IR591 CONTROVERSIES IN EUROPEANE INTEGRATION
| Course Code: | 3140591 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (0.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. SEVİLAY KAHRAMAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
Since its inception the European Union (EU) has been a fiercely contested and politically divisive project. In recent years, controversial issues such as the EU enlargement, the constitutional crisis, declining public support for European integration and the latest Eurozone crisis have tested the EU to its limits and increasingly divided both political elites and mass publics. Starting with a solid overview of the European integration process in successive stages, this course will analyse the key issues and debates related to the political system of the EU and to the politics of European integration.
While most mainstream courses on the EU describe the history, the institutions, policy areas and theorizing about European integration, this course aims at familiarising the students with many of the most important issues in EU politics and enable them to reflect on the current and future state of the EU.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To enhance and deepen the scholarly knowledge in the discipline of International Relations | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To establish connections between different disciplines of social sciences | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To view social and international developments from a holistic perspective | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To establish advanced-level oral and written communication skills in both academic and practical spheres of life | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To produce original ideas by developing habits of inquiry | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To obtain high-level research skills and ethics | ✔ | |||
| 7 | To have social sensitivity and moral responsibility | ✔ | |||
| 8 | To be able to express ideas and prepare effective presentations in academic and professional platforms | ✔ | |||
| 9 | To contribute to the scientific literature | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution