COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SELECTED ISSUES IN EU LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRL 7055 SELECTED ISSUES IN EU LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

International Relations (English) Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR GÖZDE KAYA

Offered to

International Relations (English) Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

This course aims to provide a general overview on EU law and focus on current debates on EU law.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   be able to identify and analyze the basic principles of EU law
2   be able to understand how the EU Institutions work
3   be able to follow current development in the field in order to discuss relevant topics
4   be able to evaluate the framework of EU law

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Historical development
3 Characteristics of EU Law
4 Evaluation of the role of the Institutions I
5 Evaluation of the role of the Institutions II
6 Discussion on latest case law I
7 Midterm exam
8 Discussion on latest case law II
9 Evaluation of free movements
10 Evaluation of the Lisbon Treaty
11 New issues: Human rights
12 New issues: Environment
13 Discussion on future of EU law
14 Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

to be announced

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, term paper and presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. will understand the characteristics of EU law
2. will analyze relevant agreements
3. will evaluate the changes in EU law after the Lisbon Treaty
4. Will be able to use the primary and secondary sources of EU law on possible disputes.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 172

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.14
LO.23
LO.33
LO.43