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European Integration

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Course ID:	2104-UPIR-D6EUIN
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.6 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0312) Political sciences and civics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	European Integration
Name in Polish:	European Integration
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
Course groups:	(in Polish) Stosunki Międzynarodowe -UPIR- DZIENNE 6 semestr 3 rok
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	4.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	(in Polish) The course introduces the background, path to and development of European integration. It examines the European Coal and Steel Community, European Economic Community and Euratom treaties, the Single European Act, the Maastricht Treaty, the Amsterdam Treaty, the Nice Treaty, the Lisbon Treaty. The primary objective of the course is to acquaint students with the integration within the European Union. It introduces the main features of the EU institutions, EU policies and the EU legal system, as well as the topic of the EU as an international actor.
Full description:	(in Polish) 1. History of European integration – background. 2. Legal basis (treaties) – from ECSC to the Lisbon Treaty. 3. EU institutions and bodies. 4. Selected EU policies - regional/social/enlargement policy, CFSP. 5. EU as an international actor.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) 1. H. Wallace, Mark A. Polack, Alasdair R. Young (eds.), Policy-Making in the European Union, Oxford University Press 2015. 2. Rudolf W. Strohmeier, I. Habets (eds.), EU Policies: an Overview, Centre for European Studies 2013. 3. I. Tömmel, The European Union. What it is and how it works, Palgrave Macmillan 2014. 4. P. Craig and G. de Burca (eds.), The evolution of EU law, New York: Oxford University Press 2011. 5. Christian Egenhofer, Sebastian Kurpas, Piotr Maciej Kaczyński, Louise G. van Schaik, The Ever-Changing Union: An Introduction to the History, Institutions and Decision-making Processes of the European Union, 2nd Fully Revised Edition, Politics and Institutions, CEPS Paperbacks, Date of publication: 18 April 2011 (available at: https://www.ceps.eu/system/files/book/2011/04/Ever-Changing%20Union%20e-version.pdf) 6. D. Dinan, Ever Closer Union: An Introduction to European Integration, 4th edition, London: Palgrave Macmillan 2010. 7. N. Nugent, The Government and Politics of the European Union, 7th edition, London: Palgrave Macmillan 2010. 8. Daniel Finke, European Integration and its limits. Intergovernmental conflicts and its domestic origins, ECPR Press 2010. 9. J. Rifkin, The European Dream. How Europe’s vision of the future is quietly eclipsing the American dream, Tarcher Penguin, New York 2004. 10. J. Gillingham, European Integration 1950-2003, Superstate or New Market Economy?, Cambridge University Press 2003. 11. David W. P. Lewis, The Road to Europe. History, Institutions and Prospects of European Integration 1945-1993, Peter Land Publishing Inc,m New York 1993. + official documents – TREATIES: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm
Learning outcomes:	(in Polish) Students: - know basic concepts of the European integration - have knowledge on main areas of EU activities - analyze basic elements of EU law system - describe main EU policies
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	(in Polish) - active participation in classes and debates - final test (written exam)

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO KON TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Seminar, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Vadym Zheltovskyy
Group instructors:	Vadym Zheltovskyy
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Seminar - Examination
Short description:	(in Polish) The course introduces the background, path to and development of European integration. It examines the European Coal and Steel Community, European Economic Community and Euratom treaties, the Single European Act, the Maastricht Treaty, the Amsterdam Treaty, the Nice Treaty, the Lisbon Treaty. The primary objective of the course is to acquaint students with the integration within the European Union. It introduces the main features of the EU institutions, EU policies and the EU legal system, as well as the topic of the EU as an international actor.
Full description:	(in Polish) 1. History of European integration – background. 2. Legal basis (treaties) – from ECSC to the Lisbon Treaty. 3. EU institutions and bodies. 4. Selected EU policies - regional/social/enlargement policy, CFSP. 5. EU as an international actor.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) 1. H. Wallace, Mark A. Polack, Alasdair R. Young (eds.), Policy-Making in the European Union, Oxford University Press 2015. 2. Rudolf W. Strohmeier, I. Habets (eds.), EU Policies: an Overview, Centre for European Studies 2013. 3. I. Tömmel, The European Union. What it is and how it works, Palgrave Macmillan 2014. 4. P. Craig and G. de Burca (eds.), The evolution of EU law, New York: Oxford University Press 2011. 5. Christian Egenhofer, Sebastian Kurpas, Piotr Maciej Kaczyński, Louise G. van Schaik, The Ever-Changing Union: An Introduction to the History, Institutions and Decision-making Processes of the European Union, 2nd Fully Revised Edition, Politics and Institutions, CEPS Paperbacks, Date of publication: 18 April 2011 (available at: https://www.ceps.eu/system/files/book/2011/04/Ever-Changing%20Union%20e-version.pdf) 6. D. Dinan, Ever Closer Union: An Introduction to European Integration, 4th edition, London: Palgrave Macmillan 2010. 7. N. Nugent, The Government and Politics of the European Union, 7th edition, London: Palgrave Macmillan 2010. 8. Daniel Finke, European Integration and its limits. Intergovernmental conflicts and its domestic origins, ECPR Press 2010. 9. J. Rifkin, The European Dream. How Europe’s vision of the future is quietly eclipsing the American dream, Tarcher Penguin, New York 2004. 10. J. Gillingham, European Integration 1950-2003, Superstate or New Market Economy?, Cambridge University Press 2003. 11. David W. P. Lewis, The Road to Europe. History, Institutions and Prospects of European Integration 1945-1993, Peter Land Publishing Inc,m New York 1993. + official documents – TREATIES: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm

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