European Union

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Course title European Union
Course code KAP/EUZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zecha Miroslav, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Definition of key concepts, character of the EU EU powers, overview of authorities, European Council Council of the EU, European Commission European Parliament, elections to the European Parliament Court of Justice of the European Union Four freedoms, single market, economic and monetary union Structural policy of the EU, agricultural policy Common commercial policy, development cooperation policy Common foreign and security policy EU member state participation Europeanization of political systems Czech Republic and the EU

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 38 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 42 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe and explain the basics of scientific work in the social sciences
to distinguish individual kinds of professional outputs
Skills
to use international resource databases to find relevant sources of information
to use appropriate terminology in Czech and English language
to create formally acceptable academic paper
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to distinguish most important areas of European agenda
to explain the ways of creating and implementing public policies of the EU
to characterize the connections between the activities of EU and internal affairs of particular member states
to identify key turning points in the development of European integration
to characterize accession processes of new memeber states
to describe insitutional system of the European Union
Skills
to compare on the basis of acquired knowledge the approach of the European union to different regions of the world a other agents of international relations
to analyze europeanization of national political and party systems
to evaluate critically the role of individual member states in the development of European integration
to identify and classify legislative acts and public policy-related documents of the EU concerning particular section of European integration on his/her own
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Competences
Students' portfolio
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Cabada, L. a kol. Aktuální výzvy evropského integračního procesu. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk., 2010.
  • Cihelková, Eva,; Jakš, Jaroslav. Evropská integrace - Evropská unie. Vyd. 1. Praha : Oeconomica, 2004. ISBN 80-245-0854-0.
  • Fiala, Petr; Pitrová, Markéta. Evropská unie. 2., dopl. a aktualiz. vyd. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7325-180-2.
  • LACINA, Lubor; STREJČEK, Petr; BLÍŽKOVSKÝ, Petr. Učebnice evropské integrace. 4. vyd. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7485-104-9.
  • Pitrová, Markéta. Institucionální struktura Evropské unie. 1. dotisk 1. vyd. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, 2000. ISBN 80-210-2237-X.


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