EU in International Relations

Course: Foreign policy

Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Title
EU in International Relations
Code
ОК 13
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Trimester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
• The student should know the nature, sources and trends of international relations and foreign policy of states, theoretical debates on international relations and world politics. • The student should be able to analyse critically the global trends and their impact on international relations and foreign policy of states. • The student should be able to analyse and assess the problems of international and national security, international conflicts, approaches, ways and mechanisms of securing in international area and foreign policy of states. • The student should collect, process and analyse information on international relations, world politics and foreign policy of states. • The student should be able to assess international and foreign policy cases, providing approaches to tackle risks and problems.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The basic knowledge of history and theory of international relations, methods of political analysis
Course content
Module I. Topic 1. The EU in the contemporary international system. Evolution of European integration process. Topic 2. The current debates on EU reforming. Topic 3. The establishment of the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy. Evolution of the political-military integration in the EU. Module 2. Topic 4. The EU enlargement policy, relations with the EU candidate countries. Topic 5. European Neighbourhood Policy and Eastern Partnership as the tools of the EU foreign policy strategy. Topic 6. The EU relations with the great powers (the USA, China).
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, presentations, seminars, tests
Assessment methods and criteria
The course consists of 2 modules. Forms of assessment: the level of achievement of all planned learning outcomes is determined by the results of the student's activities during the seminars, tests and credit. The student is supposed to pass by earning a score of 60 or higher, the maximum score is 100.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Margaryta Anatoliivna Myronova
International Relations and Foreign Policy Department
Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

International Relations and Foreign Policy Department
Educational and scientific institute of international relations