4 ECTS credits
100 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 8021646INR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een gespecialiseerd niveau.

Semester
2e semester
Inschrijving onder examencontract
Niet mogelijk
Beoordelingsvoet
Beoordeling (0 tot 20)
2e zittijd mogelijk
Ja
Onderwijstaal
Engels
Faculteit
Faculteit Sociale Wetensch & SolvayBusinessSchool
Verantwoordelijke vakgroep
Institute for European Studies
Onderwijsteam
Luk Van Langenhove (titularis)
Onderdelen en contacturen
0 contacturen Exam
100 contacturen Self study
Inhoud

The course looks at the European Union from an international perspective, i.e. the European Union's foreign policy(ies) and its engagement with other international actors. The aim of this course is to offer a broader perspective on the main areas of interest for the EU, while laying the appropriate theoretical foundations. We will discuss some of the policies by which the EU has come to define itself as a foreign policy actor, analysing the available instruments, as well as the role and limits of the institutions in the process. In the second part of the course, we will zoom in and examine the role of the EU in the World. This includes relations with the Neighbourhood, EU-Russia relations, EU and North Africa and the Middle East relations, and the Transatlantic Partnership. Finally, we will focus on the EU's performance in international negotiations, using as a case study the COP21 negotiations on climate change.

This course is primarily taught using enquiry-based learning, focusing on independent and research-based learning, using as a starting point the material provided in each of the six modules. Lectures and readings are provided every two weeks, and they are accompanied by a series of questions or tasks that aim to set the framework for discussion, as well as facilitating the various assignments that need to be completed by the end of the course. Interaction and debate among students is highly encouraged and facilitated through the course forum. 

Module structure:

  1. Introducing EU Foreign Policy
  2. The Institutional Frame
  3. The Functional Scope
  4. The Geographical Reach
  5. Europe, Geopolitics and Strategy
  6. Research Methods for Final Paper
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Leerresultaten

General Competencies

After completing this module, students should be able to:

  • Identify the main policies that make the EU a foreign policy actor;
  • Identify the tools the EU uses to conduct its external affairs;
  • Have an overview of the diversity of the EU’s roadmaps or strategies implemented worldwide.

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Andere bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie Examen Andere dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

  • Assignments met een wegingsfactor 20 en aldus 20% van het totale eindcijfer.
  • Briefing Paper met een wegingsfactor 20 en aldus 20% van het totale eindcijfer.
  • Research Paper met een wegingsfactor 60 en aldus 60% van het totale eindcijfer.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

A number of  four smaller assignments (for modules 1-4) are announced throughout the course. Their completion counts towards 20% of the final grade. A briefing paper is announced at the beginning of module 5, and this counts for an additional 20% of the final grade. Finally a research paper on a topic relevant to the course counts for the remaining 60%. The maximum amount is 100 points (or 100%).

Toegestane onvoldoende
Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context

Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Postgraduate Certificate European Policy Making: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)