European Union Law (KAM424) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
European Union Law	KAM424	Area Elective	3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	Turkish
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr. Tuğba Gürçel Akdemir
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The scope of this course is designed in accordance with the familiarization of the students with the discipline of international relations, the adoption of an interdisciplinary approach by gaining knowledge about the European Union, which is studied under regional studies. In this course, the intellectual infrastructure in the establishment of the European Union, its history, relevant agreements, institutions, functioning, enlargements, the effect of Europeanization and briefly its relations with Turkey will be discussed. Understanding the primary and secondary legislation and the functioning of EU organs will be essential in defining the EU's sphere of influence. At the same time, by learning the sources of EU law, he will be able to make evaluations within the framework of the concept of sovereignty thanks to the knowledge he has acquired about the functioning of the Union. While learning about the institutions of the EU and their functioning, they will be able to better understand the representation of the member states and EU citizens in the Union and examine the steps taken by Turkey on the path to membership in a more concrete way.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Recognizes the common area of Political Science with the discipline of International Relations, learns the history of the European Union and learns the formation, institutional structure and primary and secondary legal sources of the EU as a global power. Focuses on the current problems of the EU and has information about its functioning and can discuss the EU's relationship with Turkey in the light of historical developments and current issues.
Course Content	The emergence of the European Union; the EU`s institutional structure; the fundamental concepts and principles of the EU law.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction
2	The Founding Philosophy of the EU	Relevant section in textbooks
3	The EU's Founding Treaties	Relevant section in textbooks
4	Reform in the EU: Treaty of Lisbon	Relevant section in textbooks
5	Primary and Secondary Sources of EU Law	Relevant section in textbooks
6	Institutions of the EU	Relevant section in textbooks
7	Functioning of EU Institutions	Relevant section in textbooks
8	Midterm
9	Enlargements in the EU	Relevant section in textbooks
10	Enlargements in the EU	Relevant section in textbooks
11	History of EU-Turkey Relations	Relevant section in textbooks
12	Europeanization effect and Turkey	Relevant section in textbooks
13	Turkey-EU Relations Recent Period	Relevant section in textbooks
14	Current Issues in the EU, the COVID 19 Epidemic, the future of the EU and Turkey	Relevant section in textbooks

Sources

Other Sources	1. T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı, Avrupa Birliği Başkanlığı web sitesi. http://www.ab.gov.tr/
Course Book	2. Özsunay, E. (2015). Avrupa Birliği Hukuku. İstanbul: Vedat.
	3. Akçay, B. ve Göçmen, İ. (ed.s). (2014). Avrupa Birliği. İstanbul: Seçkin.
	4. Rıdvan Karluk. (2014). Avrupa Birliği. İstanbul: Beta.
	5. Akçay, B., Kahraman, S. ve Baykal, S. (2008). Avrupa Birliği’nin Güncel Sorunları ve Gelişmeler. Ankara: Seçkin.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	3	30
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	30
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	40
Toplam	5	100

Percentage of Semester Work	60
Percentage of Final Work	40
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics
2	Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis
3	Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis
4	Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level
5	Learning different approaches on economic and related issues
6	Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis
7	Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices
8	Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills					X
9	Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning
10	Adopting work ethic and social responsibility					X
11	Developing the skills of communication.
12	Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	14	3	42
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	3	5	15
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	10	10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	16	16
Total Workload			125