SFB50306 EU Knowledge (Spring 2009)

Facts about the course

ECTS Credits:
10
Responsible faculty:
Avdeling for økonomi, språk og samfunnsfag
Course Leader:
Jacky-Yves Billeau
Duration:
½ year

Table of contents

The course is affiliated to the following study programme

Obligatory course in the bachelor programme International Communication (2nd semester).

Optional specialisation in the bachelor programme Business Administration (specialisation: International Communication) (6th semester).

Optional course in the bachelor programme Society, Language and Culture (4th or 6th semester).

Optional course in the bachelor programme Information Systems and IT Management (2nd, 4th or 6th semester).

Prerequisites

None apart from general entrance requirements.

Teaching semester

Autumn 2008

Content

  • EU institutions and their interaction
  • EU legislation
  • The relationship between the EU and the member countries
  • Norway and the EU

Teaching and learning methods

Introductory lecture on the historical development of the EU: why and how the European construction was established.

Then follow seminars with group and individual tuition. The lecture and the seminars are taught in Norwegian; however, all documents on which the seminars are based are available in all the official EU languages. The Internet is used actively.

Practical training/internship

None.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

The students take turns in being responsible for group instruction in their own group, i.e. preparing questions and presentations, leading discussions, etc. Each student has to be responsible for one group lesson.

Exam

A 4-hour written examination. Grading scale: A-F. No aids permitted.

Reading list

Sarastuen, Kristian & Anders Ystad (2005). Hva er EU? Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
Other literature, documents and web addresses are handed out by the lecturer.
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