ST-421 EU Studies: Research Essay
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Stefan Gänzle
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- English.
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- European Integration, 1-semester Programme
- Master's Programme in Political Science and Management
Teaching language
English.Recommended prerequisites
Successful completion of one course in the specialisation European Integration (ST-408, ST-418, ST-419 or ST-420).
Course contents
This advanced course provides students with the opportunity to study a topic of their choice within the specialisation European Integration. Topics may reflect particular feature of the EUs political system and/or address:
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the history of European unification and integration, especially the development of the European Union since 1951
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theories of regional integration, in particular with regards to Europe
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institutions and Member States of the European Union
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decision- and policy-making in the European Union
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policies of the European Union, e.g. the Economic and Monetary Union
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future perspectives of the European Union
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the thesis, the student should be able to:
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apply analytical and theoretically informed tools to issues of European integration
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analyse core aspects of the European Unions policies, its organisational set-up and the interface of EU institutions and the Member States
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critically assess well-established approaches and dissenting arguments vis-à-vis European integration and the EU
Examination requirements
Successful completion of minimum one of the European Integration Summer School courses (ST-419 and ST-420).
Teaching methods
This course is offered during fall and will be based on the learning platform fronter, potentially involving only a few face-to-face consultations. Interested students are expected to make arrangements with the programme director (see responsible faculty below).
Evaluation
The course responsible, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1.
Assessment methods and criteria
Thesis of 15-20 pages (app. 7000 words). Students are expected to identify the relevant literature for the thesis topic (ca. 600-800 pages).
The list of books, journal articles and reports needs to be endorsed by the one responsible for the course and be presented at the end of the summer school.