Economics of European Union

Course Code:

ECON 366

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Application:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Coordinator:

Ozan Ekin Kurt

Courses given by:

Ozan Ekin Kurt

Course Objectives:

A thorough analysis of the European Union from various perspectives is given.

Course Content:

The course starts with the theories and effects of economic integration. It also covers the analytical aspects of the historical developments and the structural organization of the EU and the single market. Moreover, the course focuses on the transition to a single currency (the euro) and the monetary and fiscal policies of Europe as well as some other policy problems.The students are expected to develop their research and communication skills by preparing and presenting their term papers in the classroom.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 12: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B: Experiment, C: Homework, Q: Quiz

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Students explain economic integration theories.	1,2	1, 2, 3	A, C
Students analyse the history and the institutions of the EU.	1,2,7	1, 2, 3	A, C
Students learn about the single European market, the budget, and economic and monetary integration in Europe.	1,2,7	1, 2, 3	A, C
Students evaluate recent developments in the EU by learning about the policies in different fields including agriculture, competition, social policies.	1,2,7	1, 2, 3	A, C
Students develop research and presentation skills in a specific EU issue.	1,2,4,6,7	1, 2, 3	A, C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	INTRODUCTION
2	ECONOMIC INTEGRATION I
3	ECONOMIC INTEGRATION II
4	A HISTORY OF THE EU
5	STRUCTURE, INSTITUTIONS AND FUNCTIONING OF THE EU
6	A GENERAL VIEW OF THE EU ECONOMY AND THE BUDGET
7	THE SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET
8	MIDTERM EXAM
9	ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION I
10	ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION II
11	EU POLICIES: COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY
12	EU POLICIES: REGIONAL AND SOCIAL POLICIES
13	EU POLICIES: INDUSTRIAL POLICY
14	EU-TURKEY ECONOMIC RELATIONS

Recommended Sources

Textbook		Baldwin, Richard & Wypslosz, Charles, 2019. The Economics of European Integration, Mc-Graw-Hill Education, 6th Edition
Additional Resources		Ali M. El-Agraa, The European Union Illuminated, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015 & G. Carchedi, For Another Europe, Verso, 2001

Material Sharing

Documents
Assignments		A written assignment
Exams		A mid-term and a final exam.

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	80
Quizzes (attendance, presentation, etc.)	0	0
Assignments	1	20
	Total	100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		50
Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade		50
	Total	100
Course Category

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
		1	2	3	4	5
1	1. Students can keep themselves informed and analyze the current economic development in Turkey and in the world from an international political economy perspective paying a particular attention to the interaction of the Turkish economy with the global economy.					x
2	2. Being aware of the development and accumulation of economic thought, students can master qualitative and quantitative knowledge and methods to test various economic theories that can be applied to the analysis of the current economic problems.			x
3	3. Students can use statistical and econometric analyses by learning how to use information technologies that have validity and widespread use in the field of economics.
4	4. By learning how to learn in the field of economics, students can research and work individually or as a team using the Turkish and English academic resources.					x
5	5. Being aware of the ethical values, students know the individual, social and ecological dimensions of the concept of social responsibility and can prove that they understand the active citizenship duty that falls upon them within this framework.			x
6	6. Students can clearly express, present and share their knowledge, the outcomes of their studies, their ideas and comments to people in their field or other disciplines/units using the necessary data, in national and international academic and professional environments, in Turkish or English.				X
7	Students can show that understanding the universality of social rights and the concepts of social justice, which form the basis of the modern societies, and the importance of scientific perspective, which is necessary to the social development and global competitiveness.				x

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COUSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the Exam Week: 15 x total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	4	60
Mid-terms	1	8	8
Quizzes (attendance, presentation, etc.)	0	0	0
Assignments	1	4	4
Final Examination	1	8	8
Total Work Load			125
Total Work Load / 25 (s)			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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