(*) Unfortunately this information is not available in english.
Workload
Education level
Study areas
Responsible person
Hours per week
Coordinating university
3 ECTS
B1 - Bachelor's programme 1. year
Social Science
Harald Stöger
2 hpw
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Pre-requisites
(*)keine
Original study plan
Bachelor's programme Social Economics 2025W
Learning Outcomes
Competences
Students are able to critically engage with the political system of the European Union and its institutions.
They have an understanding of policymaking within the institutional framework of the EU.
They can assess the significance of current developments and decisions at the EU level within their historical and institutional context.
Skills
Knowledge
Understand the historical development of the EU (k2)
Contextualise individual decisions and events in EU politics within their historical and institutional background (k2)
Analyse key academic literature on the political system of the European Union.(k4)
Differentiate between various positions in this literature. (k4)
Apply theories of European integration to their own research questions. (k3)
Evaluate political realities and policymaking processes in Europe. (k5)
Theories of European integration.
The emergence and development of EU institutions.
Structures, competencies, and activities of key EU institutions.
Rules and procedures of EU policymaking.
Analyses of selected EU policy areas.
Criteria for evaluation
(*)Abhängig vom didaktischen Konzept: Aktive Beteiligung an den einzelnen Sitzungen,
mehrere schriftliche Übungsaufgaben, Seminararbeit oder Klausur, Präsentation.
Methods
(*)Abhängig vom didaktischen Konzept: Vortrag durch die Lehrenden, Gruppen- und Einzelübungen.
Language
German or English
Changing subject?
No
Corresponding lecture
(*)528PISYPIEU20: IK Politische Institutionen in Europa (3 ECTS)