Module POC2125 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC2125: Politics of the European Union
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
Module Aims
The module aims to provide an introduction to European integration by presenting major concepts, theoretical debates, historical events and key academic texts. It also aims to link theoretical arguments to empirical examples through employing examples from the history of European integration. By undertaking the module, you will develop an understanding of what the European Union is, how it evolved and how it can be interpreted from different theoretical perspectives.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate knowledge of the history of the European Union through lectures, class discussion and submitted coursework; 2. demonstrate knowledge of major theories of EU integration through lectures, class discussion and submitted coursework |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. demonstrate the ability, through formative and summative coursework, to assimilate taught materials and utilise them to analyse European integration; 4. demonstrate knowledge of major political theories and understanding of how to apply them to examples of political processes |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. research and write analytical essays 6. formulate critical arguments; and 7. communicate arguments effectively through written submissions. |
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Research project online | <300 words | 1,2,4 | Written or verbal |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Research project | 65 | 3000 words | 1-7 | Written |
Policy note | 35 | 1500 words | 1-7 | Written |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Research project | Essay (3000 words) | 1-7 | August/September Reassessment Period |
Policy note | Essay (1500 words) | 1-7 | August/September Reassessment Period |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
- M. Cini and N. Perez-Solorzano Borragan (eds.) (2012, 2016) European Union Politics, Oxford University Press
- J. Richardson (ed.) (2005) The European Union: Power and Policy Making, Routledge (2nd edition)
- Wiener and T. Diez (2009) European Integration Theory, Oxford University Press (2nd edition)