Universität Wien

950152 KU EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy (2024W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), Universitätslehrgänge
Continuous assessment of course work
MIXED

This is a fee-based continuing education (master's) program/certificate program offered by the Postgraduate Center. Please note that you must be admitted to a continuing education (master's) programe/certificate program * to participate. For further information regarding continuing education (mster's) programs/certificate programs, please visit: https://www.postgraduatecenter.at/en/

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Content, aims and methods

The course examines the profile, role and potential for action of the European Union on the international stage as well as the challenges and limitations faced by a common EU foreign policy.
The EU regulates its external relations with states, regions and supranational organizations through instruments such as enlargement policy, neighbourhood policy, strategic partnerships, common foreign and security policy, development cooperation and humanitarian aid. Economic aspects and the role of the EU as an economic power also play an important role in this context.
Selected dimensions of this comprehensive thematic spectrum will be discussed - according to the interests of the participants and on the basis of current international problems (e.g. wars and international conflicts, humanitarian crises, ecological disasters, etc.).
In the first course unit, a decision will be made together with the participants as to which areas to focus on.

The aim is to critically reflect on the political context conditions (scope for action and limitations), processes and phenomena that determine the EU's profile as an actor on the international stage.

Lecture with workshop elements: The course is a mixture of lecture and seminar and combines input units from the lecturer with interactive elements (group work on specific tasks) and presentations by the students (in smaller teams on a course-related topic of their choice).

Assessment and permitted materials

Type of assessment

Commitment and active participation during the course are required.

Three tasks must be completed. These are graded individually. A maximum of 100 points are awarded for each task, 51 points are required for a positive grade. The individual assessments are weighted according to their importance for the overall grade (see percentages below).

- Review (2-3 pages) of a self-researched article from a scientific journal from the subject area of the course - 25%
- Elaboration and 15-minute plenary presentation of a self-chosen topic in smaller teams (2-3 students) - 25%
- Written examination in the form of an essay (4000-5000 characters) - students can choose one of the three proposed topics - 50%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Scoring key
- 0-50 points: Not sufficient (5)
- 51-65 points: Sufficient (4)
- 66-77 points: Satisfactory (3)
- 78-89 points: Good (2)
- 90-100 points: Very good (1)

Examination topics

Exam material

This is a course with continuous performance monitoring

Reading list

Literature

Mandatory literature for the individual units will be made available on Moodle at the beginning of the course. Information on recommended (optional) literature and additional materials can also be found on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Su 17.11.2024 00:02