EVS126 European Union - basic facts and milestones

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Zdeněk Sychra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Wed 18:00–19:30 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy
Prerequisites
(! EVS101 Modern Pol. History of Europe &&!NOW( EVS101 Modern Pol. History of Europe )) || (! EVS162 EU - basic facts and miles. &&!NOW( EVS162 EU - basic facts and miles. ))
The subject is open to all students of the MU without limitations due to their study combination and faculty. It offers basic information about the EU.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 200 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/200, only registered: 0/200, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/200
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The subject is drawn as a basic insight view to the question of European Integration. It is aimed at the political development of the EU, its institutions, policy and the enlargement process. It is meant for students, who want to acquire basic knowledge of this supranational international organization. The main objectives of the course are: to understand the basic turning-points of the EU development including the actual situation, to orientate in the institutional structure of the EU, to gain knowledge about the functioning of the fundamental EU policies and to understand the process of the EU enlargement.
Syllabus
  • The subject is divided into several blocks:
  • I. 1.-3. History of the European Integration, overview of the basic treaty frameworks (Markéta Pitrová);
  • II. 4.-6. Institutions of EU, their functioning, decision making process (Petr Kaniok, Markéta Pitrová);
  • III. 7.-9. Common policies, chosen coordination policies, financing of EU (Zdeněk Sychra);
  • IV. 10.-11. Enlargment of EC/EU, strategies and approaches (Zdeněk Sychra).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • PITROVÁ, Markéta and Petr FIALA. Evropská unie (European union). Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2009, 803 pp. Evropská politika, číslo publikace: 300. ISBN 978-80-7325-180-2. info
  • GERBET, Pierre. Budování Evropy. Translated by Jan Eichler. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Univerzita Karlova, 2004, 450 s. ISBN 80-246-0111-7. info
  • Rozšiřování ES/EU. Edited by Petr Fiala - Markéta Pitrová. 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2002, 236 s. ISBN 802103033X. info
  • FIALA, Petr and Markéta PITROVÁ. Evropská referenda (The European referendas). 1st ed. Brno: CDK, 2005, 311 pp. 171. ISBN 80-7325-051-9. info
Teaching methods
The course is based on lectures and individual work with the study recourses.
Assessment methods
The subject is finished with a test, for whose passing the final exam. The exam will consist of 40 closed questions (multiple choice). For passing the test the student needs at least 26 points (65 %). The exam is held in the facilities of the IS MU – electronical test. Division of points in the final exam: A = 40-38, B = 37-35, C = 34-32, D = 31-29, E = 28-26, F = 25 and less.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz nemohou zapisovat studenti oborů Evropská studia a Politologie (od im. roku 2009/2010, kdy ho musí absolvovat jako povinný kurz pod kódem EVS162).
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://mve.fss.muni.cz/kurzeu
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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