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)
NONE
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students can learn the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and public administration and use them in the analysis of national and global political developments and cause-effect relationships.
2 It enables one to understand how policies are created and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional and/or global level, to recognize the important institutions and actors that play a role in these processes, and to know the functioning of public administration. X
3 It provides a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as international relations, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history, etc.) and thus provides an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relationships between different areas of life and establishes connections. X
4 Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field.
5 By promoting critical analytical thinking, intellectual debate and lifelong learning, the development of the ability to act with an open mind, to avoid discrimination and to be sensitive and respectful of different points of view, thus developing skills for acting in partnership.
6 To develop decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields.
7 Developing communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines.
8 The aim of the course is to master the English terminology in the disciplines of political science and public administration and to gain foreign language knowledge at a level to follow the studies written in English, so that current political developments and events in various countries can be analysed comparatively.
9 To know the political history of both Turkey and the world in terms of periods, important turning points and actors, to comprehend the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues.

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