EUS523 CURRENT ISSUES IN EUROPEAN POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE
| Course Code: | 8330523 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | European Studies |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Masters |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. BAŞAK ZEYNEP ALPAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
- Follow and define current events, trends and approaches in European politics and governance and locate them in the European context;
- Analytically discuss the role of different actors, agencies and institutions in shaping European politics, policies and governance by building upon the knowledge acquired in other European Studies Graduate Programme courses;
- Critically analyze the impact of European and global events, trends and developments on European politics and governance;
- Comment about and elaborate upon the issues of European politics and governance in an informed and analytical manner through the assignments and papers.
Course Content
This course aims at introducing and analytically discussing the current and emerging issues in European politics and governance. In this course, the students will get acquainted with the current events, trends and developments at the European level and will be able to analyse those in light of the theoretical approaches and knowledge acquired from other courses of the programme. All in all, this course will look at issues of central significance to the European politics, by focusing on interrelated perspective of politics, policies, economy, governance and external relations.
Course Learning Outcomes
This course aims at introducing and analytically discussing the current and emerging issues in European politics and governance. In this course, the students will get acquainted with the current events, trends and development at the European level and will be able to analyze those in light of the theoretical approaches and knowledge acquired from other courses of the programme. All in all, this course will look at issues of central significance to the European politics, by focusing on interrelated perspectives of politics, policies, economy, governance and external relations.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Can take the lead in analyzing issues which necessitate an interdisciplinary approach; they are creative, independent and critical thinkers. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Have advanced knowledge on Europe's economic, political, legal and social dynamics. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Use their knowledge and abilities to understand the global problems and contribute to the solution of those problems. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Can systematically evaluate and use new information/knowledge in their field. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Recommend and generate policies for Turkey's multi-faceted relations with European countries. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Have the ability to conceptualize, practice, make analysis of, synthesis and evaluate the knowledge that is acquired from divergent sources. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Can defend their original views and effectively communicate on the selected topics within their fields. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Have the ability to understand people from different cultures, religions and life styles, communicate and work in cooperation with them. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution