Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Blanche Menadier
Contact via blanche.menadier@mq.edu.au
W6A 327
Thursday 3 - 4 pm
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
12cp
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
In this unit students are introduced to the study of European integration and its result, the European Union, through different disciplinary lenses. For example, the common European currency, the Euro, and the project of a Europe without boundaries (the Schengen area) are addressed not just in terms of history, economics and law but also in relation to their sociological implications for European identity and for member-states' sovereignty.
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Name | Weighting | Due |
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Seminar | 25% | ongoing |
Quizzes | 25% | ongoing |
Research Essay 1 | 25% | Wednesday 24 September |
Research Essay 2 | 25% | Wednesday 19 November |
Due: ongoing
Weighting: 25%
Students are required to attend the weekly seminar and to participate in discussion developed around the week's lectures and readings as well as undertake exercises to develop research skills.
Due: ongoing
Weighting: 25%
During the first half of the session, all students must complete 5 online quizzes. The quizzes are designed to test students' knowledge of the history and the functioning of the European Union. Without understanding the complex institutional architecture of the EU, students will not be able to analyse and interpret relevant issues.
Due: Wednesday 24 September
Weighting: 25%
All students are required to submit a research essay (1,500 - 2,000 words excluding bibliography) on one of the topics offered.
Due: Wednesday 19 November
Weighting: 25%
All students are required to submit a research essay (1,500 - 2,000 words excluding bibliography) on one of the topics offered.
Technologies Used: This unit has a mandatory online presence.
Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/
Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.
Students will need to access reliable broadband and a computer more than once a week. Students can download lectures and reading materials in advance of the Thursday seminar session and are strongly advised to do this. Lectures and readings can be saved to your personal computer or a USB, so there is not excuse for not meeting the Thursday deadline for preparation for the seminar. The university offers multiple outlets for access to reliable broadband, so if you encounter problems at home, please either visit the university, or if a distance student, please visit your local library.
Mini - Lectures (1 - 3 per week) are pre-recorded videos which will be available from Monday of each week.
Seminars (1 per week, compulsory attendance each week, including week 1. Absence from a seminar without a valid medical excuse will result in 0 marks for the day.
Thursday 1:00 - 2:00 E8A386
Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 in W6B 157
Tutor: Dr Blanche Menadier
Week | Topic | Seminar | Additional Assessment |
Week 1
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Introduction: European Integration and the EU |
Thursday
7 August |
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Week 2
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How to study European integration: Theories of Integration | Thursday
14 August |
Quiz 1 |
Week 3
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The Governance of the EU 1: Executive Politics | Thursday
21 August |
Quiz 2 |
Week 4
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The Governance of the EU 2: Legislative Politics | Thursday
28 August |
Quiz 3 |
Week 5
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EU Law and European Court of Justice | Thursday
4 September |
Quiz 4 |
Week 6
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The Enlargement of the EU |
Thursday
11 September |
Quiz 5 |
Week 7
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Monetary Union and Political Economy of the EU | Thursday
18 September |
RESEARCH Essay 1 DUE 24 September |
Mid Session Break | |||
Week 8
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Democracy and Constitutionalisation in the EU | Thursday 9 October | |
Week 9
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European Union Citizenship | Thursday 16 October | |
Week 10
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EU Environmental Policy | Thursday 23 October | |
Week 11
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EU's Foreign and Security Policy | Thursday 30 October | |
Week 12
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The European Union and Global Trade | Thursday 6 November | |
Week 13
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Conclusion: The Future of Europe | Thursday 13 November |
Research Essay 2 DUE 19 November |
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