Information Of Programmes

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / KMY455 - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Code: KMY455

Course Title: POLITICAL AND LEGAL STRUCTURE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Theoretical+Practice: 3+0

ECTS: 4

Year/Semester of Study

4 / Fall Semester

Level of Course

1st Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Optional

Department

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

ÇAĞLA MAVRUK (caglamavruk@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

The course aims to provide the students with an understanding of the legal and political structure of the European Union and the EU institutions.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	can explain the history of the European Union and how EU institutions work	PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students: Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;	Examination
LO-2	can explain concepts of the European Integration	PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students: Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;	Examination
LO-3	can explain the logic of the foundation of the European Union	PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students: Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;	Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
European Integration, the political and legal structure of the European Union, European Institutions
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Understanding the integration, Concepts	Lecture
2	What is European Union?	Lecture
3	Europe and World after WWII	Lecture
4	Agreements, Member States, European citizenship	Lecture
5	the European Commission, Councils	Lecture
6	the European Parliament, The Court of Justice of the EU	Lecture
7	Specialized Institutions, Parties and Interest Groups	Lecture
8	mid-term exam
9	Elections and Referendums, Public Opinion	Lecture
10	Public Policies of the EU, The economy policies	Lecture
11	the Euro Zone, Management of resources, Compliance Policy	Lecture
12	EU as a global actor, EU and third states and agreements	Lecture
13	The relationship between EU law and national law, The supranational feature of EU law	Lecture
14	Sources of EU law, Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union	Lecture
15	General Review Preparation for the Final	Lecture
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	McCormick, John (2015) Avrupa Birliği Siyaseti, Adres Yayınları
2	McCormick, John (2018) Avrupa Birliği'ni Anlamak, BB101 yayınları
Required Course instruments and materials
projection

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	3	14	42
Outside Class
a) Reading	3	14	42
b) Search in internet/Library			0
c) Performance Project	2	7	14
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report	1	7	7
e) Term paper/Project			0
Oral Examination			0
Quiz			0
Laboratory exam			0
Own study for mid-term exam			0
mid-term exam	1	5	5
Own study for final exam			0
final exam	1	7	7
			0
			0
Total work load;			117