INRL30300 The European Union in the World

Academic Year 2018/2019

The purpose of this module is to acquaint students with the scope and scale of the European Union's international engagement. If offers a survey of the EU's capacity as an international actor across several thematic spheres: economic, political and security as well as with key global regions/actors. It identifies the basis for the EU's engagement as a global actor and interrogates its effectiveness and coherence as well its underlying legitimacy. It will critically review the multilateral institutional frameworks within which it operates and the relationship between the Union and its member states in the field of foreign, security and defence policy.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Taught through Problem Based Learning, students will be in a position to offer a critical analysis of the EU's capacity as an international actor. They will be familiar with the institutional design of the EU's foreign policy making machinery and the scope and scale of its relationships with the rest of the world as well as its orgins and development. Students will also be able to identify weaknesses and strengths in the substance of the EU's "foreign policy" as well as understand and critically engage with debates surrounding the future of that policy.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

22

Autonomous Student Learning

78

Total

100

 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

Students should have some foundational education in International Relations, Political Science and/or Foreign Policy Analysis.



 
Description % of Final Grade Timing
Group Project: 3 x Group Assignments (essay and presentation)

60

Throughout the Trimester
Journal: Reflective Learning Journal

30

Coursework (End of Trimester)
Attendance: Engagement and participation

10

Throughout the Trimester

Compensation

This module is not passable by compensation

Resit Opportunities

End of Semester Exam

Remediation

If you fail this module, there will be a 3-hour resit exam available at the end of the following semester. You should register for this resit exam at the start of the next semester.