EVS151 EU Politics

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zdeněk Sychra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Verner (seminar tutor)
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
Tue 12:00–13:30 P52
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 85 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/85, only registered: 0/85
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The subject observes the quantitative and qualitative extent of the European integration. The students are introduced to the common, community and sector policies of the EU, their development, political influences and procedures in the EU. At the end of the course students will orientate themselves in the fundamental areas of the EU activities, understand their functioning, financing and comprehend their impact in the structure of the Communities.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction into the study of EU policies
  • 2. Internal market of the EU
  • 3. Common Agricultural Policy
  • 4. Economic and Monetary Union
  • 5. Financing of the policies
  • 6. Regional (structural) Policy
  • 7. Social Policy
  • 8. Transport and Energy Policy, Environment Policy
  • 9. Internal policy - free movement, migration, asylum and visa policy
  • 10. Development Policy
  • 11. Common Foreign and Security Policy
  • 12. Police and Justice Cooperation in the criminal matters
  • 13. Final test
Literature
  • EL-AGRAA, A. M. The European Union : economics and policies. 7th ed. Harlow: Prentice-Hall, 2004, xxiv, 566. ISBN 0273679996. info
  • 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
  • Lisabonská smlouva (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:C:2008:115:SOM:CS:HTML)
  • Studijní materiály v IS MU
Teaching methods
Presentations, lectures, regular reading, class discussion, videomaterials.
Assessment methods
The subject is finished with an exam.
Classification consists of three parts: seminar work, running test and the final test. For each of the tasks the student receives points . For the successful graduation it is necessary to get 65 % of all the points within the subject.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2010, recent)
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