Understanding the
European Union V28.9502.001, V53.9995.001
Credits: 4
Professor(s): Dr. E. Thielemann
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This is an Honours Course. Students wishing to take this course must have a GPA of 3.65 or higher.
This course critically investigates European integration, the operation of the EU as a political system and European policies. The course explores the origins, development, institutions, major policies, policy-making, current problems and matters of controversy of the European Community / Union. The major approaches applied to explain integration as well as the complex operation of the EU as a political system are described and discussed. The political and economic logic behind different national perspectives on European integration are examined.