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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

UNI422

Course Name:

European Politics

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. CAN DONDURAN

Course Lecturer(s):

nurdan bozkurt

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

Understand the importance of the fundamental issues that characterise politics in contemporary Europe, and identify the central debates that mark political strife both within European countries and across them.
Develop the skills to critically analyse European politics in general and the political conflicts and tensions of contemporary Europe in particular.
Understand and assess the shifting relation between national politics and the project/reality of European integration.

Course Content:

In this course we will look at issues of central significance to Europe and the European Union. We will do so focusing on three interrelated perspectives. First, we will analyse a number of European countries paying special attention to fundamental political issues and debates that characterise the national life of contemporary Europe. Second, we will focus on the impact of the EU in relation to the Member States highlighting the degree of ‘Europeanisation’ of those fundamental issues. Third, we will examine the changing relation between national politics and European integration in a globalised world and the possible long-term impact this can have for the future of Europe.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Understand the historical development and evolution of the EU
2) Evaluate analyze the central political debates in contemporary Europe
3) Critically analyze the political developments in contemporary Europe.
4) Develop a fuller understanding of the prospects and futures challenges to European integration

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	Europe and Europeanisation
3)	Europe, nation-states and European Integration
4)	The European Multilevel Governance System
5)	National Parliaments and the EU
6)	Judicial Politics
7)	Political Parties, the European Parliament
8)	Midterm
9)	Elections and voting
10)	Civil Society
11)	European Right, European Left: Politics and the Market
12)	‘Fortress Europe’? Migrants and minorities
13)	Europe and the World
14)	General Review
15)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	European Politics. A Comparative Introduction. Tim Bale. 2017. Palgrave MacMillan
References:	Politics in the European Union. Ian Bache, Simon Bulmer, Stephen George, Owen Parker, Charlotte Burns. 2020. Oxford University Press

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
Program Outcomes
1) Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics,
2) Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade.
3) Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods.
4) Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems.
5) Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment.
6) Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs.
7) Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively.
8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education.
9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills.
10) Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge.
11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them.
12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms.
13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics,
2)	Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade.
3)	Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods.
4)	Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems.
5)	Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment.
6)	Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs.
7)	Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively.
8)	Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education.
9)	Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills.
10)	Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge.
11)	Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them.
12)	Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms.
13)	Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 20
Presentation	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 50
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	13	52
Presentations / Seminar	4	8
Homework Assignments	7	19
Midterms	7	14
Final	13	32
Total Workload		125