Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Objectives  

The objective of this module is:  

• To provide students with theoretical and factual knowledge about developments within the field of EU policies.  

• To enable students to analyze EU policies and policy-making processes.  

Content 

The module focuses on key policy areas of the EU as well as its policy-making processes. The students will be introduced to policy analysis, the internal dimensions of EU policies (such as trade, migration, environment, employment and energy policies as well as the internal market) as well as the external dimensions (i.e., decision-making procedures, actors and institutions of EU foreign policy). Various theoretical approaches will be presented in these realms. 

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• theories, themes and practices within the field of EU policies, including foreign policy 

• policy analysis and policy-making processes in the EU 

Skills

• can use their knowledge within the module’s subject areas to select theories that serve the analytical purpose, and at the same time remain critical to these theories. 

• are able to identify key actors of the EU policy-making process and their roles  

• can analyze key areas of EU policies 

Competences

• are able to critically apply theory to empirical data in order to analyze and explain developments within the module’s subject area 

• can reflect and argue on the basis of scientific knowledge.  

Type of instruction

The module consists of lectures, seminars, and exercises.  

Exam

Exams