Programme & Unit Catalogues - University of Bath

School of Management, Unit Catalogue 2009/10

MN30040: European integration studies 1

Credits:

Level:

Honours

Period:

Semester 1

Assessment:

CW 50%, EX 50%

Supplementary Assessment:

Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take MN10006 or take MN10070 or (take EU10006 and take EU20007)

Description:

(IMML students must take MN30059 in the next semester if they take this unit).
Aims & Learning Objectives:
To provide a basic grounding in the theory, politics and economics of European integration. Students will complete the course with a sound knowledge of European Union institutions and key economic policies.

Content:
Subjects covered will be: integration theory; EU political institutions, their legitimacy and their accountability; the EU decision-making process; EC finances and funds; the single market and Europe's lost competitiveness; competition policy; the EU, world trade and developing countries; regional policy; economic and monetary union; the enlargement of the EU, the EEA and Central and Eastern Europe. Lectures will be supplemented by case study discussions, tutorial sessions and a revision workshop.

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