MVZb1010 Basics of European Integration

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Velička Zapletalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, 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.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 8:00–9:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
Prerequisites
! EVS126 EU - basic facts and miles. && !NOW( EVS126 EU - basic facts and miles. ) && (!OBOR(PL) && !OBOR(PL1) && !OBOR(PLC) && !OBOR(EVS) && !OBOR(EVS1) && !OBOR(EVS01) && !OBOR(EVS02) && !OBOR(EVS03) && !OBOR(EVS71) && !OBOR(EVS72) && !OBOR(EVS73) && !PROGRAM(N-MS) && !PROGRAM(N-EVS)) && ! EVSb2026 EU - basic facts and miles. && !NOW( EVSb2026 EU - basic facts and miles. )
The course is based on the assumption that knowledge of the EU is a basic condition for orientation in international relations. It is prepared as a basic course and enables follow-up optional lectures specialized according to the topics and preferences of the students.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 220 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 174/220, only registered: 2/220
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course discusses the basic insight view to the question of European Integration including its suprantaional aspects. It is aimed at the political development of the EU, its institutions, policy and the enlargement process. 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.
Learning outcomes
Identify main factors of the development of European integration up to now.
Describe the institutional framework of the EU and its functioning.
Explain the division of powers in the EU and policy-making in key areas.
Interpret the process of EU enlargement and its effects on further integration.
Syllabus
  • The subject is divided into several blocks:
  • I. 1.-3. History of the European Integration, overview of the basic treaty frameworks;
  • II. 4.-6. Institutions of EU, their functioning, decision making process;
  • III. 7.-9. Common policies, chosen coordination policies, financing of EU;
  • IV. 10.-11. EU enlargement, strategies and approaches.
Literature
    required literature
  • ppt prezentace z přednášek
  • Fact Sheets on the European Union – 2023, Evropský parlament. Brussels.
    recommended literature
  • FIALA, Petr, Ondřej KRUTÍLEK and Markéta PITROVÁ. Evropská unie. 3., aktualizované, rozší. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 2018, 990 stran. ISBN 9788073254506. info
  • TOMÁŠEK, Michal, Vladimír TÝČ, David PETRLÍK, Jiří MALENOVSKÝ, Irena PELIKÁNOVÁ, Naděžda ROZEHNALOVÁ, Filip KŘEPELKA, Lenka PÍTROVÁ, David SEHNÁLEK, Václav ŠMEJKAL, Jan EXNER, Tereza KUNERTOVÁ, Jan PŘEVRÁTIL, Martin SMOLEK, Magdaléna SVOBODOVÁ and Aneta VONDRÁČKOVÁ. Právo Evropské unie. 3. aktualizované vydání. Praha: Leges, 2021, 512 stran. ISBN 9788075024916. info
  • ŠLOSARČÍK, Ivo and Zuzana KASÁKOVÁ. Instituce Evropské unie a Lisabonská smlouva. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2013, 248 s. ISBN 9788024735672. URL info
  • Lisabonská smlouva : konsolidovaný text Smlouvy o Evropské unii a Smlouvy o fungování Evropské unie ve znění Lisabonské smlouvy. Edited by Alexandr Vondra. [Praha]: Odbor pro informování o evropských záležitostech Úřadu vlády České republiky, 2008, 508 s. ISBN 9788087041383. URL info
Teaching methods
The course is based on lectures and individual work with the study materials.
Assessment methods
The course is finished with an exam. It is based on four intermediate tests following each thematic session.
These tests consist of number closed questions (30+30+30+20 for each thematic block). For passing the exam the student needs to get at least 72 points (65 %). The examination is held in the facilities of the IS MU – online testing. Division of points within the final results: A = 110-103, B = 102-95, C = 94-88, D = 87-80, E = 79-72, F = 71 and less.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
The course offers not only necessary knowledge, but also an opportunity to prepare for other courses focused on European integration, or the European Union.
warning:
We assume that students know the study regulations and that they do not commit fraudulent fulfillment of study obligations, especially copying in exams and plagiarism, i.e. passing off other people's ideas as their own and taking over the ideas of other authors without indicating authorship. Plagiarism is one of the most serious ethical offenses in the academic environment, it denies the mission of the university and the purpose of study. From a legal point of view, plagiarism is the theft of someone else's intellectual property. Fraudulent fulfillment of study obligations cannot be tolerated at FSS under any circumstances. Any case of fraudulent behavior will be punished with the most severe penalty, namely unconditional expulsion from the course. We recommend that students familiarize themselves as thoroughly as possible with the problem of plagiarism and ways to avoid it.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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